Blog 16: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #2

1. What is the best way to create a yearbook that reflects your student population?
2. The second answer to my essential question is testing the theme with the students at your school, and gauge their reactions.
3. Students will not buy a book if they don't like how it looks. In addition to that, people want to look back at this year fondly, and they can't do that if the book doesn't reflect it well. Finally, a yearbook is supposed to be for YOUR school; not to impress anyone else, and not to win awards. Without the approval of your peers, the book isn't going to matter.
4. For my third interview, I talked to Elissa Fultz who was the EiC last year. Through the conversation that we had, it really cemented that idea in me what Mimi Orth has told me previously. Then, Cynthia Schroeder, the EiC for 20120-2011, came by to visit us, and in THAT conversation, the same idea came up. There's got to be some sort of theme here, right?
5. I plan to continue my study of answer two by showing select people some spreads that we've already completed (I've already shown a few) and gauge their reactions to the book. I will also do my best to keep the theme consistent throughout the rest of the book, so that it's one cohesive package.