Staff Reports
In a time in which many schools are having to cut programs or considering to do so after being faced with funding shortages and budget adjustments, there exists much evidence to show the power of student dedication and hard work can definitely pay off in a big way. Whether it’s winning awards or building confidence with team-work, yearbook staff members are proving every year that they are worth the time and investment put towards them.
The 2010 edition of the Roosevelt High School Sagamore yearbook has been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2011 Gotcha Covered Look Book, Volume 9. Jostens’ Look Book, published annually, is a collection of spreads and photos from outstanding yearbooks and their creative themes, cool covers, dazzling designs, relevant coverage, storytelling copy, and action-packed photography. The Gotcha Covered Look Book features the extraordinary work of yearbook staffs from around the world and is a popular resource for yearbook advisers and staffs seeking creative design and coverage ideas, trends, and inspiration.
Jostens is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based yearbook company that is a provider of products, programs, and services that help people tell their stories, celebrate important traditions, and recognize achievements. Products that Jostens offers includes school yearbooks along with class rings, graduation materials, and sports-related items.
The 2010 Sagamore yearbook was created by a team of dedicated staff members, led by 2010 University Interscholastic League Journalism Regional Finalist and former yearbook Editor-in-Chief Katherine Sanchez, who is now completing her freshman year of studies at the University of Texas-Austin. Pages 22 and 23 of the 2010 Sagamore yearbook are featured on Page 103 of the 2011 Gotcha Covered Look Book, Volume 9.
Photographic contributions to the featured pages were made by former yearbook staff members Lucero Castillo, Brittany Earle, Jermuel Floyd, Sandy Mendoza, Alex Serna, Jasmine Velazquez, Jasmine Wilson, Unique Winbush, and Jaqlyn Ybanez and returning staff members, Scarlet Demmer, Hillary Ratcliff, Jamie Sigurdson, Hector Soulas, and 2011 Sagamore Senior Editor-in-Chief Jacklyn Sullivan. Mica Carpenter, Jostens r=Representative, also assisted in giving students advice on making an effective modular design for the yearbook.
The Sagamore yearbook was one of only 400 yearbooks selected from over 3,000 submitted to a panel of judges that included nationally recognized scholastic journalism professionals and award-winning yearbook advisers. Yearbooks are a part of school tradition and culture, capturing stories and events for each student. Yearbooks are unique in that they are created by students for students to connect with friends, teachers and their school, and quickly become a permanent way to share those stories for decades. The Sagamore yearbook is an example of the inclusive quality of yearbooks and chronicles what is most relevant to this year’s school community.
The 2011 edition of the Sagamore yearbook is currently on sale at www.jostensyearbooks.com for $65.00 or in AS102 for $75.00. The last day to order a book online is May 1, 2011. A yearbook is a life-time investment and well worth the price.
