1.2 | Purpose of a Yearbook
STEP 1 - LEARN• Watch this presentation to learn the
purposes of a yearbook.
• Yearbooks are a school tradition that first appeared in 1845 and are still evolving.
• Yearbooks started as school scrapbooks but have become much more.
THE YEARBOOK
• Modern yearbooks serve many functions.• Picture Book• History Book• Reference• Public Relations• Fun
THE YEARBOOK
PICTURE BOOK
Loudoun Valley High School [VA]
PICTURE BOOK
Trinity High School [TX]
HISTORY BOOK
Shawnee Mission West High School [KS]
HISTORY BOOK
Heritage High School [TX]
REFERENCE BOOK
Whitney High School [CA]
REFERENCE BOOK
Westshore Jr/Sr High [FL]
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Mounds Park Academy [MN]
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Tesoro High School [CA]
STEP 2 - PRACTICE• Use your notes to complete Activity 1.2 –
Function of a Yearbook.
STEP 3 - DO• Work independently or with one partner
to complete– Something for Everyone.