RELATIONSHIPS

Establish a culture of  gratitude by taking time regularly to write thank you notes to those who support staffers and the yearbook to show them you…

Celebrate everyone on the staff by making birthday festivities a fun tradition. Activity Goal: Build relationships  Materials: Cake or treats, props (party hats, confetti, etc) Submitted…

Your yearbook staffers are rock stars! Use social media to make them feel that way, and remind the community that people they know are working hard to make the…

Organize a formal yearbook mentor program to empower your returning staffers and provide perspective and support to newer staffers. Activity Goal: Build relationships  Materials: None Submitted…

Build rapport among staff with a quick Question of the Day – you can make up your own, or use the questions found below! Activity Goal:…

Sometimes we all just need a break! When stress levels are off the chart or the staff has a case of the “blahs,” take a minute…

On a scale of Dog, how are you feeling today? Use student-designed emotion charts to check in on each other in a fun, friendly way. Activity Goal:…

Give yearbook staffers a chance to make a personal mark on the school while celebrating meeting their goals by painting a ceiling tile.​ Activity Goal: Reward…

Build camaraderie and trust while practicing giving and receiving compliments by taking time during in your next yearbook editing period to have staffers write notes of…

Create a Photo Hunt – an activity where you assign yearbook staffers to work in teams to search for and capture photos you need to meet…

What’s more fun than a snack? A snack with attitude! A clever message turns a treat into a morale booster.​ Activity Goal: Reinforce goals and sweeten…

What’s one word that describes a strong leader or co-staffer? Use this discussion to reflect as a staff on qualities needed for leadership and collaboration.​ Activity Goal:…

Earning a yearbook leadership position is a big deal, so make it feel that way with Recognition from other student leaders.​ Activity Goal: Recognize new yearbook…

Don’t just say you’ll support each other – make it a regular tradition! Collect kind notes every day and then share them weekly in a feel-good…