Home of Great America, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Stanford University and much more! Yearbook University selected this exciting location to showcase our award winning yearbook team, whose sole purpose is to help you create a great yearbook. This is the finest workshop we’ve ever put together and we can’t wait to help you create the very best yearbook for your school.

This workshop is an unbelievable value – 2 nights, 3 days , all meals and enough exciting workshop material to raise your yearbook to the next level – all for only $325.

Welcome to Northern California

Go Home with:• The best photography training to handle the most challenging

assignments• Editor and staff management • In-depth training for StudioWorks™and Adobe InDesign®• Appointment with cover artist to design cover & endsheets• Exciting ideas to unify your yearbook around a common theme

Yearbook UniversitySummer Workshop

Sunday, Monday & TuesdayJuly 31, Aug. 1 & Aug. 2

Hosted by: Shelly Townsend and Scot Townsend

July 31, Aug. 1 & Aug. 2

professionally designed graphic packages for your yearbook

I know, they always say it’s simple.

Hey, this really is. Try it!

Photography Design

The cover artists will be on hand to help you design your cover —from concept to final artwork touchups. They can suggest cool design techniques that will make your pages come alive and transform words and pictures into a compelling story of your school.

Reporting

Journalism is sometimes described as “first rough draft of history”. Your yearbook staffs will learn to write the story and master the concept of caption writing. Come and learn from the pros!

Sessions Include:- Theme Development- Story and Caption Writing- Photography- Goal Setting and Staff Management- Ladder, Coverage, Cover Design- Yearbook Basics & Software Training

Hot topics- Top 10 list for selling more yearbooks to your student body- How to meet your deadlines- Tips & techniques to

motivate your staff- And much more!

You’ll have time to - Work on projects to get a jump start on

your yearbook creation - Participate in contests while honing

your skills as a yearbook team member - Build team unity with team building

exercises

Expert Beautiful

Editing

What do students look at first when opening their yearbook? The pictures! JOHN SCOTT is, a photojournalist that advises yearbook at Thomas Downey High School. His students have won more than 20 national photo awards. John’s photography classes have inspired many staffs to take their photography to the next level. Each school should send at least one photographer to be put to the test. Yearbooks in the bay area have not been the same after learning from this pro!

BErnADETTE crAnmEr, cJE, has dealt with her fair share of challenges while advising Pacemaker and Best of Show newsmagazines at two California high schools for ten years. Her first book won “Best in the West” at the Northern California JEA State Convention in November 2007. She specializes in design and concept d e v e l o p m e n t .

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SIGn UP TODAY!$325 per person includes room, meals and workshop

Registration Materials are due by June 10, 2011Regis ter after June 15, add $25. per person Please complete and return the following information: • Student Release Forms• Room List • Payment

Make checks payable to Yearbook University Mail to: Yearbook University 7428 Amarillo Rd. Dublin, CA 94568

Registration confirmation will be sent via e-mail three weeks prior to workshop.

Class Choices:Photography=PHTYearbook 1=YB1Yearbook 2=YB2

YB 1 is for studentsnew to yearbook

YB 2 min of 1 year yearbook experience

Please call Shelly Townsend

with any questions 925-998-4140

or email shtownsend@comcast.net

Registration Form

Yearbook University Summer Workshop

menlo college1000 El camino realAtherton, cA 94027Please plan to arrive

Sunday July 31 by 9:30classes at 10:00

depart Tuesday August 2 by 5:00Room List

PARTICIPANT AND PARENT RELEASE FORM: Yearbook University YEARBOOK WORKSHOP

(photocopy one per minor participant)In order to assure a fun and educational workshop, we ask that participants and their parent/guardian read the following rights and responsibilities. After reading, please complete this form, sign it and return it to Yearbook University with your payment. Signatures of both the student participant and parent/guardian are required.

Participant Responsibilities • Participants agree to respect the rights of others, including the person, property and furnishings of other participants and instructors, employees of

the workshop facility and the rooms and buildings of the workshop facility. The participant and parent/guardian agree to pay for any damages or loss.

• Participants agree to keep their adviser informed of their activities and whereabouts at all times. Participants may not leave the workshop site (except for authorized events) without permission to do so from the adviser.

• Participants registered overnight must be in their own rooms and quiet at, and after curfew.

• Participants agree to wear identification name badges at all times, including social functions.

• Participants agree to conduct themselves in a respectful and well-behaved manner at all times and follow the direction of workshop staff, other adult supervisors and facility employees.

• Profanity, smoking or the use of any other tobacco product, the possession and/or use of alcohol, drugs or drug paraphernalia not prescribed by a qualified physician are absolutely forbidden.

• Participants and parents understand that violation of these rules will result in the immediate dismissal of the participant from further participation in the workshop. The parents will be notified and the participant will be turned over to the proper authorities or sent home as soon as possible. If a participant is sent home, the parents agree to be responsible for picking the participant up from the workshop location.

Participant and Parent Responsibilities and Authorizations • Participants and their parent/guardian understand that despite efforts by Yearbook University and the facility to provide a safe workshop, the

participant may become ill, suffer injury or loss. The participant and parent acknowledge that they are assuming the risk of such illness or injury or loss by participating in the workshop. In the event of an illness or injury, the participant and parent authorize Yearbook University or the school advisor to obtain necessary medical treatment for the participant and release and hold harmless Yearbook University, the workshop facility, the school and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives (all together, “Representatives”) in the exercise of this authority. The participant and parent/guardian acknowledge and agree to be responsible for any and all medical and related bills that may be incurred on behalf of the participant.

• Participants and their parents/guardian authorize Yearbook University to use workshop photographs, narratives, and video footage and results of the participant’s creative efforts for promotional and illustrative purposes.

• Participants and their parent/guardian release and hold harmless Yearbook University, Balfour, Scot and Shelly Townsend, the facility (Menlo College), and their representatives from any and all liability for any damage, loss, liability, cost and expense, including attorneys’ fees arising out of or connected with the workshop, and all activities associated with the workshop.

The student participant agrees:I have read and fully understand the requirements under this release and agree to comply with the responsibilities described. I am aware of the consequences that will result from violations.

Participant Name School

Participant Signature Adviser

Parent/Guardian agrees: I have read and agree to the above and release Yearbook University from liability in the event of illness, injury, damage or loss to the above named participant or his/her property.

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Participant health history and/or conditions the advisor should be aware of, including any necessary medication (if none, write none). The participant and advisor must be responsible for any required medication.

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