Academic Page Ideas

So you have been assigned to an academic page for the yearbook... But you have no idea what to put on it. Well here is a great guide to help you get started.

Academic Pages
Art, English, History, Spanish, Math, Industrial Tech, PE... etc

Photos of all the teachers or copy quoting all the teachers
Action shots of the classroom
Look for projects or activities
Not just students in their seats and teacher at the board
Content module of an event or asking question concerning the content

• Experiment- list steps and ask questions what they learned
• Field Trip- Favorite thing they saw
• What was their favorite thing they made/learned in class

A Content Module (a chart or graph) that says the courses that were offered that year
A list of things you study in that field
A list of possible job opportunities in that area of study

Quotes from FAMOUS people from that field
Ex- Einstein for math
Maya Angelou for English
Picasso for Art

Games or fill-ins related to that subject
Ex- A matching section for famous writers and their novels
A Magic Square for math (done last year)


A giant shot of an object that relates to the subject
ex- a calculator for math
a saw for shop
a paint brush for art


HUMAN ANGLE
A story about past students that are now working in that field
A story a retired former teacher or a veteran teaching planning to retire (they will make these decisions in the next few months)
A student that truly excels in the subject. You may have to ask the teachers for someone to focus on.
ex- Kylie R. is amazing at art
The Ferguson's love raising livestock
I'm sure someone loves math....


Remember to capture facts and feelings that you and your fellow students will fondly look back on in the future. If something major happened at a jazz band contest and everyone talked about it the next week at school, that should make its way into the yearbook. If a student-athlete or performer gets a big honor then that should also make your layout. Also, don't forget to look at the events of the year from different angles. You can interview the star of the team, the president of FFA with the trophy from the fair, and the soloist from band... but you also can interview the fans that followed the ball team, the voc-ag freshman who dream of success at the state fair, and the cowbell player who waits all night for "Rock and Roll All Night".

Look for ways to reach everyone. This is a journal of the YEAR... everyone who had a part, whether large or small, in making it different and amazing.