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Frequently Asked Questions


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What is the ordering timeframe for the 2008-2009 yearbook?

Order forms for the 2008-2009 yearbook were made available on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Order forms are available online at the FTHS home page or on the Yearbook web pages (see "Yearbook Order Form" link above). Yearbook order forms are also sent home to current FTHS students via the general school SUMMER mailing. Order forms are also available in the FTHS front office and student store on the first day of the 2008-2009 academic year.

There are two major deadlines for completing yearbook orders. Early Bird pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on September 30, 2008. Regular pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on January 16, 2009. If we sell ALL planned books by the January 16th deadline, we will offer to increase our order numbers as late as January 31, 2009. If we have additional copies available after January 31, 2009, we will offer them for sale to SENIORS on delivery day (TBA). NEW: After the seniors have had a chance to purchase a yearbook, we will allow other students to submit their names for a drawing for priority in purchasing the few remaining books on the day after delivery.

How many yearbooks do we usually order?

For a school population of 900 students, we initially place an order for 650 yearbooks. In the 2007-2008 school year, we pre-sold 655 yearbooks before the January 31st deadline. At that time, we increased our order to 675 books. Our publishing company sent us an overrun of 20 additional books with our final shipment. We had 695 books available for sale in 2007-2008 and SOLD EVERY SINGLE COPY.

Why doesn't the school order enough yearbooks so that every student on campus can purchase one?

The FTHS yearbook budget is self-sustaining, meaning that the sales income for the yearbooks, senior yearbook ads and senior panorama photo orders pay for everything relating to the production of the school yearbook. The publishing company charges us for every book we order, whether we sell it or not. We cannot send back unsold copies for reimbursement. If we order an extra 100 books and do not sell them all, we pay for them anyway. Good business practice is to purchase as many books as you think you can actually sell, but it is a guessing game with expensive consequences if one guesses wrong.

Can more yearbooks be ordered from the company after initial order is shipped and received?

No. The publishing company prints the cover of our yearbook in the fall. The publishing company begins to print sections of our pages in late winter through late spring as we submit them on our deadlines. In late spring, the books are assembled, sewn and packaged for shipment. Our deadline for increasing our yearbook order is January 31st. Our deadline for final submission of pages is late March. It takes many man hours to set up the equipment for printing, assembling and packaging one yearbook (which is why they cost so much in the first place) and only makes sense when running a bulk number of books.

How do we determine "delivery day" and what happens on "delivery day"?

Many events influence the selection of delivery day. Our publishing company gives us a final shipment date based on our page submission deadlines. Our book usually ships from the plant on the Friday before Memorial Day. When the books physically arrive, it takes a few days to open boxes, verify receipt of the correct books, and re-organize the books based on our distribution plan. When we are ready, we ask the FTHS administration for permission to cancel FIRE for a day in order to give out the books. With input from our administration, yearbook advisor, student store manager and teaching staff, a date is chosen. Announcements are placed in the school bulletin and on the school website. On the given date, books are either delivered to third period classes for distribution or delivered to classrooms based on an alpha by last name map where students can pick them up during the long lunch period.

Do you hold books for students with monetary obligations?

It depends. We try to help out our FTHS administration by allowing the student store to hold pre-ordered yearbooks for students with monetary obligations. The student store sends out reminders to all students on the obligations list the week before yearbook distribution and sales to allow time for obligations to be met.

Does anyone get priority in purchasing a book on delivery day?

In 2007-2008 we had exactly enough "extra" copies to offer seniors priority in purchasing a yearbook. Each affected senior was listed on the school website and received 2 personalized reminder call slips in the week and the day before yearbooks were made available. It turned out that only 3 books were available for sale to other grade level students after that priority window closed. If the numbers work out again in 2008-2009, we will offer a similar opportunity to seniors. NEW: After the seniors have had a chance to purchase a yearbook, we will allow other students to submit their names for a drawing for priority in purchasing the few remaining books in the days after our initial delivery date.

What are "Senior Ads"? Who can purchase one? How does one purchase a "Senior Ad"?

Parents, friends and family of Foothill seniors can purchase senior ad space in the yearbook in which to place a personal message and a collection of images. We have whole, half, quarter and eighth page ad spaces available (see "Senior Ad Order Form" link above).

Senior ad order forms were made available on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Senior ad order forms are available online at the FTHS home page or on the Yearbook web pages (see "Senior Ad Order Form" link above). Senior ad order forms are also sent home to current FTHS students via the general school SUMMER mailing. Senior ad order forms are also available in the FTHS front office and student store on the first day of the 2008-2009 academic year.

There are two major deadlines for completing senior ad orders. Early Bird pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on September 30, 2008. Regular pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on December 16, 2008 - this is different from the yearbook order deadline.

How do I order a Senior Panorama photo?

During the school year, the senior class will be invited to wear their senior shirts and take a group photo. Students may order and pay in the Student Store for an 11x14 color copy of that photo. This year Senior Pride Day is Thursday, October 16th. We plan to take the Senior Panorama photo during the events planned for Senior Pride Day. We will be offering 11x14 color copies of the Senior Panorama photo for sale via the FTHS Student Store for $12 per copy. Orders must be placed no later than November 16th for delivery before Winter Break.

What photography studio can be used for the Senior Formal Portrait section?

Due to contractual sponsorship obligations, only Senior Formal Portraits from Visual Photography in Camarillo are allowed to be presented in the Senior Formal Portrait section of the FTHS yearbook. A minimal sitting fee is charged by the photography company and you do NOT have to purchase photo packages from Visual in order to have the portrait placed in the yearbook. Visual sends us a CD with all photographed FTHS seniors in early December We complete and submit these pages before Winter Break, so you must have your senior formal portrait sitting appointment in late spring, summer or early fall of 2008. Please call Visual Photography at (805) 482 3533 to schedule your appointment. If you do not sit for your portrait by the deadlines set by Visual (October 10, 2008 for 2008-2009), our yearbook staff will take a photo of the affected seniors to be used elsewhere in the senior section of the yearbook.

How and when do I submit a "Senior Baby" photo?

Our yearbook staff advertises for the submission of senior baby photos in the fall. Photos may be submitted to Yearbook-D104 in hard copy for scanning or digitally at high-resolution by email to conni.carr@venturausd.org or using the online image sharing site at Josten's (see flyer for details). For 2008-2009, senior baby photos must be submitted no later than Friday, October 31, 2008.

How and when do I submit a "FTHS Siblings" photo?

Our yearbook staff advertises for the submission of FTHS sibling photos in the fall (dates TBA). Photos may be submitted to Yearbook-D104 in hard copy for scanning or digitally at high-resolution by email to conni.carr@venturausd.org or using the online image sharing site at Josten's (see flyer for details). We will also offer a few opportunities during the regular school day for siblings to report to D104 TOGETHER to have a photo taken.

NOTE: FTHS Sibling photos are meant to be pictures of CURRENT Foothill students only. For example, you have a grade 9 daughter and grade 11 son that both attend FTHS during the same school year. This doesn't include FTHS alumni nor incoming 8th grade students nor an FTHS student with their baby brother from Poinsettia, etc.