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Frequently Asked Questions


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What is the ordering timeframe for the 2009-2010 yearbook?

Order forms for the 2009-2010 yearbook were made available on Monday, June 8, 2009. 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 2009-2010 academic year.

There are two major deadlines for completing yearbook orders. Early Bird pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on October 2, 2009. Regular pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on January 15, 2010. If we sell ALL planned books by the January 15th deadline, we will offer to increase our order numbers as late as January 31, 2010. If we have additional copies available after January 31, 2010, 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 in the days after delivery.

How many yearbooks do we usually order?

For a school population of 950 students, we initially place an order for 675 yearbooks. In the 2008-2009 school year, we pre-sold 695 yearbooks before the January 31st publisher deadline. At that time, we increased our order to 725 books. Our publishing company sent us an overrun of additional books with our final shipment. We had 750 books available for sale in 2008-2009 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 early 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 and faculty by allowing the student store to hold pre-ordered yearbooks for students with monetary obligations (e.g., class fees, textbooks not returned, athletic uniforms, etc.). The student store sends out reminders to all students on the obligations list in the week and days 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 2008-2009 we had enough "extra" copies to offer seniors priority in purchasing a yearbook. Each affected senior was listed on the school website and received at least 2 personalized reminder call slips in the week and the days before yearbooks were made available. It turned out that approximately 50 books were available for sale to other grade level students after that priority window closed. If the numbers work out again in 2009-2010, we will offer a similar opportunity to seniors. NOTE: 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 any 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 half, quarter and eighth page ad spaces available (see "Senior Ad Order Form" link above).

Senior ad order forms will be made available on Monday, June 8, 2009. 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 will also be sent home with current FTHS junior students at the end of the year. Senior ad order forms are also available in the FTHS front office and student store on the first day of the 2009-2010 academic year.

There are two major deadlines for completing senior ad orders. Early Bird pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on October 2, 2009. Regular pricing ends at 3:15 p.m. on November 20, 2009 - this is different from the yearbook order deadline.

How do I order a Senior Panorama photo?

The senior class will be invited to wear their senior shirts and take a group photo called the "Senior Panorama". Students may order and pay in the Student Store for an 10x20 color copy of that photo - samples will be available in D104, F104 and F108. This year Senior Pride Day is Friday, October 16th. We plan to take the Senior Panorama photo before the events planned for Senior Pride Day. We will be offering 10x20 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 13th for delivery to student 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 2009. 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 9, 2009 for 2009-2010), 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 2009-2010, senior baby photos must be submitted no later than Thursday, September 10, 2009.

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

Our yearbook staff advertises for the submission of FTHS sibling 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). We will also offer a few opportunities (Tuesday, September 1 and Thursday, September 3 during lunch in D104) during the regular school day for siblings to report TOGETHER to have a photo taken.

NOTE: FTHS Sibling photos are meant to be pictures of CURRENT Foothill students only - all siblings in photo must be attending Foothill together in the same year - no alumni, no future students. 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.