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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.
