Buy a Senior Yearbook Ad
It’s been a long and hopefully not too rocky road and your child is finally a senior in high school. As hard as it is to accept it, they are have grown up. Before you send them off to college to fend for themselves,show them just how proud you are of them for all of their hard work and incredible accomplishments with an ad in their senior yearbook. You can add personal photos, special memories and a unique message to honor and congratulate them in a way they’ll be able to cherish for years to come. Contact your school’s yearbook adviser for more details.
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Things to Include on a Senior Yearbook Ad
- A personal message
- Take some time to pen a personal, sentimental message for your graduate. Tell them how proud you are and why. You could even include memories, inside jokes and nicknames.
- Photos
- Include baby photos, photos with siblings, pets, grandparents and friends. Throw in some cute and funny photos (ones that may slightly embarrass but that you cherish so much!)
- The Year
- Some senior ads include the year they are graduating, i.e. “Senior 2016”
- Meaningful quotes/Verses
- Many times, a quote close to a senior’s heart and/or representative of who they are will be included on the ad. Some parents choose to include meaningful Bible verses, as well.
Keep in mind, this is a tribute ad to your student that many other parents and students will see. Make it a tasteful page to celebrate them by excluding any type of profanity, nudity, alcohol, drugs, etc. — or any reference to these things.
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Protect the Memories
A lot went into creating your yearbook — taking pictures, writing copy, designing pages — you get the idea. Once they’ve been printed and bound, taking care of the book so the memories will truly last for many lifetimes — imagine passing it down to your children and grandchildren so they can laugh at the funny styles and see you in your prime — is just as important.
Several things will help preserve the book
- Store the book on a shelf where it can be referenced by family instead of in a humid basement or attic.
- Dust covers are an excellent way to keep a beautiful yearbook, beautiful. They protect the cover from stains, spillage or scratches, and be purchased with your yearbook.
- Personalization is a smart option for any yearbook buyer. There are hundreds of yearbooks circulating through the school after distribution day — make sure your student’s doesn’t get lost in the mix by opting to personalize their cover. Contact your school’s yearbook adviser to see if they offer this option.
Want to know more about keeping all of your memories safe, visit https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/ask-nedcc/faqs
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A Yearbook is a Necessity
Imagine something that houses images of all of the events and people who made your years in school special and you’ll get a sense of the importance of owning a yearbook. It captures memories frozen in time, events that happened, faces that change inevitably and memories that may only be remembered again by opening the cover. You can’t see the same things while scrolling through social media, and that is why a yearbook is actually a necessity. They will never go out of style and will always be a treat when came across, no matter how old their users grow. They will always serve their same purpose that can never be quite replicated anyplace else.
It may seem that your parents get just as excited about the yearbook as you do — sometimes more. They enjoy seeing how your childhood friends have changed. They want to remember your school years, too and they probably have a good understanding of how a yearbook possesses inherent value. The first look at a yearbook is fun and exciting, often marking the end of a school year and a summer of freedom. But the moment a yearbook is opened years later, a flood of all types of memories will resurface. You may not realize now how remarkably valuable a yearbook is and will be in the future, but trust this — having one from each year of high school will not be something you regret.
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What to Wear on School Picture Day
Getting the best school pictures is easy once you know the tricks of the trade.
Seeing the changes that take place over 12-13 years of school is fun for parents most immediately and becomes fun for the actual subjects much later. When the windowed envelopes are distributed by the homeroom teachers, it’s often a time of either sharing or frantically trying to hide them as fast as possible. Either way, they are a reality for anyone who attends school.
Getting the best looking pictures is important to all parties involved and is easily achievable if you know the tricks of the trade. Choosing a shirt color that flatters your skin tone should be on the top of your list. Not sure what colors look best on you, check this out. Once you’ve determined whether you have cool or warm skin tones you’ll want to select a top that flatters your tone. Think solid and either bright or dark colors as they will show up best and provide the greatest contrast to skin tones on various background colors.
Whatever you decide to wear, it’s best to stay away from busy patterns like plaids and polka dots. No matter how cute the outfit might be, the pattern will distract from your facial features and that’s really what you and your mom want to see after all.
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Custom Commencement Caps and Gowns
It’s that time of the year again. Time to watch your seniors walk across the stage. Time to see the excitement on their faces as they receive their diplomas. Time for congratulation hugs and good-bye tears. It’s a huge milestone in a child’s life and you want them to remember this moment forever.
The pride of this moment, the pride in their school, the pride as they move on to graduation. As you look around at the graduating class, you notice something is missing. All your students are in place, everyone is in a cap and gown…the cap and gown – it’s just a solid color gown. You may be asking yourself “Does a solid gown show pride and spirit at my graduation commencement?” Herff Jones offers a list of custom products that promote pride; Custom Gowns are at the top of that list.
Custom Gowns Stimulate Aspirations and Accomplishments
Herff Jones offers one-of-a-kind Custom Rentals gowns and second-to-none Custom Keeper gowns. Custom gowns are specifically designed with school pride in mind. School pride built with crests, insignias and your school colors. Best of all, custom gowns promote school spirit and increase a student’s strong desire to achieve more.
Custom gowns increase School Spirit!
Did you know that students with school spirit do more than show support for their school? They perform better academically, are more socially and civically engaged, and are happier in general than their less-spirited peers. What’s more, the majority of principals (92%) feel that high school spirit is tied to high student achievement.
Why they are awesome!
As one principal explained “School spirit if the heartbeat of the school.” And 83% of Principals said their school drives school spirit by promoting Graduation Events and Custom Caps and Gowns.
Mark Your Mark on Graduation. Your students aren’t just graduating from high school; they are graduating fromyour high school. As one student put it, School Spirit means “being proud to represent our mascot; that we should not be afraid to stand out.”
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Making a Difference One Gown at a Time
Every year in America, approximately 38 million plastic bottles end up in a landfill from bottled water, not including soda. It is estimated that 80% of plastic bottles are not recycled and can take up to 700 years to begin composting. Herff Jones’ EarthGrad and Renew graduation caps and gown are made from 100% recycled materials.
EarthGrad™
CustomRental is an Industry exclusive offering and is the optimal choice for sustainable cap, gowns, and academic attire for all universities and colleges.EarthGrad gowns are one of its kind to be fully sustainable and certified as being manufactured from 100% recycled materials. By choosing EarthGrad, you are positively impacting the environment by:
- One EarthGrad™ CustomRental gown saves 74 bottles from the landfill
- Every EarthGrad™ gown saves the energy equivalent of 1.25 gallons of gas
- Consumes 5.4 liters less drinking water
- Decreases the effects of global warming through 3.9lbs fewer CO2 emissions or greenhouse gas
- Certified as being made from 100% recycled materials
- EarthGrad™ has a luxurious, soft, woven hand and is a matte finish material
Renew
is known for being the best keeper gown green offering in the industry. One Renew CustomKeeper gown saves 29 bottles from the landfill – the highest industry standard for green gowns. By choosing Renew, you are positively impacting the environment by:
- One Renew gown saves 29 bottles from the landfill
- Every Renew gown saves the energy equivalent of 1/2 gallon of gas
- Consumes 2.1 liters less drinking water
- Decreases the effects of global warming through 1.5lbs fewer CO2 emissions or greenhouse gas
- Certified as being made from 100% recycled materials
- Renew has a soft hand and is a lightweight polyester fabric
Both Renew and EarthGrad™ fabric are certified as being manufactured from 100% post-consumer materials. By using these materials, your institution generates demand for recycled materials, creates jobs and reduces the amount of materials that go into landfills.
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Boost Diploma Frame Sales
Herff Jones and Framing Success are offering bookstore partners free marketing supplies to aid their diploma frame sales efforts. Review the list and contact your Herff Jones Sales Representative to order any of these effective event, display or marketing pieces.
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Graduation Announcements: Why to Buy and How to Send
Why to Buy Custom Graduation Announcements
You’re graduating and you want to share the big news with a timeless, traditional announcement. Your school’s official announcement has been custom designed for you. Announcement designs include your schools’ seal, crest or an etching of your school to name a few. Take pride in yourself and your accomplishments by spreading the news with your schools’ official announcements.
When To Send Your Announcements
Mail your graduation announcements anytime between two weeks prior to graduation and two weeks following graduation.
Envelopes
You will find two types of envelopes for each one of your graduation announcements.
- Outside Envelopes
This envelope is for mailing. It is slightly larger than the inside envelope and features an adhesive sealant on the flap so you can seal and secure contents. - Inside Envelopes
Your announcement is inserted into this envelope, which is slightly smaller than the outside envelope. The flap does not feature an adhesive sealant.
How to Address Envelopes
With your best hand writing, address the outside envelope with blue or black ink. The addressee’s name(s) should be written formally and abbreviations in the address should be avoided.
Write the name of the addressee and family on the front of the inside envelope; their names may be expressed informally. Place your graduation announcement into the inside envelope with the folded edge inserted first and the front of the announcement facing the flap.
If included in your order, apply the envelope seal on the flap of the inside envelope to secure it closed. Place the inside envelope into the outside envelope and seal the outside envelope flap.
“Loved the grad announcements! We had MANY favorable comments.” – Kelli, Class of 2018
Tissue Inserts
If your order contains tissue inserts, place the translucent paper on the inside of your announcement.
Thank You Notes
A brief, handwritten note should be sent to everyone who sends a gift, as promptly as possible.
“Loved the announcements and the name card. Great quality paper and printing!” – Karen, Senior Parent
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VIDEO – Learn How to Wear Your High School or College Graduation Cap and Gown
Congratulations, Graduate!
Graduation Day is a moment you and your loved ones will remember — so it’s best you look the part! The videos below describe how to wear your cap and gown, and how to properly maintain your commencement regalia. Get started by selecting your degree level in the below video tutorial.
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One Frame, One Tree: Herff Jones Tree
Planting Program
For every diploma frame purchased, Herff Jones and Trees for the Future will plant one tree.
Trees for the Future is an organization that plants millions of trees across the globe, creating a greener planet and changing lives. Since 1989, they have planted more than 187 million trees worldwide and our diploma frame product line is a contributor of that good work. Framing Success, a Division of Herff Jones has been a long time sponsor of this organization, donating a tree to be planted for every frame sold. While this initiative does support our ongoing commitment to the environment, more importantly, it allows customers to feel a sense of pride in giving back to the environment while framing their achievement.
All tree planting work, conducted by Trees for the Future, benefits the local communities they serve. Trees provide these communities with food, fuel and building material. In Africa, they have helped plant trees in an incredible range of environments from coastal areas to mountains, restoring soil that had been unproductive for decades or even hundreds of years. They are working with local groups in Indonesia and the Philippines to restore tree cover to upland areas, so the land can absorb more water during storms and reduce the likelihood of flooding and mudslides. In Honduras, Trees for the Future planted more than a million trees in conjunction with one of our local partners.
Not only do the donated trees create a greener planet, they change lives. For example, in Ethiopia, poor farmers feed their goats leaves and bark from the trees grown through donations. In turn, the goats provide the farmers’ families with enough milk and cheese to improve their diet as well as to sell, so that they can clothe and educate their children.
Corporate responsibility is important to Herff Jones and Framing Success. It’s also increasingly important to consumers. In a survey by “Good Must Grow,” 60% of people said that buying goods from socially-responsible companies is important to them, which is part of why our partnership with Trees for the Future is so valuable.
For more information about the Trees for the Future mission, visit www.trees.org. To learn more about this partnership, contact your local sales partner or visit Framing Success.
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