Esperanza A.S.B. - Yearbook General Info


Purchasing a 2008 yearbook
Yearbooks will be sold during the registration process in August. Yearbooks that are purchased with an ASB card will be $95 while those being purchased without an ASB card will be $105. These prices are good during registration only. Yearbooks bought between the first day of school and Friday, February 29, 2008 will be $110. Students transferring into Esperanza starting the second semester will have until February 29, 2008 to buy a yearbook. There will be no refunds for yearbooks after Christmas Break and only will be allowed if transferring out of Esperanza (you must first see Mr. Cusick about a refund).

Unsold yearbooks will be available for purchase during distribution which occurs on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. On June 3, the Finance Office will distribute lottery tickets to those students interested in buying a yearbook starting at 2:45 p.m. The winning ticket numbers will be posted and an announcement made when the number of surplus yearbooks has been determined. Those students holding winning tickets may purchase a yearbook for $115 (CASH ONLY); any unclaimed tickets will be voided and additional tickets will be drawn and posted.

Distribution policies, times and locations
Yearbooks will be distributed from the Attendance Office and lunch line windows on June 3, 2008 starting after school and continuing until approximately 4:15 p.m. There will be signs posted to indicate the letter of the alphabet that each window is responsible for. Any type of photo ID is MANDATORY to pick up a yearbook; only those students with an ID will be allowed to pick up a yearbook. The list of students who have purchased a yearbook will be posted on this website.

June 4 to June 6 – Yearbooks will be distributed outside of Room 220 starting at approximately 1:00 p.m. and continuing until approximately 3:15 p.m.

Those students no longer enrolled at Esperanza will not be allowed on campus to pick up a yearbook. Starting June 4, parents/guardians must call Mr. Cusick at 779.7870, ext. 7220 to arrange for a yearbook to be delivered to the front office and ready for pick up within 48 hours.

In order to avoid any conflicts with distribution, those students with after-school jobs should make the necessary arrangements. To ensure that yearbooks are given only to those names on our distribution list, siblings will not be able to pick up yearbooks. Students that have debts will not be allowed to pick up a yearbook until the debt has been cleared by the Finance Office. Please understand that these policies are in place to avoid any problems while distributing over 2500 yearbooks.

Senior portraits, ads and baby photos
South Coast Photographic is the official yearbook photographer and will contact all seniors by mail regarding appointments for senior portraits. Please note on the mailer the dress codes listed - not adhering to these guidelines may prevent your senior portrait from being in the yearbook. For those senior students transferring into Esperanza starting the second semester, please contact South Coast and arrange for a portrait between the end of your junior year and the October of your senior year. Any portraits taken after October are not guaranteed to be in the yearbook.

Quarter-page (measuring 4” by 5” for $110), half-page (measuring 8.25” by 5” for $160) and full page (measuring 8.25” by 10.25” for $270) color ads can be purchased starting the first day of school. Senior ad space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis and you do not have to submit the ad when purchasing the ad space. Digital ads (created in Pagemaker, InDesign or Photoshop) must be presented in either a JPEG or TIFF format on a CD, have a resolution of 250 dpi and fit the dimensions listed above. DO NOT use Powerpoint, MS Publisher or MS Word to create your ad and do not email it. Not complying with any of these guidelines may result in your ad not making it in the yearbook or printing in poor quality. SENIOR ADS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MR. CUSICK BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK; ads not submitted by this date may not appear in the yearbook due to deadline dates.

Senior baby photos are also on a first-come, first-serve basis. When the limit of approximately 200 photos is reached, we will not be able to accept any more. Please submit your photo to Mr. Cusick in Room 220 with your child’s name printed on the back so that we can identify him/her. There is no charge for these photos.

Submitting photos
The yearbook staff is always accepting photos from students for consideration. Photos of siblings/relatives attending EHS, student artwork, etc. can be submitted to Room 220. Submitted digital photos must have a resolution of 250 DPI or they will not be used. Any and all items submitted to the yearbook will be returned starting June 5 from Room 220.

Sports, Clubs and Organizations
All Fall sports are required to submit a team photo (with all members identified) no later than November 30, 2007, Winter sports are required to submit a team photo no later than January 18, 2008 and Spring sports are required to submit a team photo no later than March 14, 2008. Booster clubs interested in attaining all of the yearbook photos can submit a $25 fee along with 4 CD’s to Mr. Cusick.

With the wide selection of clubs here on campus, the yearbook must be notified no later than September 28, 2007 if a club desires to be represented in the yearbook. Not responding by this date may exclude the club from the yearbook. Those clubs indicating so will be provided space for a group and/or officers picture. These photos must be submitted no later than February 1, 2008.

Organizations that are extensions of a class will be afforded one to two pages. It will be the responsibility of the faculty advisor of each organization to notify Mr. Cusick of his/her desire to be in the yearbook and to submit to the yearbook staff, no later than February 1, 2008, a group photo and between 15 and 30 candids (with all persons identified). Digital images must have a resolution of no less than 250 dpi.

Clubs participating in events that will be included in the video must submit a schedule of locally accessible events to Mr. Cusick. These events must occur before the end of March, 2008. Any video staff members taping the event must be provided free admission and access to the venue to videotape with a minimum of restrictions or limitations. Videotape from outside sources will not be accepted.

Questions about yearbook
If you have any questions about the yearbook or yearbook distribution, the only person you should contact is Mr. Cusick at 779.7870, extension 7220. Please do not contact a counselor or a secretary.

 
   
 
 
 
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