Hi there! We are excited to announce this year’s Senior Tribute Ads Editor and Senior Portraits Editors!
Solvieg Alcaraz, Never Clayton, and Kimber Moore will be designing and coordinating Senior Tribute Ad Sales. They are available for purchase now at yearbookforever.com! Sales close December 1st. Prices range from $75-225. Note: Sales have closed. Families can still buy full-page ads with a late fee of $25 for a total of $250 at http://www.yearbookforever.com. Now through December 15th!
Senior Portraits Editors are Lena Simmons, Rudy Stewart, Never Clayton, and JJ Halcomb. They are excited to get to work on the Senior Portraits section!
SUBMIT YOUR SENIOR PHOTO, QUOTE, AND SURVEY BY November 6th!!
Log onto your ASD Google account, and then go to bit.ly/mustang26 to complete it. Please have your senior photo ready to upload in JPEG or PNG form. You will also need to know your quote and which three activities you’d like to list under your name, if any. It will take you about 10-15 minutes to complete.
Senior Tributes
Senior Tribute element choices: if you don’t love the element(s) included on your senior’s tribute ad proof, you can choose from the list below and have that swapped in. Please hover over the image or click on it to see the entire image and the number for that image.
Senior Tribute color choices: If you want a different color font for your student’s first and last name on their senior tribute, you can choose from these colors:
Please respond to the senior tribute proof email with your color name choices and element # choices, if needed.
Ad prices are $225 for a full page, $150 for a half, and new this year we are offering quarter pages for $100. We are also offering a single baby photo and a note in ⅛ sizes for $75. Use code EARLY for 10% until October 31. Sales close December 1st,2025. All sale proceeds go directly to yearbook funds to help offset the cost of the yearbook, purchase new cameras and other equipment, and provide training and support to the student-led yearbook staff. Thank you for supporting our student publication!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is the difference between a Senior Tribute and a Senior Portrait?
- A Senior Portrait is a photo of your senior that is submitted by your senior via Google Form before October 15. It replaces your senior’s school photo in the yearbook. This is totally free. A Senior Tribute is where a family of a graduating senior purchases space in the yearbook to share photos and messages of celebration for their graduate. This is optional and costs $75-$225.
Q. How do senior portraits work?
- A Senior Portrait is a photo of your senior that is submitted by your senior via Google Form before November 6th. It replaces your senior’s school photo in the yearbook. All other students must attend picture day or make-up picture day in order to be in the yearbook. You can simply snap a photo of your senior sometime over the summer, or hire a professional photographer to do a senior portrait session. If you choose to hire a professional, you will need to have the portrait file sent to your student so they can complete the Google form and upload the picture. Our recommended photographer is Fitzgerald Photography, but you can choose to use any photographer who will provide your senior with a file to upload. Senior portrait sessions can get fairly expensive. If your senior is on the free or reduced lunch list, but wants senior-style photos, have them contact the Yearbook staff directly and we can help. These will not be nearly as nice as the pro photos, though, so if you’re able to support local businesses, please do!
- If you have your senior photo taken by a professional, please make sure you get a digital copy of your portrait and submit it to us via the Google form. We do not accept photos directly from photographers, and we cannot take CDs, printed copies, or flash drives. You MUST upload your photo yourself via the Google form if you’d like it included in the book, or your school photo will be used.
- We will post proofs of the Senior section from November 15th to 21st, outside of room 204. These pages are due to our publisher on November 25th, so please check the proofs and let us know of any issues you see by November 21st. Students, not parents, are responsible for visiting this space and checking their senior portrait, name spelling, quote, and activities for accuracy.
Q. What will Senior Tributes look like?
- They will be very similar in format to last year’s senior Tributes. The fonts, colors, and background images will be different depending on the theme selected by the yearbook staff in August. We will have some sample ads for you to see after early bird pricing ends October 31. Sales close January 15th.
Here are some samples from the last few years:
Q. What goes into a Senior Tribute?
- Your Senior Tribute usually includes a message of congratulations and a series of photos showing the students’ childhood, activities, and accomplishments. Often, photos with friends and family members are included, as well as a few different photos from a senior portrait session if you chose to do one. Please try not to include your students’ exact senior photo, as this will appear elsewhere in the book. Full page ads can accommodate up to 14 photos, though 6-10 usually look best.. Half-page ads can hold up to 6, though 4-5 usually look best. Quarter-page photos can hold up to 3, but if your message is long, a single photo will do. 1/8 page ads are for one photo and a short message. Simply googling “Yearbook Senior Ad” and clicking on “images” can show you what kind of photos and messages are common.
Q. Can my business donate ad space for a senior tribute?
- YES! Your business can sponsor a senior (or a dozen, if you really want to) to receive ad space. You can choose up to 1 specific senior, and any additional donations will go to our list of seniors who receive free and reduced lunch who have expressed interest in getting a senior tribute or free yearbook. In return, your business will have its logo featured on our sponsors page, receive shout-outs on our social media, and get a “thank you” poster to display in your storefront. Donations can range from $150 to $1,000 or more. Please email handeland_mackenna@asdk12.org for more info, or if you have no particular senior in mind, you can go to yearbookforever.com and purchase ads or yearbooks and put “Donation” in the student namespace at checkout.
Q. What if I have multiple seniors graduating?
- If you want to purchase multiple yearbooks, use code DOUBLESTANG to get $20 off your 2nd yearbook. If you want to purchase multiple ads, we can design a full page ad with combined photos and messages for two students, or sell you a full page for $225 but design two separate ½ page ads at a savings of $75.
Q. What if we have two sets of parents for one student?
- Preferably, families can work together to design and pay for the ad. We can put two separate messages on one full page ad if that is what works best for you. Alternatively, families can purchase separate ads for the same student. They will appear on separate pages and we will work with both families to make sure the photos are different and that the ads work in harmony. You can check out last year’s yearbook for examples of both these scenarios.
Q. What is not allowed in Senior Tributes?
- Sorry, but all baby photos must be fully clothed or swaddled. Baby swimsuits are okay. Full song lyrics that are copyrighted cannot be included in your message. All photos should be school-appropriate. Hunting photos are ok as long as the student is the focus and not the hunting weapons. Carcasses should be intact. Selfies, casual photos, and hand signs are fine as long as they are school-appropriate.
Q. Can we do senior tribute pages for groups, teams, and clubs?
- YES! We love designing group ads. Your booster club, friends, family, or whoever can fund a group senior tribute for a special group of graduating seniors. Email handeland_mackenna@asdk12.org if you have questions, or just purchase a tribute as you normally would and upload the message and photos you’d like to see on the page. We will work with you and any other stakeholders to get it perfect. Here are some examples of past groups.
Q. What is not allowed in Senior Portraits?
- The student’s face should be the focus of the senior portrait, and the only person in the photo. They should be facing mostly towards the camera in school-appropriate clothing. No weapons, drug references, hand signs, or large props are allowed. Pets are discouraged. If you have a great photo with your pet, send it in for the pets page! If your senior photo does include any animals, the student still needs to be the focus of the photo. Small props, such as a football or hockey stick are fine, but should not be the focus of the image. Headgear and hats are discouraged, and your photo will be rejected if your face is largely obscured by them.
Q. How do I submit senior portraits?
- Students will submit via this google form using their ASD account by November 6th. Please include a valid email (not your ASD student email) on the form, so we can contact you if there are any issues. If we cannot get an appropriate photo, we will use your school photo. If you are not here for picture day or make-ups and you do not submit a senior portrait, you will not be included in the senior portraits section and will be unable to include a senior quote.
Q. How do I submit senior quotes?
- Senior quotes and surveys will be completed via the same google form as Senior Portraits and must be submitted by November 6th. Quotes must be school-appropriate and cannot include lyrics from any explicit songs or rated-R movies. If the quote is not directly from the student, the original speaker must be cited. No time stamps from movies or TV shows, acronyms, or other secret messages will be allowed. Basically, if Ms. Handeland has to look it up on Urban Dictionary, it’s not going in the book.
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