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CYA provides sessions for both middle school and high school students — from first-timers to experienced editors. Brand new and veteran advisers will receive the training and guidance they need at their experience level.
You’ll sharpen your skills in:
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Photography & Visual Storytelling
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Copy, Caption and Headline Writing
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Theme Development and Design
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Coverage Planning and Ladder Completion
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Award-Winning Design Techniques and Training
DAY ONE – IGNITE CREATIVITY
Check-in, orientation, and staff introductions. Icebreakers help you connect with your creative crew! Get theme inspo and direction, cohesive ladder planning, and strong coverage fundamentals with hands-on guidance.
DAY TWO – FOCUS, PLAN & PLAY
Dive into storytelling through photography, copy and design training with seasoned instructors and hands-on application. Celebrate the day’s hard work with games, treats, contests and more at the Blacklight Launch Party. Wear your space gear- any extraterrestrials out there?
DAY THREE - DISCOVER & DEVELOP
Explore and apply skills learned in eDesign and Adobe Express to the Theme Packet Assignment due in the evening. You will end the day with an entertaining interactive hypnotist show!
DAY FOUR- PREPARE TO LAUNCH
Team presentations, critiques, and celebration! Leave ready with a huge jumpstart and hit the ground running when school starts in the Fall.
Yearbook camp is a fun way to connect with other editors and get ideas from other yearbook staffers. Learning from yearbook professionals really elevates our book and helps us start our year off on the right foot!
- Hannah Johnson
Editor at Miramonte HS & Orinda Intermediate
Camp was such a fun experience! I loved being able to bond with my school's and other school's yearbook staffs. I felt like it was very interesting and beneficial to be able to see how other schools make their yearbook. Getting the leg up in the summer and starting the book made the start of the school year smooth and easy. I'm so glad we went to camp!- Naia Auker
Las Lomas High School YBK Student
Checks can be made payable to:
California Yearbook Academy
1625 Alhambra Ave.
Martinez, CA 94553
Meet our camp instructors!
Robin Christopher, Editors
Robin is a 33-year veteran English teacher and has advised the Traditions yearbook at Del Norte High School in San Diego, CA for 15 years. The Traditions staff has earned numerous All-American critiques from NSPA and Gold Medalists critiques from CSPA. They have also earned a Pacemaker and two Silver and two Gold Crowns. Robin was awarded JEA Special recognition adviser in 2020. Robin has experience in advising both ASB and Yearbook. Robin's hobbies of gardening, interior design, and online cleaning and organization challenges are reflective of her gifts in the classroom for growing student leaders, teaching attention to detail, an eye for design and organizational skills.
Yvette Manculich, Beginners
Yvette Manculich, CJE, advised The Prowl yearbook for 19 years at Powell Middle School in Littleton, Colorado, and retired in 2022 after 29 years in education. The Prowl has earned both national and state recognition, including numerous Pacemakers from National Scholastic Press Association, Gold and Silver Crowns from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and All Colorado awards from Colorado Student Media Association (CSMA). In 2017, The Prowl Yearbook was inducted into the CSMA Hall of Fame. In 2021, NSPA named The Prowl as a recipient of the Pacemaker 100. The Prowl has earned top honors on NSPA's Best of Show lists at various conventions and individual staff members have won 1st place for NSPA's Design of the Year and Photo of the Year. In 2020, Yvette was named both Adviser of the Year from CSMA and Distinguished Adviser from JEA. Yvette presents at both national and local journalism workshops.