FAQs

Still deciding what the workshop has to offer your school?
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions from publication advisors:

Who attends the workshop and what is its purpose?
Both large and small schools (elementary and high schools)
interested in learning practical cutting-edge information on
how to plan and execute effective school publications. The
workshop was established 18 years ago as the Pacific Union's
leadership event for all students involved in school
publications.

What is the format of the workshop?
The workshop presentations are presented in focused tracks
for each of the following school publication roles: editor,
designer, photographer, writer and video production. A
detailed schedule and description of the presentations (50
minutes each) will be available on the workshop website.
Students (with input from their school advisor) select the
sessions they will attend based on their role as school
publication staff.

Is it just for schools who publish yearbooks?
The workshop features four different publication mediums:
yearbooks, newspapers and video yearbooks. Schools who
self-publish yearbooks and newspapers have found the
workshop to be an invaluable tool for gathering ideas,
practical hands-on training with publication software and
networking with other schools with similar school
publication parameters.

What happens if we pre-register now and the number of
students we end up bringing to the workshop changes?
The pre-registration option is meant to be a benefit to
schools that plan ahead and communicate early their
intention to attend the workshop. Advisors will be free to
bring additional students in the fall if additional students
want to attend (the discount in registration will be
available only for the number of students pre-registered).
If fewer students attend then originally registered any
"credit" will be applied to the balance of the workshop fee
due at registration in September.

This all sounds interesting, but I still have questions
about how the workshop will benefit my school.
Great! We love to talk to principals, advisors and parents
interested in bringing students to the workshop.

Please e-mail any questions or call 707-965-6604.