Roosevelt High School has increased the size of its educational programs after saving money on yearbook

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (PRWEB) DECEMBER 07, 2016

Roosevelt High School in Johnstown, Colorado, has transformed under the guidance of its new yearbook advisor, Alan Gibson, who took over just as yearbooks transitioned from grids and cropping crayons to the digital age we now know. He was a former student of the retiring yearbook advisor and was excited about taking on a new challenge and adventure. However, when he took over the class in 2003, he didn’t realize the costs typically associated with their established yearbook program, and he realized that the school would end up with a deficit in the thousands if they did not modify critical aspects of the yearbook program.

Mr. Gibson began researching companies that could deliver a quality product and, at the same time, help alleviate financial worries. In 2011, he found Entourage Yearbooks was a company that could have on their promise of producing a superb yearbook and, at the same time, keep Roosevelt on track financially. Entourage’s commitment to providing cost-effective products and fundraising tools has enabled schools, such as Roosevelt High School, to maximize their savings and escape the cycle of financial difficulties that constrain the potential of yearbook programs.

With those savings, Roosevelt High School has been able to invest in technology and educational programs. Students at Roosevelt have benefited from purchasing new cameras, computers, new software, and larger monitors, which have helped them grow the yearbook program. Additionally, Mr. Gibson has been able to fund the entire broadcasting and publications program with profits the school generates from the yearbook sales. The benefits to the broadcasting and publications programs are reciprocal as the yearbook program can now advertise for their project using the school’s media system. Mr. Gibson expressed, “We grow as Entourage grows.”

On Roosevelt’s campus, the yearbook is now a class that is in high demand. Comprised only of 30 seniors, there is always a waitlist. One of Mr. Gibson’s former students has even returned year after year to serve as a consultant. The Roosevelt community has shown that, with the right tools, schools can create yearbook programs that are financially sustainable and will pay it forward for future generations.