Back in the day! (Part 1)

One the the main purposes of a yearbook is to provide the reader with a snapshot of the moment in time in which it was created, so that when you read it in years to come you are reminded not only of the people that you shared your school days with, but what was happening in the world and in popular culture.

A 'Back in the Day' section can be a really nice way to present the things that were relevant to the year group at this moment in time. In part one of this two part series of posts we are looking at the sorts of things that yearbook committees include on these pages...

Big national news stories (e.g. the royal wedding, general election and

International events (e.g. Typhoon Haiyan, the 'credit crunch' and

Sporting events (e.g. London 2012, 2014 World Cup and England winning the Ashes)

Popular culture (e.g. the biggest/most popular music artists, albums, movies, celebrities, TV shows and fashions)

Gadgets (e.g. the 'must have' gadgets of your generation, or brand battles such as Blackberry, iPhone and Android)

Local topics (e.g. those things that were happening in your area at the time)

School stories (e.g. what happened in your school or year group, perhaps someone made it onto a national sports team, or made the news for another reason)

What things cost (e.g. things you are buying now such as bus or cinema tickets or gadgets, or the things that are always measured nationally such as milk, average house prices etc.)

All of these things will help to evoke memories of what you were doing during this exciting time, and who you were doing them with, which is what the yearbook is all about.

Feel free to comment with your own suggestions below, and don't forget to check our Part 2, where we look at ways in which you could present these pages...

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