Yearbook 2024-25

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 Important Yearbook Information & Updates

YEARBOOK LOTTERY 2024-25

The Woodinville High School yearbook staff is pleased to present the 2025 Yearbook publication to our fellow students. The publication is created by students for students and is not meant to be a professional publication. All efforts are made each year to improve our product, correct all mistakes, and to represent all student groups.   

The Wingspan administrative team is committed to our continued focus on diversity, equity and inclusion as a school community. The yearbook student staff strives to reflect that commitment in the operation, development and publishing of the school annual.  The yearbook is both a learning tool and a student publication.  We apologize in advance for any spelling errors,  inaccuracies or omissions. We know there is a possibility that you may not like our efforts and for this we are sorry. 

We are so thankful for all the help everyone has given to create this book; pictures, professional photos, interviews and anything you did to help Wingspan this year. It truly is a community effort. 

• To double check if you purchased a 2025 Yearbook click on this link and look for your school ID number. 
   
• If you didn’t purchase a yearbook and you still want one please fill out the information for the 2025 Yearbook Lottery. Click here to sign up for the lottery. 

Please know, this does not guarantee you will get a book to purchase. 

Yearbook Lottery Winners-Seniors will be notified by email on Friday 5/23 by 3:20pm. Underclassmen will be notified by email on 6/3 by 3:20pm

Senior Lottery Winner(s): 

• If you are a senior and are randomly selected, you will need to pay for and pick up your book on Thursday, May 29 after the conclusion of the Senior Awards Night ceremony. 

• If your book is not picked up and paid for at Senior Awards Night, you will be able to get your book on June 5th Beach Day.

• If your book is not paid for and picked up during Beach Day activities, Thursday, June 5, at 3:20 pm your name will be removed from the lottery list and the book offered to someone else.

• All Lottery books which are not paid for by June 6, 3:20 pm will become available for purchase on a first come, first served basis starting Monday June 9th at the cashiers office.

Underclassmen (Grades 9 thru 11) Lottery winner(s):

• If you are randomly selected, you will need to pay for and pick up your book on Thursday, June 5 during Beach Day activities.

• If your book is not picked up and paid for during Beach Day activities, your name will be removed from the lottery list.

• All books which are not paid for will become available for purchase on a first come, first serve basis starting on Monday June 9th at the Cashier’s Office. 

Any Questions contact Sharon Alder, Yearbook Adviser salder@nsd.org 

YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION 2024-25

SENIOR YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION

May 29, 2025 after the Senior Awards ceremony concludes.

• After the Senior Awards Ceremony concludes, you will be directed to pick up your Graduation materials and then your Yearbook in the Commons.

• You must have a photo ID.

• Be sure all of your fines/fees have been paid. Textbooks and Chrome books which are currently being used will not considered a fine or fee on Senior Awards Night but will be on Beach Day (senior devices are due on June 3 and senior textbooks are due on June 5)

• You cannot pick up your friend or underclassmen sibling’s book.

• If you cannot attend the Senior Awards Ceremony,  you must wait until June 5, Beach Day.

UNDERCLASSMEN YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION
During BEACH DAY, 
Thursday June 5, 11:35am-2:00pm

• Yearbooks will be distributed to underclassmen, staff members, and seniors (who have not yet received them) during Beach Day activities. The location of the pick up area is on the first floor, out of Conference Room 157, across from Mrs. Johns’ and Mr. Christmeyer’s rooms near the exit to the Staff/WANIC parking lot. 

ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE PHOTO ID to pick up their yearbook. Any photo ID works, this includes on your phone.

1. Only the student or parents of the student may pick the book up, no notes, no emails, no phone calls will be accepted. If there is some sort of issue, contact an administrator.

2. All fines/fees must be satisfied in order to pick up yearbooks on the appropriate day. This does not include textbooks and chromebooks which you may be using until June 20th (last day of school).

3. To check your account to find out if you have any fines go to Touchbase and check your account. If you have questions please contact the ASB Bookkeeper/Cashier Rachel Nelson at whsasb@nsd.org or Rnelson3@nsd.org 

4. You may not give your ID to your friend to get your book. 

IF you no longer attend WHS or you know of someone who purchased a yearbook and has moved away contact Mrs. Alder via email and I will figure out how to get your book to you. 

After Beach Day: 

• Starting Friday, June 6 through Friday June 20 distribution will be before school 7:45-8:20 am, during both lunches, and after school until 4:15 pm in room 238 (Not during Options).

Thank you and as always if you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me. 

Sharon Alder-Woodinville High School Yearbook Adviser

P.S. Juniors and Junior Parents (Class of 2026), I will be sending out Senior Yearbook Information on June 16th so you know the Senior Photo due date and requirements, Grad Ad information, and the picture turn in process for some key Senior Yearbook Pages.

 

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This is your last opportunity to purchase a copy of the yearbook, which captures the highlights, achievements, and moments that made this year special. Don't let these memories fade away—grab your yearbook and cherish them forever! Purchase your yearbook today! The final sales window closes on Friday, December 20th!

PUrchase yearbook on touchbase

Yearbooks can be purchased online through December 20th by clicking the button above, or by cash, check or card ($2.95 processing fee applies to all card purchases) in-person at the cashier's office between 7:50am & 3:50pm, during non-class times. 

Not sure if you've purchased the yearbook?

• Parents: Login to your Touchbase account to see your purchasing history.
• Students: check this link and search for your student id. If your student id is listed on this document, a yearbook has been purchased as of 12/01/2024 (must be logged into your student account). If your student id is not listed, you have not purchased a yearbook or it was purchased after 12/01/2024.

Be sure to read the information below for all of other final deadlines for contributing to the yearbook memories. 

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_{The following Yearbook Information Email was sent to entire student body and guardians:}

 

Nov. 26, 2024

RE: Final Check on Senior “nice” portrait.

Hello Dear Senior,                              

Okay, we have gathered all the photos, we have painstakingly placed them and are close to sending these pages to the printers. We want to make sure that everyone has the photo they want turned in. This is now in your hands to double check.

Please check on this as soon as possible, the deadline to make any corrections is Dec. 3rd by noon (The reason for this time is that this is before Yearbook class 🙂).

By 3pm on Dec. 3rd we will be done with the 2025 Senior Section and we will not be able to make any changes in that section. 

1. Please open the Google Sheets document. (link below in Pink)

2. Find your name. Make sure you have the correct preferred name listed there. That is the one that is going to be under your picture in the yearbook.

3. Make sure that you have an X in the column of the photo you want.

   1. First column/Yellow highlight: You do not want your photo in the Senior Portraits Section so we have no photo for you at all.

   2. Second column/Green highlight: You want us to use your Dorian or current ASB photo.

   3. Third column/Blue highlight: You turned in a “nice” picture. 

   4. Fourth column/Orange highlight: You turned in a “nice” picture but something was wrong with it, so we emailed the email address that you attached to the photo in the Yearbook Photo App and you never responded to our email so it is not being used. So we are using either your Dorian Photo or we have no photo for you. 

CLICK HERE for GOOGLE SHEETS LINK 

If there has been a mistake, send me the photo by Dec. 3rd. Please make sure it follows our requirements minimum of 2MB in size, no hats, pets or props. 

Thank you for your immediate attention to this. 

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to email or stop by room 238. 

Mrs. Alder

Yearbook Adviser 

 

P.S. Senior Grad Ads are Due Dec. 13th

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Dear Seniors and Parents or Guardians, 

Senior Graduations Ads for Woodinville High School are on sale now 

Due: December 13, 2024. 

1. What they are: The Yearbook Staff (Wingspan) sells ad space in the yearbook for seniors. This is a way to share your congratulations to your graduate. You can add pictures (baby and a different version of their Senior “nice” picture) and congratulatory messages .

2. Please know we are working with a new company this year. This means the process is a little different from when we worked with Balfour. Please don’t wait until the last day, that is typically when problems arise 🙂. 

3. How do you buy and create them?: They are paid for and created on the Walsworth Yearbook Website: Click here for a direct link to the main page

• Sizes: Full page $240, ½ page $120, ¼ page $60 and ⅛ $35

• *There is a surcharge charged by the company.

• You can only select *Design My Own Ad Online

1. Gather all the pictures, words and ideas together first and then build your ad. The site is real user friendly, its four simple steps shouldn’t take you more than 20 minutes if you have all of your materials gathered first. 

   1. The program will time you out, so if you leave it open with no activity it kicks you off. But just click on the “resume” tab up at the right hand corner, type in the email you used in the opening and it will save all of your work. It sends you a link to your email.

FAQs- I am sorry about the bold and underlines here, Naviance wouldn't let me use the cool bullet points and spacing .

1. Can I purchase the ad and then come back and work on it? Technically you can, but I strongly suggest you don’t. Gather up your pictures, your words when you are ready to build it then go in and build it. This will ensure you get a completed proof for your records and remembrance. It also comes in as a PNG photo. You can share it with relatives and friends. Everything will work better and cause you less stress come 12/13/24. 

2. Can I build something on Photoshop/Canva/Cool Photo Program and just upload it? I am sorry, no. Please use the templates available in the program, there are a lot of different choices to choose from.

3. Will you change or modify the ad once it’s uploaded? No, as long as there isn’t anything in it that would go against WHS or Wingspan Policy (naked baby pics, red solo cups, inappropriate words on a shirt [it’s still a school, we have to keep everything G rated 😀], etc.).

4. Why do you do these so early in the year, it’s only December for goodness sakes Alder? The Grad Ads determine the final size of our book. And the final size depends on how many ads are sold, and we can’t tell until the parents buy them. 💙  Please trust me when I say, I am giving you all the most time I can afford. 

5. Will I receive a copy of my ad after I have created it? Yes, Walsworth will send you a PNG proof of your ad. They ask you to open it up and do a final proof on it and then it’s yours to keep to send to relatives or friends. I am not 100% sure but I bet you could get a photo company to print it for you. 

6. Can I use my phone to build the ad? Yes 🙂 

This is all I can think of right now, as always feel free to email me any questions you have about the Yearbook and I will endeavor to take care of you.

Thank you for your patience on these instructions. There is just never enough time in our days eh?

Sharon Alder

Woodinville High School Yearbook Adviser

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RE: Woodinville High School Yearbook

Hello Woodinville Students and Parents,

My name is Sharon Alder and I am the Yearbook Adviser. For those of you who are new to WHS or just want to know how our yearbooks work I wanted to share a couple of things with you all:

1. Preferred Name: DUE DATE 10/25/2024

2. Uploading Pictures for use in the 2025 Yearbook: DUE DATE 10/25/2024

3. Purchasing a 2025 Yearbook: Last Opportunity is 12/2 - 12/20

Preferred Name: Here at WHS and all of Northshore School District we allow the students to use their preferred name in the Yearbook. There are just a couple of things you have to do to make this happen:

1. Go to your counselor and fill out the paperwork with them to have your name changed to your preferred one. You need to do this by 10/25. 

   1. We will get a list of student names on 10/28 and those will be the names we use in the yearbook. Once we put them into our program we cannot change them. We will be sending in the portraits to our publisher shortly and once it’s done, we can't change it after that. So, please if it is important to you, take care of this as soon as possible. 

   2. If you have any questions or problems please feel free to email me directly.

Pictures: We want yours 🙂 Your WHS Yearbook loves to collect the pictures you take on your phone in the book. This is the best way to ensure your memories of the school year are captured in your Yearbook. We will periodically send out lists of the specific pictures we are looking for. 

We will also have the lists on the Yearbook Storage closet (on the second floor next to Mr. Lizotte’s room and across from Ms. Traxler’s room) and under the TV outside of Mr. Weaver’s room. This is where the QR Code is located as well. 

OR ❤️

Click Here for Link to Yearbook Snap App Access Code: Falcons 25

Important Picture Info: 

1. Please no pictures in restrooms or locker rooms 

2. Be sure the pictures are school appropriate.

3. We need you to be in the picture 🙂

4. Please tell us a little about the picture, there is a space for info and we would really appreciate it.

We are currently looking for any pictures you want to share on the following topics.

Deadline for these pictures: 10/25/2024

1. HOCO Dance

2. Water Activities

3. Friends

4. Camping

5. Soccer

6. Siblings 

7. Life in .5

8. First Day of School

9. Senior Sunrise

10. Choir

11. Drama (behind the scenes)

12. Trinkets (things you collect)

13. Dance Club

14. Duos

15. Summer Pictures

16. Hoco Spirit

17. Clubs

18. Band (behind the scenes)

19. ASB

20. Cheer

21. Travel

22. Men’s Tennis

23. Hiking (Club Photos and Personal hikes)

24. Art (classes and personal projects)

25. EuroTrip

26. Robotics

27. Link Crew

28. Interests (Baking, Karate, Boxing, Singing)

29. Homecoming

30. Debate

31. National Honor Society

32. Extreme Sports (Anything non WHS Sports- Hockey, Hunting, Motocross, Bikes)

Any group, activity, club or sport pictures: If you have folders of pictures you would like to share with me, we greatly appreciate those as well. Please send me an email with a link to a Google Folder or use the large enclosures link below. 

To send large enclosures/attachments use:

https://mailfile.nsd.org/filedrop/salder@nsd.org

Purchasing a Yearbook: If you haven’t purchased your 2025 book yet there is one more selling period. Dec. 2- Dec. 20th is the last opportunity to guarantee you will have a book in June. You can double check if you have purchased one by going to your TouchBase account. Yearbooks are $60. They are a separate cost than the ASB Fee. 

Thank you so much for your help and support to make an awesome 400 page memory book for all to share and enjoy. If you have any questions, please email me. 

Sharon Alder-Yearbook Adviser, Woodinville High School

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Senior Photo Request #2 & Other Picture Requests  - Posted 10/16/2024

Hello Seniors and Senior Parents,

Senior “Nice” picture

Thank you everyone for turning in your “nice” picture. 

We are coming down to the final days before the deadline date of 10/18. 

Please take a moment to look at our current list of photos collected. This link is updated daily, 

Click here for the list of the seniors and current photo information.

1. If there is an x in the blue column-All is good

2. The Green column is for the Dorian pictures and we will get those on Friday.

3. If there is an x in the orange column this means you turned in picture but there is a problem with the picture and we can’t accept it. You would have received and email from me to the email address that you linked to the photo. There are only two problems: 

   1. It didn’t follow the guidelines (prop, another person, animal or hat

   2. Too small (picture isn’t a minimum of 2MB in size)

From previous email:

Link to APP: Click here for a direct link to the Yearbook Photo App

Access Code: Falcons25 (This is case sensitive and no space between the s and the 2).

I will send out another email next week letting everyone know when we are finished.

Picture Requests for topics in the yearbook.

Class of 2025, this is your last high school yearbook. We want you to be featured in this book well and often. Please consider sending in photos for the topics we need. We will be sending this request out soon or there will be QR codes around the school on Mrs. Alder’s door (Room 238) for sure. 

Parents don’t fret you will be getting this email too so you can upload pictures too. 🙂

Let me know if you have any questions. 🙂 

Sharon Alder and Wingspan Staff

Woodinville High School

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Senior Photo Request #1  - Posted 10/08/2024

Hello Woodinville Senior and Parents,

Ah, the time has finally come: Yearbook is needing your Senior "nice" picture. Please read through the instructions to make uploading your photo painless and simple.  

We are needing your photo uploaded by 10/18/2024.-Thank you

Link to APP: Click here for a direct link to the Yearbook Photo App

Access Code: Falcons25 (This is case sensitive and no space between the s and the 2)

Please make sure of the following before uploading your one photo.

1. That it is 2MB or larger (anything smaller than that won’t look right in the book. If your photo is KB in size it will be too small).

2. It’s a picture of only you, no hats, sunglasses, props, animals, cars.

3. It’s an actual photo, nothing photoshopped, AI or anything like that. This is a senior portrait picture. We have all sorts of places pictures like that can go in the book, save them for the next Photo Request when we start asking for specific Yearbook subject pictures. 🙂

4. Please upload only the one picture you want used in the 2025 book.

5. Be sure to put the WHS Senior’s name on the photo, the email can be a parent or photographer. By sharing your email you will receive confirmation that the picture was uploaded. 

For those of you who have had a photographer take the picture, feel free to forward this email to them to upload your photo. 

I will send out another email next week with a Google Sheets List of all of the 2025 seniors and if we received and approved your “nice” picture. 

Thank you so much and please don't hesitate to email me any questions, I am always glad to help.

Sharon Alder

salder@nsd.org

Woodinville High School Yearbook Adviser

 

Here are some pictures of what the App will look like and the uploading process to help

Final Screen after you click save. Please be sure to check “This photo is a portrait” and add the students’ name and grade.

Please upload only one picture at this time and click the certify box and click submit.

Lastly, you should receive this Confirmation email. 🙂
 

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Yearbooks are sold ONLY on a pre-sale basis for $60 each online August 21-29 and in person during Falcon Days August 26 & 29, as well as September 3 - September 20, and December 2 - December 20.  PURSUANT TO RESALE TAX RULES, YEARBOOKS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR.

Please plan accordingly as many students who believe they do not want a yearbook during the sale windows at the start of the year feel differently as the school year comes to a close and they are unable to purchase one!

• As yearbooks are pre-sold, please be reminded that if during the course of the year more than one yearbook is purchased, there will be NO REFUNDS.  If you purchase two yearbooks, you will be given two books, not one book and a refund for the other.
• Yearbooks are not covered under the fee waiver.
• For senior yearbook photo information and requirements, see page 3 of this flyer.

Class of 2025 Senior Yearbook Photos: Due Thursday, October 18

Class of 2025 seniors, parents, and guardians will receive information via email from Yearbook Advisor Sharon Alder by September 30 with specific photo size requirements and upload information for senior yearbook photos.

Senior photos for publication in the yearbook be can from the following sources:

• Whichever professional photographer a family chooses; OR
• A photograph taken by an amateur; OR
• Seniors can choose to have the free Dorian photo (taken for their required ID card during Falcon Days or on make-up day Tuesday, September 10)

Once the specific information becomes available from Ms. Alder, most professional photographers can upload the image for the senior or can provide the senior with a .jpeg image digitally for the senior to upload themselves.

Class of 2025 Grad Ads:   November 1st - December 13th

Class of 2025 Grad Ads will be available for purchase November 1 to December 13. Various sizes/pricing will be available. More info to come.

Class of 2025 Yearbook Questions

Thank you for your patience while Ms. Alder is on summer break