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Ballard HS Yearbook | The Shingle
Yearbook Sales
- Monday, June 10, 2024: As supplies last $70 (Monday After Beaver Day)
- Yearbooks will also be sold at lunch with cash, check or Debit/Credit Card.
Yearbook Distribution
- June 5 Senior Dinner: Seniors who have pre-purchased a yearbook
- June 7 Beaver Day: Students who have pre-purchased a yearbook
Yearbook Sale Windows 23-24
Yearbook sales dates are established in accordance with state tax policies. No yearbook sales between April 4/8 – 4/12. Pre-Sold yearbooks will be distributed on Beaver Day. Yearbook sales resume the Monday following Beaver Day and continue until books are sold out.
- 9/6/23 – 9/27/23 $60 (Closed)
- 1/2/24 – 1/23/24 $65 (Closed)
- 4/1/24 – 4/29/24 (excludes Spring Break 4/8/24 – 4/12/24) $70 (Closed)
SchoolPay Tips to See if You Pre-Purchased a Yearbook!
- Logon to the Parent Source/SchoolPay
- Verify you are on the correct student account
- If the Yearbook option is not displayed on SchoolPay check the payment history to see if already purchased
- Open the History menu in the upper right portion of your screen
- Select Items Purchased. SchoolPay will provide a search menu
- Select the date range and student, and click the Search button
The Shingle – Yearbook Production
![The Shingle Ballard High School Yearbook](https://www.seattleschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/08/Shingle.jpg)
Yearbook Production combines the Journalist Writing Class with photography, advertising, budgeting, design and electronic media.
The ultimate goal is the production of the School Yearbook, The Shingle. Students learn about the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, the responsibilities of the press to inform, the ethical responsibility of truthfulness, fairness, accuracy and objectivity, and other principles as well as practical skills of analytical writing, layout, word processing, computer skills, and general paper production.
Contact: 1ballardshingle@gmail.com
Advisor: Michael Smith; mtsmith@seattleschools.org
The Talisman
Student Newspaper Production
![Student Newspaper of Ballard High School The Talisman logo](https://www.seattleschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/05/Tal.png)
Newspaper Production combines Journalist Writing Class with photography, advertising, budgeting, design and electronic media. The ultimate goal is the production of the School Newspaper, The Talisman.
![Talisman editors at a table with copy of the Talisman student newspaper](http://www.seattleschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Talstudnets.png)
Students learn about the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, the responsibilities of the press to inform, the ethical responsibility of truthfulness, fairness, accuracy and objectivity, and other principles as well as practical skills of analytical writing, layout, word processing, computer skills, and general paper production.
Mission Statement: The Ballard Talisman is an open public forum for student expression, and exists to give a student perspective on issues relating to the Ballard student body and community. Please send signed letters with authors’s name, class or position (e.g. parent, student, teacher , etc.) to the editor.
Subscribe to The Talisman
The Talisman which was established in 1917, is an award-winning BHS student-produced newspaper. Visit the Talisman website for the most current updates and recent articles.
Subscribe to get all seven issues for the school year. Support student media, and stay informed about issues affecting the Ballard community. Subscriptions start at $40.
Advertising in The Talisman
If you would like to place an ad in the paper, contact ballardtally@gmail.com.
Contact: BallardTally@gmail.com
Teacher Advisor
Michael Smith
mtsmith@seattleschools.org