Journalism/Talisman & Yearbook
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ASB / Yearbook Sales 2021-2022
Yearbook Sales dates are established in accordance with state tax policies. Yearbooks are sold during break, lunch, and after school in the Activity Center and online through the Source/SchoolPay.
Your Student ID Card becomes an ASB Card when you have the ASB sticker attached to your card.
- April 30 – June 3, 2022 No yearbook sales
- Beaver Day, June 3, 2022 Pre-Sold yearbooks will be distributed
- June 6, 2022 Yearbook sales resume until books are sold out
Purchase a yearbook or ASB/Activity card via SchoolPay on the Source
The Shingle – Yearbook Production

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.
Meet the Yearbook Team

Yearbook Editor-In-Chief
Audrey Lepper (12)
Design and Senior Editor
Jemma Sanderson (12)
Managing and Photo Editor
Finn Keenan (11)
Proofs and Copy Editor
Darby Moore (12)
Contact: BallardShingle@gmail.com
Advisor
Michael Smith
mtsmith@seattleschools.org
The Talisman – Student Newspaper Production
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.
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, please contact ballardtally@gmail.com.
Meet the Talisman Team
Editor-in-Chief
Will Shepard
Editor-in-Chief
Erica Richardson
Contact: BallardTally@gmail.com
Teacher Advisor
Michael Smith
mtsmith@seattleschools.org