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Senior Portrait and Grad Ads

Yearbook & Senior Info 24-25

Senior Portraits 24-25 Due TBD

Senior Portraits Requirements For Reference 

  • Senior Portraits Only!
  • Please only submit ONE photo of the student
  • Color photos only
  • Plain/neutral background preferred
  • Full face view, facing forward, fully clothed!
  • Submit a head and shoulders shot (jpg file)
    • Refer to example
  • The background may be any color except black or white.
  • Student portrait only (no pets, hand signs, props, other people, etc.)
  • No creative filters or photographic treatments

If seniors do not submit a photo to the yearbook staff by the deadline TBD the yearbook staff will use the Student ID photo instead. 

Questions: Ballard HS Yearbook Contact: 1ballardshingle@gmail.com as well as the BHS Yearbook Advisor: mtsmith@seattleschools.org

Senior Grad Ads Due TBD

Pages of a Yearbook with photos and text layout for Grad Ad

Grad Ads are an opportunity for families to submit photos and a personal message for graduating seniors to be printed in the Shingle Ballard HS Yearbook. The Ads include photos of your choice and a personalized message of your choice for your graduating student.

Order a beautiful Grad Ad to congratulate your student’s accomplishments!

Ballard HS Yearbook Contact: 1ballardshingle@gmail.com as well as BHS Yearbook Advisor: mtsmith@seattleschools.org

Ballard HS Yearbook | The Shingle Sales

Yearbook sales dates are established in accordance with state tax policies. No yearbook sales between Spring Break (April) and Beaver Day (June) TBD. Pre-Sold yearbooks will be distributed at a Senior Dinner, and Beaver Day. Yearbook sales resume following Beaver Day and continue until books are sold out.

Yearbook Pre-Sales The Shingle

Yearbook Sales Windows

  • 9/6/24 – 9/30/24: $60.00
  • 1/6/25 – 1/27/25: $65.00
  • 3/30/25 – 4/28/25 (excluding Spring Break): $70.00

Note: After April 28, students can no longer pre-order a yearbook, and can only then buy a book after June 7 distribution, if any books remain.

Yearbooks can be purchased online via parents/guardians Source/School Pay account. Yearbooks will also be sold in Main Office at lunch and after school with cash, check or Debit/Credit Card.

Payment Options

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