Yearbook for 7th grader

[Anonymous]

Just looking for suggestions on what extras (if any) to get for the yearbook. I have a 7th grader who wants one and I am looking online and they have all these add-ons. Are they really necessary?

Standard year book is $30

Signature yearbook is $45 and includes:

Yearbook
Personalize the cover with a name, special phrase or nickname (29 characters max)
Color Autograph Section – 8 page insert offers extra space to ensure you can capture all those personal notes and memories from friends
8 Multicolored Signing Markers – Smear resistant, non bleed pens are specially selected for the ultimate yearbook signing experience

I am pretty sure some of these are upsells (like the pens) but shouldnt the yearbook already come with an autograph section? When did you have to get add on pages?

Curious what other folks get. Thanks

[Anonymous]

We get the basic yearbook.

My kids can write their own names inside.

[Anonymous]

Neither my Senior nor my 8th grader have had much, if any, interest in getting people to sign their yearbooks. Is it even a thing now?

[Anonymous]

The kid is in 7th grade. I wouldn't even pay for a yearbook on a non-graduation year.

[Anonymous]

Get the standard. I only bought the 8th grade yearbook for my MSer. I actually just came across it in his room a few months ago... we only did the $5 name on the cover and it is his name and a “band” symbol, but not really worth the $5 sitting on his bookshelf. He is an introvert and only had 4-5 signatures inside,

[Anonymous]

I've never gotten any of the add-ons and none of my kids have even mentioned it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get the standard. I only bought the 8th grade yearbook for my MSer. I actually just came across it in his room a few months ago... we only did the $5 name on the cover and it is his name and a “band” symbol, but not really worth the $5 sitting on his bookshelf. He is an introvert and only had 4-5 signatures inside,

OP here. Ha this sounds exactly like my kid. He wont get but a handful of signatures. Just didnt want him to feel left out. He asked for it so prob just the standard Yearbook will work. Thanks all for the feedback.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kid is in 7th grade. I wouldn't even pay for a yearbook on a non-graduation year.

I don't agree with this philosophy. Yearbooks are one of those things that can be held onto for a very long time and grow in nostalgia value the farther back you go. It's fun to look at when you're 40 or 50 and reminisce and laugh at how dated and stupid everyone looked. Especially for grandchildren and the like. If there's a chance that your kid will want this, it's worth it to buy, in my opinion. You're never getting those days back. My parents bought me a yearbook every year and I appreciate it more than ever as I get older and am doing the same for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Standard. I have gotten them for all my kids, every year (even kindergarten - both in HS now). They sometimes nostalgically look through them, saying, "remember that kid, he moved to .CA. Now he's a basketball player," because they keep in touch (Instagram/SC).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kid is in 7th grade. I wouldn't even pay for a yearbook on a non-graduation year.

I don't agree with this philosophy. Yearbooks are one of those things that can be held onto for a very long time and grow in nostalgia value the farther back you go. It's fun to look at when you're 40 or 50 and reminisce and laugh at how dated and stupid everyone looked. Especially for grandchildren and the like. If there's a chance that your kid will want this, it's worth it to buy, in my opinion. You're never getting those days back. My parents bought me a yearbook every year and I appreciate it more than ever as I get older and am doing the same for my kids.

+1. I’ve gotten yearbooks for my daughters every single year (currently they are in 4th and 6th). They enjoy thumbing through their old yearbooks. I plan to get each of them one through the rest of their school years. I don’t have much from my junior high/high school years but I still have my yearbooks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kid is in 7th grade. I wouldn't even pay for a yearbook on a non-graduation year.

I don't agree with this philosophy. Yearbooks are one of those things that can be held onto for a very long time and grow in nostalgia value the farther back you go. It's fun to look at when you're 40 or 50 and reminisce and laugh at how dated and stupid everyone looked. Especially for grandchildren and the like. If there's a chance that your kid will want this, it's worth it to buy, in my opinion. You're never getting those days back. My parents bought me a yearbook every year and I appreciate it more than ever as I get older and am doing the same for my kids.

+1. I’ve gotten yearbooks for my daughters every single year (currently they are in 4th and 6th). They enjoy thumbing through their old yearbooks. I plan to get each of them one through the rest of their school years. I don’t have much from my junior high/high school years but I still have my yearbooks.

My elem. school age DD loves her yearbook and goes through the older ones regularly. But my (now HS age) DS couldn't care less. I wouldn't spring for the extras.

[Anonymous]

Do you really need to ask DCUM about this? Wow.
We only get the yearbook on graduation years. The cheapest kind, because I am not paying extra for ridiculous add-ons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Do you really need to ask DCUM about this? Wow.
We only get the yearbook on graduation years. The cheapest kind, because I am not paying extra for ridiculous add-ons.

I just wanted some other parents opinion. Our friends don't have kids in middle school. I thought that was the purpose of these forums. Thanks for taking the time to express your discontent with my thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Do you really need to ask DCUM about this? Wow.
We only get the yearbook on graduation years. The cheapest kind, because I am not paying extra for ridiculous add-ons.

I just wanted some other parents opinion. Our friends don't have kids in middle school. I thought that was the purpose of these forums. Thanks for taking the time to express your discontent with my thread.

You do realize there's a threshold of futility? Of course it varies with each individual, as you have just demonstrated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kid is in 7th grade. I wouldn't even pay for a yearbook on a non-graduation year.

I don't agree with this philosophy. Yearbooks are one of those things that can be held onto for a very long time and grow in nostalgia value the farther back you go. It's fun to look at when you're 40 or 50 and reminisce and laugh at how dated and stupid everyone looked. Especially for grandchildren and the like. If there's a chance that your kid will want this, it's worth it to buy, in my opinion. You're never getting those days back. My parents bought me a yearbook every year and I appreciate it more than ever as I get older and am doing the same for my kids.

+1. I’ve gotten yearbooks for my daughters every single year (currently they are in 4th and 6th). They enjoy thumbing through their old yearbooks. I plan to get each of them one through the rest of their school years. I don’t have much from my junior high/high school years but I still have my yearbooks.

Two of my kids have graduated from college. They each have one from middle and one from high school. Neither child chose to bring them to college. Neither looks at them when they visit home. I'm very glad they only have two each rather than more.