STORM YEARBOOK
You wouldn’t know by the looks of our young and energetic staff, but the Storm Yearbook is one of the oldest student-run publications on campus, dating back to DVHS’ first year in 1996! We’re committed to preserving DVHS’ rich history and tradition for many years to come.
Yearbook consists of an enthusiastic and diverse group of students. We work hard every day of the year from the A-156 Computer Lab to bring you one of the best student publications in the country – The Storm Yearbook!
Our team is divided into two staffs (general staff and editorial staff), each with its own set of responsibilities and goals. We offer training in each of our staffs and take applicants during the spring semester. If you’re interested in joining the staff and have a passion for excellence and creativity, we encourage you to apply in the Spring!
Classroom: A-156 Advisor: Mrs. Marianne Kim email: [email protected]
social media handle: @DV_thestormyearbook
Our mission is to create publications for students, about students, with help from students. We want to involve you in the decision-making and include you in the experience. After all, it’s your book, your newspaper and your website. We just make it.
Our process is to brainstorm, conduct research, read, look, listen, ask, explore and do everything possible to bring our school the best possible yearbook. We ask what you want and we try to deliver. We submit the book 100 percent digitally and our printing company, Jostens, prints it. We like to be journalistic and to develop our concept in innovative ways.
Room A-156 is a fun place. From staff celebrations to deadline stress and Post-It notes, it’s a great place to be part of something big that lasts a lifetime.
Students interested in yearbook start with Media and Publication 1. It’s an elective class for technology credit in the CTE Digital Communications program. You can take this as a freshman, sophomore, or junior, and you’ll learn a little bit about interviewing, reporting, graphic design, photography, concept, coverage, Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, and InDesign and how yearbook works. You’ll get to contribute to the book and decide whether to apply for a position on the editorial staff the following year.
Advanced Media and Publications is publications class, and the staff is comprised of students in grades 10-12. Many students in this class take on leadership roles and have the opportunity to mentor younger students in the areas that they love most. In this class you will also take the ADE state exam for Digital Communications and the certification tests for Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
What do we do, exactly? Here’s some of what we do:
- report on things happening at DVHS and in students’ lives outside of school
- conduct interviews, polls, surveys and market research
- shoot digital photos
- use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, and Adobe InDesign
- create and implement marketing and sales plans
- handle advertisements and design business ads
- write stories, headlines, captions and alternative copy forms
- edit pages for consistency and style
- produce The Storm yearbook, The Vista View Newspaper, social media and www.dvthundermedia.com
And we also:
- attend local, state and national journalism conferences and yearbook workshops
- eat, play, laugh and much more!
2025 – 2026 Important Information:
All portrait photography will be taken by Signature Images. If you have questions about your student’s portrait or would like more information than is provided here please feel free to contact them via email ([email protected]), via their website (https://www.signatureimagesaz.com/), or via phone (480-869-4676)
Senior Portraits
All Seniors are encouraged to take their Senior Portrait at Signature Images’s studio (1455 S. Stapley Dr. Ste 2 Mesa, AZ 85204). CLICK HERE to book a session today! Please note that a studio session for a yearbook only photo is FREE. If you would like to book a longer session please do so, but none of those additional and stylized photos will be used for the yearbook portrait photo.
If you are unable to go to the studio for your portrait plan on attending the Senior only photo day on Tuesday, September 16th in the library. Pictures will be taken during your English class. If a student does not have an English class, please have the photo taken before the school day begins or at lunch.
Junior, Sophomore, and Freshmen Portraits
Photos days are scheduled for Sept. 18th and 19th in the library. Students take pictures during English classes. If a student does not have an English class, please have the photo taken before the school day begins or at lunch.
Flyers and packet information will be handed out prior to picture day. If you would like to purchase pictures after they have been taken so you can proof the picture before purchase you will be able to do this online.
- Retake day (for ALL students) –
October 21st in the library from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
BOOK SALES
Students and Community members can buy the book directly from Jostens’ website (purchase a personalized yearbook via Jostens) or at the bookstore.
Link: http://jostensyearbooks.com?ref=A01019794
SENIOR ADS
Purchase of a senior ad can be done via The Yearbook Company.
View the details HERE