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03/22/2026

Order your 2026 Smoke Signals Yearbook today!

10/22/2025

Smoke Signals: A Window to the Past
By Brooklynn Pugh, High School Journalism/Yearbook Staff

Yearbooks are more than just collections of photos, they’re history books that capture moments that might otherwise be forgotten. According to the Walsworth Publishing Company website, “If we don’t include an event, a person, a class, then in 20 years, that event, person or class may as well not exist.” Yearbooks serve as important tools used by law enforcement, journalists, and historians for fact-checking and identification, proving how much yearbooks matter beyond school walls.

At Adrian High School, the Smoke Signals Yearbook is a year-long effort led by a team of student yearbook staff who work hard to include everything from elementary achievements to senior memories. Senior Co Editor MaKayla Anderson said, “Everything in the yearbook consists of each grade, elementary through high school, achievements by our clubs and sports, our staff and senior memories like the senior trip and graduation.” The goal is to create a book that represents the entire school community and saves these memories for years to come.

Of course, working together on such a big project isn’t always easy. According to Makayla, “There are times we disagree, but we can communicate pretty well with our adviser so if anything needs to get fixed, it gets done.” The yearbook adviser, Mrs. Michele Burris, agrees that while creative differences arise, the team’s shared goal is to make the yearbook the best it can be, and they work together to find compromises.

Thousands of pictures are taken during the school year, but only a small portion make it into the final book. “Way more than you think and too many to count,” says Mrs. Burris. Still, every choice matters because the yearbook serves as a lasting record of the school year and a way for students, staff, and families to look back and remember their school years.

The yearbook’s value only grows as time passes. As Mrs. Burris says, “The further students get from graduation, the better it becomes to revisit the ‘glory days’ through the pictures and information in their yearbooks.” MaKayla agreed, saying that without the yearbook, people might forget many of the important moments and experiences from their school years.

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04/30/2025

DEADLINE - YEARBOOK ORDER FORMS

Paper Order Forms are due FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025
Online Order Forms are due MAY 21, 2025

Get your 2024 - 2025 Smoke Signals yearbook! The yearbook staff have worked tirelessly to create a unique, high quality book of memories. You don't want to miss it!

Contact Yearbook Advisor Michele Burris with any questions at [email protected] or 816-297-4460.

04/02/2025

PROM INFORMATION
Please note a change: The Adrian News Leader will be taking pictures in the Commons at school due to the forecasted weather on Saturday, April 5. Times will be the same. Don't forget the class pictures at 3:00pm!

03/11/2025

Get your 2024 - 2025 Smoke Signals yearbook! The yearbook staff have worked tirelessly to create a unique, high quality book of memories. They have looked through old Smoke Signals yearbooks, yearbooks from other schools, and online samples from Walsworth Publishing for inspiration. Order your yearbook today!
Contact Yearbook Advisor Michele Burris with any questions at [email protected] or 816-297-4460.
Get your 2024 - 2025 Smoke Signals yearbook! The yearbook staff have worked tirelessly to create a unique, high quality book of memories. They have looked through old Smoke Signals yearbooks, yearbooks from other schools, and online samples from Walsworth Publishing for inspiration. Order your yearbook today!

Contact Yearbook Advisor Michele Burris with any questions at [email protected] or 816-297-4460.

02/17/2025

TO PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF ADRIAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, CLASS OF 2025...

This year, you have the option to purchase a business card size graduation ad by March 14, 2025 that will be placed in the yearbook and in the Senior Edition of Drumbeats. The cost is $35.00 for both. See the attached flyer for more information and for ad samples.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Yearbook Advisor Michele Burris or Managing Editor MaKayla Anderson. Contact information is on the flyer.

Thank you!

09/19/2024

The re-printed Smoke Signals Yearbooks from the 2023 - 2024 school year have arrived! Distribution will be next week, which gives the yearbook staff time to get everything organized and ready to go!

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09/01/2024

The 2023 - 2024 yearbook is published in the summer so that it can include graduation, senior trip and spring sports/activities. They were delivered to the school in August. Unfortunately, the publishing company made a mistake with the color of the cover. The yearbooks have been shipped back to the company and they are reprinting every copy. They will be distributed just as soon as they are shipped to the school. According to the publishing company, the projected time of completion is about three weeks. We sincerely apologize for the delay.

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05/17/2024

It’s not too late to purchase a yearbook online! The yearbook staff have been working hard to put together Smoke Signals with memories from this school year!

To order, use the link below. If you have questions, please email Adviser Michele Burris at [email protected].

https://yearbookforever.com/schools/adrian_high_school_buy_yearbook_307525/T0qaTsWJyt3A9ftw14TQK0m8

04/25/2024

Don't forget to purchase a yearbook! The yearbook staff have been working hard to put together Smoke Signals with memories from this school year!

For online orders, use the link below. If you want an order form, stop by the MS/HS office or email Adviser Michele Burris at [email protected].

https://yearbookforever.com/schools/adrian_high_school_buy_yearbook_307525/T0qaTsWJyt3A9ftw14TQK0m8

02/01/2024

BUY YOUR 2023 - 2024 YEARBOOK NOW!

For online orders, use the link below. If you want an order form, stop by the MS/HS office. Elementary students will bring an order form home.
https://yearbookforever.com/schools/adrian_high_school_buy_yearbook_307525/T0qaTsWJyt3A9ftw14TQK0m8

12/10/2023

Congratulations to Yearbook staff member Kailee Hooper!