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TL;DR: 2026-2027 yearbooks are now available for pre-order with prices increasing on Oct. 5th. Senior tributes (either individual or group) are available for purchase to honor your graduating student, and orders are due by Oct. 31st. Senior portraits must be submitted via Yearbook Snap (access code: pioneers) by Oct. 31st. If you don’t read anything else, please scroll down to see the requirements for senior portraits! Advertising is also available for our community businesses and organizations.
Another Year, Another Book!
DHS family, I am excited to greet you all for another academic year here at Dearborn High School. The yearbook class is hard at work training our new staff members, and soon you will start to see our photographers out and about at the many athletic, artistic, academic, and other extracurricular activities around the school. The Pioneer, our school yearbook, is an over 100 year old tradition at DHS, and it is an honor for myself and my students to make our mark on that tradition. (If you see me sometime at a table promoting the yearbook, I will most likely have a copy of the 1926 edition where you can marvel at what school life was like in the early 20th century.)
But that’s enough of me rambling on. The big news I want to share with everyone is that preorders for the 2026-2027 yearbook are OPEN. As always, the earlier you pre-order, the less money you pay for the book. Right now, pre-orders for the yearbook are $80, but that price will increase on Oct. 5th. You can pre-order your copy by either:
- Visiting yearbookforever.com and paying with credit, debit, or PayPal.
- Filling out an order form and delivering it with cash or check (made out to Dearborn High School) to the school’s main office.
I will close my opening salvo with a reminder that yearbooks are not just for seniors! While we love our seniors, we strive to include all of our students at DHS in the yearbook. In the moment, your freshman may not think they want a yearbook, but 20 years from now they may wish they had a copy with which to better reminisce on how much they have changed since they first stepped foot on our school’s grounds.
Mr. Adam Smith, Yearbook Adviser
dhsybk@dearbornschools.org
Senior Tributes
Every year, parents purchase advertisements (we call them senior tributes) for their graduating seniors in order to congratulate them on their achievements and wish them well as they transition into the next phase of life. Whether you want to design your own senior tribute or have our staff work with you to design a tribute, we would love to set aside some space for you. See below for more information:
- 1/8 page: $75 (includes up to 2 images)
- 1/4 page: $125 (includes up to 4 images)
- 1/2 page: $200 (includes up to 6 images)
- Full page: $400 (includes up to 10 images)
Group Senior Tributes
You might consider a group senior tribute for one or more of the activities in which your senior is involved. This way the cost of the tribute can be shared by several families, and you can include messages from coaches or directors. See below for more information:
- 1/2 page: $200 (includes up to 3 photos)
- Full page: $400 (includes up to 5 photos)
Senior Portraits
Instead of their school ID photo, seniors have the option of submitting a senior portrait. We are asking that all senior portraits be submitted to the yearbook staff by October 31st. We also have some specific requirements that you should provide to your photographer. If these requirements are not met, we reserve the right to reject the senior portrait. We will do our best to inform you if a photo is rejected, but the earlier you turn in the photo the easier that is.
- Portrait should only include the student’s head and shoulders. No hands, props, or hats in the photo.
- Portrait must be taken in color. No black & white images.
- Photo must be at least 2″ wide and 3″ tall.
- Resolution must be at least 300 dpi.
- File format must be .tiff, .jpeg, .heic, or .png, file size no larger than 25MB.
- Head size (from hairline to bottom of chin): min. 1″, max. 1.5″.
- Indoor, neutral, professional background.
- Students should be dressed in formal attire (e.g. dress shirts, sweaters, ties, blouses, etc.).
- Image must be saved as the student’s name (last name first) and student ID# (example: SmithJohn_20081053.jpeg).
- DHS Yearbook staff reserve the right to reject a photo not meeting these specifications.
- In order to upload your file, go to Yearbook Snap and enter the access code “pioneers”.
Community Sponsors
Every year, the yearbook staff sell advertising space to business and organizations in our community. These advertisements are truly what make the yearbook possible. Without the support of our community, we simply would not be able to publish the yearbook.
We would like to offer our thanks to all of the businesses and organizations that sponsored last year’s yearbook:
- Ronnie A Team
- University of Michigan – Dearborn
- Jeff Darwish (Re/Max Team 2000)
- V & J Inc.
- Dearborn Music
- A&J Electrical Lighting Service
- Saj Bakery
- Mati’s Deli
- Village Ford
- Dearborn Police Officers Charities
- KMS Photography
- Greenland Market
- Shadia Amen Photography
- The Biergarten
If you would like to renew your commitment to The Pioneer or join the list of our community sponsors, space is available for advertising! In thanks for your support, you will receive prime real estate in a book seen by hundreds of students, staff, and parents, and you will also receive space in this very newsletter as well as social media advertising.
Prices are as follows:
- 1/8 page: $85
- 1/4 page: $150
- 1/2 page: $250
- Full page: $450
To reserve space for your organization, you may either:
- Visiting yearbookforever.com and paying with credit, debit, or PayPal.
- Filling out an order form and delivering it with cash or check (made out to Dearborn High School) to the school’s main office.
Got Something to Say? We Would Love to Hear From You!
Email: dhsybk@dearbornschools.org
Phone: (313) 827-1600 and ask for Mr. Smith