The media center is often run by students under the supervision of a teacher. You may need to speak to the supervising teacher to ask for the yearbooks you are looking for. You can also visit the school’s library to ask them to refer you to the media center or to help you find the yearbooks.
You may not be able to take a physical copy of the yearbook but the advisor may send you a photocopy or a photograph of any specific pages you are looking for. Some schools will digitize their yearbooks, including past yearbooks. Ask the yearbook advisor if you are able to access the yearbook through the school’s digital archives.
If you do not keep in touch with former classmates, you can try searching for their contact information online or through mutual friends so you can reach out to them. You can also search for a Facebook page or other social media pages for your school that includes your former classmates.
Most of these tools are free to access or require a small subscription fee to use. These sites mostly list high school yearbook information, but you can try to search for junior high or college yearbooks as well through the sites.
Most online tools cost no more than $20-$30 USD for 1 year access.
Though you will not be able to access a physical copy of the yearbook, you can browse through the digital copy and look up any images or people that way.
