The first few weeks of school get a lot of attention. New classrooms. New schedules. New students. New routines.
Then September gets moving and an entirely different list starts showing up.
Football games. Soccer. Volleyball. Cross-country. Cheer. Clubs. Booster events. Parent nights. Fundraisers. Senior recognition. School spirit. Classroom projects. Signs that somebody suddenly realizes they need before Friday.
School printing does not stop when classes start. In a lot of ways, that is when it really begins.
Coaches, Teams and Fall Sports
Once fall sports are underway, the printing needs move well beyond a schedule taped to the locker-room door.
A football team may need a breakaway banner for Friday night. A coach may need player signs. Parents may be organizing Senior Night. A booster club may suddenly need sponsor signage, concession information or something large enough to be seen from the bleachers.
Large team entrance banners designed for players to run through before the game.
Individual athletes, teams, seniors, records, schedules and recognition.
Directional signs, sponsor recognition, check-in areas and event information.
Our Posters & Banners and Wide Format Printing services cover everything from player recognition pieces and breakaway banners to much larger school and athletic displays.
Cheer Heads, Big Heads and School Spirit
Some school printing is supposed to be dignified and understated.
Cheer heads are not that.
Oversized photo heads and cutouts work at football games, volleyball matches, pep rallies, Senior Nights, team banquets, fundraisers and anywhere else a normal-size photograph simply is not obnoxious enough.
See our Cheer Heads & Big Head Cutouts for examples and ordering information.
Senior Night Has a Way of Becoming a Printing Project
Senior Night often starts with one idea and grows from there.
One player poster becomes twelve. Somebody wants a banner. Somebody else wants giant heads. Sponsors need recognition. Parents want signs. The coach remembers something that was done last year.
That is normal. The useful part is that many of those pieces can be created from the same photographs, school colors and team information instead of treating every item as an unrelated project.
Booster Clubs, PTOs and the People Who Somehow Get Volunteered
School events usually have somebody behind the scenes trying to make twenty things happen at once.
Booster clubs, PTOs, PTAs, parent groups and volunteers may need sponsor boards, concession signage, fundraiser posters, raffle signs, table displays, directional signs, handouts or recognition pieces — sometimes with very little lead time.
Cheer heads and player cutouts can also work as fundraiser items, team-spirit pieces or group-order products that give supporters something more interesting than another generic handout.
Signs, boards and banners that actually give supporting businesses useful visibility.
Posters, table signage, information sheets and pieces that help explain what you are raising money for.
Check-in, parking, concessions, directions, schedules and all the unglamorous signs people actually need.
Outdoor Sports Need Printing That Can Survive Being Outdoors
A piece that works perfectly in a classroom may not be the right answer beside a football field in October.
Outdoor signs, mounted displays, laminated materials and banners need to be produced around where and how they will actually be used. Wind, moisture, handling, visibility distance and mounting all matter.
Tell us where the piece is going. That information is often more useful than simply telling us what size you think you need.
And Yes, Teachers Still Need Regular Classroom Printing
Sports and activities may be louder, but classroom work certainly did not disappear.
Copies, instructional posters, project materials, laminated reference sheets, binding, presentation pieces and the things you discover you need only after you have actually met this year’s students are all part of the fall rhythm.
Our Teacher & Classroom Support page covers the broader services we provide.
Terrific Teacher Tuesday
Teachers can bring or submit classroom files on Tuesday and receive 50 free black-and-white, single-sided, letter-size copies.
Valid teacher ID is required in store, or use your school-system email when submitting online. Limit one offer per teacher per Tuesday for classroom use.
The School Year Is Already Moving. So Are the Deadlines.
Some projects are planned weeks ahead. Others begin with, “The game is Friday.”
Send what you have. Tell us what it is for, when you need it and where it will be used. We can usually help sort out the appropriate size, material and production approach from there.
Fall gets busy. Your print shop should make the printing part easier.
Have a School or Fall Sports Project?
Send your files, quantities, deadline and a short description of what you are trying to produce. We will review the request and help get the project moving.
