Put the scrapbook in chronological order to create a timeline of events. Start by cutting out pictures from the yearbook -- the ones that you want to use for your scrapbook -- and designing a layout so that the photos from the beginning of the school year are first and the photos taken toward the end of the year are last. Fill in the blanks with some of your own pictures that you and your friends, or parents, took on your own. For instance, perhaps a parent took a picture of you on your first day of school, or you and your friends have pictures from a football game that you all attended. Mix around the photos until you come up with a timeline that shows the gradual course of time.
Take photos from the school yearbook to paste into your scrapbook, and then embellish the scrapbook page with memorabilia that pertains to the photo. For instance, if you saved the program to a school play, and a picture of the school play is in the yearbook, cut out the picture of the school play and paste the picture and the program on the same page in the scrapbook. If you have ticket stubs from a museum field trip your class went on, and there are pictures of the field trip in the yearbook, do the same thing. Little pieces of memorabilia make the scrapbook more meaningful and personal.
Decorate the pages of the scrapbook with appropriate borders and embellishments that complement the content of the page. When you scrapbook, every page can look different and have a unique tone. For instance, if the pictures and memorabilia on the scrapbook page have to do with a safari-themed school dance, use safari-themed borders on the page, such as zebra stripes or giraffe spots. Make simple frames around the pictures by paper punching to create a trim, and look for craft embellishments, such as rhinestones, fabric pompoms and feathers to glue onto the page.
If you have any inside jokes, comical quotes or memorable sayings that relate to the images and memorabilia from the yearbook, write them into the scrapbook with craft markers. Place the words next to the pictures, underneath them or at a diagonal on the page. Attribute the messages by writing the name of the person responsible for coming up with the joke or the funny quote. This is an effective way to remember the events that took place.