Back in the day (as you teenagers like to say), the folio was always the same. On the left-hand page, it listed the section. On the right-hand page, it listed the spread topic. While folios are often section and spread topic, they are not limited to that. Folios are?now a place to include more coverage with a quote or to further the design elements with a more intricate design. They can also provide additional reader aids by listing every topic and every layer of coverage found on the spread. See the examples below.

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The Clan 2012 from McLean High School in McLean, Va. mimicked the type design from the cover in the folio. On the right-hand page, the staff listed every topic covered on the spread:

2012 Resume from George Walton Academy in Monroe, Ga. included?a headshot and a quotation?in the left-hand page folio:

2012 Guardian from Westfield High School in Chantilly, Va. included a quotation without a headshot. These quotations were theme-related, and the staff gathered them at the beginning of the year when they were collecting quotations for the cover: