Yearbook Update: Memories, Deadlines, and Collaboration
The yearbook is an important part of every high schooler’s time in school - it’s something that records memories and serves as a time capsule that documents another year in school. Here at OHS, the yearbook is responsible for documenting both online and in-person events, as well as shining a spotlight on student accomplishments. The yearbook is a collaborative effort between students and staff, and it’s a work in progress throughout the school year.
Yearbook managing editor Hannah Xie, says that this year’s yearbook is “going very well!” She continues, saying that “[i]t’s super interesting seeing how things come together from an editorial perspective, and working together with Hannah [Bowman] and Aanya [Gupta] has been such a treat. They’ve done so much in the coming together of this year’s yearbook!” Bowman, the editor-in-chief, agrees with this sentiment, and shares that the team was “able to finish all the spreads by the deadline - we had [one] deadline [in] December and one in January, and then we have one spread due in February for Pixel Fest… in previous years we've kind of struggled with the deadlines, and there's always been extensions. I think this year we'll be able to do with that extension.”
Both editors have been part of the yearbook for many years, since their middle school days. Bowman, who joined in 7th grade, says that she “was looking through all the clubs and trying to choose which ones [she] wanted to be in. And… I chose the yearbook because I felt like it was something that has an actual goal and you're able to make something that a lot of people at the school buy and look at and stuff. So I thought that was cool and I also liked the creative side.” Xie, who joined in 8th grade, shares that she’s “a huge fan of graphic design and [that] compiling memories from classes and dances is such a treat!”
This year, Bowman says that the book is “pretty similar” to past years, with one difference: the reintroduction of core, math, and history spreads. She shares that “[f]or the past couple of years they got rid of those [spreads], but this year I wanted to bring those back.” Xie adds that since the cover and color pallet changes, “the yearbook has a fresh new look every time!”
As for favorite spreads, Bowman says that “they all have their different merits - there's ones like Homecoming, where it's just a bunch of photos, and then there are more text-heavy ones like the academic [spreads], so I think they all have unique qualities that make them good.” Xie shares that “[t]here’s usually a spread of funny teacher quotes I love reading, and the homecoming spreads are also so lovely to go back and look at.”
In sum, this year’s yearbook is coming along very well indeed!