Every school day during seventh period, the yearbook staff is working to complete spreads and stories for their next deadline. One of the main aspects of this is gathering content for the yearbook, in the form of quotes and pictures. Ella Kissinger, a sophomore on the staff, said getting photos is the most difficult part of the process. 

“There are a lot of factors that go into photos,” she said. “Especially the quality, which can be hard to get from some people.”

Chandra Sree, another sophomore on the staff, said she agrees. 

“A lot of people are reluctant to send pictures for the yearbook,” Sree said.  “Most of the time, I ask my friends and their siblings. But sometimes, we go to the classrooms and just ask for them to send us content.”

On the other hand, Sree said she does enjoy getting quotes. 

“It’s interesting to learn about what is happening in a picture from their perspective,” she said. “It makes having to write a caption a lot more fun.”

Kissinger said she enjoys brainstorming ideas with the staff and deciding which content to publish. 

“Through the yearbook I feel like I learn more about the school,” she said. “It is always interesting to interview students and hear their opinions and experiences.”

These experiences aren’t always covered equally, though. Kissinger said she the arts don’t receive enough attention. 

“For example, there is an entire section of the staff that covers sports, but there lacks significant content for programs such as theater,” the sophomore said. “These programs put so much work into their projects and deserve coverage.”

Sree said she thinks the yearbook staff covers the upperclassmen too much. 

“Since our staff is upperclassmen, we usually go to our friends to get our content,” she said. “A lot of our content is of seniors and juniors.”

But Kissinger that’s because younger students are less likely to cooperate. 

“Underclassmen students don’t always follow through with what they promised,” she said.

Sree agrees.

“There’s a lot of people, especially underclassmen, who do not cooperate and it makes it so much harder to get things done,” she said.

By Anastasia Wright