Aaliyah Garcia
Staff Writer The 2023-2024 school year is coming to an end, and the school’s yearbook was wrapped up on the 29th of March. The yearbooks are coming to show everything that has happened, and are made by the yearbook staff. Yearbook is an elective class where students express some personal creativity while making a themed book of memories. When people move on from high school, it is important to be able to have something to capture those memories. Haelie Snover, freshman, is one of the social media managers of Bonneville High School (BHS) yearbook. Although Snover primarily takes pictures, writes captions,and creates pages, she is also one of the staff members tasked with running the yearbook’s instagram @bhsofficialyearbook. Snover mentioned that she joined the yearbook staff because “so many people talk about it in middle school, and [she] just really wanted to make something that [she] would always remember.” With the help of social media, Snover and the rest of the staff work diligently to include and identify as many students in the book as possible. However, with the high number of students at Bonneville High School, it can be challenging to identify every student. When trying to find the name of an unknown student, the staff will consult one another. If that fails, the staff will face a match, which includes utilizing "the roster for whatever activity they are in" and pulling up portraits to compare eyes, lips, hairline, etc. The yearbook staff tries to include a variety of students, and with the help of face matches they are allowed to include anyone they want. The yearbook staff needs to find out student’s names for the pictures in the yearbook though, Snover explains, “Personally I do not choose the pictures, I choose the pictures I want on my spread, but other people choose the pictures they want.” The spread is pages in the yearbook, and Snover carefully decides what pictures to put on the spreads that she is assigned to. Each student has the chance to provide their own input on the page. This includes any and all photos as well as incorporation of the yearbook theme. Abigayle Shelley, junior, is one of the social media managers for the BHS yearbook. The themes incorporate creativity, and add cute designs to the yearbook. After finishing the book, Shelley explains that the yearbook staff “gets into groups and come up with different themes” for the next year, then they choose a theme. A yearbook theme is a common visual that reflects the student body, faculty, and community. The yearbook staff tries to choose themes that will connect with the majority of the school while still allowing the staff members to show their own creativity and uniqueness. The pictures are also something that express uniqueness from our school. The pictures capture memories throughout the school year and are made to last forever which is why they are carefully chosen. Shelley revealed that “After we do photoshoots the editors sift through all the photos we take and download the best ones.” In the yearbook it is about what looks good and what doesn’t and by selecting the photos that look the most pleasing, the yearbook has photos of fun activities BHS does throughout the school year. The yearbook staff focuses on pictures that are clean, have action, and have different students. With all of these incorporated into the yearbook it is filled with lively, and energy fulfilled pictures. With that, the yearbook staff have worked hard to make this yearbook epic. To appreciate their hard work, go and get a yearbook! Yearbooks can be purchased through May 12 2024. Buy online at yearbookforever.com.
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