With the school year moving quickly, the yearbook class is working furiously to create our school’s yearbook.
The yearbook is divided into five different sections: spirit, academics, sports, clubs and arts. Each section has an editor, and each editor has sub editors, sort of like a hierarchy. Sub editors are responsible for taking photos and finding events to cover. That media is then sent to the main editor for editing and organization.
Arts editor Vivian Pedegana is in charge of all performance arts, ceramics classes and 3D printing. When finding media for theater or the music classes, Pedegana looks for opportunities to take photos of live performances. She also explained how she finds media for different art classes.
“I try to get finished projects or people enjoying their time in the class,” Pedegana said.
She tries to capture the more hands-on activities within the class.
Eloise Sorenson is one of the sub-editors for the spirit department. Spirit is a huge part of McDaniel, with so many events being held, so there is a lot to capture when it comes to media.
“We take pictures when it’s spirit week and of assemblies and the dances,” Sorenson explained.
Whenever there is time where no spirit events are going on, she takes photos of admin for the staff page.
Overall, the design of the yearbook is decided by the Editor-in-Chief, Mia Caldwell and Eva Rishel. Over the summer, they brainstormed different ideas and designs, which they brought back to the class in the new year. They then discussed ideas with the class until one was chosen.
This year’s theme is “Scrapbook.” A big part of designing the yearbook is making it different from past years, adding the classes’ own flair.
A large part that is often forgotten is the online yearbook. It includes photos from prom, and any events that happen after spring break.
“People usually don’t see that, or even know we have an online yearbook,” Pedegana said.
Anything that happens after the deadline goes into the online publication.
Things have changed since last year’s yearbook regarding the process. With multiple people working on each page, it requires a team effort. Andrew Hoeflein, the publication’s adviser, stressed how this change with the roles has affected the class.
“This year is a lot easier,” he said.
Hoeflein continues to describe how the teamwork and communication within the yearbook class this year has been making it easier for everyone. Each person has their own responsibilities within the class, resulting in a smoother process.
