High school yearbook takes hard work, patience
Sports reporter
There is no editor on staff, so the eight girls have to work and make decisions together for the book to be the best it can.
The past few years they have decided to change some things around.
The seniors are emphasized by having just three or four on one page with a picture and a quote.
The activities page, which usually is not highly read because of the amount of text, now includes an informal picture, some include pets or guitars, along with the list of activities.
After a page like activities or sports is completed, it is sent as a PDF (portable document format) to Jostens Company to be proofed and eventually printed.
The students use InDesign to put their pages together, and all the photos are digital.
"We don't use the dark room anymore," Versch said.
The students are well-versed in the technology it now takes to put a yearbook together, but it helps that Versch is as well.
"He's a pretty cool teacher," Rogers said.
But she also joked he's the reason some students have more on their plate than at the beginning of the year.
"We have more because he doesn't finish his pages," she said laughing.
However, Rogers and the rest of the staff know his art and computer background help in making the yearbook something people want to see.
But Versch still goes back to the idea it's the students' creation.
"I want them to be proud of it," he said.
Judging by the actions of the staff members, it is.
Other staff members include: Emma Hett, Symba Steele, Kayla Nickelson, Brooke Johnson, Shayla Rahe, and Jouanna Warnica.
