The high school experience is truly different for everyone, and what better way to look back on it than through a yearbook. Mrs. Dawn Anderson, the director of the yearbook at NAHS, noted that “someday your kids and grandkids could see pictures of what it's like when you went to high school.”
Yearbook is also a class at North Augusta High School, taught by Mrs. Anderson, that you can sign up for during your IGP meeting. Mrs. Anderson said she's so lucky this year with an amazing group of students in her class, with some even going on their third year with her. She also said, “It's amazing to see kids who don’t participate in any other extracurricular activities at NAHS but decide to do yearbook and see how much they come out of their shell and how sociable and well they do in college because of it.” The yearbook team also works very hard selling ads and collecting donations so our yearbook can be reasonably priced. Mrs. Anderson noted that “because all the other schools in the area their yearbooks are way smaller than ours and they charge anywhere from $75-$85. So, the yearbook team must go get around $100,000 each year in ads and donations, which gives us this book that’s much bigger for $65.”
NAHS Sandspurs students posing with the yearbooks from the years 2017, 2020, and 1992.
Photo credit: AnnMarie Partl
Pictured from left to right: Emma Daniels, Jack Greeneway, and Taylor Muns.
We can all agree that this year is full of craziness and uncertainty, and Mrs. Anderson said that COVID has affected the yearbook this year because “it's harder to have two groups agree on ideas instead of one.” This is because there are two cohorts of students instead of just one class of students who are all working towards the same goal. She also said it was hard when the Coronavirus just hit in March, saying “spring sports seasons were canceled, and we couldn’t get photos of some of the sports, like track, so we had to get photos from last season.” She was thankful for the amazing group of yearbook students who were still able to fill the yearbook, unlike other schools around the country who had blank pages in theirs. Mrs. Anderson also said, “It was great because so many teachers volunteered to help pass out all the yearbooks.” When asked if the yearbook would be different this year because of the virus, Mrs. Anderson said that “I had the option to make the yearbook different, but I refused. We try to keep everything extremely traditional here.” It’s comforting to know that in times of uncertainty we know that the yearbook will stay the same thanks to Mrs. Anderson and the wonderful yearbook team here at North Augusta High School!
You can purchase a yearbook from now until January 20th. They are $65 and can be purchased in Mrs. Andersons room, 307, with cash or check. You can also buy them online at ‘yearbookforever.com’ and if you want to a personal name stamp on it, you’ll have to purchase it on the website. Don’t forget to place your order! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity, as there will be no extras available in the spring.
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