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A High School Yearbook

Thesis: A high school yearbook covers every aspect of student life by being organized into various sections which include organizations, activities, sports, faculty and classes.

I.	Need for organization of materials

II.	Organizations
	A. 	Music groups
	     	1. 	Choir
		2. 	Band
		3.	Orchestra
	B. 	Honor groups
		1. 	Thespian
		2. 	NHS
		3. 	Varsity "C"
		4. 	Student Council
	C.	 Clubs
		1. 	Drama Club
		2. 	Science Club
		3. 	JCL
		4. 	AFS
		5. 	Pep Club
		6. 	Business clubs
			a.  DECA
			b.  OEA
	D.  	Staffs
		1. 	Yearbook
		2. 	Newspaper
III. 	Activities
	A. 	Plays
		1. 	Childrens'
		2. 	Class
			a.  Junior
			b.  Senior
		3. 	Musical
	B. 	Dances
		1. 	Homecoming
		2. 	Valentine's Day Swirl
		3. 	Prom
	C. 	Assemblies
		1. 	Special
			a.  POW
			b.  Free Fare
		2. 	Traditional
			a.  Easter
			b.  Christmas
IV. 	Sports
	A. 	Fall
		1. 	Football
		2. 	Cross country
		3. 	Cheer leaders
	B. 	Winter
		1. 	Basketball
		2. 	Wrestling
	C. 	Spring
		1. 	Golf
		2. 	Track
		3.	Baseball
		4. 	Tennis
V.	Administration
	A. 	Board of Education
	B. 	Faculty
	C. 	Personnel
VI. 	Classes
	A. 	Senior
		1. 	Graduation
		2. 	Baccalaureate
		3. 	Banquet
	B.	Junior
	C.	Sophomore
VII. Result of organization

A High School Year Book

In many English Departments there is one class dedicated to publishing the high school yearbook. This class gathers a large amount of material in the time-span of a school year. All the pictures, notebooks, and newspaper clippings are more than likely stuffed into one file cabinet for lack of storage space. The staff has an enormous job of organizing these materials and also the annual itself in order to include as many people and areas of interest as possible in one book. A high school annual covers every aspect of student life by being divided into various sections which include organizations, activities, sports, faculty, and classes.

The first section, organizations, deals with the established clubs and groups on campus. Pictures of the members working on projects and a short write-up of their purpose are included with a picture of the group as a whole. Organizations on campus include music and honor groups, clubs and staffs. Music groups are the choirs, bands, and orchestra. Among the honor groups are the Thespian Society, National Honor Society, Varsity "C" and the student council. Clubs found in every high school include the drama club, JCL, science club, AFS, pep club, and business clubs such as DECA and OEA. The yearbook and school newspaper staffs appear in this section also.

The activity section is concerned with the various student participation activities such as plays, dances, and assemblies. Theater productions presented each year are the Childrens' Play, Junior and Senior class plays, and the musical. Also given each year are the Homecoming dance, Valentine's Day Swirl, and Spring Prom. Both traditional assemblies such as Easter and Christmas and special assemblies like a POW or a Free Fare rock band concert abound throughout the year. Pictures and copy accompany each activity.

The next section found in any annual concerns sports. The team picture, score box, and scenes from the games are placed with each sport. The sports are arranged in seasonal order in this section. First in the fall is football and then cross country. Next comes winter with basketball and wrestling. Spring brings track, golf, baseball, and tennis.

The next division does not pertain directly to the students but is a vital part of their school life. This section, the administration, is divided among the faculty, the Board of Education, and personnel. Usually, a list of their accreditations accompany each picture of the faculty.

The first thing everybody does when they receive their yearbook is to look for their own picture. If not in any other section of the book, everybody's picture appears in the class section. This section divides itself among the Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores. The Junior and Sophomore sections include only individual pictures and candids. The Senior section, however, has enlarged individual pictures and candids plus a part of significant senior activities such as the Senior Banquet, baccalaureate and graduation.

Any book must have organization to succeed--especially a yearbook. The various sections of organizations, activities, sports, faculty and classes adds to the readability and organization of the annual. Thus, with a little time and a lot of organization there emerges a high-school yearbook everyone can be proud of.