Out of all of the end-of-year rites of passage, the Yearbook, encapsulating all of the year and those in the school, is one of the most important. Containing every club, student and the core memories of Nanuet students, this book is supposed to embody the memories that came with being at this school.
Trying to recreate this magic every year, however, is an especially hard task and requires a lot of effort from all parts of the student body. Nevertheless, the Nanuet Yearbook Club steps up to the plate each year and worked especially hard this year to make sure that the yearbook continues to uphold the standard of quality that all Nanuet’s past books have held.
Making this book required months of planning and actions taken in advance. By splitting up and volunteering and allocating certain tasks, the club works effectively to finish the book in time.
“We’re usually assigned or asked to do a specific task,” says Kyra Ermillius, a junior in the Yearbook Club. “For example, a friend and I were in charge of taking club photos, figuring out what clubs need their photos taken and all such things.”
By working on specific aspects of the book, like photos and designing certain pages, everyone has a role to play in this process, putting all their work into making sure they do the best job possible.
When it comes to who is actually in the club, however, this group is very unique from other ones at this school. While most clubs have members that have been in the club since freshman and sophomore year, this club is primarily made up of juniors and seniors.
A good portion of the club members have never had the experience of working on the project before, so they have to learn as the year progresses.
One of these newer seniors, Autumn Cavello, joined this year with the noble intention of ensuring equal representation amongst her classmates.
“I joined yearbook so I can make sure all groups could be represented in the yearbook,” she said.
According to Cavello, she has bought yearbooks every year since she had gone to high school and through seeing the finished product of the others, wanted to make sure that her senior yearbook was just as good as the rest.
Just seeing the final product was not the only reason that the club members worked so hard this year. The general environment of the club and the students in it continuously push one another to make the best final product they possibly can.
“Yearbook felt like the perfect way to combine my creative interests with being a part of something meaningful,” said Katelynn Thariath, the Vice President of the Club.
Nanuet has the hard work of the Yearbook Club to thank for the masterpiece of a yearbook that we have year after year. Because in the end, it’s more than just a book: it’s a photo album of high school memories that can’t be replicated, but can be smiled upon for years to come.