Rhap master At the Rhapsody in Blue concert, senior Nishad Vaidya plays as part of a violin trio. For the December event, both jazz bands, percussion, wind ensemble, a flute section, a saxophone section and the violin trio alternated pieces on different parts of the stage for an evening of nonstop music. photo by Jake Burton
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HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOL (OVIEDO, FLORIDA)
HOW YEARBOOKS USE PAGES AND SPREADS ON ONE INDIVIDUAL WITH HIGH-QUALITY PORTRAITS AND COMPELLING STORIES.
If people imagine the best pictures they have seen and the best stories they have read, they remember pieces with emotion and great detail. It is much easier to capture moments and details when you are focusing on a person. | BRIT TAYLOR, CJE, ADVISER, HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOL (OVIEDO, FLORIDA) FALL 2014
One thing that makes a yearbook boring is a “surface” approach to writing, photos or coverage. Too often yearbook spreads feature group shots and stories such as “The football team went __ and __ this year” or “The purpose of the Key Club was to ....” Every good publication has to focus. It is what the pros do: People, Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated generally feature one person on their covers with well-developed features inside. There is an obvious reason: Make something that tells a great story people will remember. While staffs certainly should not fill their book 100 percent with individual stories, having a portion of the book dedicated to this kind of coverage is a powerful tool. | BRIT TAYLOR, CJE, adviser, Hagerty High School (Oviedo, Fla.)
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