Even though ink and paper media isn't rising in popularity due to the internet
, high school yearbooks maintain their importance around the country. Nothing can take the place of these classic books that capture our high school memories for years to come. Each year, a new group of students comes together to create that year's yearbook. For decades afterwards, alumni look back through those pages and remember the good old days.
The classic pages upon pages of awkward head shots are always a favorite to look back on. Most yearbooks have then divided up by class and many school districts choose to have color photos for the seniors only. Color printing costs more and since the seniors are graduating it only seems right that they have their last photo be in high quality color.
Yearbooks are a great way to look at how you changed during your high school career. Just compare your freshman photo to your senior photo. For some people, these two photos don't even look like the same person! For other people the changes were more subtle and less outward.
A student club is usually in charge of assembling and producing each yearbook. Photos by students with cameras are taken candidly of clubs in action. These photos can be some of the most fun to look back on because they show school as you remember it. High school wasn't how those classic yearbook shots make it look but the candid shots included give us more insight.
Yearbooks can help you stay connected with your high school friends, too, once you are all out in the world on your own. Glancing through the pages of your yearbooks will remind you of people you want to get back in touch with.
Sometimes a photo of a person you knew only as an acquaintance will make you realize that you wish you had known them better. You could even reach out now that you've pulled up those memories. It is also always fun and sometimes embarrassing to look up the yearbook photos of old crushes and flings.
The internet makes it easy to get in touch with people you haven't talked to since high school. Your yearbook provides the full name you need and social networkings can help you from there.
Even if you weren't into yearbooks when you were in school, having them now can help you remember those past times. High school yearbooks help us reflect, reminisce and remember our high school days.