Club Spotlight: Yearbook

Yearbook Club Continues Working Hard Despite Small Staff

— Ariana González, General Reporter Remembering things is hard, schedule and/or who could go to “There is an opportunity for especially after a long and stressful events or when we could go.” you to come forth and actually school year. As the end of the year Gieser sends out emails with do something if you are unhappy approaches, most students begin information about what kind of with the publication as opposed to reminiscing about their school people he is looking for at the whining and complaining about it,” memories and all the events that beginning of the year which are Gieser said. took place. However, it can be meant to be answered by people Senior Karley Cermak is one of hard to keep track of everything or who are interested in joining. the Yearbook Club’s two members. remember all the events. Thankfully, “I did get a lot of emails this year, Her role consists of mostly taking Mandan High School organizes and I sent out a lot of responses to photos at events for the yearbook, a yearbook filled with the year’s try and gain some interest and try but she also helps with the designing events and memories. setting meeting dates and times,” process. In charge of the club that designs Gieser said. “However, nobody “I occasionally collaborate with and organizes the Mr. G on the yearbook Yearbook is John Gieser, designing process, such as who teaches Art 1 through the cover, banners, fonts, 4 and is the advisor for etc,” Cermak said. both the Art Club and the Cermak actually was Yearbook Club. not planning on joining “What I imagine the Yearbook Club at first. Yearbook Club to be is However, she changed her students going out and mind once Gieser told her taking photos, checking what it was about. cameras out with me, “Considering that I going to events, helping am going into Graphic with design, and taking Design and am a lover of part of their yearbook,” photography, I thought Gieser said. it would be a great outlet Unfortunately for the Photo submitted by John Gieser for my abilities,” Cermak Yearbook Club, they are An initial sketch of what this year’s yearbook said. currently not working on anything due to the will look like. Cermak recommends for people that are interested fact that there are only 2 in photography and/or members. showed up.” design to join the Yearbook Club “Those 2 members show up to Yearbook club deals with many and show off their abilities. events and take photos for me,” complex and interesting processes. “If you are someone who is really Gieser said. “Really they are “I think Yearbook Club can be a into digital design like me, or are working on scheduling and they also really interesting club,” Gieser said. into photography, or even both, I help with design.” “It goes so deep that it could be a think the yearbook club would be a Like most clubs, the impact of class in it’s own right and it’s pretty great place to start delving into your COVID-19 unfortunately affected a intense in terms of things that you interests,” Cermak said lot of the ways the Yearbook Club are given and all the possibilities.” Gieser is looking for dependable works. They have had to deal with Yearbook Club offers a variety of people and is open to all kinds of events being cancelled, times being chances for students to be involved cool ideas. If you are interested in changed and such. with their school. One of these joining, Gieser suggest that you “I think the scheduling aspect opurtunities is a chance for students pay close attention to your email was the worst of it,” Gieser said. to be more involved in the process of in the Fall, which is when he “It created a considerable amount making the yearbook or even fixing starts contacting people to join the of issues when it came to how to things they do not like about it. Yearbook Club. Feature 14