1806 was the first year Yale University published the first official yearbook and as we all know, yearbooks have been an important project for all schools every year since then. Yearbooks hold many memories of what happened in that school year, like school events, clubs, sports, and more. Yearbooks are also filled with photos of all students who go to that school. These books are meant to be made with many different and fun memories and quotes that students can look back on for the rest of their lives. As the second semester begins, yearbooks will slowly start to begin wrapping up and soon to be shipped to their schools to be passed out. With every school’s yearbook having a unique and creative feature/design, here’s a glimpse into the creative minds behind Saugus High School Yearbook 2025!
Yasmine Manzano, a junior at Saugus High School and a photographer for the sports section, is in her third year of being a yearbook student. Manzano’s biggest accomplishment this year was making the yearbook with little to no mistakes and creating an amazing cover page. “Freshman year I liked the book we made but I do think there were a lot of mistakes within it. This year I think design-wise it is a lot stronger and we are trying to make fewer technical mistakes” said Manzano. Each section in the class, MIBS, people, student life, and sports, all get a different amount of pages throughout the year and each has its deadlines. For the sports section, “Each student gets around 3 sports pages, one for each season, and they each have around a month to 6 weeks to finish their pages” Manzano said. Sometimes student work gets their pages done in time of the deadline so their only choice is to stay after school and get it done. Manzano says, “Most people do stay after school if they don’t finish pages. Sometimes if staff members don’t finish their pages, then I have to stay after school to finish their page or fix it up. When we do stay after school, it depends on how much work we have to finish up but normally it’ll take around 2-6 hours until we can go home.” Some people join a yearbook because it might help out with their future job, or just because it seemed fun. Here’s an insight into Manzano’s decision to join the yearbook staff. “Originally I joined the yearbook to be with my best friend and then I ended up liking it. I think it’ll help me in my future job with communication skills, how to be a leader and making sure you are still tough on your staffers, but still always there for them. It also helps with learning time management and having to turn things in at a certain time and a lot of responsibility because if you don’t care then your school won’t have a yearbook” said Manzano. She thinks that this class is important for everyone interested to take at some point in high school. Here’s why, “I think it helps you get out of your shell and you get to meet so many different people with so many different personalities and it’s overall just a very fun and welcoming class.”
In conclusion, yearbooks are much more than just collections of memories — they are a reflection of the hard work, dedication, and creativity that students like Yasmine Manzano put into their school’s legacy. Whether through late nights spent perfecting pages or learning valuable life skills like time management and leadership, the process of creating a yearbook offers students an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. As Saugus High School prepares to wrap up the 2025 yearbook, it’s clear that the effort behind the book is just as memorable as the events it captures, reminding us all of the importance of cherishing and preserving the moments that make each school year unique.
