The Rosemary Turns 100

Yearbook this year is taking on a big roll. The 2009 Yearbook staff is putting together the 100th Rosemary.

Stacey Panenhanouvong explained how they want to “change things up” this year. Along with the events that occur during the school year, they are researching our school’s history and paying a visit to Urbana High School’s fourth floor, which is claimed to be “haunted”.

One thing that Stacey discovered about UHS’s history is that we used to hold a “Ms. Rosemary”. “Ms. Rosemary” was similar to Mr. Urbana but for females. “I think that if we were to hold a Ms. Rosemary now-a-days, it would be more of a popularity contest and girls would get too competitive,” McKenzie Kirby said.
Chelsea Gourley agreed with Kirby’s statement.

You may think Yearbook is all fun and games, but a few of the staff members said that there are difficult tasks. “A challenging factor is working around our schedule and deadlines,” Panenhanouvong said. “Everyone in yearbook has so much going on that it’s hard to get interviews and pictures done in time.”
Mr. Lehr said that his students are expected to research the past 100 years, to interview clubs, take photos and interview students.

Mariah Burgess is the editor-in-chief this year and Morgan Cooper, along with Meghan Houk are 2009 editors. Their responsibilities consist of designing layouts, sports, interviewing and taking photos. Morgan Cooper expresses her enjoyment in being a part of yearbook. “My favorite thing about yearbook is making something that people can pull out and show their kids and grandkids one day.”

You can buy the yearbooks online at jostensyearbooks.com. If you buy it before winter break, you get $10 off!