Yearbook Staff Negotiates Senior Quotes

Seniors at El Dorado High School are asking about senior quotes in the 2018 yearbook,  and the yearbook staff is changing things up this year.

EHS Wildcat Yearbook Adviser Lauren Cross said yearbook is going to use senior quotes as a fundraiser.

Senior quote space can be purchased for $5, with a 40 character limit. Cross said that since there were problems last year with inappropriate submissions, all quotes will have to be approved before they’re published.

“This is a situation where it’s on the student to make sure they write something that’s worth remembering. We won’t tolerate bullying, obscenities or negative messages directed to the school, staff or students. If we don’t approve your quote, your $5 is non-refundable.”

The deadline for seniors to place a $50 deposit toward a senior ad is Dec.19th. If students meet the deadline, then their senior quote will be free.

Initially it was unclear whether or not this year’s book would have quotes. Cross explained that space restrictions and poor choices made by last year’s seniors were some of the reasons the staff considered eliminating the quotes.

Sydney Morgan, a junior, was worried the decision might affect her senior class next year. “I think that past students shouldn’t reflect us. I think that just because they were irresponsible with their quotes doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have ours.”

For next year, it’s a “we will see” kind of situation, Cross said. “Depending on what kind of sales and depending on what the editors decide, we may do this again,” said Cross.

An alternative to senior quote spaces would be for students to add a quote to their senior ads. “We started a deposit program for senior ads, and $50 will hold you a space. Students are more than welcome to use it for pictures, quotes and congratulatory messages,” said Cross.

Though senior ads will still be for sale after students return for the second semester, space will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Placing a deposit guarantees your spot as long as the remainder of the bill is paid by March 16.

Deposits are non-refundable, but will guarantee at least a $50 ad space, even if the remainder is not paid by the deadline.