For all those students interested or bored enough to read this large array of syllables, I congratulate you on your ambition. The purpose for this collage of words is to introduce you to yearbooking. It's probably alot more than any of you ever imagined. This yearbook is created by WHS students, like yourself. We have carried the awesome responsibility of producing your yearbook: the one that you whip through and are so quick to criticize; the same book that fourteen students have spent countless hours working on, and usually get little or no public recognition . The only buyers of yearbooks that we hear from are the ones that are so uptight about their name being spelled wrong, or they don't like the cover. They have no solution to the problem and don't really care; they just want to be heard. And we listen. But has any one person stopped and considered the fact that we have over 4000 names to spell right? Has any one person considered the fact that we have one of the largest student bodies and faculties to please? And what about the consideration for the budget? Or the timefactor involved? Have any of you really looked at the good things about our yearbook? Of course not. We all know that we're quicker to criticize than to compliment. It's one of the faults of human nature. Getting back to my original purpose: to introduce to you the problems of yearbooking so that you will understand ' 'hy your name is spelled wrong, or the pictures look crappy, or there's no variety of people in the pictures . Actually, it's very simple. The staff is not super-human. For instance, names are easily misspelled in the classes section, because the names are typed from the little envelopes that YOU write when you get your picture taken . Trying to decipher some of your hieroglyphics that passes for printed handwriting is definitely an art, which, unfortunately, cannot always be mastered. As for halfway decent pictures, sports for example, there is only one way to take good pictures of people in sports: the people performing have to do the right thing at the right time and look good when they're doing it. Sports pictures are very hard to take . And there's another side to consider: the photographer's point of view. He has to spend all of his spare time taking pictures of giggly girls, boasterous guys and modest teachers. He has to take all the barf people give him. Coaches want certain athletes doing certain things at certain times, which is completely understandable. But we have deadlines to meet and sometimes it's hard for us to get photographers because they have their own lives to lead, plus the added pressure of the Citadel. As for your complaints of seeing the same old people plastered throughout the book, believe me, I'm on your side . I find it very frustrating to see the same smiling faces in all the candids; and the staff has tried to conquer this problem, but how can we help avoiding the ever-familiar faces all the time? Popular people are in no way, shape, or form, camera shy, and for the few who are, they are always so available, despite their overwhelming modesty. What can we do? I'm asking you to understand our human side of it and allow for it. We give our best effort for our own self-esteem, but the buyers of the yearbook are our chief concern . Remember that, the next time you get angry about a wrong name, or a bad picture. There are more good things in the yearbook than bad, so enjoy it for what it is . If you have any comments feel free to come into G-7, and tell us your gripes, or if any one dares, what you liked about the yearbook that you'd like to see again next year . We are interested in your opinion, but it's up to you to give it to us, when we can do something about it. You have tell us what you want, or else we won ' t know. Everyone is different. Give us ideas and believe me, we'll work on them. The staff cares about the book, and we go out of our way to make it the best. If you're willing to help, we're all for it. Carrie Petrucci Editor-in-Chief Opening-~
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