Lights, camera, action! The yearbook team is hosting the annual student-teacher talent show, coming Friday, Feb. 10. The show will be held in the auditorium at 7pm, and admission is just five dollars ($5). 

     English teacher Mrs. Carla Harward, the yearbook adviser and varsity field hockey coach, explained that the show has been taking place “for at least five or six years” and that the yearbook class originally created the event. The event has not taken place for two years, so the staff has been advertising and planning it since the end of November. 

     Junior Lilly Moody explained that the yearbook staff will be “doing an opening act and an actual act” in the show, along with the journalism staff. “Some teachers also plan on singing and dancing” as well, according to Moody. To sign up, visit Mrs. Harward’s room, E312, or complete the form that will be sent out via HCPS email to students. 

     The yearbook staff also has been hard at work creating the 2022-2023 yearbook since September. The staff’s goal this year is to sell at least 500 books. So far, they have sold over 200. The group of juniors and seniors have also split up responsibilities and assigned each other different roles, like section editors and photographers. The theme of the book this year has yet to be revealed, but the group can assure others that it would be worth it to purchase one. The cost is $75 per book, not including customization and add-ons. 

     It’s crucial to bring in enough profit in order to produce the books, hence the talent show and goal of high book sales. However, ads are also a large chunk of how the staff pays for the books. According to Harward, “businesses in the past have been very gracious to sponsor our yearbook” when purchasing ads.

      Local businesses and companies can opt to purchase an ad to support the class and their work, and any interested businesses can contact the school, or www.jostens.com.  Parents also have the opportunity to create a personal ad to congratulate their senior(s), and these ads can include pictures and words of encouragement for their kiddos. 

     Parents who are interested can go to www.jostens.com. After searching for NHHS, click on recognition ad to design an ad. Pictures and messages can be added right on the website. “It’s like putting a Christmas card together on Shutterfly,” jokes Harward.