After submitting the first deadline of the year, senior editor in chief Julia Ahrns is leading the yearbook staff in hopes to win a Spartan award from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA). The staff had a major change this year- yearbook is running as a class instead of as a club, as it did in the 2013-14 school year. The staff last year consisted solely of volunteers who dedicated their time outside of school to work on the yearbook. The current staff is larger and while it is full of mostly new people, they\u2019re working hard to make the book the best it can be.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to have left [DHS] winning two Spartans,\u201d Ahrns said. \u201cI\u2019m lucky enough to have been the editor in chief for the first Spartan-winning book and I want to keep the streak going. My dad always said anyone can do something once, but it\u2019s the replication and consistency that makes you successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
While former DHS yearbooks have had a generally traditional style, last year\u2019s book, \u201cDHS Defined\u201d had a modern style and Ahrns is expanding on that trend this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year our theme, \u2018Days, Hours, Seconds\u2019 is giving us the freedom to try more modern designs,\u201d Ahrns said. \u201cWe are really paying attention to detail, both in our coverage and our design.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even though a large amount of detail cannot currently be released about the book, Ahrns ensured it will be more contemporary and will have a different look from \u201cDHS Defined.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first time ever we have a very cool color scheme,\u201d Ahrns said. \u201cIt reminds me of the beach so I\u2019m hoping it will give me relaxing vibes during stressful deadlines.\u201d<\/p>\n