Theme:
"It's the Only Way We Know"
School:
H.B. Plant High School
Adviser:
Christina Porcelli
Editors:
Courtney Chalmers, Lauren Rose
Walsworth representative:
Sabrina Schmitz - CJE
With a history of academic and athletic success, Plant High School students are used to being proud. Maybe even a little braggy. The editors of the 2019 Panther admitted as much in the book’s colophon, and explained that’s where their theme idea came from. “...we thrive because it is all we have ever known. We are successful because we do not know anything different.”
Certainly a bold statement, and the editors knew it would need a bold design. That’s why readers will find bold, all-caps type treatments on all of the book’s headlines. The school colors are black and gold, and that gold is tweaked into more of a bright, vibrant yellow and becomes the book’s primary theme color.
The coverage is standard chronological, covering a normal year at Plant High School – filled with stories of accomplishment. One very nice touch – a series of profile spreads (indicated by their yellow background) showcased specific Plant students and how they stood out from the crowd during this school year.