Theme:
"Between the Lines"
School:
Norman High School
Adviser:
Kerry Friesen
Editor:
Brittan Choate
Walsworth representative:
John Gearhart - CJE
"Between the Lines" could have easily become another cliché theme, but Norman High School managed to avoid that. It’s impossible to use the theme without implementing lines into your design, but the Trail staff avoided letting the lines define their design. Their coverage is what really shines. Take a look at just a few of the unique spreads you’ll see in the yearbook’s pages:
The Great Gnome Hunt. A world history class trip to Japan. Being named the botball world champions. The meatball club’s meatball cookoff to name the next Meatballer Supreme. The Native American club festival. Pi Day festivities. A teacher accepted to the NASA summer program. The medieval fair. Sports spreads included ones dedicated to trainers and Special Olympics.
“We know that every school has many of the same features and events,” the staff wrote in the colophon. “We wanted to focus on what makes those events specifically memorable for the students here, whether that be the history behind the event or the originality of this year in particular. We wanted to pull the theme through visually using several different design elements, but without being too literal.”
With their school color orange used as a unifying color along with several other eye-catching shades and modern font selections, Norman High School put together an impressive display, proving that Norman, Oklahoma, is anything but normal.