Relive Traditions & Memories Through Nostalgic Yearbook Pictures
A Hunt For Old Photos Can Ignite Old Friendships
People say laughter is the best medicine – and few things can make you laugh as hard as the silly haircuts, lame trends and awkward moments of your youth.
That, in a nutshell, is the beauty of the high school reunion.
Such reunions give us a chance to look back on this period through rose-colored glasses. The month of January is a great time to begin planning, whether you’re leading the effort or just pitching in. People want to get organized now, and they’ll be eager to help.
You must feature yearbook pictures, of course. Scan the photos to CD to make them easy to manipulate. Perhaps you’ll want to blow up poster-size images or work them into the programs – having the pictures in digital format now will make this a breeze down the line.
Collect photos throughout the process, but especially in the beginning. Nothing jogs the memory like a picture of time gone by. Round up your old yearbooks to start the process, but also reach out to former classmates for their personal photographs; you will find this act is the best way to renew friendships and advertise the reunion through word of mouth.
The pictures you transfer to digital form are simple to tidy up and enhance. Once you’ve converted your photos to CD, they can be used in emails, featured on Web sites and printed on reunion-related publications, from name tags to place cards. Oh, and about that Web site? It will help you track down missing classmates. Rather than depend on names alone, you can post or email their pictures to kick off the search. Enlist your committee members to help you. Also, a number of companies specialize in building reunion sites, so you don’t have to exert too much of your own effort on technical development.
High school is typically a period of growth, but thankfully, yesterday’s embarrassing moments are often today’s barrel of laughs. So break the ice with former classmates by sharing funny, old photos and traditions.
