Senior Requirements
SENIOR REQUIREMENTS
DEADLINE - All Senior Portraits + Blurbs for 2019 Yearbook are Due Friday, December 6th.
- Seniors can schedule an appointment with the school photographer, Paradise Photo and Video, 28 Washington Street, Natick, 508-655-9288, our official photographer for 2019-2020. Packages are available here. (Info on using an outside photographer can be found further down this page)
- Deadline for submitting a senior portrait and blurb to the yearbook is December 6th. Photographs and blurbs submitted after this date are not guaranteed to be in the yearbook. If we do not receive your senior portrait, we may need to use your current iPass photo so you are in the book. If no current iPass photo is available, there will be a placeholder photo instead.
- Submitting your photo: Paradise Photo and Video in Natick will submit your photos for you. If you use another company or take your own photo – you are responsible for submitting your photo via email. To submit your photo by email, please send it to NHSyearbook@natickps.org with the subject line of the email as "(Student's Last Name, First Name) - Senior Photo."
Note: It is EXTREMELY important that these guidelines be followed to ensure your photo is in the yearbook.
The senior section is a semi-formal section of the yearbook and has restrictions so that it is consistent. When you find yourself asking "Is this picture OK for the yearbook?" ask if it is something you would include with a college or job resume.
- Poses must be a traditional head & shoulder, moderate close-up with or without hands or arms. Please no Full Length Shots!
- No outdoor shots, all shots must have a solid backdrop (Brick walls included)!
- All students should dress business casual or semi-formal. Examples of this include:
- Suit coat/jacket and tie (optional)
- Collared shirts, blouse, sweater
- The following do not meet the business casual guidelines and are not allowed:
- No exposed shoulders
- No props or other enhancements in your portrait
- No sunglasses, hats, t-shirts, tank tops, dew rags, or bandanas
- No shirts with text or print on them
- If you choose to go with a photographer other than Paradise Photo and video make sure you follow the following formatting guidelines for your senior portrait: print these requirements out and bring them to the photographer. Please ensure that your photographer has submitted your photo to NHSyearbook@natickps.org with the subject line of the email as "the student's Last Name, First Name - Senior Photo." The yearbook office is not responsible for editing your photographs or communicating with your photographer.
- Color pictures only
- Traditional solid background – no outside shots
- Pictures should be 2x3 inches, 400 dpi or better.
Natick High School Guidelines for Senior Blurbs - PLEASE READ
It is very important that these guidelines are followed, or blurbs may not be accepted for publication in the yearbook.
- Must be school appropriate.
- Can not be longer than 300 characters, or it will not fit in the allotted space.
- If you include a quote, it must have the name of the person who originally said it.
Senior Group Photos
Group photos are taken for the end pages in the yearbook. Traditionally, the first photo is taken early in the year and the second is taken on Halloween when all the seniors are wearing their costumes. We assemble in the gym, with the photographer arranging everyone around the Redhawk logo on the gym floor. We ask that everyone be on time, ready to organize themselves and get the photo taken so that the process can be efficient.
- First Photo: Wednesday, October 2nd, 7:30 am Please be prompt so this can be a quick process!!
- Second Photo: Thursday, October 31st (this is the Halloween group photo), 1 pm
AFTER SCHOOL HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday until 3:00pm (other meeting times can be negotiated)
Room 200H
CONTACT:
jfleming@natickps.org