Cass High School had its annual picture days September 25-29. Throughout the week, and while each grade took their turn, every student had the opportunity to have his or her picture made for the yearbook. While some students look forward to this opportunity, some students absolutely dread it. Picture day offers a variety of embarrassing possibilities that make some students uneasy, such as spilling breakfast on one’s shirt or blinking from the flash of the cameras. On the other hand, some students love getting dressed up and posing for the cameras without a doubt in mind about their appearance.

  One example of a dreaded picture day experience was Cass High Senior, Noah Arnold’s story about how he “walked into the auditorium [and] the photographer looked at [him] and asked, ‘Did you know it was picture day?’ He then proceeded to critique [Noah’s] appearance.”

 Among the myriad of picture day stories, many are negative, but, occasionally, a funny story makes an appearance. “In the first grade, I got my picture made, and, on my picture, my mom put my name down as Mallory, my middle name. When the pictures were developed, my mom did not like how they came out, so she signed me up for re-takes, but this time she put my name down as Lyndon, my first name. When all was said and done, the school got confused and put both of my pictures in the yearbook, one under Mallory and the other under Lyndon. At the end of the year, when yearbooks came out, all of my peers thought I had a twin because there [were] two pictures of me, both under different names,” says Mallory Hobson, a Cass High Junior.

It might be hard to see the positivity in a dreaded picture day situation, but you should always look for a silver lining. While picture day might not always be the best experience, it presents the opportunity to document memories that will last a lifetime.