Submitted photoTHS Principal Dr. Shannon Norfleet and Scholars Academy Director Jeanene Wallace were present when the staff was presented with their award. Pictured are: sitting, Semira Davis, LaTatyana Hadley, Veruanikka Newsome, Ionica Jackson, and Destini Butler; standing, Desiree Celaya, Anna Lane Turner, Alyssa Clark, Dr. Norfleet, Evan Lovvorn, Molly Novak, Carly House, Ana Wortham, Ashton Barwick, London Weier, Heaven Robinson, Jeanene Wallace, Madeline Gainous, and Jamiya Coleman.  

The Thomasville High School yearbook staff received honorable mention in the 2018 Lifetouch Yearbook Showcase Contest.

“The Pines” has been published for 100 consecutive years, so the staff chose to go with a vintage theme for the Centennial Edition of the yearbook. Through research at Thomas County Public Library’s Heritage Room’s collection of local yearbook, the staff selected and featured photographs to represent the organizational and athletic traditions at THS over the course of a century. 

Yearbooks in the contest were evaluated on the following criteria:  theme/theme development, design, continuity, photography, writing, creativity, content, and coverage.

“The book reflects hours of hard work by staffs and advisers,” said Laura Schaub, Lifetouch Yearbook Education Specialist and contest coordinator. “These books are some of the best elementary and secondary books in the nation.”

THS yearbook adviser Desiree Celaya knows first-hand how much detail, care, and creativity goes into producing a quality yearbook.

“I constantly remind the students that it is a huge responsibility to be tasked with:  choosing photos and events that their classmates will remember because of their placement in the yearbook,” said Celaya. “The staff members take their responsibility seriously and are currently working very hard on the 101st volume of ‘The Pines.’”