Throughout the school year, the staff of the Tiger Tracks yearbook gathers coverage of student life. This includes the many sports at Fishers High School. While fall and winter sports are covered in the main yearbook. The yearbook has to be completed before many spring sports even begin. 

According to Elliot Haan, a Tiger Tracks reporter, the staff begins coverage on spring events soon after to make sure they get everything covered. 

“To finish up the yearbook, we finish it up around Feb. 25 so that we can distribute it in May,” Haan said. 

Haan said the yearbook staff approaches coverage for spring in a very similar manner to the rest of the year, which is done to ensure balanced coverage throughout the year. This comes with challenges due to the sheer volume of events during the spring. 

“Making sure we’re taking photos at all the events,” Haan said. “For example, I think we had two or three photographers at just prom alone. Trying to get photos is a big focus of the supplement because you can’t really go back and do that again.” 

Although the staff is able to cover the year’s events, some student-athletes are not entirely satisfied with the supplement. 

“I mean cross country is in there, so our long-distance team is in it and I’m happy for them,” senior Kortez Foster said. “But like knowing it’s my senior track season and I’m not getting the opportunity to be in the yearbook kind of hurts.” 

Foster believes that representation in the yearbook matters to a lot of athletes, especially when fall and winter sports like football and basketball are able to be covered in full. Athletes from other sports have echoed this sentiment, like lacrosse athlete Matthew Hayes.  

“I don’t think the general populace cares [about the coverage gap], but I would say athletes do,” said Hayes, who plays lacrosse. “All Tiger athletes have a pride for what we do, so not being able to display it can hurt sometimes.” 

The supplement will be distributed next school year, with graduating seniors receiving copies by mail.