The year was 1970 and amid the peace, love, and devastation, (this is the year the Beatles split up after all,) was one constant with which we are all uncomfortably familiar – high school. But while history wrote global headlines we would remember for years to come, North Penn’s graduating class of ’70 left behind their own labels to commemorate a year well done.

Senior year just wouldn’t be complete without the school-wide recognition won of being voted into class superlatives. It is no small task to sift through your classmates to find the perfect boy and girl who properly represent each category, but every senior both past and present can acknowledge its necessity. Nothing is quite as fulfilling as seeing your name and picture in print, knowing that your friends and peers put you there.

Throughout the years, the majority of senior superlatives have stayed the same. Among the staple superlatives are ‘Most Friendly,’ ‘Most School Spirit,’ ‘Most Athletic,’ and ‘Class Clowns.’ Even the category of ‘Most Versatile’ has made the cut since 1970, as it appears versatility is and was an excellent attribute to have.

“We flip through yearbooks in the past, we just brainstorm and talk about what would be cool to find out, what would be popular for kids to know, and then we narrow down [the topics] based on the number of pages in the yearbook,” explained yearbook adviser Ms. Danielle O’Reilly when asked about the superlative creation process.

So in 2015, students are most likely to experience a stark contrast from the last fifty years. “To start with, [the pictures are] in color now,” laughed O’Reilly, “and we also have a lot more… they might’ve pulled out one or two kids to highlight, but it’s nowhere near the plethora that we include today.” Buddying up to the students ‘Most Likely to be President’ are now the students with the ‘Best Twitter Feed.’ Those with the ‘Best Smiles’ may be promoted to ‘Best Selfie Takers.’

But regardless of categories old and new, the superlatives are meant to be a representation of the graduating class, a nod in their direction for the effort and personality they’ve put into the school for their last three years.

“We want to make it a highlight not just for this year,” O’Reilly said, “but something that lasts throughout.”