Please read the message below from The Indicator with important information regarding senior portraits. Make sure to fill out the form here as soon as possible after reading through the message to indicate your plans for your portrait!

Hi seniors,

Regarding the senior portraits sign-up that was sent out earlier this week, you may sign up for an appointment if you feel comfortable doing so. However, if you feel uncomfortable leaving the house at this time or are unavailable in December, Mr. Lonardo has emailed the portraits company about appointments in January. We will share new time slots as soon as we receive updates. If you are unable to leave the house at all, we will be working on a plan for a photographer to take your senior portrait at your house.

To summarize, there will be 4 options available to you:

Round 1 (December): Take portraits with PortraitsUSA via this link: https://SeniorPortraitsScheduling.as.me/STUY

Round 2 (Late January): Take portraits with PortraitsUSA at a later date. If possible, please avoid pushing off your portraits to Round 2, as we will not be able to guarantee an appointment if all appointments in Round 2 are filled.

At-Home Photographer (Tentative): If you are unable to leave your house, we may send a photographer to you to take a professional photo. (Please note that this option will be more expensive than getting photographed at the studio.)

If the aforementioned options are not viable for you, you will not be photographed. Your name will appear in the yearbook, but no portrait will appear in the formal senior section. We will not be accepting self submissions.

Some important notes:

You will not be excused from class to take your portrait, but if you have a free period and can travel to the studio site, feel free to sign up for the morning or afternoon. Otherwise, there are times available after school.

The 2nd and 3rd options are still tentative, but we will keep you updated as soon as we hear back from the administration and the portrait company. We will work with the company to try to offer time slots during weekends and over break.

The sitting fee ($10.00) does not include physical copies of your portrait. Those must be purchased separately (and will be available 2-3 weeks after you take your portrait). If you opt to have a photographer come to your house, the fee will be greater.

If this is a financial burden, please indicate so in the form below. We will do our best to help alleviate any stress.

If you have questions about refunds or concerns regarding safety protocols, please also indicate in the form below.

Please submit this MANDATORY Google Form to indicate your plans for senior portraits: https://forms.gle/D3biranT964nNrHW6. This will help us guarantee that every senior is accounted for.

(There is a section in the form for any questions/concerns, as well as a section to indicate if you have financial difficulties. We will contact you for further instructions.)

The Editors-in-Chief (Katie and Margaret) will be visiting the PortraitsUSA studio in-person to report on their safety protocols. We will be writing a procedure to let you know what to expect, so please be on the lookout for that sometime next week! If you have questions, please reach out to indicator2021@gmail.com.