On a Thursday afternoon, co-editor-in-chief of GBS yearbook Elizabeth Quinones moves at an electric pace.

Story assignments need to go out for the weekend, articles edited and pages designed.  With more than 400 pages filling each yearbook, the staff must work as events are taking place to ensure the book is completed and goes out for print before the end of the school year.

This week, in particular, happens to fall right before Halloween, which means someone needs to cover the annual Harvest Festival.

"What about a non-traditional photo package?" Quinones shouts as the noise level of students working steadily rises. "It should be a good story - interesting."

In an age of Facebook timelines, tweets, e-books and blogs, the Internet has made it virtually impossible for users to not establish some sort of historical record about themselves.

Using these types of social media tools and electronic mediums has, in many ways, become part of our every day routines, leaving us with a permanent log of our important and, often, not so important memories.

But what then does this mean for one of the most important pieces of high school memorabilia - the yearbook?

"I think yearbooks, if done well, will always have a place because they offer something that alternatives such as Facebook and potentially e-versions cannot," said Yearbook Adviser Brenda Field. "Good yearbooks are about telling the story of the year. If we find and relate stories - both visually and verbally - that don't exist online, we cannot be replaced."

For 50 years, "The Etruscan" has helped preserve countless memories for thousands of students and remains a treasured publication in the Glenbrook South community. It also continues to be award winning; last year alone it earned five of the most coveted awards in high school journalism including a Pacemaker from the National Scholastic Press Association.

"Everyone gets older and will forget some things. With a yearbook, you can look back at all the highlights and what student life was like at that time," Quinones said. "And even with Facebook and Twitter, we don't know if either will always be relevant or around."

Like most other events the staff deals with, Harvest Fest is something that takes place every year. Finding a different way to cover or photograph so many cyclical events is a constant challenge for yearbook.

Telling the individual stories of their peers also remains a top priority. Every year, staff members track who they interview or photograph to try and spread their coverage out to as many students as possible.