TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — The Palladium is another step closer to finishing this school year’s yearbook with picture day.

Students and faculty gathered in the Trojan Center for this semester’s picture day, and it was now or never…or at least for this semester.

“This is the last opportunity,” said Brady Fitch, a Palladium staff member. “We usually do this about once a semester. There are still other opportunities if you are in a club or in a group. There are group pictures or maybe some candid photos, but for your name, photo in the yearbook, this is the last opportunity.”

The Palladium helps keep records for Troy University, and students see the importance of continuing the yearbook even in college.

“It helps keep track of the history of everyone who has come through Troy, and it helps keep track of everyone who is in Greek organizations,” said Mia Dickerson, a junior. “It is more than just a footprint. It is history.”

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Although picture day might be over, returning students will have another chance to make their mark in the fall.

“It is really simple and quick,” Fitch said. “It takes about 5 minutes to do, if even that. You just take a form, write down your name and take a picture. Then, you are in the yearbook forever. You can look at the yearbook in 40 years, and be like, ‘That’s me back in college.'”

Picture day this semester has been a great success compared to its counterpart in the fall. In the fall, there were around 120 pictures, while this semester’s picture day had over 450 students participating.