The artwork matched the yearbook's Cartoon Network-inspired theme, but many felt it missed the mark. One graduate, Serenity Stewart, called the AI portraits "uncanny" and said replacing real photos with AI recreations diminished the significance of honors students had earned. Others argued that senior yearbooks are once-in-a-lifetime keepsakes and should preserve authentic moments rather than digitally generated interpretations. Chief Editor Elaina Newman defended the class, saying students invested countless hours into producing the yearbook and that last-minute scheduling conflicts forced difficult decisions. Central High School's yearbook is the latest example of the larger conversation surrounding AI: just because technology can do something, should it?