ACS Yearbook - 05/06Ladder
7 spreads per student / 32 modules
Last updated on April 28, 06
Work needs to be ONGOING! Do not forget that you are also responsible for coverage of all your section!
How do we relate most of the pages to the theme??
Folio = designed by Dahlia
You all need to start interviewing people for your spreads: people forget after a while!
Yearbook Submission for Printing = May 10 & May 15
Deadlines: Fri May 12, 19, 26 (Printing)
Week of Mon-Sat June 5-10 (Last 16 pages:
138-139/166-167/186-187/190-191/232>239)
Page / Spread(School Slogan: Building for the Future: Educating for a Lifetime) / Assigned to / Due date / Status
Cover Page- Theme: A Century of Success / Dahlia / May 5
0 / Front Endsheet: old pics of ACS inside ACS (big) => signature pages / Samantha / May 10
1 / Title Page / Dahlia / May 5
2-3 / Table of Contents (+ Folio) / Dahlia / May 5
4-5 / Opening spread / Joumana / May 5
6-7 / Board of Trustees / Headmaster + Recognition by the US Senate + Feature story: How they contribute to the success of ACS / Diego / May 10
8-9 / ACS History => 100 Years of Outstanding Education (Check with D&A) / Joumana & Dahlia / May 5
10-11 / ACS Alumni, where are they now? (achievements: rock star, ambassador, drummer/Police, Chris Ross, Lily Farah, Ray..., Rachel Hall (1905-still alive-born in Beirut) + Special Mod: Alumni Vs. current students’ opinions: what makes ACS unique / how did ACS improve throughout the years? (rabbit field, soccer field, HS classrooms, senior lounge…) => Talk to Maya Madani in D&A / SamanthaSpecial Mod / May 5
12-13 / Institutions that contributed to the success of ACS + US Ambassador + + Dr. Waterbury + GLOBE in Lebanon / Danny G, Maya K, Joumana / May 5
14-15 / Year in Review/Current events in Lebanon (collage/statue of liberty) + Marathon (Nov 13) + special mod: how did the events make you think, feel, react? / Danny G.
Nathalie
Special Mod / May 10- April 27
(ongoing work)
16-17-18 / Divider: Student Life (A Century of Spirit + Definition/synonyms scattered on the spread: student life, animation, ardor, boldness, bonding, character, courage, dauntlessness, disposition, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, essence, fire, force within, gameness, grit, guts, heart, humor,life force, liveliness, morale, motivation, nerve, outlook, quality, resolution, resolve, soul, sparkle, spunk, vigor, vital spark, vitality, warmth, will, willpower, zest)
+ where do we come from? (pages 18 + 23 facing each other = 1 spread) [18= folded page outside 1] / Diego- p 16-17
Joumana- p 18 / May 5
19-[20-21]-22 / Where do we come from? / Joumana / May 5
23-[24-25] / Where do we come from?(International Day/worlds away!) [23= folded page outside 2] + 24-25: Trip of a lifetime or tourist places to visit in our students’ countries / Diego- p 24-25
Joumana- p 23 / May 5
26-27 / Who are we? (what we listen to, food we eat (healthy/junk,vegetarian,Lebanese,Chinese,Japanese…), drink, go to movies on weekends, eat cereals for breakfast, sleep before 10:00 pm, sleep after midnight, ride the school bus, believe school should start at 8:30 and end at 3:30, prefer conversing on MSN, have their own web pages, listen to the morning announcements, get more than 7 hours of sleep every day, bring their lunch, prefer history, science, math, English, PE…), like the cycle versus the week, …+ first kiss, first date, first F on a test…) + Typical day of an ACS student / Nadine- Karim Kobeissy
Michael
Special Mod= / May 5
May 10
28-29 / How is being a student at ACS special? What is typical of ACS students? What do they have that others in other schools do not? / Samantha + Michael (2 different spreads)
Mod= / May 5
30-31 / ACS Fashion (New trends at ACS) + Fashion show (Mod: the most fashionable grade at ACS: # 40) [fashion before and now] / Catherine
Special Mod=Tamara / May 10
32-33 / Battle of the ages: opinions: alumni vs. current ACSers => (old vs new school attributes: Telephone model, president, radios, popular skirts, teen age idols, favorite cars, plays) (London yrbk p26) + Cell phones at ACS + Peek inside (lockers) / Diego
Mod= / Apr 27
34-35 / Study habits + the way students look before exams (Mod: what do students want from their parents? How can they help them succeed?) / Samantha– Jad- Youssef
Special Mod= / May 5
36-37 / Driving in Beirut: how many seniors have a driver’s license? How many drive? Dangers? How can we make driving safer?) / Waseem- Amr- Walid
Mod= / May 5
38-39 / Parties & Dances (Street dance / 60’s Dance …) (Mod: the kindest person at ACS # 41-42) / Michael
Special Mod=Nathalie S. / May 5
40-41 / Restricted from Teachers: skipping excuses… / Husni, Nathalie, Danai / April 27
42-43 / Friendships (+ mod: friendships: best friends #s 36-37) / Liane- Lynn
Mod=Danai / May 5
44-45 / Love (you had me at hello) / Catherine, Dahlia / April 27
46-47 / HS Retreats (+ special Mod: Which activity helped you bond the most and contributed to the success of the retreat?) / Samantha
Special Mod= / May 5
48-49 / MS Trips (Mod: the most important parts of MS # 12) / Samantha
Mod=Mona / Apr 27 / May 24
50-51 / MS Retreats (special Mod: what do MS students want from their teachers? How can they help them succeed?) / Liane
Special Mod= / May 5
52-53 / MS Spirit week (Mod: the most important parts of MS #12) / Nora
Mod=Fadia / Apr 27
54-55 / Things to remember / Rules for life / Funny student habits- Special Mod: What do students do to earn their money? How do they spend it? Do any try to save some? / Liane
Special Mod= / Apr 27
56-57 / Divider: People(A Century of Synergy)
(All mug shot pages should include a line of candid photos)
Synonyms: people, working together, win win, energy, connection, creativity, endeavor, fusion, collaboration, cooperation, interdependence, mutuality, unity, teamwork, selflessness, compromise, meeting of minds, willingness, flexibility, openness, tolerance, care / Gaby- (Walid) / May 5
58-59 / Sub Divider: High School HS Principal’s word + admin assistant + Every grade has a quote / JJ / May 5
60-61 / Grade 12 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + activities + clubs + awards + achievements + New students
+ game: guess who (baby pics for seniors) / Dahlia / May 5
62-63 / Mug shots + Seniors 10 Commandments / Senior Idol/ / skip day) + your biggest achievement at ACS + the best job a person can have (# 39) or Craziest senior moment? / Dahlia
Mod=Rana- for gr. 12 / May 5
64-65 / Grade 11 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + + New students (Feature story: How did you discover your character?) / Gaby / April 27
66-67 / Grade 11 Mug shots 2 + story (Mod: jobs for teens during the summer) / Gaby
Mod= / May 10
68-69 / Grade 10 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + New students + story: people who have made a difference / JJ / May 5
70-71 / Grade 10 Mug shots 2 + (Feature story: the person who has influenced me the most # 35) / JJ
Mod=Dana- for gr. 10 / May 5
72-73 / Grade 9 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + New students + (Feature story: The words we go by # 34) / Wissam / May 5
74-75 / Mug shots + story: Teen curfews + Mod: How is the spirit at ACS compared to your previous school? / Wissam
Mod=Nadine- New students / May 5
76-77 / Sub Divider: Middle School MS Principal’s word + admin assistant / Gaby / May 16
78-79 / Grade 8 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + (Feature story: the most courteous person at ACS # 43) / Lynn / May 5
80-81 / Grade 8 Mug shots 2 + story (+ favorite actor/actress # 28) / Lynn
Mod=Maya- gr. 8 / May 5
82-83 / Grade 7 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + Story: / Lynn / May 5
84-85 / Grade 7 Mug shots 2 + story (+ favorite car # 29) / Wissam
Mod=Laila- gr. 7 / May 5
86-87 / Grade 6 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + Story: / Nora / May 5
88-89 / Grade 6 Mug shots 2 + story (+ favorite shopping store # 31) / Nora Mod=Nathalie M- gr. 6 / May 5
90-91 / Sub Divider: Admin & Faculty / Youssef / May 10
92-93 / Faculty Pics (1-40) + a line of candid photos + Copy: New teachers + faculty: how they dress + Mod: Teachers / Catherine
Mod= / May 5
94-95 / Faculty Pics (41-100) + a line of candid photos + (starting school at 8:30) + Antar & Cat / Rami / May 5
96-97 / Faculty Pics (101-140) + a line of candid photos / Rami / May 5
98-99 / Faculty Pics (141-170) + a line of candid photos + Cafeteria + new food pyramid + favorite school lunch (mod) / Liane
Mod= / May 5
100-101 / Faculty Pics (171-180) Student Services Team (including nurses)+ Mod? the backbone of ACS: the person who helped the success of the school (#44) / Samantha
Mod= / May 5
102-103 / Faculty Pics (181-190) + Staff (business office/ IT/ MacSchool/ receptionist)+ Front Office (Interview 1 person) / Youssef / May 10
104-105 / Faculty Pics (191-202) + D&A + Made in America Trade Fair / JJ / May 10
106-107 / Physical Plant / Catherine / May 5
108-109 / Divider: Academics(A Century of Scholars)
Synonyms: academics, teachers, educators, librarians, students, learners, pupils, intellectuals, techies / Danny S. + Karim K. / April 27
110-111 / Teacher Orientation Weeks & Teachers’ Workshops (teacher seniority awards) / Teachers / May 5
112-113 / Overheard comments in the classroom (Mod: values at ACS: teachers’ and students’ views) / Danny G.
Mod= / May 5
114-115 / Academic Trips (MS & HS) / Danny G. / Apr 27
116-117 / Humanities / Social Studies + Mod: favorite books (#23)
+ a line of candid photos / JJ
Mod= / Apr 27
118-119 / Math / Science + a line of candid photos +3 programs: IB/Bacc/HS / Michael / Apr 27
120-121 / GLOBE / NESA Virtual Science Fair (Mod: the job of a teacher is) / Husni
Mod= / Apr 27
122-123 / French MS & HS (game: discover who I am: clothes kids wear to school) (game: match the photo with the person) / Danny G. / May 5
124-125 / Arabic MS & HS + Mod? / Nora
Mod= / May 5
126-127 / Drama: Scrooge + Musical (Tips: overcoming stage fright) + Laylet Tarab? / Liane / May 5
128-129 / Music: Choir & Band / AMIS- MS (Mod: favorite song # 26) / Wissam
Mod= / May 5
130-131 / Music: Choir & Band / AMIS- HS (Mod: favorite song # 26) / Diego
Mod= / May 5
132-133 / Fine Arts: Art / Funky Wall (IB/MS/HS)- Graphic Design & IB Art? / Rami- Nathalie / May 10
134-135 / EMAC Fine Arts Festival (Mod: favorite ACS art piece) / Rami
Mod= / April 27
136-137 / Grade 8 Promotion (big pic of all) / Liane / May 16
138-139 / Academic Awards/MS&HS (Mod: tips for success/study skills) / Michael / Liane
Mod= / Jun 5
140-141 / Divider: Sports(A Century of Stars) (include results!)
Synonyms: sports, athletics, Leading lights, Superstars, Pin-ups, Best/Top Athletes, stellar lights... Brilliance, Excellence, Greatness, Dedication, Commitment, Patience, Sportsmanship, Character / Waseem / May 10
142-143 / EMAC + Volley Ball V Girls & Boys / Catherine / May 5
144-145 / EMAC + Volley Ball JV Girls & Boys / Liane / May 5
146-147 / EMAC + Soccer V Boys & girls / Youssef / May 5
148-149 / EMAC + Soccer JV Girls & boys / Lynn / May 5
150-151 / Swimming / Danny G. / May 5
152-153 / Track & Field- Cross Country / Danny G. / May 5
154-155 / BBall V Girls & Boys (philosophy of winning) / Catherine / Apr 27
156-157 / BBall JV Girls & Boys (profile of a player) / Lynn / Apr 27
158-159 / Badminton V & JV / Gaby / May 5
160-161 / MS Soccer, MS VBall / Dana / May 5
162-163 / MS BBall, Judo / Liane / May 16
164-165 / Profile of a coach (Mr. Perry & Ms. Branch) / Catherine & Michael / May 5
May 10
166-167 / Athletic Banquet (Story: balancing academics with sports) / Joumana / Jun 15
168-169 / Divider: Community(A Century of Service)
Synonyms: community, help, giving, care, assistance, aid, attention, love, trust, commitment, selflessness, empathy, bringing joy, listening, reading, feeding, playing, understanding, entertaining, defending, honoring, accepting, representing, mentoring, tutoring / Nora / May 10
170-171 / Student Council, NHS, EMP, peer tutoring / Liane / May 16
172-173 / Amnesty, GLOBE, JV Ac Games / Husni / May 10
174-175 / Forensics & debate / Waseem /
Joumana / April 27
176-177 / Give a child a smile, Cheerios, Teddy bear / Nora / May 5
178-179 / Working with the blind, Ecology + Animal care / Youssef / May 5
180-181 / SOS Village, Adopt a Grandparent / Rami / May 5
182-183 / MUN, Human Rights / Dahlia-Joumana / May 5
184-185 / SriLankanSchool (Tsunami relief) / Rami & Daria Samad / May 5
186-187 / Spring Carnival / Mod: favorite social event (#17) (May 27) / Samantha
Mod= / Jun 5
188-189 / Centennial Kick Off Week 2005 / Dahlia / May 19
190-191 / Centennial Culmination Week 2006 (May 29-June 2) / JJ / Jun 5
192-193 / Divider: Graduates (Caps & Gowns pic)(A Century of Seniority)
Synonyms: graduation, prom, caps & gowns, experience, wisdom, longevity, déjà vu, advice, pride, rejoice, crossroads / Waseem / May 10
194-195- / Senior Pages-
Ab Halim, Mohammed Fitri
Abdallah, Rana Fawz
Abdallah, Rasha Mohamed
Abdelhamid, Moustafa Khaled M.G
/ Dahlia / May 10
196-197 / Abdul Malak, Othman Moh'd A.
Abou Ezze, Waseem Pierre
AlRashed, Joumana Rashed
Amro, Farah Hassan
/ Joumana / Apr 27
198-199 / Aoun, Bassam Charbel
Ayass, Ziyad Arfan
Baban, Sazan Ayad
Badran, Dyala Jamil
/ Danny S. / May 5
200-201 / Ballout, Sali Amin
Bouri, Dahlia Semaan
Burgos, 206-207Diego Orlando
Chaya, Jamil Khaldoun
/ Danny S. / May 5
202-203 / Chehab, Joanne Ali
Choucair Vizoso, Taghrid Mahmoud
Degaither-Al, Hossah Mohammed
Doumit, Mark Nabil
/ Danny S. / May 5
204-205 / Farran, Mustafa Moh'd Talal
Ghandour, Amer Khaled
Ghoul, Karina Abdul Karim
Goksel, Emir Murat Timur
/ Husni / May 5
206-207 / Hadj-Hammou, Serene Nadir
Hage El, Hussam Fouad
Haidar, Carol Ibrahim
Hajj Ibrahim El, Danai Samir
/ Husni / May 5
208-209 / Hajjar, Kareem Douraid
Hamad, Aseel Wajdi
Hammami, Nour Chaker
Hariri, Muhannad Mohammed
/ Husni / May 5
210-211 / Hodroj, Caroline Fouad
Houry, Nancy Muhieddine
Hussain, Zahra Mian Amir
Itani, Marwa Omar
/ Youssef / Apr 27
212-213 / Jaber, Tamara Yassine
Kamel, Hani Marwan
Kandil, Issa Nasser
Kassamani, Daniel Akram
/ Waseem / May 5
214-215 / Kattouf, Mark George
Kennedy, Mark Edward
Khatib El, Husni Mosbah
Khourchid, Assaad Ezzat
/ Youssef / May 5
216-217 / Khourshid, Moeen Rashad
Kteily, Khaled Sami
Kufer, Katrina
Mansour, Bassel Mohamed
/ Youssef / Apr 27
218-219 / Mezher, Nour Toufic
Midani Al, Mayssa Amer
Moutran, Catherine-Claire Khalil Charles
Mroue, Nathalie Ahmad
/ Catherine / May 16
220-221 / Osseiran, Nael Mohamad Hassan
Rayess, Nadim Malek
Rifai, Layan Samir
Roehr, Sophia Joachim
/ Rami / May 16
222-223 / Saab, Jade Miguel Bassem
Said El, Amr Nadim
Salman, Danny Naji
Samad, Majed Jamal Jamal
/ Michael / May 5
224-225 / Sanjad, Walid Sami
Sarkissian, Shahan Haig Henry
Sebai, Sarya Mazen
Shatila, Nermine Abdul Sattar
/ Michael / May 5
226-227 / Shawaf Al, Laith Bassil
Siblini, Yehya Anis
Sleiman, Karma Sleiman
Takkenberg, Wouter Matthys
/ Joumana / May 5
228-229 / Toubayly, Nabil Abdul Rahman + Senior Idol / Waseem / May 5
230-231 / Seniors’ Hall of Fame (best, most…) / Diego/Joumana / May 16
232-233 / Senior Prom / Joumana / Nathalie / Jun 5/ May 5
234-235 / Senior Prom / Dahlia / May 5
236-237 / Senior Graduation / Danny G + Joumana + Wissam / Jun 10
238-239 / Senior Graduation / Danny G + Joumana + Wissam / Jun 10
240-241 / Parents’ Tributes Divider (A Century of Sacrifice)
Synonyms: parent tributes, enduring, patience, love, advice, support, presence, giving, caring, offering, accompaniment, backing, affirming, defending, funding, sustaining, nurturing, nourishing, protecting / Wissam / May 10
242-243 / Parents’ Tributes / Wissam / May 10
244-245 / Parents’ Tributes / Wissam / May 10
246-247 / Sponsors’ Divider + Business Ad (A Century of Steel) + Tufenkjian
Synonyms: advertisement, sponsorship, reinforcement, effectiveness, success, power, strength, persuasiveness, continuity, toughness, vigor, vision, belief, faith, courage, encouragement, potential, ability, uniqueness / Danny S / May 10
248-249 / Business Ads / Wissam / May 5
250-251 / Business Ads / Wissam / May 5
252-253 / Business Ads / Wissam / May 5
254-255 / Business Ads / Wissam / May 5
256-257 / Yearbook staff (1) / workshops attended + spreads done / Nora/Fadia / May 16
258-259 / Yearbook staff (2) / + spreads done- Co-Curricular= special Mod / JJ / May 5
260-261 / Index + Copy / Lynn / May 10
262-263 / Index + Copy / Lynn / May 10/Jun 1
264-265 / Index + Copy / Lynn / Jun 1
266-267 / Closing Spread + Colophone + Thanks / Joumana / May 10
268 / Back Endsheet: New Pics of ACS => signature pages / Wissam / May 10
- / Back Cover: ... heart beat + Building for the Future: Educating for a Lifetime / Dahlia / May 5

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Ladder Assignments by Student(details by month)

Finalized spreads of December, January, February, March, and April are due on MAY 5.

Yearbook 1

1.Samantha: Board- Coverage Ed- Lead Articles Ed- Design staff

Dec 6: 10-11 ??ACS Alumni, where are they now? (achievements) + Special Mod: Alumni Vs. current students’ opinions: what makes ACS unique / how did ACS improve throughout the years? (rabbit field, soccer field, HS classrooms, senior lounge…)

Dec 21: 46-47-HS Retreats (+ special Mod: Which activity helped you bond the most and contributed to the success of the retreat?)

Jan 27: 28-29-What is typical of ACS students?

Feb 27: 34-35-Study habits

Mar 29: 100-101-Faculty Pics (171-190) Student Services Team (including nurses)+ Staff (business office/ IT/ receptionist)+ Front Office (Interview 1 person) + Mod? the backbone of ACS: the person who helped the success of the school (#44)

Apr 27: 48-49-MS Trips

May 10: front endsheet

May 24: MS Trips

Jun 11: 186-187-Spring Carnival (May 27)

2.Joumana: Board- Ed in Chief- Events Ed- Senior Ed- Modules Ed

Dec 6: 8-9- ACS History => 100 Years of Outstanding Education (Check with D&A)

Dec 21: 19-20-21-22- Where do we come from?

Jan 27: 18-23- where do we come from? (pages 18 + 23 facing each other = 1 spread) [18= folded page outside 1] [23= folded page outside 2]

Feb 27: 12-13- Institutions that contributed to the success of ACS + US Ambassador + + Dr. Waterbury + GLOBE in Lebanon + 226-227

Shawaf Al, Laith Bassil
Siblini, Yehya Anis
Sleiman, Karma Sleiman
Takkenberg, Wouter Matthys

Mar 29: 174-175- Forensics and Debate + 182-183- MUN, Human Rights

Apr 27: 196-197-

Abdul Malak, Othman Moh'd A.
Abou Ezze, Waseem Pierre
AlRashed, Joumana Rashed
Amro, Farah Hassan

May 10: 4-5/266-267- Opening/Closing Spreads + Colophone + Thanks

Jun 11: 166-167- Athletic Banquet (Story: balancing academics with sports) + Senior Prom & Graduation

3.Dahlia: Board- Managing Ed- Senior Ed- Design Staff- Artist

Dec 6: 8-9- ACS History => 100 Years of Outstanding Education (Check with D&A)

Dec 21: Front & Back Covers + title page- 1 (including yearbook logo)

Jan 27: 60-61- Grade 12 Mug shots + a line of candid photos + activities + clubs + awards + achievements + New students + game: guess who (baby pics for seniors)

Feb 27: 62-63- Mug shots + Seniors 10 Commandments / Senior Idol/ / skip day) + your biggest achievement at ACS + the best job a person can have (# 39) or Craziest senior moment?

Mar 29: 2-3 Table of Contents + Folio + 172-173- MUN, Human Rights

Apr 27: 44-45- Love (you had me at hello)

May 10: 194-195-

Ab Halim, Mohammed Fitri
Abdallah, Rana Fawz
Abdallah, Rasha Mohamed
Abdelhamid, Moustafa Khaled M.G

Jun 11: 188-189- Centennial Week

4.Danny: Board-Business Manager- Photographer- Design Staff-

Dec 6: 12-13

Dec 21: 112-113- Overheard comments in the classroom (Mod: values at ACS: teachers’ and students’ views)

Jan 27: 122-123- French MS & HS (game: discover who I am: clothes kids wear to school) (game: match the photo with the person)