Welcome back! This year, your child and I will take a journey, a journey through one year in the history at BatesvilleHigh School as we work to record this in the 2008-09 yearbook. My goal? To teach your child how to be a life-long learnerand to be digitally readyas we prepare for the demands of the 21st Century.
Top Ten Goals for Yearbook
- Create and produce the 2008-09 yearbook.
- @ 272 pages
- Deadlines: October-March
- Learn yearbook jargon
- We must talk the talk!
- For example, folio, gutter, AWPC
- Utilize software
- Indesign for layout and design of pages
- Photoshop for enhancing pictures
- Build public relation skills
- Selling of
- Senior ads
- Business ads
- Book sales
- Appreciate the history of journalism
- First Amendment rights
- Pioneers in journalism
- Develop photo-taking skills
- Pictures should be taken of every event and every student!
- Create a professional portfolio of work accomplished within this class.
- Your child will receive this rubric.
- Produce the spring magazine The Snapshot
- 48 pages
- Covers spring events
- Inspire the theme for the 2009-2010 yearbook.
- Meet all deadlines!
Deadline Date / # of Pages / # of Flats
October 3 / 56 / 7
November 14 / 72 / 9
December 12 / 56 / 7
February 6 / 56 / 7
March 6 / 32
Within this class we have one rule: “Be respectful.” These young adults walk in my class having been drilled on many rules for the previous ten years; thus, this rule says it all at this point. And it works! This is a great rule!
Grades in this class count as follows:
English 11 / BHS75%: Tests
For example: ad sales, page design, deadlines
25%: Daily
In-class work…we seldom have homework.
Out-of-class work will entail interviewing to complete
assigned stories. / 40%: First Nine Weeks
40%: Second Nine Weeks
20%: Semester Test
Needed class supplies:
Paper and writing utensils for interviewing
Great attitude!
Teamwork skills
This year I hope to keep any class handouts on our class wiki at mrsginfo.pbwiki.com. I will also be blogging about some of our experiences in yearbook (as time allows!) on our class blog atpioneeryearbook.blogspot.com and on my personal blog at treasures.edublogs.org. Hopefully, some of the students will want to post their experiences there also.
How may you contact me?
Phone: Work ~ 793-6846 and Home ~ 793-4971
Email:
How may I contact you? Please email me, and I will place you on our parent e-newsletter. May I also invite you to visit our school newspaper online at bhspioneerspirit.wordpress.com? Thanks!
Once more, thank you! Thank you for sharing your children with us. We appreciate them!