Creating A Yearbook

I conducted an interview with a friend of mine to help my journalism class to create ideas for this year yearbook. My interviewee name is Xitlalic Salazar. She is a 10th grader at MAST @ Homestead. The interview took place in the school cafeteria on August 28, 2015. I mainly focus on asking her questions about how the yearbook should look inside and outside and the price of it.

Being in this class gave me insight on the way that I learn. I’ve had my share of jobs along with schooling and various other learning experiences. Some good, some bad but I can honestly say that I never noticed the pattern on how I learn. Now I know I learn more by being more of a hands on person. Also utilizing my thinking and problem solving skills has helped with my growth. I also found it important to use my reflective observation too. Mostly combining different learning styles have helped me in life to understand the way I learn and the benefits that could come if I use my strengths to further my ambitions.

And most students wish that they could just complete a project because they WANT to! That’s kind of how I see the yearbook. We could go any direction with it! We could do a classic, “A Year to Remember” all the way to a twist on Google’s “You Are Here.” I would do good working on backgrounds and creating unique ideas for layouts. I enjoy creating designs for really anything. I often create binder covers for friends, make magazine collages, and in August I organized my cousins My Little Pony/ Frozen birthday party. I made her invitations, designed her cake, etc. The great thing about yearbook staff is that our “free will project” isn’t something we’ll work hard on and then throw away after it’s graded! The finished product is something hopefully all of our class will keep into their adulthood to look back on and remember where they came from and what shaped them into who they

Within the first couple of weeks of the class I quickly learned that I had to be able to manage my time carefully between work, home, and school or that I was not going to do well at all. At first I found this to be hard due to my career in law enforcement, working 2 weeks of days and 2 weeks nights makes it extremely hard to get anything done. Once I was able to manage my time better by using a planner, I was able to focus more

Yearbook has become a huge chunk of my time every single day at school. I attend yearbook meetings and camps, create all types of lists and spreadsheets, organize and assign everything to staff members, but every single task is worth it. Thanks to all of my hard work and dedication, I climbed my way up from staffer to the most successful job of chief editor. I was able to gain outstanding people and communication skills along with writing skills. I have watched myself grow from a ball of anxiety and nerves to a confident and determined chief editor. Unlike everyday classes, yearbook has helped me to successfully learn about different people and life skills that I will be able to utilize in anything I am a part of whether it's college, a career, or even daily conversations. Anytime I am able to complete a task by a deadline or talk to a complete stranger, my heart will be content knowing that I am able to have success in so many different ways thanks to my unforgettable yearbook

This class experience has enhanced my understanding of the art world and how visuals play a major role in expressing certain ideals. The way certain artists portray their art is caused by many different techniques. It’s amazing to see my progression through out from week to week through my discussion boards. I even learned something the very first week of class, in the Abbott reflection I stated, “A big theme in this photograph is the use of lines. As we have studied in class lines add a lot of meaning and can be used interchangeably. Also, I like how the

However, just one accomplishment like that is simply not enough for the American population. Some students try too hard, by participating in school events and making good grades, just to get the attention they do not deserve. So, the people have spoken, and in several school systems across the United States, everyone obtains equal representation in the yearbook. If one person is mentioned five times, every student is mentioned five times. Of course, this rules out any racial, gender or sexuality bias caused by the creators of the yearbook, but that is not the important part of this tremendous change. The importance of equal representation is to get the students who truly deserve fame, those of who could not care less of school and their low standard morals, their rightful place in the yearbook. Their participation in the school, which could be considered null, is the most inspirational and moving part of the school systems, and represents each system with

I always wanted to be remembered in high school because I know years from now, someone will pick up our 2019 yearbook and look at a random picture and have no idea who this person is or was. I don’t want to be that random picture so I flooded myself

Inventory: I am an independent learner, so this course is perfect for my learning style. I’m also a spatial learner which means I take in information by studying graphics. One way I would

The yearbook theme for this year is Ecosystems. One of the reasons our yearbook class chose ecosystems is because matched our ideas into one whole idea. In the beginning of the voting all the votes were all equal between both wild west and jungle theme so we decided that we should combine them all together. Another reason we chose these themes is because there has already been a jungle theme so if we combine theme it would start a fresh theme that wouldn't have any copy right

What drew me to applying for Yearbook is the incredible opportunity to delve into aspects of Northside, including students, staff, and events, that I may have otherwise failed to gain exposure of. Although my knowledge of Northside certainly expanded throughout freshman year, I feel that there are still many things that would be a pleasure to explore and learn about. Additionally, the thought of creating a work to be shared with the entire school is an exciting prospect. Moreover, I enjoy design, writing, and experimenting with aesthetics.

As my years in high school grew shorter, I realized that I would have to save money to pay for things like prom, graduation, and even a year book. Unfortunately, I was not able to afford paying for my graduation pictures so I will not be able to come out in my senior class yearbook. This, auspiciously, didn’t bring me down and ignited my

Yearbook is very fun but if Kadence was not in yearbook where would she be? Well she said she would choose explorer.That is a very good alternative to yearbook.

These past four years have really been a life changing experience. From a childish freshmen not only at school but at home too, to a still sometimes childish senior, one who knows when and how to control himself. This school and its teachers have taught me so many lessons that will not be forgotten any time soon.

I honestly can say I have grown as a writer over the years. Since the semester has started I feel like I have accomplished a lot in my writings. As the semester comes to an end I find myself reflecting not only how I have improved as a writer the first semester but also what I have learned. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to