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Welcome to Making Impressions: THE AXTELL 2017 YEARBOOK
Welcome to Making Impressions
The Axtell 2017 Yearbook
Being on the Yearbook Staff is a great responsibility. All editors are expected to:
- Show passion and dedication for the books.
- Work independently to complete assignments.
- Be prepared to work up to 2 hours a week outside of class time.
- Lead yearbook staff for the good of the book and the staff.
- Do an extensive amount of interviewing and writing.
- Work with adults, community leaders, and parents to sell business ads in the community and advertise sales of senior ads.
- Meet deadlines and be responsible for completing numerous pages, designing layouts, proofing, editing, photographing, etc.
- Come to class on time and prepared to work. Because it is a class, it takes precedence over ALL extracurricular activities!
- Lead the staff in producing the BEST yearbook ever! …and NEVER use the phrase “It’s good enough.”
Your Yearbook Staff for the 2017 school year is:
Executive Staff Positions
Margaret Jachetta – Editor in Chief
Editor-in-Chief. Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees both design and production of the book. Takes a lead role in making sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned to. Works with senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Attends all meetings including the advisors meetings with the publishing representative and or contracted professional photographer. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales. Works with the advisor and the principal to make sure the yearbook is on track throughout the school year. Holds the team together.
Skyler Stanley – Elementary Book – Editor in Chief
Elementary Editor-in-Chief. Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees both design and production of the elementary book. Takes a lead role in making sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned to. Works with senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Works with and organizes the mentees for 2nd semester. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales. Works with the advisor and the Elementary School Representatives to make sure the yearbook is on track throughout the school year. Helps the Editor-in-Chief Hold the team together.
Priscilla Gonzalez – Business Manager
Business Manager – Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel. Able to work with others and Develop a committee that will oversee all Yearbook sales, advertisement sales, and fundraising monies. MUST Establish a working budget and keep staff on track with spending and funding. Works closely with the Business Office, make deposits and create a file for receipts, orders and invoices. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Zachary Carlson – District Photographer
Oversees all photo shoots for both books including pep rallies, club shots, faculty photos and superlatives. Takes a lead role in making sure we have the photos needed and uploaded for each deadline. Is able to motivate others to use the equipment in a way that gives us unique photos to choose from. Incorporates the theme idea into the photographs when able. Makes a goal of finding at least one mentee to share the passion of photography. Is willing to review the photography lessons and invest in self-guided learning. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Tristan Sparks – District Videographer
Oversees all video shoots for both books. Adds Interactivity to the HS Yearbook through the Aurasma App. Takes a lead role in making sure we have the videos needed and uploaded for each deadline. Is able to motivate others to use the equipment in a way that gives us unique interactivity in the book. Incorporates the theme idea into the videos when able. Makes a goal of finding at least one mentee to share the passion of videography. Is willing to oversee the senior video and invest in self-guided learning. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
SENIOR Staff EDITORS
Sr. Copy Editor – Maria Watkins
Chief Sr. Copy Editor – Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees all writing in both yearbooks; including captions, stories and senior quotes. Takes a lead role in making sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned. Finds writers for each of the spreads and collects, edits and types out their final drafts. Works with senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Attends all meetings including meetings with mentees. Helps the Chief Editors with page design, allowing ample room for captions, stories and quotes. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Sr. Photo Editor – Megan Williams
Senior Photo Editor – Needs to be able to lead the staff. Gathers senior candids and makes sure they are returned (in charge of making announcements to seniors), Oversees the Senior spread and all other Portrait pages. Oversees the Elementary Portrait Pages. Works with senior editors to set up ladder and come up with theme. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Sr. Design Editor – Tori Grossman
Sr. Design Editor – Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees design of the books (cohesive pages, template layouts on spreads, design of cover, overall color scheme and font choices). Takes a lead role in making sure all theme elements are followed throughout the book; including page numbering, headline fonts, subtle theme elements). Edits the design of spreads and pages in a kind manner, taking the designer’s perspective into account. Makes sure photos and captions are physically adjusted where needed. Works with the mentees to explore different designing techniques. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
JUNIOR Staff EDITORS
Jr. Copy Editor – Gracie Rainey
Jr. Copy Editor – Needs to be able to work with senior editors. Helps with all writing in both yearbooks; including captions, stories and senior quotes. Helps make sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned. Helps find writers for each of the spreads and helps collect, edit and type out their final drafts. Works with senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Attends all meetings including meetings with mentees. Helps the Chief Editors with page design, allowing ample room for captions, stories and quotes. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Jr. Photo Editor – Victoria Carbajal
Junior Photo Editor – Needs to be able to work with senior editors. Helps Senior Photographer with all photo shoots for the book including pep rallies, club shots, faculty photos and superlatives. Helps the Senior Photo Editor layout and create the Senior spreads. Helps senior editors set up the ladder and come up with a theme. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales. Works with the Chief Sr. Copy Editor to guarantee that all captions for portrait pages are easily readable under the portrait pictures.
Jr. Design Editor – Coltan Wyatt
Jr. Design Editor – Needs to be able to work with the staff and make recommendations that will improve the design of the books. Helps Oversee the design of the books (cohesive pages, template layouts on spreads, design of cover, overall color scheme and font choices). Helps to make sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned to. Edits the design of spreads and pages by working with others to improve on their ideas. Makes sure photos are adjusted where needed. Works closely with mentees to help design the Elementary book. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
ALL Staff – Materials Managers
Oversees the design of all promotional and printed materials. Makes sure that posters get hung properly and taken down when event is over. Organizes all the school picture orders when they come in and makes sure they are delivered to students. Keeps all equipment organized and ready to go…this includes: cameras, camera bags, batteries, sd cards, flash drives and other equipment.
Our Goal
Is to involve everyone in this year’s theme.
Our Theme
This year, Making IMPRESSIONS
The Axtell Yearbook is a student publication, designed and created by YOU, the students of Axtell…Make sure you are a part of it and order your 2017 yearbook today!!
WELCOME!!
Welcome Yearbook Staff Members:
I am so glad you are here. You are an elite group of students that have been hand picked for this opportunity. Yes, creating a Yearbook is hard, constant work but in the end, it is so worth it. You will take with you, all the skills you learn creating it and the knowledge that it is something you organized and designed.
The Yearbook class carries on the tradition of recording and publishing a chronicle of the school year by producing Axtell High School’s annual yearbook. Yearbook activities begin with the appointment of the Editor-in-Chief, Copy Editor, Sr. and Jr. Design Editors, Sr. and Jr. Photo Editors, and Sports Editor.
Students in grades 10-12 who are interested in journalism, photography and/or graphic design are encouraged to apply as members of the Axtell Yearbook staff. The Axtell Yearbook Staff is responsible for developing a yearbook theme, layout of the yearbook, photo content and composition, copy writing, setting up page design with the publisher’s online program, meeting strict deadlines, ad sales and marketing and distribution of the book. Yearbook meetings are held on a weekly basis. Involvement in the Yearbook class offers students the opportunity to gain life skills, assume the responsibilities of working with clients and deadlines and have fun working as a team at the same time.
I will be making my selections next week for the following top leadership positions in the class. Please read through the Job Descriptions and If you haven’t completed the application process, please do so today!!
Job Descriptions / Duties
Editor in Chief – Must be a senior. Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees both design and production of the book. Takes a lead role in making sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned to. Works with senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Attends all meetings including the advisors meetings with the publishing representative and or contracted professional photographer. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales. Works with the advisor and the principal to make sure the yearbook is on track throughout the school year. Holds the team together.
Copy Editor – Must be a senior. Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees all writing in the book including stories and senior quotes. Takes a lead role in making sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned to. Goes out to find student writers for each of the spreads and collects, edits and types out their final drafts. Works with senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Attends all meetings including meetings with publishing rep. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Design Editors – Must be a junior or senior. Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees design of the book (cohessive pages, template layouts on spreads, design of cover, overall color scheme and font choices). Takes a lead role in making sure deadlines are met by those they are assigned to. Edits the design of spreads and pages. Makes sure photos are adjusted where needed. Works with senior editors to set up ladder and come up with theme. Attends all meetings including meetings with publishing rep. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Photo Editors – Must be a junior or senior. Needs to be able to lead the staff. Oversees all photo shoots for the book including pep rallies, club shots, faculty photos and superlatives. Takes a lead role in making sure we have the photos needed and uploaded for each deadline. Gathers senior candids and makes sure they are returned (in charge of making announcements to seniors). Works with senior editors to set up ladder and come up with theme. Transfers pictures from Facebook, Instagram and other sources to Jostens, and keeps folders organized. Attends all meetings including meetings with publishing rep. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Junior Photo Editor – Must be a junior. Needs to be able to work with senior editors. Helps Senior Photo Editor by creating and storing photos in digital folders for easy access by all editors. Responsible for the layout and creation of Senior Personal Ads that are submitted by parents. Helps senior editors to set up a ladder and come up with a theme. Attends all meetings including meetings with publishing rep. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Sports Editor – Tracks scores for all sporting events, maintains schedules, and plans photo shoots. Designs Sports layouts with Candid shots, action and reaction shots.
Business Manager – Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel. Develops a committee that will oversee all Yearbook sales, advertisement sales, and fundraising monies. Establishs a working budget and keep staff on track with spending and funding. Works closely with the Business Office, make deposits and create a file for receipts and invoices. Creates and maintains the Yearbook Index. Helps with yearbook sales, fundraisers, and advertisement sales.
Staff Members – Students in grades 10 – 12 interested in writing stories, designing spreads or taking photos for the AHS yearbook. Students will be required to sign up for pages and or stories during the fall and then be expected to follow strict deadlines based on their choices. Students will be mentored by Senior and Junior Editors on how to use the publishing program and set up pages for the yearbook. It is strongly encouraged that staff members attend each weekly meeting.
ALL Students in class must apply for a position!!
CLICK HERE For Application