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Yearbook Staff ApplicationDeadline: March 10, 2020 – Return to Mrs. Richcreek, Room 2413Late Applications: Email to KRichcreek@Lwsd.wednet.edu ASAPName: _______________________________________________________________________________Email address: ________________________________________________________________________1. Grade level in 2019-20 school year:2. Past English, business, art, journalism, or photography course(s), teacher(s) and grade(s):Course: Teacher: Grade:Course: Teacher: Grade:Course: Teacher: Grade:Course: Teacher: Grade:Course: Teacher: Grade:Course: Teacher: Grade:3. Briefly describe your computer, technology, and equipment experience. Specify classes taken and types of hardware, software, and interfaces you have used, among other things. (Microsoft office, Adobe InDesign, Walsworth Online Design, Canon cameras, etc.)4. Will you be available before and after school hours in the 2019-20 school year to take photos, reports, and interviews at club meetings, sporting events, dances, and other school-sponsored events? (Be realistic and honest; answering “no” isn’t a dealbreaker.)5. Explain what publications experience you have had from middle school to the present. Be specific.6. Imagine that you come to class and told to get to work, but nobody checks on you that day to see if you have completed your work. Would you get nothing done? Would you feel stressed? Would you be more productive than usual? Describe how you would handle the situation. Be honest – this gives me vital information about how to best support you next year.7. What is your communication style? If you need help from another student who you don’t know very well, what do you do? If you have a question or concern, how do you express it?8. If you are handed an article to read on your own, how do you approach it? Do you read it silently? Skim it? Talk to a friend instead?9. Describe your skill in the following areas:Creative writing:Photography:Design:Interviewing people:Reporting on events:Holding peers accountable:Communicating with friends, teachers, and strangers:Giving constructive feedback to peers:Receiving constructive feedback from peers:Paper and pencil work:10. Position Preference. Number the four positions you are interested in, by order of preference (1 is the position I want most, 2 is the position I want second-most, etc.). Mark only those positions for which you are capable of assuming responsibility for the entire year._____Editor-in-Chief (11th-12th grade); Directs production of book, holds others accountable for work_____Senior Portraits Editor; Collects and formats senior portraits, quotes, superlatives, ads, and extras_____Senior Portraits Team Member; Assists Senior Portraits Editor in one or more areas_____General Portraits Editor; Checks name spelling, solves missing portraits, and more_____General Portraits Team Member; Assists General Portraits Editor in one or more areas_____Photography Editor; Gives detailed feedback to class about photo usage, teaches photography_____Photography Team Member; Gives detailed feedback to class about photo usage on pages_____Design Editor; Gives detailed feedback to class about design, teaches design_____Design Team Member; Gives detailed feedback to class about design on pages_____Copy Editor; Gives detailed feedback to class about writing, teaches writing_____Copy Team Member; Gives detailed feedback to class about writing_____Marketing Manager; All things related to selling the book, fundraising, public relations_____Public Relations Director; In charge of meetings with administrators, is the face of the class in video ads, other_____Accountant; Track budget expenses and incomes_____Marketing Team Member; Specialize in advertising on paper or through social media campaigns11. Explain why you want the position(s) you selected:12. Explain why you want to join the yearbook staff. Make sure to address the following points in addition to any other thoughts:Why do you prefer yearbook over a more “traditional” English class?What do you expect to do in Yearbook?Any qualifications and strengths you haven’t put in this application yetPlans you have for improving the yearbook13. Note: If you are a late applicant, the following requirement is waived. Please instead write down 2-3 teachers below that the yearbook adviser can email for an electronic recommendation. Please have at least two teachers submit teacher recommendation forms to me. If you are applying to become Editor-in-Chief, have three teachers submit recommendations. Three have been attached for your convenience. Forms can be returned to Mrs. Richcreek’s mailbox. ................
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