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December 13, 2015 Yearbook

Ashley Kritzstein

evalu ation self

Being in yearbook is one of the most unique experiences because of the life skills that I continue to develop everyday in class. Unlike other subjects that have due dates and homework, we have deadlines and money is on the line.

Personally I have been placed in a position this year where teamwork and leadership are key. There have been times that I rely completely on the skills and timeliness of our staff to take pjotos. Everything we do works like a system; I tell the staff what events we need covered and rely on them to get good phots for me, then I upload the photos and give them to the team leaders who tell me what else they need covered. For example, without the teamwork and actual production skill of someone like Julia, Mira may not have had a picture for her Rachel’s Challenge story.

From the start of the year I learned so much about producion and leadership. Only a few months ago did I learn how to upload and create folders and have developed and am able to sort through photos more efficiently from lots of practice. As for being a leader among peers, I do not really find that challenging. I am already loud and my dedicatio to the production makes it so I am comfortable criticizing or giving orders. To continue, at the start of the year, Alyssa was having trouble taking pictures that go along with the rules and are not on an anlge. I had to mark her overall production score down but at the same time I gave her some tips and now she is a better photographer.

I will take all of these skills with me to the future, not only with being more timely on assignments, but also more dedicated to whatever I do because now I understand how much of a process even the smallest of things take.

reflection one

My most significant contribution to the yearbook is the work that I have put into the folders and making things like finding and uploading photos more efficient for everyone.

I continue to make new folders and changes to the way that I upload and the order of things to make for easier access to the photographs for the team leaders. My system of uploading and availability makes it so every staff member is able to improve their skills. For example, at the start of the year I went through every single picture that each staff member took and we assesed together the pros and cons. I often put examples on the board and and even gave a presentation in an effort to make it so eveyone understands the basics for journalism photography. I think that my critiques and suggestions really helped the students because the skill level continues to grow with time and aquire more skills according to what they are taught. I think that I shaped the yearbook with being a flexible person that is easy to talk to incase team leaders need help finding photos or staff needs advice on how or what to take pictures of.

reflection two

The biggest challenge I faced in my current role would be disorganization. During homecoming week the classroom was hectic and I did my best to upload photos everyday to get the caemeras back out for the next team. With the newspaper photo editor next to me, SD cards were everywhere and if I was busy some team members would just put their SD cards on my desk for me to get to later. I managed to upload and organize all but one of the cards from that week and sadly it was the most important one from the dance. It was either misplaces or the pictures hot erased, but nevertheless, I could not find it anywhere. I feel l ike if I had a more organized physical system for turning in SD cards and keeping track of photos, rather than just a verbal exchange about the pictures. Having SD cards in a set plave would make it so other classes cannot use the cards until I am done with them or and so there is little room for error and the issues from the homecoming pictures would have gone differently. Thankfully there were other pictures of homecoming sent to us by students.

reflection three

I am most proud of this picture because not only does it show emotion and is aesthetically pleasing but beacause of the story and what this photo means. The girl in this picture is Regan and she gave a speech on the ideas of feminism and dress code within our school and society. She is one of the smartest strongest people that I know and I wanted this picture to show how beautiful she really is. I think that the trees in the background frame her face and are simple enough to where this looks like a natural, unstaged scene. I decided not to use rule of thirds when taking this because I think that she is so powerful I wanted to make her the central focus of the photograph.

four ction refle

Apart from the basics of my job I was an asset to the staff because I took the majority of the cutout pictures for our portrait pages and any other cutouts people may need for their mods.

Also, I teamed with Mia to make sure she could access them easily and I helped her do some of the cutouts since she was new to the computer systems. I was consitstently available to the staff if they needed help finding photographs or wanted advice on the basics of picture taking.

I am fully committed to this publication and am willing to stay at school as late as possible for us to succeed. I have come in multiple times after school to update the noard or put together photos to show the staff or even just to ensure photos get to the proper team leaders on time. I understand the seriousness of everything that I do and think that that is one of the reasons this class is so special and why I am willing to do so much and aim to be a member of the staff next year as well.

reflection five

a) I faced the issues of being new to the programs and having to adapt to the systems and speeds of the computer each day. I also had trouble with organization and misplacement of SD cards.

b) With the help of Mr. Adamson and Korie I was able to learn how to upload and maneuver through bridge and create an organized system of folders. If I misplaced any cards I personally would figure out the problem with each team leader and make sure that if they could not find pictures in bridge, that we got pictures from other students or the newspaper folder. I learned a lot about organization and my role in the yearbook and am prepared to handle any situations that come up again. c) Overall, I would say I handled all situations calmy and only ever was frustrated with the speed of computers or misccomunication with staff members about SD cards. d) I would say my greatest publication related weakness is inexperience. There are many times stafff memebers will ask me questions about the cameras and setting and I am unable to help them because I myself do not know. As for the computers I am slowly learning but my biggest weaknesses are my lack of technological knowledge. e) To overcome this I could get more practice with the cameras and maybe look up some lessons online for the basic settings. Next semester, I will make sure to ask Mr. Adamson more questions and get out and take more pictures so I can give more specific examples of the photography we are looking for and get more first hand experience with some problems the staff may be facing.

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YOU BEING OUTGOING MAKES US

GRATEFUL 24 TRENDY 26 NOTICED 28 SPIRITED 30 WELCOMING 32 FUN 34 CRAZY 36

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Brandon Bergstrom Julia Bishop Alexandra Bizzarri Tyler Black

Kassandra Barnes Delaney Barrett Madeleine Bartlett Michael Bartlett Tatiana Bartolini Christina Baxter Lindsay Bayans

Tracee Balvin Lee Bardon Mikaliv Barlow Curtis Barnes

Payton Atkins Braden Austin Felicia Bahoura Jacob Baird

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JUNIORS

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Best compliment you have ever received?

I never give up

Last photo you took? me in flagstaff doing the flagstaff extreme challenge

Favorite teacher: Mr. Golder because I was his first student and we made a connection. We are really good friends

Coolest place you have traveled to? definitely the Bahamas

Share an interesting fact about yourself.

I own my own company; I sell things on Amazon

Do you participate in any sports/after school activities?

Tai Kwon doe. I have a brown belt

Favorite book: the hunger games

Favorite movie: the avengers

Find me on page 170, column 5, row 4

What cheers you up? good energy and vibes

Share an interesting story about yourself.

I got a concussion while tubing on the lake

Are you involved in any sports/after school activities? swim

Favorite TV Show: American horror story

Favorite song: Summer by Calvin Harris

Favorite band: One Republic

Find me on page 169, column 3, row 10

If you could be any character, who would you be?

Thad from Blue Mountain State

What is the coolest place you have traveled to?

Jamaica

Share an interesting fact about yourself.

I was born in las vegas

Are you involved in any after school activities or sports?

Football

Favorite book: Percy Jackson

Favorite movie: The Polar Express

Favorite song: I gotta feeling by Black eyed peas

Favorite band: Mumford and Suns

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Haley Ehmann Laila Elias Trey Elletson Joseph Emnett Esmeralda Enciso Ulloa Zion Esemonu Jackson Evans

Tianna Dorfman Dylan Dorough Alexa Dragone Kali Draper Gage Duncan Austin Durham Rachel Dutcher

Drake Dombrowski Faith Dombrowski Raina Donati Robert Donnell Jack Dooley Hannah Dopp Keely Doran

Tierney Dedonatis Matthew Denmark Tys Deters Julia Diede Megan Divis Dannon Docktor Max Dolin

Madilyn Covelli Samuel Covert Jack Crampton Lily Cruz Dominic Davies Kyle Davis Mathius Day

Colin Cocuzza Andrew Cohen Aaron Cohn Tyler Colgan Tyler Collins Austin Cordero Cailan Cordwell

Francesco Caruana Samuel Chappel Dimitriy Chesnov Taryn Chester Rachel Chiodo Kayla Christenson Ryan Clary

Emily Cabrera Salvatore Caldarazzo Ashland Campbell Tyler Caniga Toni Ann Cantarella Skylar Cardoza Artem Carpenter

Adam Braude Mia Briguglio Joseph Britton Lindsey Brophy Haydon Brummett Josie Brzenk Lauren Busbee

Julia Blankinship Alysia Blomberg Ryan Bobelick Sydney Boling Madison Bondell Caitlin Bonine Megan Boyd

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SOPHOMORES

Megan Tieplinsky Garrison Timbrooks Ariana Torres Marie Tracy

Harshan Thiara Grant Thom Chandler Thomas Isabelle Thorpe

Trent Tavares Max Tenin Ryan Thaxton Amritpaul Thiara

Jacob Suddreth Steven Sypkens Wyatt Tank Constance Taschner

Haley Sterba Joseph Strmic Jakob Strom Jaden Sturgill

Sarah Staats Taylor Stafford Ryan Stallings Arielle Stanley

Trevor Sowden Griffin Spellicy Brecken Spigarelli Xandra Squier

Cassady Smith Eden Smith Julia Smutny Jacqueleen Solis

Samuel Twichell Find me on page 167, column 3, Robson Umdenstock row 1.

Damon Urban Deturo Annika Valcic

Who is your favorite teacher and why?

Mrs. Diether because she really connects with her students

What is the coolest place you have traveled to?

Hawaii because it is very different from Arizona and the weather is super nice

Are you involved in any after school activities?

I’m not in any clubs or sports, but I ride my skateboard to the YMCA everyday and work out

Favorite TV show: The Walking Dead

Favorite band: Rush

Find me on page 166, column 1, row 7.

If you could be any character, who would you be and why?

Probably Batman because I’ve loved him since I was little”

What cheers you up?

Not necessarily coming to school, but seeing all my friends and getting to talk to them

What was the last photo taken on your phone?

This weekend at San Diego of my family and I on a ship

Who inspires you?

My dad because he taught me that whatever your father does, you want to one-up him

Share an interesting fact about yourself.

My dad owns a McDonald’s. It’s the one on 67th & Beardsley

Favorite movie: Bridge of Spies

Favorite artist: Drake

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Hermione Granger from Harry

Rainy days If you could be any character, who would you be and why?

People compliment my eyes all of the time What cheers you up?

I’ve lived in Arizona my whole life Favorite compliment you have ever received?

Student Council Share an interesting fact about yourself:

Teen Wolf Do you participate in any after school activities?

Harry Potter Favorite TV Show:

Harry Potter Favorite book:

Control by Halsey Favorite movie:

Halsey Favorite song:

Favorite band:

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SOPHOMORES

Find me on page 167, column 2, row 6.

What do you like to spend money on?

Clothes, shoes, jewlery.

Who inspires you?

My sister, she just went off to the university of montana. It has been a crazy adventure for her. I am really proud.

Share an interesting fact about yourself.

I’m double jointed

Favorite sport: Volleyball

Favorite book: The Last song

Favorite artist: Taylor Swift

School Cactus Shadows High School

Joshua Young Heather Zajac Alessandra Zamora

Kaden Wright Kyler Wright Sydney Wright Cameron Yates

Leah Witzig Nicole Woods Alaina Woolf Allie Workman

Tyler Williams Noah Wilmot Sara Windom Nicholas Wintermeyer

Alexandrea Wells Kyle Whalen Devan Williams Sarah Williams

Kassidy Warnol Taylor Waters Emily Watkins Shane Watters

Julian Voitek Kaitlyn Walker Katrina Walsh Devin Ward

Nicole Vian Kiran Vilay O’connor Adam Voeller Ashley Vogel

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