PHOTOGRAPHY
Light, Content, Composition: Photographic Magic
Bored of the same old pictures with the same old look issue after issue, book after book? This session will teach you a new visual vocabulary, fresh ways to shoot pictures that you forgot were there. A handy checklist will help you remember while you are on assignment too. Eric Thomas, St. Theresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Room 414 (55)
2:45 p.m. ADVISERS
Write-off Moderators Meeting
Those who have volunteered to be moderators for the JEA Write-off competition must attend this meeting to get instructors and moderator packets for their contests. Cindy Bandow, Junction City High School, Junction City, Ore., and Patty Turley, Junction City, Ore. 2:45 p.m. Friday, Liberty Salon A-B (200)
3:30 p.m. ADVISERS
CJE/MJE Certification Testing (2-1/2 hours)
Advisers who have applied to take the, CJE or, MJE tests will do so at this time. Mark Newton, MJE, Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction, Colo. 3:30 p.m., Friday, Room 402-403 (34)
4 p.m. Write-off Contests
See Convention Update for contest room assignments. Student must have their ticket, name badge, and any supplies required for the contest. It is recommended that participants arrive at their assigned room 15 minutes before the contest time. Students may be disqualified for being late. Computer design, photography, newsmagazine layout, podcasting and broadcast carry-in contests require the students bring their entry and stay for a two-hour critique session.
6 p.m. ADVISERS
Write-off Dinner and Judging
If you have agreed to judge a Write-off contest, please check in at the table outside this room to get your dinner ticket and contest assignment.
Adviser Reception
6 p.m. Friday, Liberty Salon A-B (200)
and Auction
Advisers are invited to this social gathering to honor immediate past president Ann Visser. The evening will feature a fund-raising auction to benefit the Student Press Law Center and Pennsylvania School Press Association. Fun and serious items will be offered in the silent and live auctions, including photographs and paintings, books signed by noted authors, sports memorabilia, designer clothing and jewelry. Personal checks, MasterCard or Visa, and cash will be accepted. Those who are judging Write-off competitions are especially encouraged to attend after they finish judging. Ball State University is sponsor for this event.
Student Dance
8:30 - 11 p.m., Friday, Liberty Salon C
It’s time to relax and have some fun! Make the most of being at a national convention by taking time and making an effort to meet staffs from other parts of the country. Students must present their convention name badges to be admitted. 9-11:30 p.m. Friday, Grand Ballroom
Friday
2:30-6 p.m.
Authors Meet the Thursday
Jackie Spinner “Tell Them I Didn’t Cry” 9 p.m. (after keynote), Grand Ballroom Foyer
Friday Arlene Morgan “The Authentic Voice” 12:30 p.m., Liberty A Foyer Dave Lieber “The Dog of My Nightmares” after 9, 10 and 11 a.m. sessions, Grand Salon D Bobby Hawthorne “Longhorn Football: An Illustrated History” and “The Radical Write” 11 a.m., Grand F Foyer
Saturday Dave LaBelle “The Great Picture Hunt 2” 10 a.m., Grand Foyer Robert Greenman and Carol Greenman “More Words That Make a Difference” 11 a.m., Franklin Hall 1 Foyer
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