Livewire and Endeavor Staff Manual

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ublications Manual

A Comprehensive Guide to the Print Publications Department at Bullitt East High School 2016-17

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Table of Contents

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what we do

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School Information

School Facts Sport and Club Sponsors Faculty

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Intro

Content Information

Staff Policies Content Policies Technology Policies Writing Format Caption Writing Style Sheet

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40 Job Description 44 Beat Requirements 45 Staff Hierarchy 46 What it means 47 Rules

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Quill and Scroll

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Process Transferring, Resizing, Renaming Camera Rules Camera Cheat Sheet

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Endeavor

27 Rules 28 Job Descriptions 32 Spread Creation 34 Editing Process 35 Grades 36 Staff Contact List 37 Staff Hierarchy 38 What it Means

Appendix A

a dozen ways to vary caption leads picture presentation sheet package planner interview rubric

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Cameras

Livewire

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article appeal sheet web grades weekly recap and on call grades package planner

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Appendix B

Appendix C

62 writing grade sheet 63 equipment checkout contract 64 student-teacher cell phone contract

consent 65 interview content contract

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My Promise To You I’m not going to sugar coat it. I plan to push you. Hard. Quite simply I want you to leave this room with skills that you wouldn’t acquire elsewhere and be ready to tackle whatever life throws at you beyond high school. The most paramount of those skills is communication. As an adult you will be faced with things that you can’t possibly be prepared for. Only effective communicators can work their way through these situations. I expect you to be one.

Essentially I expect you do develop your craft in interviewing, graphic design, writing, communication, teamwork, photography, and maybe most importantly, conflict resolution. The only thing I know that you will face is situations that make you uncomfortable. You will learn to work through those. You will sweat, you will cry, but you will grow from the experience.

Right now we are really good. We should be great. It’s the next step for us. I promise to push you until I know that we are on that track. That we are pursuing greatness. The first step is to cover what matters. I know most of you think it starts with the visual. It doesn’t. Let content drive everything.

While I have you, I just want to leave you with a list of pet peeves. Work to avoid these things every day and you will be a more productive member of this class.

• Interviews - Face to Face. Period. You can’t get emotion and honesty through an email.

• Scheduling interviews - If you need to get someone out of class, you better have contacted the teacher ahead of time and have an appointment.

• Checking out cameras - Follow the procedure • Checking out of class - ID on hanger next to door. Press Pass around next with you at all times.

• Idle time - Find something to do. You can always grow your skills • Tribes - They only work if you participate. Be involved.

• Whining - Don’t whine The bottom line is that I will support you in class, out of class, and beyond high school. I’m here for you in any situation. The only thing that I expect in return is your best.

I am looking forward to a great year, not a good year. Let’s make that a reality.

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Who We Are Since 2001 • 38 BEHS top ten students • 20 Governor’s Scholars Students • 12 Mr and Ms BEHS • 2014 State Feature Story of the Year (Kendall Mayfield) • 2015 KHSJA Write Off Champion (Layne Cutler) • 2016 State Sports Story of the Year (Matt Childress) • 35 Quill and Scroll Inductees • 15 consecutive honorable mentions by Balfour Publishing • 86 students placed in state or national contests • Member of NSPA, JEA, and KHSJA

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What We Do Overall Mission:

Capture it, Define it, Show others it matters.

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Mission:

The mission of the Endeavor is to highlight the truth of the year and accurately capture it for all time.

The mission of the Livewire is to be the dependable and reliable source that informs, entertains, offers commentary and serves as an open forum for student news at Bullitt East High School.

Vision: This class will develop individual skills that will come together in a product that encaptures memories and experiences of all students that go through Bullitt East.

This class will maintain a staff of excellence that serves as a model for all and creates quality publications for not only students and staff members but community members as well.

Value Statements: • • • • •

Be a historian.

Commit to betterment every day.

Learn today, and lead tomorrow.

Everyone is worthy of coverage.

Our book will be remembered by its worst page.

• Share the work, hardships, and success as a team.

• Capture the moment for those who missed it.

• Commit to betterment every day.

• Learn today; lead tomorrow.

• Value everyone, everyday, everywhere.

• Take pride in every piece produced.

• Share the work, hardships, and success as a team.

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School Information CONTACT INFORMATION Bullitt East High School 11450 Highway 44 East Mount Washington, KY 40047 (502) 869-6400 (school) (502) 869-6486 (journalism room) (502) 538-8368 (fax)

ENROLLMENT - 1477 students ADMINISTRATION Principal - Chris Mason Assistant Principal - Erik Huber

Tim Ridley

Kari Stewart Counselors - Crystal Barr

Savannah Richadson

Dana Steinmetz

Gudiance Secretary - Denise Allen Career Readiness Coach - Wendy McCutcheon Data Manager - Etta Thompson School Psychologist - Jessica Floyd Secretaries - Misti Allen

Pam Green

Amy Anderson

Jo Perkins Bookkeeper - Theresa Williams Athletic Director - Troy Barr Athletics Secretary - Ashleigh Bowman First Aid/CPR coordinator - Jeff Bowles Janitor - Tony Ryan Head Night Custodian Sweepers - Brenda Zabel, Scott Minzenberger, Bill Brown Lunchroom Manager - Sheila Newton Librarian - Kellie Davis Library Aides - Christine McIntosh KVHS/e-Learning Coordinator - Lenny Raley ISAP - John Cinnamon

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Sport and Clubs SPORTS COACHES Fall Cross Country Lenny Raley

Kenny Hughes (Assistant) Football Mark Sander (Varsity)

Johnathan Miller (JV)

(Fresh) Volleyball Ricky Hoffman (Varsity)

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Wally (Fresh) Boys Soccer Mike Brangers (Varsity)

George Baker (JV)

Austin Chitwood (JV) Girls Soccer

Steve Gentry (Varsity)

Andrew Hoben (JV)

Emily Hall (JV) Girls Golf

Larry Steinmetz Boys Golf

Kyle Downs Winter Boys Basketball Jason Couch (Varsity)

Robert Troutman (JV)

Ryan Troutman (Fresh) Girls Basketball Chris Stallings (Varsity)

Crystal Scott (JV)

Steve Gadjik (Fresh) Archery Jason Waddle Wrestling Adam Ritter Bowling Ricky Hoffman Swimming Spring Baseball

Jeff Bowles (Varisty)

Craig Sharpe (JV)

Eric Moore (Fresh) Softball

Ricky Hoffman (Varsity)

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Bruce Pierce (Fresh) Boys & Girls Track

Lenny Raley Boys Tennis Dustin Armstrong Girls Tennis Chris Marsh Strength and Conditioning Eric Moore

Kenny Hughes Band Trevor Ervin Dance Amber Chappa JROTC Bass Fishing Ed Bentley CLUB SPONSORS Sci-fi Doug Osborne Fellowship of Christian Athletes John Cinnamon National Honor Society Brandi Molter and Sarah Akridge Beta Club Savannah Richardson Red Zone Rowdies Jo Perkins Future Business Leaders of America Amanda Comstock Chess Team Vacant Drama Club Dan Barrett Choir Carrie Gary Art Club Jason Kelty Future Educators of America Prom Committee April Walker Friends of Rachel Meghan Heller Student Congress April Walker

Future Farmers of America Dustin Gosser Family Career & Community Leaders of America

Katy Kendrick

Melissa Speakman United for East Youth Chamber of Preservationists Intramurals Leo Craven Speech and Debate AcademicTeam JT Lewis Project UNIFY Tiffany Darnell Pokemon - JT Lewis KUNA (Kentucky United Nations Assembly) Meghan Heller

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Faculty Faculty information

Room Phone

Arts and Humanities Jason Kelty Dan Barrett Trevor Ervin Carrie Gary Cathy Russell

Business

Amanda Comstock Fhatj Anderson Jeff Bowles Kyle Downs Daniel Rock Nathan Tackett

English

Larry Steinmetz Dan Barrett Brian Brashear Erica Capito Leo Craven Vanessa Gallahue Megan Heller Andrea Issacs Leslie Lloyd Laura Pierce Deborah Turner Jami Willis

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Exceptional Childhood Education Denise Fryman 307 Tiffany Darnell 107 John Edelen 402 Julie Foster 107 Justin Hall 402 John Hunt 307 Sandy Karcher 107 Debbie Kenney (aide) 307 Ryan Kurtz 307 Jonathan Miller 307 Eric Moore 307 Craig Sharpe 403 10

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Michelle Shockey (aide) 307 Denise Smith 207 Eric Thacker 307 Breeann Wood 307

Foreign Language

Brandi Molter 203 Jenna Hoglen 200 Maddie Mann Pam Swift 201

Math

210 Stephanie Brock 211 Pam Cischke 326 Kristen DeWilde 208 Debbie Pitcock 209 Jeff Richardson 331 Paige Robinson 213 Brandi Sheehan Brenda Thornsberry cart Kenny Thornsberry 206 Kristy Tinelli 212 Carrie Wafford 207

Practical Living/ Health Dona Hare Korey Craddock Robert Troutman

Science

Darrell Vincent Troy Barr Lauren Battcher Amanda Bohnert Jason Dickerson Amy Harrod Melissa Hightower Kenny Hughes JT Lewis Chris Ryan

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Social Studies

Sue Wimsatt Sarah Akridge Mike Brangers Francis DiStefano Monty Edwards Nate Fulghum April McCroskey Doug Osborne Michael Whitfill

Flex School

Mike Egan Claudia Jones

Junior Guard

1LT Justin Owens

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Content Information

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Staff Policies ABSENCES It is important that students are in class each day. Any absence does not supersede a deadline. Any assignments must be shared on Google Docs. If you are absent and cannot complete your picture or beat assignment, you must let the managing editor know ASAP to find a replacement.

CONTESTS Every Livewire student is responsible for entering their work into a minimum of two contests over the course of the year. The Endeavor staff generally enters as a whole group.

If individual contests are available, no student should be entered more than twice. The Quill and Scroll contest vice president will alert you of available contests.

DEADLINES The success of each of our publications depends on your timeliness. That being said, whether or not you meet a deadline is a major component of your grade will drop one grade. Two missed deadlines will result in a meeting with the adviser and editor in chief. If the problem continues, there will be an appropriate consequence up to and possibly including dismissal from the class.

EXPECTATIONS The expectation of the students in this class is simple: journalistic integrity, accuracy, and professionalism. Students are held to the highest standards based on timeliness, courtesy and respect. All assignments should be completed as expected. All interviews should be conducted professionally.

Respect should be a hallmark of the staff.

Print publications students are privileged to opportunities that other students are not, and as a result, will be held to a standard of behavior and professionalism that exceeds other students.

FOOD AND DRINK Food and drink have become a major issue. If you can not handle throwing your trash away, it will be banned from the room for everyone. I am not going to waste time on individual bans.

GRADES Since this is a student run publication, the students’ daily grades lie in the hands of the managing editor and coeditor, with all decisions overseen by the adviser. Final grades will 12

involve a conference with the adviser and managing editor.

The editor will determine when a page has been completed and is ready for publication.

In yearbook, students will receive grades for interviews, picture presentation, and all deadlines. Picture assignments are graded on quality, and creativity. The photography editor grades the picture presentations. Interview grades will depend on your timeliness, information gathered, method of contact and effectiveness. Leaders of the class will determine this grade by your Friday exit slip and fulfillment of duties.

You will need grade sheets for picture presentations (YB), articles and page layouts. Grading sheets can be found in the back of your staff manual. Should you not be able to locate a grading sheet within the classroom, it is your responsibility to make a photo copy of the grading sheet from the back of your manual. Without a grading sheet, you will receive a zero.

In journalism, students are responsible for submitting grade sheets to editors for articles, layout and pictures. They are also responsible for recording their progress on their cumulative sheet.

INTERVIEWING Interviews are the core of any good spread. Without interviews you have failed, and you will also receive a poor grade.

However, bad interviews are pointless. So, if you do it, do it right.

When deciding who to interview, (which should be done in your group meeting) you must take into account what people want to know. Example, if the president of the United States just got mugged you would not want an interview from the guy down the street who was sitting in his living room and didn’t hear about the mugging until just now when you told him. Therefore, you must do your research on the topic to decide who played key roles in the incident, sporting event, etc.

Research is also essential for writing your interview questions because in order to conduct a good interview you must know some background on the situation and on the person you are interviewing. This research includes attending events that you are covering, because the people you need to interview will be there, and also you can take notes so that your questions are more specific which makes the interviewee feel like you are really interested in the topic. And when people think you are interested in what they have to say, they will talk for days.

To conduct an interview you must set up an appointment with the interviewee that is approved by them and/or their

teacher should that apply. Every interview should be done in person or over the phone, and if you fail to do so, you will lose points for the assignment.

You must have an interview contract signed by the person you interviewed.

LEAVING CLASS It is essential to work outside of the classroom; however, the privilege should not be abused. In order to leave class, you must have a scheduled interview or permission from the editor or adviser. Also, there is a white board next to the door. You should 1. Write your name, time out, and destination neatly 2. Leave your id on the hook 3. Leave the room with your press pass PRESS PASSES You will have both a student ID and a press pass. Your press pass MUST be with you if you are on assignment in the hallway. When you are out of class, your student ID should be on the hook leaving the classroom and your name should be on the sign out sheet with your location.

Any student covering a home sporting event will be expected to present the pass at the pass gate. It is the responsibility of the reporter to see Mr. Barr to be placed on the pass list.

All major events should be arranged at least a week in advance.

DISRUPTING CLASSES Rules about pulling students out of classes are strict. If you are conducting an interview, your last option should be to pull students out of class. You should first try to complete it before or after school. The library is usually a good place to conduct your interview. Students are not allowed to be pulled out of class without warning.

days. You are expected to attend. These meetings will be planned in advance (at least two weeks) and you are required to notify your parents and your job that your attendance is mandatory.

AP STYLE BOOK Journalism is based off of the standards of the AP style book. Any grammar questions should be directly identified within the guide. Stylebooks are located on the front shelf in the room. There is also a handy school related style book in this manual.

PLAGIARISM AND DISHONESTY Any student found willingly plagiarizing their work will have to attend a session on using a source correctly with the managing editor. Any student who still is a repeat offender is subject to dismissal from the class depending on the severity of the offense. All plagiarized work will receive a zero.

WORK NIGHTS Work nights are an “all hands on deck” approach to finishing up a deadline. The end goal is to submit the spreads by the end of the work night.

Yearbook - We will have six work nights. Essentially 25 spreads will be included in each deadline. You are expected to be at each. We will work to find a night that school sports are not going on and you are expected to ask off work. Attendence is mandatory.

Journalism - We will have a work night for all magazines.

If you have an article or layout, you are expected to be there.

You must attend 2 of 3 scheduled work nights per semester.

STAFF COMMUNICATION In the back of your staff manual, there is a staff contact sheet that has every staff member’s e-mail and phone number. This is essential in the spread process, because you will be consistently working outside of class with your editors.

WORK NIGHTS/ SATURDAYS Work outside of school is necessary to be successful.

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Editorial Policies ADVERTISING There are no hard restrictions for advertising in our paper/ website. Any objectionable content (alcohol, guns, political issues) is subject to approval from Mr. Steinmetz. It is the responsibility of the seller of the ad to bring any questionable content to Mr. Steinmetz.

The Livewire does have ad standards for quality. We will accept any ad from a business, but reserve the right to alter the ad to meet our quality guidelines.

Any ad that is created by the staff for a business must be approved by the advertising director and Mr. Steinmetz. Ads should be approved either before sales if created then, or before production of the publication.

All ads must be finished and proofed four days prior to layout deadline.

ANONYMOUS SOURCES A student may wish to be held as an anonymous source. A direct request must be made for a source to be kept anonymous. Writers must make specific note of requests in notes.

Anonymous sources will be held as such in requests from administration in all cases other than a student threatening school personnel or facility and student threatening harm to self or another student.

CAPTION Captions are very important when it comes to posting photos. A caption should be layed out as follows:

1st sentence: Present tense

2nd sentence: Past tense

3rd sentence: Quote (optional) CONFLICT OF INTEREST Students involved in a leadership role in a specific event will not write the article about the event so as to avoid bias.

Likewise, any student writing a review shall not accept any free handouts from the business or entity being reviewed. Also, no staff member will be featured unless the entire group and the managing editor decides that they were a key to the topic.

CONTENT AND COVERAGE The Livewire magazine is a print and online publica14

tion, which are separate from each other. However, the content for both publications are determined by the students, finalized by the managing editor, within story development meetings. These meetings are where the class as a whole discusses topics facing the school and events that are currently taking place.

The class also is responsible for weeding out the unnecessary topics from the essential ones. Thus, participation is needed by all students. The final decision on who will cover these articles is up to the managing editors.

The same ideals apply to yearbook as well. We seek to produce an all encompassing book that highlights everything essential from a given school year.

CORRECTIONS All corrections from newsmagazine articles will be printed next to the masthead in the magazine.

Any online stories will be altered to show “*** and then the correction at the beginning of the article�.

GUEST WRITERS All guest columns must be approved by the managing editor and will be assigned to a copy editor. The editor will be responsible for setting deadlines.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Any letter must be typed and submitted to Mr. Steinmetz via hard copy or email. Anonymous letters will not be published. All content must be approved by Mr. Steinmetz and will be edited for slander and profanity.

NAMING MINORS Names of minors involved in a crime will be withheld in the publication. Any article written will offer the offending parties the opportunity to comment on their involvement.

OBITUARIES Obits will be written as a statement of fact and remembrance. Cause of death will not be listed in cases regarding drug overdose, suicide, or homicide.

OPEN FORUM/ STUDENT VOICE The purpose of the school publications is to inform

the student body, faculty, and community of the issues going on in our school as well as any big local, state, or national stories.

However, this publication is student run and without student participation it will fail. Students provide the content that should be covered, and the managing editor (also a student) finalizes all article topics. Students conduct the interviews, write the articles, take the pictures, edit the articles, read the articles, and take the heat for any content mistakes.

Thus, when doing anything in this class it is best to do everything thoroughly and correctly because chances are if you do not do everything the way it has been explained throughout this manual you will make mistakes that people will notice, and every mistake will come back on you. This class teaches responsibility for your actions and how crucial it is to work hard to achieve quality work.

PROFANITY The use of profanity should only be used in a manner in which the quality of the article depends on it, and the integrity of the paper is maintained. Writers are encouraged to use extreme caution. All uses must be approved by the editor in chief, executive editor and Mr. Steinmetz.

STAFF EDITORIALS (Journalism) Editorials will be written mainly within the editorial department. All stories will be assigned and brainstormed in the meeting at the beginning of class. However, any staff member will be eligible to write upon approval by the editor in chief.

EDITORIAL BOARD (JOURNALISM) The editorial board is a group of 13 people chosen by the editor in chief and adviser. They will write one article per magazine. They should plan to meet once a month for one hour. The idea of the editorial board is to state and explain the unified opinion of the staff as a whole. One person from the editorial board will actually sit down and write the article. This will be a different member every time. The article will always be unsigned.

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Technology Policies AUDIO RECORDER The audio recorder is stored in the journalism drawer.

It can be checked out anytime. Follow the same procedure as the cameras to sign out.

CELL PHONE You may use your cell phone for any assignment directly related to class. However, any other use of the cell phone is a violation of school policy. It will be held by an editor until the end of class, and if you refuse, then you will be sent to the office. Basically if you are using it for something non-journalism related then you are out of compliance.

COMPUTER GAMES With a lack of computers in the room, computer games are never permitted, even if you have finished your assignments. If you lack something to do, see the managing editor.

COPYRIGHTED/INTERNET PHOTOS The use of any photos from the internet is considered plagiarism and is frowned upon by everybody in the journalism world. Even if you get a photo off the Internet and give attribution, it is still considered plagiarism and you cannot use it. Also, you cannot use Facebook photos either as the pixilation is extremely poor. If you would like to use a photo from Facebook, you need to get into contact with the photo owner and ask them to send you the original JPEG image.

However, there are some photos you can use from the internet. College mascots/logos are acceptable to use under the Fair Use exception to the Copyright Laws.

You can also use company logos as well. Album and book covers are also acceptable to use. However, you can only use these in reviews.

Use of pictures from a Creative Commons Licensing site is permitted, but must be approved by the editor before publication.

DIGITAL CAMERA CHECKOUT Any student signing out a camera must first have turned in the Endeavor camera checkout policy signed by both a parent and the student.

On the day of checkout, the student must retrieve the camera, perform the required maintenance checks and sign it out.

Upon return, each student must transfer the photos taken, re size the folder if using the Canon, erase the memory card, and place the battery on the charger.

All check outs must be approved by the camera coordinator.

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E-MAIL E-mail is the prime source of contact between students and teachers. Anytime and interview needs to be set, a teacher should be e-mailed two days in advance when possible. However, e-mail is not the best means of conducting an interview. All interviews must be done in person or over the phone unless the managing editor approves it. Remember that in all correspondence you are still a member of the yearbook class and you should conduct yourself professionally.

SOCIAL MEDIA We will use a variety of social media contact. You must do so responsibly. Specifics are laid out under job descriptions. Remember, the best way to reach students is social media. Use it extensively.

Also, as a clarification, anything that happens in the class will NOT be Tweeted or Facebooked about. Our classes are like Vegas; what happens here, stays here.

Finally, inappropriate wall posts and tweets will NOT be tolerated and there will be serious consequences.

INTERNET USE You many use the internet strictly for things regarding your interview or copy such as research. Other than that, internet use is not allowed.

PHOTO MANIPULATION Pictures should be altered only in rare occasions.

Those instances include drugs or alcohol inadvertently in the photo.

Adjusting lightness and contrast is acceptable. Cropping and cut outs are acceptable as well. Every use of Photoshop should be approved by an editor. NEVER save over the top of an original picture.

STUDENT/TEACHER PHONE CONTACT The nature of this class implies that contact must be made outside of the normal school day to ensure success of the book. The majority of contact with students is between student editors and staff writers, but in some cases, the adviser may have to contact you. A parent permission form is located in the handouts section and must be returned.

TECHNOLOGY USE/ABUSE Students complete an Acceptable Use form as a part of the Student Handbook. The same rules apply in this classroom. Any student who violates any aspect of the policy more than once will be excused from the class.

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WE WRITE

A copy is a piece of writing that captures the event and is found on almost every spread of the book. Its job is to further inform readers of information that does not already appear in captions or modueles. The copy should make connections to the theme of the book and go along with the other elements on the page. Copies vary in length; however, most copies in the yearbook should follow the same format. Below is an example of the format we use.

ZINGER After the girls set the stage, the boys stole the show.w.

The girls cross country team used strong, individual efforts to finish fourth at state, while the boys pulled out a surprising second, despite slower than expected times by its top runners.

The finish marked the first time either team had been on the metal stand. The team’s practices played a key role in their success. The coaches’ expectations were high, but changed as the season progressed.

For the first time in the history of Bullitt County, a coach got two teams on stage at state. The girls placed 4th out of 29, and the boys placed 2nd out of 30. Only the top four teams got on stage. The day of state each runner received a letter of encouragement from the coach. “He wanted to motivate us,” said third place runner Abby Shelton (11).

“In addition to Coach Raley’s training, sleep and nutrition are the most important parts in running,” said Caroline Collins (8), who led the girls’ team at state with a time of 20:42. Barely trailing behind Collins with a time of 20:47 was freshman Sierra Poppell. Raley said that Poppell has improved the most throughout the season, regularly breaking personal records.

Although the team didn’t always think they would make it to state, they were determined to do whatever it took. According to senior Brandon Wiseheart, the team pushed each other to work harder.

There was a change in the practice schedule which seemed to have positive results. Last season, the team practiced five times a week and only ran four to five miles. This season, the team ran five to six miles at least six times a week. “Everyone’s times got faster and you could tell everyone was in better shape at the end of the season,” stated Kourtney Burkhead (12) about the team as a whole.

At the start of the season Coach Raley set high expectations for both teams. The boys had a preseason ranking of 2nd, but as the season progressed their rank slowly fell to 9th, leading up to the state meet.

Coach Raley urged the boys to run the best race of their lives in order to finish on stage.

On the flip side, the girls approached the state meet with a ranking of 5th. At the November 10th race, the girls placed 4th, and the boys placed 2nd. “It was an unbelievable, fantastic feeling when I knew what we had achieved. I was very proud of everyone,” stated Raley.

The zinger is the first sentence of a copy. It should grab the audience’s attention, but not totally give away the topic of the copy.

CLARIFIER

The clarifier is the sentence that follows the zinger. Its purpose is to “clarify” the zinger, letting the audience know the topic of the copy.

NUTGRAPH

The nutgraph is a paragraph built of three topic sentences that outline the three main points of the copy. These sentences are the answers to the three nutgraph questions that were created on step three of “Steps to Making a Spread”. While these sentences may be over different subtopics, they should flow together. No nutgraph question should be used more than once.

ACCORDION

The accordion is the body of the copy and must have at least three paragraphs. The three main points from the nutgraph are used to build the accordion. Each sentence from the nutgraph is used to create a one or more paragraphs in the body. The accordion is used to tell the reader everything he/she needs to know about the event that is not already told through pictures, captions, etc.

This is the part of the copy where almost all of the quotes are found. No person should be quoted more than once on a spread (YB Only).

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CAPTION WRITING A caption is typically a few sentences used to tell about a picture. Every picture should have a caption. Below is a list of steps of how most captions will be written; however, there are many types of captions and some others might be used with approval with an editor. If you follow these steps, you will find it a lot easier to write captions.

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IDENTIFICATION The identification is the first sentence of a caption. It should state who is in the picture, their grade, and what they are doing; however, never start a caption out with the name of a person. This sentence should always be in present tense.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION The next two to three sentences should be background information.

This is information that the reader can not infer from just looking at the picture. It adds depth to a caption and interests the reader. These sentences should always be written in past tense. Remember, do not editorialize. The background information should be strictly facts.

QUOTE The last part of a caption should be a quote from the person in the picture or from someone else relating to the picture.

OTHER TYPES OF CAPTIONS • Basic: States who is in the picture and what he/she is doing • Identification: Identifies the name of the person in the picture and their grade • Collection: Describes a collection of photos in one caption • Group Identification: Identifies a group of people in the picture by using “first row”, “second row”, etc.

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STYLE SHEET

This is a school specific style sheet. All rules have been developed according to the AP Stylebook. Refer to that for any questions.

General Rules

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-Numbers less than 10 are spelled out.

Punctuation

-When posting an article online, make sure you select the correct categories for the article.

-All common punctuation rules apply to your articles.

- News: Sports/News, News, and sub-category (School, Local/State, World)

-Boys and girls, when used in sports as a team, (boys soccer, girls soccer) DO NOT need an apostrophe.

-Sports: Sports/News, Sports, and the sport you’re covering

-Make sure your punctuation use is consistent throughout your article.

-Features: Features and sub-category (Students, Teachers, Clubs)

-When in doubt, ask your copy editor or managing editor for help.

-Editorials: Editorials and sub-category (Letters to the Editor, Pro vs.

Con, Opinion Pieces)

Quote Rules

Capitalization -The first letters of Chargers and Lady Chargers are capitalized.

-The first letters of the names of sports teams are capitalized. (Louisville Cardinals, Cards, Kentucky Wildcats, Cats, etc.)

-Student Names and Quotes: First time a name is used, use full name. Any time after that, only the last name needs to be used.

-Teacher/Club Adviser Names and Quotes-First time use Ms./Mrs./ Mr., first and last name, any time after that only last name needs to be used.

-The first letters of school names are capitalized.

-Coach Names and Quotes: First time a name is used, use full name.

Any time after that, only the last name is needed.

-School subjects are not capitalized unless it is a language or a class with a number after it (Journalism I).

- ALWAYS USE USE “SAID”!!! The best use is active as in: “I love the yearbook,” Grace Jackson said.

-The first letter of EVERY word in a headline is capitalized.

-State each person’s title if it is relevant to the topic. (ex: Wilie Foster, principal, said, “...)

-Class names, (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors), are NOT capitalized.

-Club names are NOT to be capitalized unless they are national organizations, or have proper nouns in them. (Ex. Dance Dance Revolution and National Honors Society are capitalized, but guitar club is NOT.)

Class Citation - Haley Steinmetz (12) - Senior Haley Steinmetz

-Name of breaks (like fall break, spring break, winter break), are NOT capitalized.

-Any reference to “Charger Nation”, both words are capitalized.

-Homecoming week is not capitalized unless in reference to Bullitt East’s Homecoming Week.

Abbreviations -Put the full name of the group, team, etc. with the abbreviation in paretheses the first time you use it, then the preceding times you only need to use the abbreviation.

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Photography

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process

PHOTOGRAPHY • SIGN UP FOR AN EVENT: You need to reserve the camera with the camera checkout directors.

If you are not on their calendar, you may not get a camera.

• SIGN OUT/IN: When signing out the camera, you must check out the camera with the checkout director. Before you leave with the camera, remember to check the bag for a fully charged battery and the appropriate lens. Cameras must be turned in before school.

• ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION: Once you sign up to take pictures, start planning on how you are going to get to the event. If you cannot find a ride, then see about riding with someone who is already going to the event or riding with the team. However, “not having a ride” is not a good excuse for not completing your picture assignment. By default, you can always hitch a ride on the team bus or van. Just contact the coach.

• PRESS PASS/LIST: If it is a sport, talk to the coach, or Mr. Barr when necessary, to get on the pass list. This is your responsibility. You will be shocked to find out the things you can get into for free if you are covering it for the media. If you do not take this action, you are responsible for paying your way into the event.

• TALK TO ADULT LEADER/COACH: Before the day of the event, you should contact the coach/ sponsor and ask them for some tips and if there is anything significant going on that you need to look for. On the day of the event, you should arrive to the event early. When you arrive, you should check in with them and give you the opportunity to discuss any changes that have been made. Not only will you build relationships this way, you will make the coach/leader more likely to talk with you after the event. This is especially important for choir, plays and non standard events.

• TAKING PHOTOS: While taking photos at an event, remember to vary your shots. Take photos from different angles, elevation, and vary the amount of people in each shot. If you do not think your photos are turning out good, get closer. Zoom with your feet. You are covering the event, you are not part of it. Do not sit in the Red Zone. Shoot the Red Zone. Take the pictures you need.

• REVIEW DURING EVENT: Periodically check your photos for quality. If you are getting bad shots, take some time to work with your settings. Don’t continue to shoot knowing that you have bad photos.

• WRITE SUMMARY: Right after taking pictures, you need to right a detail summary of what happened at the event. It needs to be seven to ten sentences long. Your grade for the summary and interview will be added on to your picture assignment grade.

• RETURNING CAMERA: There is a pass inside each camera bag for staff members to walk up to the room before 7:10. Get to school early and start the camera check in process. The camera should be in the closet, the battery should be on the charger, all pictures should be transferred to the correct folder, and the memory card should be wiped clean and reformatted by the time the bell rings. Sign the camera back in. Time should not be wasted in class transferring pictures.

• REVIEWING PHOTOS: On the next “picture day” go through your photos and delete any blurry or bad pictures. Rename and sort the photos if needed. (Refer to the next page on how to complete the process) • PRESENTATION: Select the pictures for your presentation and copy them. Place them into your folder inside the “Picture Presentation” folder. You should have a total of six photos selected for your presentation. (5 and a scene setter) Fill out the photo grading sheet and attach your summary to it. Present your photos on the next “Picture Day”.

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CAMERA RULES • Check out the camera every time and check it back in when you are done. You must check out your camera with the camera checkout director.

• Assemble your bag. We have a variety of lenses. Make sure you have the correct equipment for your shoot.

• EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO USE THEIR OWN MEMORY CARD. 8gb and above will work. You can get them relatively cheap at Walgreens or Wal-Mart • Make sure the battery is on the charger when you put it back.

• The lens caps should always either be on the camera or in the front pouch of the camera bag NO WHERE ELSE. Make sure you keep up with the lens cap at all times. You will pay for a lost lens cap.

• Keep spare lenses in the bag and when the camera is not in use, keep it in the bag.

• Never touch the lens, the inside of the lens or the mirror. Remember you are paying for any damage that occurs for not following these rules.

• If you leave a camera unattended, you will lose your camera privileges for one week.

• Anyone not in our class should never have a camera.

• Any issues should be reported immediately.

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PICTURE

TRANSFERRING • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Take the memory card out of the camera Put the memory card in the card reader Plug the card reader into the computer.

On your desktop, “AutoPlay” will appear; choose the option “ Open Folder to View Files” A file folder will appear with your photos in it; Minimize this folder Back on your desktop, select the “Start” button Click “computer” Click “Journalism Drive” Click “Yearbook 2016-17” or “Journalism 16-17” YB- Select the month that the photos were taken.

JOURN- Select the media that the pics will be used in.

Select the folder based on what you took photos of Create a folder If you are transferring photos from a sports event, name the temporary folder after your initials If you are transferring photos for an event other than sports, name the folder after the event Copy and paste all of the photos from the memory card to the folder you just created DELETE ALL BAD PHOTOS

RENAMING • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Open Adobe Bridge Once on Adobe Bridge, select “Computer” Click “Journalism Drive” Click “Yearbook 2016-2017” or “Journalism 16-17” Navigate to the folder that your photos are stored in Click “Tools” from the tool bar Select “Batch Rename” A box with pop up to rename the photos 1st line: For Sports: Name of sport abbreviated Name of opponent abbreviated (refer to wall) For event other than sports: Name of event 2nd line: Date of event (ex. 8-9-12) 3rd line: Your initials Click “rename” DO NOT USE “.” or all your photos will be ruined

transferring renaming

SORTING - YEARBOOK (Sports/ Club Photos)

• Copy all the photos in the folder • Go to the “Events” folder • Make a folder inside the “Events” folder with the name in the following format: vs. (School Name) (H or A for home or away) • Locate the temporary folder you made named after your initials • Go through your pictures and sort them by who is the subject. There is a folder for every member of the team and a team folder.

• DELETE the temporary folder named after your initials

SORTING - JOURNALISM (Sports/ Club Photos)

• Copy all the photos in the folder • Go to the appropriate folder and copy them into it.

• Make a folder inside the “Events” folder with the name in the following format: vs. (School Name) (H or A for home or away) • Locate the temporary folder you made named after your initials • Go through your pictures and sort them by who is the subject. There is a folder for every member of the team and a team folder.

• DELETE the temporary folder named after your initials • So we only save the pictures that we would potentially use

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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cheat sheet

Camera Settings

A-DEP: Auto depth of fied- pick what you want in focus, and

it will find the right amount of light

M: Manual Mode- you set the shutter, aperture, ISO AV: Aperture Priority: Pick your aperture, and it does the rest TV: Shutter Priority- you pick the shutter speed, it does the rest P: Program Mode- camera calculates aperture and shutter speed Exposure: the amount of light that comes into the camera in a shot. This depends on the aperture, shutter, and ISO Aperture: how wide the lens is open. The wider the lens is open, the more light it lets in.

Shutter: how many pictures the camera takes per second ISO: the sensitivity to light. The lower the number, the higher quality of photo.

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Yearbook

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The Yerd Life

RULESof the yerd life

1. When someone is talking, shut up and listen 2. Failure is not an option.

3. People will only be featured in the yearbook if they deserve to. Meaning, find the right stories, not the stories of friends.

4. Yearbook staff members are not allowed to be on the siblings spread, couples spread, etc. unless the entire class and the adviser agree on it.

5. No person is allowed to be quoted on a page more than once unless necessary.

6. No nutgraph questions are allowed to be repeated.

7. If you sign up to take pictures, you are responsible for taking pictures. If for some reason you can’t, you must find someone to replace you. However, if pictures are not taken of the event, you will receive no points for the assignment.

8. Every staff member must take pictures at least once a month. Once you have presented your photos, the adviser will put your grade into Infinite Campus. At the end of the season, if you have failed to take pictures of certain sports, you will receive no points for that assignment and the adviser will finalize grades in the book. If you take pictures twice and fulfill all requirements you will earn 100% for the month.

9. Don’t be late to school.

10. What happens in yearbook, stays in yearbook. No conversations, decisions, products should be shared with non-yerds. If you do leak information, you will suffer severe punishment from the adviser.

11. All polls, surveys, and superlatives should remain confidential.

12. If it is a major event, the yearbook class must cover it. Therefore, if there is an event that needs to be covered, but no one has signed up, Mr. Steinmetz will alphabetically assign people. This person either has to take pictures or find someone to replace them. If they fail to take pictures, they will receive no points for the assignment.

13. By 7:20 everyone should be in their seats, ready to start class and throughout class you should always be working on yearbook related stuff. If you run out of things to do, help someone else.

14. If you have your cell phone out for any reason that is not directly related to yearbook, any staff member has the right to call you out, and you will have to put your phone in the phone bucket until the end of class. If you refuse to do so, your phone will be sent to the office.

15. All interviews must be done in person or over the phone unless the managing editor says otherwise.

Any interviews that are done over text or e-mail without permission from the managing editor will receive no points. All interviews must be written neatly on their appropriate deadline day.

16. DON’T

MISS DEADLINES

Deadline 1 Deadline 2 Deadline 3 Deadline 4 Deadline 5 Deadline 6 _________

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JOB DESCRIPTIONS ADVISER

The adviser is responsible for making sure every staff member is completing their job and for approving all grades.

MANAGING EDITOR

The managing editor is the ultimate decision maker. Whatever they decide will be the final decision. They are in charge of running the class, communicating with each staffer, working along side the adviser, designing pages and assigning deadlines.

COPY EDITOR

The copy editor is a student that possesses strong writing skills, dedication to the class, and the quality to work well with other students. This person is second in command. If you need help with a copy or captions, talk to the copy editor.

Duties • Leads class discussions based on writing • Sits in on group discussions • Approves all final nutgraph questions • Approves all interview questions • Grades all interviews • Edits all final drafts of copies and captions

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The photography editor is a student who has extensive camera knowledge, an eye for photography, dedication to the class, and the ability to work well with others. This person is an equal to the copy editor. If you need help with the camera or pictures, talk to the photography editor.

Duties: • Uploads pictures to SmugMug account • Meets with photographers before and after shooting an event • Approves all pictures to go on pages • Grades all pictures

CO EDITOR

The coeditor is a student who recognizes the task and leads their group to complete it. This person should be very familiar with the steps to completing a spread and have yearbook or journalism experience.

Duties: • Leads their group discussions • Assigns interviews, copies, and captions • Keeps their group on task at all times • Keeps the group on schedule, following the allotted time slots for each step in the process.

• Grade picture presentations

FACT CHECKER

These individuals must have a good understanding of grammar and be dedicated to the class.

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• • • • •

Reads through all spreads created by the opposite group Compares any quote used on the paged to the interview Verifies any facts on the spread from interviews or other sources Marks any grammatical errors Checks every name on every spread for spelling

BUSINESS MANAGER

This person will be in charge of advertising for the yearbook, promoting our theme throughout the school.

Duties • Leads class discussions on business matters • Hangs posters, creates flyers, and creates other advertising ideas • Organizes fundraisers frequently throughout the year • Keeps track of number of yearbooks sold and strives to reach the goal • Keeps the theme as the most important focal point of all activities

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

The social media coordinator is responsible for organizing our social media strategy. They are also in charge of Aurasma and working with the managing editor to develop our strategy for implementation.

Duties: • Cut videos for distribution • Approve social media posts • Manage Twitter • Work with business manager for social media role in advertising • Learn Aurasma • Develop Snap Chat strategy

EVENT COORDINATOR

This person must be organized and creative. They are responsible for all pictures assignments. They are also responsible for celebrating each staff member’s birthday.

Duties: • Starts every class with a recap of the previous day and an overview of the current day.

• Maintains the event calendar with all events and activities (including birthdays) • Communicate with Mr. Steinmetz to make sure that key events are covered.

• Communicate missed picture events to Mr. Steinmetz • Keep a list to make sure every birthday event is covered.

CAMERA CHECKOUT DIRECTOR

This person must understand all aspects of the cameras and be on time to school every day.

• Checks all returned cameras EVERY MORNING before class for the following: 1. Cameras are working properly 2. All accessories are accounted for including lens, lens caps, batteries, memory cards 3. Places batteries on chargers • Keeps the closet clean at all times • Write assigned cameras on the calendar 29

ALL STAFF MEMBERS

Any staff member must be reliable and efficient. They need to do their part in order for the yearbook to be completed. This means not only completing your assignments but also completing them by their deadlines. All staff members will eventually take part in all of the following jobs.

PHOTOGRAPHER • • • • • • • • • •

Completes a picture assignment once every month If she cannot take photos, they find someone to replace them Fills out the sign out sheet when taking camera Arrives early to the event that they are scheduled to take pictures of and stay until the event ends Uploads, re sizes, and sorts photos (if needed) in class the NEXT MORNING Charges the battery when finished with the camera Deletes photos off the memory card Lets the advisor or managing editor know if there is a problem Completes a Picture Assignment Grading Sheet the NEXT DAY photo day and presents Get approval from social media coordinator before posting to SnapChat or Instagram

INTERVIEWER • • •

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Researches the team, club, etc. that you are interviewing Writes open ended interview questions with the group based on the nutgraph questions Plans interview ahead of time. Therefore, if he/she is planning the interview during school they MUST E- MAIL THE TEACHER AHEAD OF TIME and show the managing editor the teachers response before leaving the classroom. Staff members are not aloud to disrupt classes unexpectedly.

Interview IN PERSON. Get interview contract signed. Any interviews conducted over text or email may be deducted points. Be prepared to defend your reason for a text/email interview.

Continues to ask questions until given good answers. One-two word answers don’t make good quotes Get contact information for any follow up questions Thanks the person you are interviewing Complete the interview BEFORE class on the day it is due and make sure it is readable

WRITER • • • •

Has all her reports and interviews prepared for the group discussion Plays an active role in the discussion of nutgraph and interview questions WRITES COPY, CAPTION, HEADLINE AND INFOGRAPHIC INFO ON DEADLINE Types all information on to the spread

BEAT REPORTERS • • • •

Keeps track of the leaders, meetings/practices/games, any events, etc.

Attends any big games or events and completes a “report” Sports- keeps track of the schedule, updating it daily Continually update binders

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HOW TO CREA

STEP 1

1. Reporter updates the group ( 5 minutes )

a.The reporter will share the information, interviews, summaries that they have acquired about the topic 2. Complete Package Planner (15 minutes )

a. Complete the “Why�. Why will readers care about this?

b. Write the nutgraph questions:

i. Write all questions readers would want to know (back side of sheet)

ii. Group questions into 3 categories

iii. Write a topic question for each category

c. The copy editor should approve the 3 nutgraph questions before the group proceeds 3. Decide on who to interview (10)

a. Determine who the main interview is/whose point of view the copy is written from

b. Determine secondary intervies and explain to the copy editor why the group chose each person and have him

approve the interviewees before proceeding.

4. Write interview questions (15)

a. As a group, write at least 8 questions for each interview

b. The copy editor should sit in on this discussion and approve all interviews before class is over.

c. Contact interviewees and arrange interview THAT SAME DAY. If they are not cooperating, let the

managing editor know ASAP. Do not show up to class without the interview. Remember to contact teacher for in

class interviews.

DAY 2

1. Select photos for the spread and & fill out the story board (20 minutes )

a. Choose what significant people/events belong on that page and arrange them in order of importance. (1-8)

b. Look through the photos of that person/event and choose the best one

c. Choose a variety of photos and consider the angles, composition, lighting 2. The managing editor will review the photos selected for the spread 3. The reporter needs to place the photos on the page 4. Complete any photo presentations (if time allows)

a. Have your presentation ready and your photos resized, renamed, and sorted

b. The photography editor will critique/grade the photos, while the rest of the class takes notes and listens

c. Reporters should take note of any good photos that they see about their topic 5. Photography lessons (if time allows)

a. The photography editor will compile lessons on the different aspects of photography. Staff mem

bers will take notes 6. Resizing, renaming, and sorting photos (if time allows)

a. Any extra time will be spent preparing for photo presentations. It is very important to complete all the steps cor

rectly

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ATE A SPREAD DAY 3

1. Interviews should be complete

a. Every person should have their interviews when they WALK INTO CLASS. No excuses. If you do not have your

interview by the time the bell rings, it will be considered late. Refer to the “Grading Process” for more info.

2. The copy editor will review the interviews (5 minutes)

a. The copy editor will grade the interviews on a scale from 1-10, all interview grades will be compiled with

the participation grade at the end of the week.

3. Share interviews with the group ( 15 minutes )

a. Go around the group and share:

i. Something that shocked you

ii. Most interesting fact

iii. Best quote 5. Write the headline as a group

a. Every group member should participate. If you don’t participate, points will be taken off of your weekly partici

pation grade.

6. The reporter/writer will write the captions and copy for homework

a. If you are the reporter, remember to take home the entire folder with the interviews, story board, and package

planner to write the copy

b. For homework, the reporter needs to get a strong start on the copy

DAY 6 DAY 5 DAY 4

1. The reporter/writer will give their rough draft BEFORE 7:20 for the copy and captions to the copy editor. The copy editor will review the rough draft and write suggestions and let the writer know if they are on the right track or not.

2. The group will start “Day 1” on their next spread 3. At the end of class the copy editor will give the writer back the rough draft to make revisions 4. The writer should make all changes to the page if he/she has extra time in class or outside of class. Staff members can come during lunch to work.

1. The writer will hand in a final draft of the copy and captions BEFORE 7:20 2. The group will continue with “Day 2” of their next spread 3. The copy editor will make any additional changes needed to the copy then give it to the writer.

4. The writer should copy and paste the info onto the page and fix anything needed

a. Every part of the page should be complete 5. The writer should print the spread and give the folder to the opposite groups fact checker by the end of class 6. For homework, the fact checker will review the grammar, quotes and spelling of names

1. The fact checker will lay the folders on the managing editor’s desk BEFORE 7:20 2. The class will start “Day 6” on their next spread 3. The managing editor will read through the entire spread and makes any changes needed 4. The managing editor will record all final names in the Roster Binder 5. The managing editor will package the page.

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process

EDITING

In order to ensure quality spreads, the editing process is extremely important. It makes the Endeavor look bad if we have poorly written copies and captions, incorrect information, or misspelled names.

To make sure that this doesn’t happen, it is very important that you follow this process. It is important that you understand this process and if there are any questions, please ask the adviser.

COPY EDITOR

The copy editor will help the copy writer through the process. The writer will be responsible for turning in a rough draft (typed) of the copy via Google Docs and the captions on at the beginning Day 4 to the COPY EDITOR. While writing at home, feel free to call the copy editor or group editor for help. The copy editor will edit for structure and content and then return the work back to writer by the end of class. For homework, the writer must make the changes and return the final draft to the copy editor on the morning of Day 5. The copy editor will take one last look, then give it back to the writer at the end of class. It is the writer’s job to paste the copy and captions onto the page. The writer should print out a copy and give it and the spread folder to the opposite group’s fact checker by the end of class.

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The photography editor will help the page designer through the process. The designer will be responsible for submitting all page pictures to the photography editor through the page pictures folder in the J-Drive. If any editing work is thought to be needed, the photography editor and page designer will talk it over, and the page designer will edit the pictures and save them as a new file. Once the pictures are approved, they can be placed on the page.

MANAGING EDITOR

Any module or infographic that is assigned to the spread should be submitted to the design editor. When everything has been placed on the page, the spread should be submitted to the design editor. The design editor, upon approval from both the copy editor and group editor will prepare the page for packaging. They will verify all links, check photo quality, and index everyone on the page.

FACT CHECKERS

Before publication the completed spread will go the the fact checkers. This person has not been working on the page, therefore they will be fresh eyes. They will catch things that your group did not. The fact checkers will be responsible for checking grammar, the spelling of every name, and verifying quotes for homework of night 5. Once they have completed editing the spread, they will mark the page as approved and submit to the design editor.

MANAGING EDITOR

When the fact checker marks the spread as completed, the managing editor will double check the layout to make sure that no items were moved on the page. They will then package the spread and submit it to our yearbook rep.

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GRADING PICTURE PRESENTATIONS

Each staff member is required to complete one photo assignment each month. Staff members will be able to choose what other events they want to take pictures of. If no one is signed up for a signature event, Mr. Steinmetz will assign them alphabetically with two weeks notice. (If it is an unscheduled event, he will continue with the alphabetical list within reason.) If pictures are not taken of the event, then that student will receive no points for the assignment.

After a picture assignment is completed, students will present their top photos. Photo assignments will be scored by the photography editor. Copy editor assignments will be scored by Mr. Steinmetz soley.

If you elect to take pictures twice in one month and complete all of the requirements, you will be given full credit for pictures for the month. In school pictures are exempt from this opportunity. If signature events remain unfilled, Mr. Steinmetz retains the power to deny a second picture option until the event is filled.

SPREADS (Final and rough)

During the course of the year, there will be three deadlines, one at the end of each season and three mini deadlines within each deadline. All spreads for each of those months have to be packaged by the end of the season.

The adviser will wait to put spread grades into Infinite Campus until each deadline. Students have until deadline day to complete the spread with a sign off from each editor (layout, copy, group). Any spread not completed will be recorded as a zero until all work is completed and signed off by each editor.

INTERVIEWS Interviews will be graded by the copy editor on a scale from 1-4. There is a rubric in the back of the manual. On Day 3, interviews are due at 7:20 AM. If any interview is late, but the staff member still turns it in that day, they can score a three. If the staff member turns it in the next day, they can score up to two points. If the interview is turned it two-four days after it is due than the staff member can score one point. However, after four days, the interview is pointless to the copy writer; therefore, the interview can score no points. These points will be compiled into your weekly participation grade. The interviews must be written out, both questions and answers, or you will be considered late until it is completed. Interviews will be graded on the quality of questions, number of questions, quality of responses, and format (heading) (refer to the interview rubric in the yearbook appendix.)

WRITING The rough draft is edited by the group co-editors. After corrections are made, the text goes to the copy editor.

You must have their approval before any text is placed on a page.

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STAFF INFO Staff Contact Information Maddie Back

502 930 3034

maddie.back24@gmail.com

Kaitlyn Barnes

502 528 8262

kaitlynb34@hotmail.com

Kemper Barr

502 741 5405

kemper.barr24@gmail.com

Summer Barr

502 438 5868

summer.barr@icloud.com

Hannah Clark

502 428 7964

hannah.clark@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us

Claire Feldhaus

502 902 4664

c.feldhaus1@gmail.com

Amy Gentry

502 492 2507

amy.gentry21@gmail.com

Zach Hill

502 619 2389

zachary.hill2@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us

Chase Jackson

502 428 5899

chasejackson250@gmail.com

Grace Jackson

502 807 6243

grace.jacks99@gmail.com

Katie Jackson

502 716 3467

katiejackson8441@gmail.com

Lilly Key

502 445 6253

lmk8901@gmail.com

Savannah Kruse

502 851 9856

savannah.kruse@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us

Kasey Markwell

502 262 0345

kaseymarkwell00@gmail.com

Kayla Nutgrass

502 504 4557

kayla.nutgrass@gmail.com

Kaleb Perdew

502 424 2508

kalebperdew13@gmail.com

Madelne Polson

502 504 7225

madelinepolson25@gmail.com

Allie Priddy

502 428 7950

rachelpriddy4@gmail.com

Sydney Rames

502 519 6266

sydneyrames@gmail.com

Rissa Sageser

502 767 7265

morrisasageser@gmail.com

Bryce Stewart

502 821 5156

brycestewart02@gmail.com

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STAFF HIERARCHY Adviser

Larry Steinmetz

Managing Editor Grace Jackson

Photography Editor

Copy Editor

Business Editor

Social Media Coordinator

Katie Jackson Kemper Barr

Co Editor

Kaleb Perdew

Claire Feldhaus

Bryce Stewart

Co Editor

Savannah Kruse

Co Editor Chase Jackson

Kasey Markwell

Amy Gentry Kemper Barr Claire Feldhaus Allie Priddy

Lilly Key Madeline Polson Kaitlyn Barnes Maddie Back

Summer Barr Hannah Clark Kayla Nutgrass Zach Hill

Rissa Sageser Sydney Rames

SmugMug

SmugMug

SmugMug

SmugMug

Amy Gentry

Lilly Key

Summer Barr

Co Editor

Rissa Sageser

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What it Means to be a

YERD

in room 324 on the Endeavor Staff

IMPORTANT. Don’t just sign this like any other form. Make sure you have read this ENTIRE staff manual word for word. It is vital that you understand every process and the work you will be responsible for. This class isn’t easy. You will have homework every night and have to put in work outside of school hours! But if you still want to be a yerd, then go ahead and sign.

I, ________________________, have read the entire staff manual and fully understand the work and time I will have to put into this class. I will come to class every morning focused and try my hardest to be on time. I will put in time outside of class to work on spreads, copies, etc. and attend work days. I will follow all the rules to the yerd life.

I understand what it means to be reliable and look forward to noticing all events no matter how large or small and bringing them back to life for the students, staff, and BEHS community. I accept the responsibility that it is my job to create a snapshot of memories that will live on forever.

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Journalism

The Jerd Herd

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Job Descriptions EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

This will be the class leader. They need to know how to work with people and is the person you should go to for tips, guidance, and assistance with your article.

Duties:

• Lead group discussions and prepare discussion topics.

• Writes all story ideas onto a package planner.

• Keeps chart tracking each staff member’s participation on Google Docs.

• Assign all articles to members of the class based on his/her jounalistic abilities and reliability.

• Assigns deadlines for all articles and shares deadlines with copy editors.

• Writes as often as possible.

• Keeps spreadsheet of all article activity to give to Mr. Steinmetz on Tuesday.

• Ensures that Magazine and website are on pace.

• Is responsible for all editors.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

This person is typically the best writer with ample journalism experience. They are key in helping produce quality articles.

Staff writers can go to the executive editor as many times as needed to perfect their piece. The goal is to make the story better with each review.

Duties:

• Reads every article.

• Edits every magazine article for the content and quality; their job is to make the story better.

• Who else needs to be interviewed?

• What questions went unanswered?

• Strengthening suggestions for the zinger, clarifier, or nutgraph.

• Are the quotes appropriate?

• Sits down with each staff member and discussion the edits they made to ensure that each member of the staff is

learning how to improve with each article.

• Reads the article as many times as necessary, and approves it to be sent to the copy editor.

• Writes as often as possible.

COPY EDITORS

Due to our current class size, we will have four tribes this school year. These students ideally have journalism experience (intro is a huge plus) and expertise in grammar and correctness. These editors edit articles for formatting, spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.

Duties:

• Reads every article written by the staff writers assigned to them.

• Revises articles for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and correctness in format.

• Makes final approval for publishing, but must see that all revisions have been made on the article.

• Writes regularly as needed.

• Ensures participation in all group activities.

• Helps plan layout of any spread assigned to their group as well as photography and sidebar information.

BUSINESS/ADVERTISING MANAGER

This person is in charge of magazine and advertisement sales, keeping track of the money made from each sale, and maintaining Livewire’s public image.

Duties:

• Ensures that every person within the school building has the opportunity to buy the Livewire.

• Assigns each student to certain teachers, hallways, classrooms, etc. to sell the paper, so that each student gets an

equal opportunity to sell their required 10 magazines.

• Communicates sales times and dates with teachers.

• Assigns business for students to contact about sponsorships or ads.

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• Keep the community informed of when our magazine is going on sale, and inform them of our online magazine by flyers, making calls, or anything they feel is necessary • In charge of each student selling special edition Livewires and Game day.

• Communicate announcements to Mr. Foster and secretaries.

• Organizes and manages contests we hold.

CREATIVE EDITOR

This editor has experience in the layout department of our magazine. Their job is to plan and design the layouts for the magazine, as well as overseeing the layouts of the other members of the layout department. They are an editor that will help with graphics and sidebars that assist your articles.

Duties:

• Collaborate with editorial board to make decisions about magazine layouts.

• Have meetings with each person before they publish an article to discuss the sidebar, graphic, etc. that should assist

their article both online and print.

• Works a lot the website’s appearance.

• Writes as often as needed.

• Creates cover for each magazine

SPORTS EDITOR

It is very important that the sports editor understands every sport offered at BE to a certain extent. They work a lot with sports beats, binders, and articles.

Duties:

• Read and edit all sports articles going in the magazine and on the web site in order to fact check and make sure

sports related terms and vocabulary are used correctly

• Train and assist students with recap articles, post-game tweeting, live tweeting, and season reviews

• Monitor all social media activity pertaining to sports and submit update to Mr. Steinmetz every Tuesday.

• Post articles to USA Today High Schools.

• Develops live-tweeting plan with staffer the day of the event.

• In charge of game day production.

PHOTO EDITOR

The photo editor is someone who can recognize a good quality picture. Before the page is placed in the magazine, the pictures have to be approved by this person first.

Duties:

• Look at all pictures before being put on the website or in the magazine before they submit their final draft.

• Determine whether pictures are fit to be placed with the article written.

• Assist students on coming up with picture ideas.

• Make sure all photos are submitted on time.

SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER

The special projects manager is the lead person for any projects brought to us from an outside source.

Duties:

• Get assignments from Mr. Steinmetz

• Meet with parties involved to work out a timeline for completion

• Keep Mr. Steinmetz informed of progress.

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SPORTS WRITING

Most of the policies for sports writing are detailed in the beat requirements. I listed below some things to consider. The key is to be aware. Do we always need a pre-game? No. However, what happens in your sport that deserves one?

Online Pre-game

• Learn about team trends (record, key players, opponent information). KHSAA.org is a great place to start.

Also several schools keep their websites updated and you can often find inside information there.

• Talk to a member of the coaching staff. What are they expecting from the game? Is anything changing

about their team?

• Talk to a key player.

• Article must be posted by the end of school on game day.

• The accompanying picture should be from a prior game and when possible should be of someone men

tioned in the article. It is important to remember that variety is essential. If we just keep running pictures

of one or two key players, people will lose interest.

Online Post-game

• Be prepared when you attend the game. Have a steno and, when possible, a camera, even if it’s your own.

• Take notes during the game. When you talk to a coach post game your interview will be significantly

better if you can reference certain things that you saw. For example, if they started using a zone rather

than man-to-man, and that made a difference in the game, the coach will see your interest.

• Interview a player after the game. That’s when their thoughts are most into the game. You’ll get the best

stuff then.

• Interview the coach.

Magazine

• In-depth analysis of season as a whole. Remember when the magazine actually comes out, the info you

have will be old news. It’s important to focus on what the team needs to do going forward, not the next

game.

• Several players should be interviewed to get a variety of views.

• Sidebar should feature something significant that encompasses the season so far. Whether it’s a player,

significant stat, or key game or moment.

• Interview the coach. This is a sit down, in-depth interview. What has been good so far, what needs to be

improved.

Game Day • A special edition for football and basketball that highlights the upcoming game. Sold at school and during the event. Should have relevant facts, rosters, stats, records and an interesting story or two.

OPINION WRITING Opinion writing is the opportunity for our staff members to express their opinions on current issues facing our school and community, while addressing all sides and factual information that accompany the issue. Opinion writing is also known as editorial writing, and it can become controversial even when opinion articles are written correctly. Therefore, it is essential that you follow opinion writing guidelines because when you step outside of them you cause controversy while also making yourself look ignorant which can get tempers flaring. The thing to remember when writing for the school magazine is to pick appropriate topics that the students and faculty are genuinely interested in.

• The topic must be agreed on by the entire class based on if the content of what people in our school want to hear about.

• The class must spend ample time discussing the desired opinion topics, both sides of the argument and the facts that go with it. The managing editor will take notes and the topic will be either approved or rejected.

• Interview people that are affected by the topic at hand, and be sure to get interviews from people with opinions on both sides of the argument.

• DO YOUR RESEARCH. Know the topic you are writing about thoroughly. Your opinion means nothing if your reader is unaware of the full situation.

• Any article that is offensive for mere pleasure is unacceptable, the writer will be issued a zero and the article will not be published.

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NEWS WRITING The news writer is the backbone of the publication. It is their job to keep students informed on all current events pertaining to the life of a Bullitt East student. Posts from the news department should be daily. There is always something going on in school and in our community.

• Stay in-tuned with the calendar to anticipate upcoming events.

• Be the first to know what happened in a story. This means asking the right people the appropriate questions.

What happened, happened, now find out why it happened and who was involved.

• Don’t stop until you know. You have the power as an inquisitive student journalist to ask all of the questions of all of the people that you want. Use this power.

• Make sure that you get two accounts from people who aren’t friends. Just because one person saw something, doesn’t mean that another saw it differently.

• Post new events to school website.

• Tweets should generally have an accompanying article.

FEATURE WRITING Feature writing highlights any specific event or person within the school community. Features are typically the articles that draw readers to our magazine because everyone likes to be highlighted. Thus, the quality of our feature articles is essential. Features should highlight student’s and events that are deserving of the recognition, and no one person should ever be featured twice; there are over a thousand kids in this school.

• Decide on what people and events need to be highlighted; what the audience wants to read about.

• If you are featuring a person interview the person themselves, and those who know them best such as parents, best friends, teachers, coaches, employers, classmates, teammates, etc. If you are are featuring an event, you should have attended the event and you should interview people there, the organizers of the event, those who didn’t go but heard about it, people involved in making the event a success, etc.

• Do research on a person before you go to interview them. Know what they are interested in, background information so that you do not waste your time with unnecessary question.

• Do research on covered events, see other events like to know how to ask the right questions when interviewing time comes around.

• Don’t be afraid to ask personal questions. If someone doesn’t want to answer it they will tell you and then back off. However, most people want to share their story they just need someone to instigate the conversation; be that person.

UNSIGNED EDITORIAL WRITING Opinion writing is the opportunity for our staff members to express their opinions on current issues facing our school and community, while addressing all sides and factual information that accompany the issue. Opinion writing is also known as editorial writing, and it can become controversial even when opinion articles are written correctly. Therefore, it is essential that you follow opinion writing guidelines because when you step outside of them you cause controversy while also making yourself look ignorant which can get tempers flaring. The thing to remember when writing for the school magazine is to pick appropriate topics that the students and faculty are genuinely interested in.

• The topic must be agreed on by the editorial board based on if the content of what people in our school want to hear about.

• The board must spend ample time discussing the desired opinion topics, both sides of the argument and the facts that go with it.

• Interview people that are affected by the topic at hand, and be sure to get interviews from people with opinions on both sides of the argument. Interviews will be assigned to each member of the board.

• DO YOUR RESEARCH. Know the topic you are writing about thoroughly. Your opinion means nothing if your reader is unaware of the full situation. Every member should contribute to the article.

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Beat Requirements Beat Information and Requirements Sheet 1.

Make contact with the head coach or sponsor of your team or club. If you have not already done this, you are behind.

2.

You should also have contact with at least 2 key players that you know you can count on.

What you want to accomplish:

o Set up contacts that you can depend on throughout the year. Get email, phone and twitter contact info.

o This step is the most significant for successful coverage for the year. If you have dependable sources, every

thing else will take care of itself.

o Ask for a roster and schedule.

o Find out who their stats person is. Ask for their contact info. Ask to be included on any weekly recaps.

Responsibilities: 1.

Tweet the result for each game within an hour of the conclusion of the game. Any tweet that occurs after that will

lose points. You may have a tweet liaison.

a.

Sample tweet: Softball slipped past Butler 4-3. Morgan Raymer was the winning pitcher. Molly Lucas 3-4 1

Homerun 4 RBI’s #BESoftball

b.

Another Sample: Girls Tennis swept BC 5-0. Hayley LaGrone won her first match of the season 5-0, 5-2 BEG

Tennis

c.

Bad example: Soccer won 3-4. The ref was terrible. #werule #getsome #donthatemecauseyouaintme

d.

Report any major out of season news. (Coaching change, player transfer, awards) 2A. Live Tweet the following by sport:

a.

Football – All football games should be live tweeted. It is the backbone of our coverage and our most fol

lowed item. Away games are the most important.

b.

Volleyball and Soccer – 3 regular season games, all post season

c.

Cross Country – tough to live tweet unless you are fast. You should attend one meet. I am open to

how you will live tweet it.

d.

Golf/ wrestling – 1 regular meet/tournament, Region tournament. (Yes, this means you will miss school)

e.

Basketball – The majority of games should be tweeted. If you can’t make it, you should try to find a replace

ment. This is second to football in scope of coverage. Post season is obviously required

f.

Softball/baseball – 5 games plus district championship and all regional/state games

g.

Tennis – 2 matches plus regional. You will miss school for this.

h.

Track – 2 meets plus regional/state.

i.

Swimming, Bowling, Archery –Live tweet 1 event.

2B. Tweeting by club:

a. Every meeting should be tweeted by at least 24 hours prior to the event.

b. Any news should be tweeted within an hour of the end of the meeting.

3.

Recaps Every Week

a. (Sports) Publish a weekly recap of the prior week. This should be posted on the website and tweeted. Don’t talk

to the same people each week. Have a variety that truly reflects what is going on.

b. (Clubs) Anything worthy of an article should be covered. The first article should come within the first month and

should focus on new leadership and plans for the year.

4.

You should give three feature suggestions over people you have come to know from the team to the managing editor. Don’t find your friends, find the best stories. It doesn’t always have to be the best player.

There are lots of possibilities that are interesting.

5.

Maintain the binder. Binder should be converted to a digital format shared in google docs through Mr. Steinmetz’s google account. Work with your yearbook person and continually add to it.

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Staff Hierarchy Adviser

Larry Steinmetz

Editor-in-chief Lindsay Renneisen

Executive Editor Jessica Mattingly

Copy Editor

Copy Editor

Derek Rogers

Copy Editor

Ainsley Gordon

Copy Editor

Abbie Alstatt

Copy Editor

Kim Houchin

Bethany White

Staff Writers Business Editor

Sports Editor

Social Media Editor

Website Editor

Creative Editor

Photo Editor

Zach Combest

Taylor Hollifield Abbie Alstatt

Grant Skaggs

Haley Snyder Haylie Jenkins

Kelsi Sego

Sarah Allen

Special Projects Sydney Riley

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Staff Info Contact Sheet Name, Phone, Email 389-0440 Sarah Allen 827-9286 Abbie Alstatt 492-5516 Jeremy Antle 744-1480 Erika Bolton 428-9208 Matt Childress 428-7769 Zach Combest 492-9972 Dustin Douglas 777-2615 Ainsley Gordon 751-9384 Haley Grether 938-6007 Brandon Hall 693-8394 Taylor Hollifield 492-4603 Kim Houchin 492-1162 Nick Jackson 500-8823 Owen Jagielo 821-1342 Jaydrien Jarrett 457-2859 Haylie Jenkins 310-6015 Ashlyn Kouri 428-6247 Jessica Mattingly 592-8959 Jasmine Meeks 551-5540 Ethan Nuetz 315-9121 Lindsay Renneisen 592-1807 Jeremy Riggs 428-5757 Derek Rogers 333-2310 Kelsi Sego 299-2564 Grant Skaggs 271-8110 Lauryn Smith 657-8830 Haley Snyder 528-3346 Tyler Steinmetz 438-5823 Bethany White Jaeden Yarbrough (816)830-9934 492-5217 Luke Young

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sarahallen3333@gmail.com dalstatt@hotmail.com jeremy.antle@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us erika.bolton@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us matthewchildress0216@gmail.com thomascombest@gmail.com ddouglas607@gmail.com aegordon07@gmail.com haley.grether@bullitt.kyschools.us brandonmrb12@aol.com taylor.hollifield0@gmail.com kimberlyhouchin97@gmail.com nick25jackson@icloud.com owenreedjagielo@gmail.com jaydrienjarrett@gmail.com haylie.jenkins@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us ashlyn.kouri5592@gmail.com jrm99253@gmail.com jasminemeeks1@gmail.com ethan.nuetz@gmail.com lindsay.renneisen@gmail.com jeremy.riggs02@gmail.com derek.rogers108@gmail.com kelsi.sego@gmail.com cg.skaggs11@gmail.com lauryn.smith4301@gmail.com haleylsnyder@gmail.com tsteinmetz10@gmail.com bethany.whiiite@gmail.com sterling.yarbrough@stu.bullitt.kyschools.us clyoung1234@gmail.com

What it Means to be a

JERD

in room 324 on the LIVEWIRE Staff

IMPORTANT. Don’t just sign this like any other form. Make sure you have read this ENTIRE staff manual word for word. It is vital that you understand every process and the work you will be responsible for. This class isn’t easy. You will have homework every night and have to put in work outside of school hours! But if you still want to be a jerd, then go ahead and sign.

I, ________________________, have read the entire staff manual and fully understand the work and time I will have to put into this class. I will come to class every morning focused and try my hardest to be on time. I will put in time outside of class to work on articles, layouts, etc. and attend work days. I will follow all the rules to the jerd life.

I understand what it means to be reliable and look forward to bringing accurate, thoughtful, and factual news to the students, staff, and BEHS community. I accept the responsibility that keeping people informed is my job.

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RULESof the jerd life 1. When someone else is talking, stop what you’re doing and give them your attention.

2. No excuses. Get your job done well and on time.

3. Interview people relevant to your article. Choose people who are going to have solid things to say or were involved in whatever you’re writing about.

4. No person on staff is allowed to be interviewed for an article unless they are essential to the article. Likewise, you cannot interview any of your close friends unless you have gotten permission from the editor or advisor to do so.

5. If your article is turned in late, your grade will be reduced. After two late articles, you will have to attend a meeting with your copy editor and the editor. Three late articles will result in a meeting with the advisor and possible removal from the class.

6. Missing one day of school has no effect on your deadline. Your article will still be due the day it was originally assigned to be due. If you don’t procrastinate, that shouldn’t be an issue.

7. Disrespect toward anyone will not be tolerated. We are a team; we will act like a team. Punishment for disrespect will be determined based on the severity of the situation.

8. We have 55 minutes every day with each other to keep up a website and produce magazines. That isn’t much time. That being said, you should be on task all 55 minutes. If you run out of things to do for yourself, help someone else.

9. Your cell phone should only be out if you are doing something journalism related on it. If it is out for any other reason, it will be taken for the remainder of the class and you will be sent to the quaff jar. If it becomes a regular problem, your phone will go to the office.

10. On the day your article is due, you should print it out and staple it to your package planner, grade sheet, and interview contracts, and then turn it in to the box on the editor’s desk. You will lose points if all of these things are not attached.

11. Don’t miss your deadlines. It makes everyone’s life harder.

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Quill and Scroll Society Quill and Scroll Board Members

What does our Quill and Scroll do?

President - Kaleb Perdew Vice President (Travel) - Summer Barr Vice President (Contests) - Taylor Hollifield Vice President (Events) - Zach Combest Journalism Member at large - Lindsay Renneisen Yearbook Member at large - Grace Jackson Adviser - Mr. Steinmetz

President • Schedules and conducts all meetings • Monitors the production of vice presidents • Reviews all plans made by vice presidents • Reviews new member applications • Handles all Q&S paperwork Vice President - Travel • Files all fundraising paperwork • Gathers ideas for fundraising • Informs both classes about opportunities and participation requirements • Arrives early to fundraising events for setup • Organizes set up and tear down teams • Communicates goals and accomplishments to the group Vice President - Contests • Works closely with Mr. Steinmetz for our usual contests • Actively searches for new contests • Organizes files to submit to contests • Collects entry fees from students • Advertises available contests • Fill out all purchase orders with Ms. Williams • Submit all contest materials Vice President - Events • Coordinates all major events • Works with membership to determine events • Required events: Sponsor appreciation dinner, Class Banquet, and Induction event for new members • Fills out all purchase orders for materials and submits to Ms. Williams • Works with travel vp for any fundraising ventures that double as events (ie. Chili Cookoff, bake sales at football games.

• Secures location for all events.

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Quill and Scroll Society What is Quill and Scroll?

Quill and Scroll is an International Honor Society for high school journalists. Its purpose is to recognize student achievement in individual endeavors and student publication.

Who is eligible to be in the Quill and Scroll society at Bullitt East?

Any student who takes a journalism related class and meets the following requirements is encouraged to become a chapter member. In addition, students must be published once either online, or in the magazine, or have a spread completed and submitted to Balfour.

Membership entries must be approved by Mr. Steinmetz.

According to the Constitution, members of Quill and Scroll must be chosen from students enrolled in the high school who, at the time of their election, meet the following requirements: 1. They must be of sophomore, junior or senior classification.

2. They must be in the upper third of their class in general scholastic standing, either for the year of their election or for the cumulative total of all high school work.

3. They must have done superior work in some phase of journalism or school media work. They may be staffers of a magazine, newspaper, yearbook, news bureau, online site or radio/television station.

4. They must be recommended by the supervisor or by the committee governing media.

5. They must be approved by the Quill and Scroll Executive Director.

What does membership get me?

Every new candidate must pay the one-time initiation fee of $20.00. The fee entitles the new member to a pin or charm, a membership certificate, organization resources and a one-year subscription to Quill & Scroll 50

magazine in either paper or electronic format.

That’s great, but what are some of the other benefits?

Quill and Scroll also offers recognition at graduation.

Similar to Beta Club, or NHS, students who qualify can wear the Quill and Scroll cord at graduation. They will also be recognized in the graduation program.

In addition, as an international foundation, active membership is a great addition to a college resume.

What are the requirements to be recognized at graduation?

Any student who takes at least two semesters of journalism classes is eligible to be recognized. In addition to class requirement, students must meet the following: - Hold a leadership position on the staff for one or more semesters - Complete at least 10 entries/ assignments for publication.

- Show a commitment to the publication beyond the normal classroom setting.

- Enter at least two contests for each semester in the class.

- Any student who fulfills the requirements, but is not a participating senior must petition the board at a meeting for graduation honors.

When can I become a member?

As soon as you have met the requirements of being in the class. However, students will be officially recognized as members at the end of each semester. We will have two inductions per school year.

Can I lose my membership?

Membership is a privilege, not a right. Any student who demonstrates a lack of professionalism or a disregard for acceptable ethics, is subject to a revocation of membership and its rights.

APPENDIX A

(YEARBOOK)

This appendix contains all of the paperwork and some reference materials that you will need for the semester.

It is your responsibility to make your own copies when needed.

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A Dozen Ways to Vary Caption Leads Photo Presentation Sheet Spread Rubric Interview Rubric

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• Contains 4-5 complete questions and answers

• Contains mostly exact quotes

• Heading is missing most information

Contains some exact quotes

• Readable

• Heading is missing some information

• Somewhat neat

• Most questions are open • Most questions are closed ended, well developed, ended, not very develand relate to the copy nutoped, and somewhat regraph questions late to the copy nutgraph questions

• Contains 6-7 complete questions and answers

Interview Rubric Four

• Contains at least 8 complete questions and answers • Questions are open ended, well developed, and relate to the copy nutgraph questions • Neatly written • Contains exact quotes • Properly headed

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• Contains 3 or less complete questions and answers

• Questions are “yes or no” and not relevant to the copy nutgraph question

• Not readable

• Contains no exact quotes

• No Heading

LATE INTERVIEWS: All interviews are due by 7:20 A.M on “Day 3” of the spread process. If the interview is late, but the staff member turns it in on that same day to the copy editor, then their score is deducted one point. If it is turned in the next day, the interview is deducted two points. If it is two -four days late, the highest the interview can score is one point. After four days, the interview is pointless to the copy writer; therefore, no points will be awarded.

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APPENDIX B

(JOURNALISM)

This appendix contains all of the paperwork that you will need for the semester. It is your responsibility to make your own copies. In order to cut down on wasted papers, copies will not be stored in the classroom.

57 - Article Appeal Sheet 58 - Package Planner 59 - Website Article Grade Sheet 60 - Weekly Recap Grade Sheet

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Article Appeal Sheet NAME ____________________________________________ DATE/TIME ________________________________________________________ EVENT ______________________________________________________ Submitted to Executive Editor _____________________________________ (Date/Time) Copy Editor _____________________________________ Submitted to Copy Editor _____________________________________ (Day/Time) Final Draft __________________________________________________

Scoring Category for appeal __________________________________________________________________________________________ Points originally assigned _______________________ Points you think you earned ____________________ In detail, describe why you think that you deserve more points than you were assigned by an editor _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Approved _______

Denied _______

Reason: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________ **All appeals must be submitted to the Managing Editor within two class days of return of grade sheet.

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People to tag:

Category _______________________

Website

___________________________________ artist/photos

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Staff

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Headline _______________________________________________________________

Interviewing Who am I interviewing and why?

Interviewed

1. _____________________________ Contacted

2. ______________________________Contacted

Interviewed Interviewed

3. ______________________________Contacted 4. ______________________________Contacted

Interviewed

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Clari�ier __________________________________________________________

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Zinger ___________________________________________________________________

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Package Planner Story idea: _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Why is this story signi�icant to our audience? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

Questions the reader will ask - Nutgraph questions 1. ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________

Photos

___________________________________________________________________________ Magazine

What will that bring to your article? _____________________________

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Describe your photo idea. ________________________________________ Sidebar options __Preview box __Opinion poll __List __Glossary __Quiz __Q & A __Map __ Chart __Diagram __Step-by-step guide __Excerpt

One page spread _____ Two page spread _____ Page Number _________ __ Fast facts box __ Bio box __ Checklist __Index __ Quote collection __Ratings __Table __Timeline __Where to go/call/write

______________________________________________________________________ word count

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APPENDIX C

(BOTH)

This appendix contains all of the paperwork and some reference materials that you will need for the semester. It is your responsibility to make your own copies when needed.

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Writing Grade Sheet Equipment Checkout Contract (Sign and scan into folder) Student-Teacher Cell Phone Contract Consent (Sign and scan into folder) Interview Content Contract

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PRINT PUBLICATIONS Writing Grade Sheet NAME _______________________________________________________________________ DATE/ TIME ___________________________________________________________________ EVENT _______________________________________________________________________ TIME SUBMITTED ______________________________________________________________ (Ex: Tues, Oct 26 4:01 pm) SPECIFIC DEADLINE ASSIGNED ____________________________________________________ Picture Submitted _____ (y on n) Content ___________________________________________ SCORING GUIDE

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3. Content a. Article covers all necessary aspects of event from start to finish.

4. Lead a. Catchy, informative, draws reader in

5. Writing Style a. Follows writing style

6. Format a. Meets all requirements for website, magazine, blog

7. Picture a. Accurately captures significant content and is of high quality

8. Captions a. Accurately identifies picture and follows format required 9. Infographic

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Bullitt East High School

Print Publications Equipment Checkout Contract • You accept full responsibility for the safe and speedy return of the equipment • Equipment must be returned in the same condition it was in when you checked it out. All equipment will be in good working condition • All equipment must be checked out from and returned to Mr. Steinmetz’s room unless other weekend arrangements have been made • You must know how to use the camera or other piece of equipment you are checking out. A competency test will be required before initial check out • Extreme care must be taken with the cameras. When not in use, cameras must be stored in the provided bag.

Repair bills for dropped or bumped cameras usually falls in the three to five hundred dollar range • Never attempt to repair equipment yourself and never remove any parts. Lenses may be changed, but only with care • Never use force to turn or wind any part on a camera. Any force will likely result in damage • NEVER touch the mirror within the camera body • Do not get water, beverages, dirt, or your lunch on the camera. Always replace the lens cover when not in use.

You are responsible for replacing lost lens covers • Do not lend any of the camera equipment to anyone else. It is checked out to you • Do not use the self timers on the cameras without special permission and instruction. Misuse of the timer often results in a jammed shutter • Camera equipment must be in your possession at all times. Do not leave it in a locker, classroom, or automobile (especially an extremely hot or cold one) • Cameras and other equipment are checked out on a daily basis. You must return it on the following school day before school to Mr. Steinmetz’s room Parents and Students I agree to assume financial responsibility for the equipment that my son/daughter has checked out. I will pay for any repairs needed due to negligence on behalf of my son/daughter when the camera is in his/her possession. I also agree to pay for any lost or stolen item when the camera is in my son daughter’s care. I understand that my son or daughter’s grades, transcript and diploma will be held until the debt is paid.

Signature (student) _______________________________________

Date____________

Signature (parent/guardian) ________________________________

Date ____________

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Student-Teacher Cell Phone Contact Consent As is the nature of journalism and desktop publishing, contact outside of the normal school day is a must. The majority of contact is between student editors and staff writers and photographers. However, on some occasions, students will contact Mr. Steinmetz and vice-versa via text or phone call. Instances should be school related and include, but are not limited to, directions, equipment malfunction, and article assistance.

I understand the need to out of class contact and the conditions under which contact should take place _____________________________

Student Signature

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Parent/Guardian Signature

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Print Publications Interview Contract I hereby grant to the Author and the Press, and to the licensees, successors, and assigns of each: 1. The right to quote, paraphrase, reproduce, publish, distribute, or otherwise use all or any portion of the Interview Materials in the Work, and in advertising and related promotion of the Work, in all forms and in all media throughout the world and in perpetuity.

2. The right to use my name, image, and biographical data in connection with any use of the Interview Materials, including as described above.

I hereby waive any right I may have to inspect or approve the use of my name, image, biographical data, or Interview Materials as incorporated in the Work, and acknowledge that I have no copyright or other rights in the Work.

I hereby release and discharge the Press, the Author, and the licensees, successors, and assigns of each, from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action that I may have against them regarding any use of the Interview Materials or regarding anything contained in the Work or in related advertising or promotional materials, including (but not limited to) any claims based on the right to privacy, the right to publicity, copyright, libel, defamation, or any other right.

_________________________ Writer’s Name

_________________ Date

______________________________ Initial Topic

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_______________________

Interviewee’s Name (Print)

Interviewee’s Signature

Print Publications Interview Contract I hereby grant to the Author and the Press, and to the licensees, successors, and assigns of each: 1. The right to quote, paraphrase, reproduce, publish, distribute, or otherwise use all or any portion of the Interview Materials in the Work, and in advertising and related promotion of the Work, in all forms and in all media throughout the world and in perpetuity.

2. The right to use my name, image, and biographical data in connection with any use of the Interview Materials, including as described above.

I hereby waive any right I may have to inspect or approve the use of my name, image, biographical data, or Interview Materials as incorporated in the Work, and acknowledge that I have no copyright or other rights in the Work.

I hereby release and discharge the Press, the Author, and the licensees, successors, and assigns of each, from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action that I may have against them regarding any use of the Interview Materials or regarding anything contained in the Work or in related advertising or promotional materials, including (but not limited to) any claims based on the right to privacy, the right to publicity, copyright, libel, defamation, or any other right.

_________________________ Writer’s Name

_________________ Date

______________________________ Initial Topic

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Interviewee’s Name (Print)

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