UGA football games With an annual budget of almost $25,000 where does the money come from? FUNraising!
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Photo by Isabel Atkinson
Above: MAKING MEMORIES: Juniors Emily Allen (left) and Kinsey Clark (right) pause to pose while working at one of the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium concession stands. Students, who are expected to work five of the six home football games, build both working skills and friendships while spending long hours together.
What is Journalism? Who is going to be in the class? Why are we here? Who is Mr. Ragsdale? What am I doing? Those are just a few questions that we will attempt to answer at this summer’s workshop. This is the foundation that next year’s class will be based upon, and it is vital that all new staff members are in attendance. We meet, greet, learn, write, design, photograph and then using our newfound skills, produce a mini-ODYSSEY. The setup is similar to a typical school day, but with additional structure and instruction. There are lessons ranging from Above: REPRESENTING CENTRAL: (From left) sophomore Caleb Hayes and juniors Alexander Rafael writing a news Boza and Fakari Gresham wear Clarke Central High School’s colors, red and gold, to represent their school story to laying at the Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s Quiz Bowl competition in Colombia, SC. out a magazine page to selling an advertisement for the ODYSSEY. Veteran staff members will be learning alongside you, so this is the prime time to meet your editors. Plus, no matter how experienced, talented, or amazing you are, there is always room for growth. This is your first opportunity to grow and to become a part of the ODYSSEY family.
Photo by Isabel Atkinson
ith a wall of gleaming awards and honorary titles, the ODYSSEY has earned a spot among the very best high school newspapers in the nation. As with any publication, however, the ODYSSEY has a budget -- a large budget at that. Among the tasks of production, members of the ODYSSEY staff are required to help raise money for the magazine. With expenditures of by CLaire E. Dennis over $24,000 a year and no financial assistance Senior Copy Editor from the district, the ODYSSEY calls for each and every student to contribute. Contributions are made through several work and volunteer opportunities. Every fall, we operate a concession stand at the University of Georgia’s home football games; students are required to work five of the six games. We work tirelessly with parent volunteers to sell food, beverages and our wonderful smiles to the public. The days can be anywhere from 8 to 12 hours long, and by the end you won’t be able to look at a hot dog. But as each issue costs roughly $2,000 and each game nets us nearly $1,800, the games give us most of the financial support we need. Without the revenue generated from the stand, the ODYSSEY would not have enough money for production. In another aspect, the games are some of the best opportunities for memories to be made on the ODYSSEY staff. Besides the endless wrapping of hotdogs, we start ice-throwing wars, sit on cardboard boxes watching the last few seconds of the game and eat what’s left over from the stands. We work hard, but we also play hard. Aside from the football games, magazine sales, subscriptions (of which we currently have over 200 mailed across the nation) and ad sales allow for our magazine to operate. The ODYSSEY’s business staff manages these sales, and each student must attempt a minimum of 5 ad sales to businesses around Athens. In addition, we are each responsible for selling subscriptions to family, friends, teachers, mentors, priests, coaches- whoever. Through these fundraising opportunities our class is afforded the chance to create the professional quality magazine for which we have become known- the magazine that has earned a spot among the very best high school newspapers in the nation.
Journalism Workshop July 20 - 23 8:00- 4:30 CCHS: ROOM 114