Yearbook Portfolio 2017-2018
Mackenzi Sakhleh
Table of Contents 1. Resume 2. Personal Essay 3. Reflection 4. Staff 5. Memories 6. Clips
Resume Mackenzi Sakhleh Oviedo, FL Macsak22@Gmail.com 321-696-4650
Reference:
Alicia Popealicia_pope@scps.k12.us
Goal:
Be able to get a job that I can use my yearbook skills to help me, and enjoy what im doing.
Education:
Student at Oviedo High School
Skills:
-Leadership - Communication - Teamwork - Some Photoshop
Experience:
-Yearbook staff Design and edit yearbook spreads. Edit photos in photoshop, write copy and captions - Art Camp and VBS volunteer Work with kids and help them learn new skills
Activities:
-Yearbook Staff - Beta Club - Oviedo high school Lacrosse team - Equestrian
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Personal Essay Being a member of the 2017-2018 yearbook staff has helped me to advance my skills in journalism and teamwork. This year I have had to figure out new things on my own in order to complete the task at hand. I have also been able to work alongside new people. In order to complete the yearbook, photos need to be edited and spreads need to have a layout design. This year i’ve been able to learn more about photoshop and indesign. I feel I have also gained knowledge of what a well organized spread with modules looks like. The skills I have laerned in this class can help me later in life in many ways. I enjoy doing photography in my free time so having photoshop expierence can help me edit my photos to make them more intresting. I can also use my journalism skills to help in whatever career I choose because writting skills are always needed in the workforce. I am excited to improve my skills in the years to come. I hope to gain more expierence in design and be able to create new unique spreads. I would also like to improve on my writting skills to make them even stronger for the captions and copy I write.
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Reflection This year I had to work to get things done on time while learning new things along the way. I had to learn how to use online progrmas and how to create a spread that was well organized with a good layout. The first two spreads my “organizations” group worked on together consisted of spreads about the clubs around campus. I wrote lots of captions and got interviews. I also helped edit photos in photoshop. After getting some practice we split and did two people per spread. For one for the spreads I wrote the copy and for the others I helped my partner create the spread design, and modules. By doing only two people per spread it forced me to learn a lot about how to use “Indesign” and it taught me the rules and vocabulary terms to know when making the yearbook. Overall, I am proud of all that I have done this year. It was very fun to learn new things and be able to use those things for the next years in yearbook. Being able to see it printed out on paper makes an even gretaer feeling of accomplishment because it shows that all of our hard work paid off.
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Staff I had to learn a lot on my own this year. There was no easy way to learn how the diffrent online programs work so it took alot of trial and error. Sometimes it was frustrating to know how you wanted something to look but then not be able to produce it. My fellow staff members helped answer my questions alot which helped with some difficulties, but then I had to remember what they said to be able to do it again on my own later on. For new mwmbers I would suggest to start working and practicing with indesign before we actually being producing the yearbook. This way you can familiarize yourself with the proram and start to uunderstand it better. Even though I don’t like being in an uncomfortable position, I am glad I went through those struggles. It taught me that if you continue working for something, you eventually get it. Also over time it will get easier, and my skills will improve the more I practice. I am excited to improve on my skills in the following years. I hope to be able to help out the new members, while gaining even more knowledge from the older members.
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Memories This was a year jam packed with lots of fun times and learning experiences. I loved getting to know the staff members. Food days were my favorite. Along with work nights filled with pizza. It was great time to talk with friends and relax. Towards the end of the year a few of us decided to find a random locker, put a lock on it, and claim it as our food locker. We would keep a constant supply of snacks so we would always have a place to go when we got hungy. Foul fest is also a memerable tradition done each year filled with food, and chicken documentaries. Yearbook contains lots of hard work, food, and long walks around campus. I cant wait for the “cheesecake� delivery to see all of our work pay off.
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Clips
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“I’m going to miss chem the jokes that Furi and Waisanen make after I graduate.”
and Christina Koenig, 10,decorate the chocolate covered candy canes for the winter Italian Club fundraiser.
SWEETS AND TREATS Riley Uztig, 10,
Copy by: Lauren Leiss Design by: Lauren Leiss and Mackenzi Sakhleh
Italian club members have found multiple ways to bond with teamwork; each holiday season they sell chocolate covered candy canes, decorated to bring in holiday cheer. Christina Koenig, 10, decorates for orders that are placed by fellow classmates, later sold to students. “We probably made over 200 candy canes for sure.” said Koenig.Members dipped the candy canes into chocolate and in toppings such as sprinkles. Taking a couple hours do do about 200, the group was able to quickly finish the gifts. Costing a dollar each, the club sold almost all of them, saving money for future meetings. The members have about two meetings in December, which they spent decorating the candy canes together. “My best friend, Riley Uztig, 10, is also in the club and we worked together.” said Koenig. These candy canes help the club raise money for future events, such as a Valentine’s Day fundraiser. Each bag includes two candy canes for $1, and all proceeds go to the club. Italian club holds this annual fundraiser to raise money for the club and to get students in the holiday spirit.
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- Trivia contests to Test your Knowledge
- Announcements about Upcoming Labs
- Pizza in Waisinan’s Room
- Penny Labs
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Photo by: Kiley Nash
my friends and I would wake up really early before breakfast and sit on the deck and talk while looking at the lake,” said Emma Gaedele, 10, with Halaina Hahn, 10, Morgan Davis, 10, and Vanessa Martin, 10, at Polar Bear Weekend.
PACKED WITH FUN “In the morning
Photo by: Kaitlyn Alvarez
Photo by: Michelle Vernikos
Christian Medina-Gomez, 12, works with Mr. Woodruff on his project. “I like being able to communicate during competition.” said Gomez.
BUILD AND CREATE Robotics member,
prepare before going on stage?
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Organizations
YoungLife attend camp near Ocala for Polar Bear Weekend in December. Sophia Caffery, 11, Lexy Wolfe, 10, and Trevor Cox, 9, set up hammocks between trees to sit and relax with friends.
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ASL CLUB Throughout the year, ASL Club holds silent dinners at the Oviedo Mall. The goal is to complete the night using only sign language. Emily Barbery, 11, is up for the challenge, signing to her peers.
group activity to tie dye ASL club shirts. Tie dying club shirts was a way for the whole club to work together.
TIE DYE Maya Patel, 12 joins in a
Photo by: Justin Pham
Q: What do you do to calm your nerves before performing? A: I seperate myself from my cast mates and focus on my breathing. Top: Matthew Huff (left), 9, and Joshua Huff (right), 10 Middle: Cameron Garrow (left), 11, and Jay Mafela (right), 12 Bottom: Troupe 4564 Christmas Party
the cast members get together and we perform secret rituals to hype us up for the show. After this, I take time to pray that the show goes well.
LET’S HANG OUT Members of
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Proud for Derric Esquivel, 10
- Katie Pierce, 11, Cassidy Gillis, 11, Gracie Pennington, 9
HOW DID SGA LEARN ABOUT THE YUDA BAND FUNDRAISER? “Katie Pierce came across this opportunity from a friend that is doing the Yuda Bands fundraiser at a different school.”
WHAT MAKES THIS FUNDRAISER DIFFERENT FROM OTHER FUNDRAISERS? “We were able to get the students involved, which was amazing. Everyone was so happy to be a part of it. We even got a chance to skype Tadiwa.”
WHAT ARE THE YUDA BAND PROFITS USED FOR? “The proceeds will go to a boy named Tadiwa in Zimbabwe to help him pursue his dreams of being a police officer.”
SGA teams up with Yuda Bands to create change
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Photo by: Ashton Coker
week SGA collects recycle bins from classrooms and brings them to the dumpsters. Hannah Jahosky, 12, and Julia Wateska, 12, finish emptying the trash.
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PARTY TIME During the party, Samantha Finnegan, 11, talks with SGA students from different schools. “We had many conversations and got to know each other,” said Finnegan.
FUEL UP Abigail Gibbons, 10, and Shelbi Patrick, 10, fill up plates during the student exchange lunch in fifth period, in Ms. Delong’s room.
Photo by: Callie Hildenbrand
Photo by: Michelle Vernikos
Photo by: Ashton Coker
Photo by: Ashton Coker
Copy by: Lauren Leiss Design by: Mackenzi Sakhleh and Lauren Leiss
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dollars spent on O-Glow set up materials
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hours of set-up for two weeks
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Vice President of Junior class, Gillian Moll, 11, rolled out Ram board for O-Glow to keep the old gym clean
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tarps up to keep the gym clean. “While I put up tarps, I wrote my name on the wall with tape. Everyone calls me B-Daniel,” said Britton Daniel, 11.
SET- UP SHENANIGANS SGA hangs
on the class book, “Mindset” by Carol Dweck, provided by Mr. Trybus. He wants SGA to learn leadership qualities and how to achieve success.
Organizations
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IN THE MINDSET Trevor Cox 9, focuses
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Thanks to the Student Government Association members, events from O-GLOW to Prom and Homecoming happened on campus. SGA also hosted the Student Exchange where peers from county high schools spent the day on campus with an SGA member. During the exchanges, juniors gathered new ideas at various school campuses throughout the county, such as Hagerty and Lyman High Schools. “It was a really cool experience going to a different school. It was so different there with a different bell schedule, and I learned how they go about their day. I realized how close our SGA members are with each other and how great our campus is,” said Cierra West, 11, who attended Hagerty for the day. Members held a party during fifth period in Ms. DeLong’s room as hosts of the exchange. “At the party we catered food and just had fun talking,” said Abigail Gibbons, 10. Members also discussed new fundraiser ideas. “There are a few different fundraisers that other schools do that we want to try such as painted parking spots said Gibbons.
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