Yearbook Blueprint 2022-2023

ORGANIZATIONS STRONG ORGANIZATIONS OR CLUBS SECTIONS ALSO NEED THE EMPHASIS ON THE INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPRISE ALL OF THE SCHOOL-SPONSORED GROUPS • Include the human interest stories from the students’ perspectives. • Use lots of quotes to reveal students’ interests in their organizations. • Discover the reasons for belonging. • Concentrate on the activities of the groups rather than on the goals or purposes. • Group like activities of different organizations together for coverage, thereby not excluding less active clubs. • Use the feature approach to coverage. • With the right story angle, club coverage can appeal to members and non-members. • Avoid posed pictures.

• Avoid images during meetings. Get action shots. • Do not use group photos as dominant images.

TIME TO THINK Come up with three topics. Then, select one and come up with three story ideas and three possible sidebars or infographics. See the Terms on Coverage on page 89 for information on topics and stories. Sketch a spread for the story. TOPIC IDEAS 1.

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Lists Officers; dues; meeting times; qualifications; projects; fundraisers; awards Q&A Why did you join the club? How is your club money used? What was the highlight of your club’s service project? Sentence completions I joined this club because... Everything was going well/ wrong until... The club will be helpful in my future because... First-person narratives Reflections on the service project; reflections on fundraiser; being a leader; being a follower; funniest thing that happened Infographics Number of clubs in the school; number of members; average attendance; fundraising graphs

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