Photos we need

Carter Vandenberg page 5
Haylee Johnston page 5

Steven Crosby page 7

Cross Country page 16

Kyle Almond page 21
Beau Freeborn page 21
Eric Dickensen page 21
Mark VerSteeg page 21

FRIDAY- This is a list of Assignments

Attention students: It is YOUR responsibility to READ the assignments on the blog.

Aaron- DONE

Sue- Elementary Book Work

Tierney- State dance story and Images/ Band-Vocal layout

Kody- DONE

Alex- Superstitions Done *switched with Kenzie

Jesse- Callie V.G. Student of the Month/ English Write-up

Steven- Holiday Plans/ Hizer Layout/ Mahaska Drug Ad

Abby- Halloween Captions

Mallory- Ad/ Layout for FCS/ Write-ups for FCS

Kenzie- Paintball *switched with Alex/ Math layout

Jordan- coon hunting/ PE layout

Thursday!!!

Attention students: It is YOUR responsibility to READ the assignments on the blog.

Aaron- WHERE ARE THE FOLDERS FOR THE ACADEMIC PAGES? Create the and then organize the images in the STAFF IN BOX

Sue- Elementary Book Work

Tierney- State dance story and Images- Please type this story as a Google Doc and drop it in the shared folder

Kody- x story done. place it on page.

Alex- Superstitions Done *switched with Kenzie

Jesse- Callie V.G. Student of the Month

Steven- Holiday Plans

Abby- Halloween (LOOK THIS OVER WITH MR. BOLLMAN TODAY)

Mallory- Cut-out of Kody done, additional photo work done. (see me)

Kenzie- Paintball *switched with Alex

Jordan- coon hunting

Wednesday- What's Up Yearbook

1- We WILL have a semester test for yearbook. We will work on relevant material that will be included in the yearbook.

2- End of the semester projects

• Advertisement due at the end of class today. Email your finished work (as a jpg) to the following address bbollman74@gmail.com
• Your Academic Page must be MOCKED UP (your layout set up on the page as you designed it two weeks ago on paper) by Friday
• Your academic write-up must be done and added to the page
  
• Your addition yearbook assignments need to be complete as well. I will post progress on those in a minute
  

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Tuesday

Sue- Cut-outs for cover. Bob is coming on Wednesday to look at your progress on the cover.

Tierney- State dance story and Band-Vocal spread

Kody- Story of Rivals Done

Alex- Superstitions Done

Aaron- Get people cut-outs and help them upload them. Create a folder on Yearbook Avenue for each academic page (see below). If extra time, work on Business Ed layout.

Jesse- Cut-outs and Callie V.G. Student of the Month

Steven- Cut-outs

Abby- FINISH social studies write up and page layout

Mallory- Cut-outs

Kenzie- Cut-outs

Jordan- Write about coon hunting. OR take your camera down to P. E. and take photos of class.


Academic Pages

p58 P.E.- Jordan
p60 English- Jesse
p62 Bus Ed- Aaron
p64 Soc Studies- Abby
p66 Math- Kenz
p68 FCS- Mallory
p70 Ag/Shop- Sue
p72 Science- Alex
p74 Band/Vocal- Tierney
p76 Fine Arts- Kody
p78 Spanish/Hizer- Steven

Monday Monday Monday

Sue- Cut-outs for cover. Bob is coming on Wednesday to look at your progress on the cover.

Tierney- Contact Stacia. Ask for photos of State Dance. Then start a write up about the experience. We will incorporate the stuff about Chelsey Livezy. Make signs for the dance.

1. 3.00/person
2. Pop 1.oo Hats 2.00 Bandannas 2.00 Glow Stix 1.oo

Kody- Story of Rivals done by the end of Tuesday. Quote Mr. Ehret or Mr. Fread about some history between the schools.

Alex- Superstitions: Why don't we make this story a little content module with a short intro paragraph and then photos with quotes. Ex:
Kids all have weird rituals before games. Here are a few ones from the oddballs at NM.

1. Aaron Linderman (12) cries like a baby before each game
2. Kody Lake (12) sprays his feet with yellow spray paint at halftime

Aaron- Upload and sort photos. Send the best one of the Kody pointguard photos to Mallory to Cut-out. The Sponge Bob pennybank needs cut-out too.

Jesse- Get the trappers photo from Jordan and cut it out

Steven- Enter the information on Christmas Plans, if extra time get a photo to cut-out from
Aaron

Abby- Social Studies Page write up... get ideas. Start writing.

Mallory- Cut out Kody photo from Aaron.

Kenzie- Paintball story done by end of Tuesday. Also, Kyle Almond is working on a NOTE about this favorite paintball memory. Try to get that from him today and type it up TOMORROW if you can.

Jordan- Write up questions for Tanner Stek. Interview him ASAP (before class tomorrow). Also arrange to get photos with him with his dog in some hunting gear. If you don't get him interviewed by the start of class them bring your CAMERA to class.

Back to Class

Next week we are back to the computer lab. Bring your notes of interviews and such for writing on Monday and Tuesday.

Wednesday- BRING YOUR ADVERTISING DESIGN!!!

Super Tuesday

Yearbook class... for the first time this year, I feel think we a bit behind. There are some finishing touches to place on the Halloween spread and November to finish. December is a short month so we need to all chip in and work hard to get done before Christmas break.


Sue- Cover!!!

Sports Guys- Writing

Abby- Halloween D-O-N-E!!!

Aaron- today I'd like you to take a camera and look for some things to shoot around the school.

Kenzie- Today I would like to you sit down with Jesse and start writing a story about the Paintballers in the school. Let's focus on Zach Howard and Kyle Almond. We will write interview questions for those two. Jesse can provide some background information about the sport.

Tierney and Mallory- Promotions for the school dance up. Also- write a commercial for the dance. Props? We can shoot it on Friday.

Jordan- I would like you to sit down with Steven Crosby and a copy of last year's yearbook and flip through the classes identifying kids that like to hunt. Make a list of these kids so we can approach them and ask them if they would like their photograph taken.

Steven- Besides helping Jordan I want to see the progress you've made on holiday plans. Find people that are doing unusual things. Ask some freshman too if you need to. Try to find people we haven't had in the book yet.

Jesse- Nov. student of the month is Callie VG. Your assignment is to interview her. We'll get you the questions today. You may also help Kenzie write about the lour of paintballing.

Monday

Tierney- Make Posters for Dance

Sue- Good job on the backgrounds for the elementary book- Now go tell Cindy the following information:

Seniors- We need a senior portrait for Yearbook and Graduation ASAP. Give it to Mr. Bollman or the office. We need a nice vertical portrait, no full body photos or extreme close-ups, no props or pets. See Mr. Bollman if you have questions.

Great Outdoors- Meet today and come up with a game plan

Steven- interview jr high about Holiday plans. Try to get new people than we already have.

Jesse- I have a cut-0ut for you

Aaron- Index and hunt down your payments.

Abby-Finish your Halloween spread.

Kody and Alex- sports specials stories in progress. Have ideas for photos.

If you are finished early with your task, work on your academic page or get a camera and visit the elementary to shoot for elementary yearbook.

Wednesday... Notes before Thanksgiving

Great Outdoors Team- Shoot your photos over the holiday. Bring them in on Monday.

ALL ORDERS AND MONEY ARE DUE ON MONDAY. I cannot make ANY ANY ANY exceptions or we won't get them back before Christmas break.

Sue: You need to log into the Elementary Yearbook Avenue and choose backgrounds for the class photo pages. Any questions? Talk to me. Deadline: Dec. 1st.


Jordan, Mallory, Kenzie: Look at basketball games in Dec. Divide up who will shoot which and let me know. If Jordan uses her own camera so you can double up on big games.

Tierney- Take to me about... Video? Is it finished? And are you interested in having a Hoe Down in Dec or Jan as another fundraiser?
And your thoughts about getting a karaoke machine for the Feb Jr High dance??

Aaron- Indexing Photos

Jesse and Steven- Questionnaire about the Christmas. Write up a question to ask jr high kids about Christmas break. What will you do to celebrate? Ask eight jr high kids apiece.

Kody and Alex- Its your time to shine. You'll be doing the December pages about Sports.

Abby- Halloween Spread Deadline- Dec 4th.

How to shoot a video

Step one: Make an outline of what you need to say. Its good to ad lib but you need to know the major points you are going to say.

Step two: Take a moment and erase the board. Write who you are and what the video is about on the whiteboard.

Step three: Have Mr. Bollman log in. Open Photo Booth and change the mode to video.

Step four: Make sure the screen is tilted at an angle the captures you and the whiteboard behind you.

Step five: Shoot your video. Sometimes it takes a few takes to get it right.

Step six: View in Find. Rename the file to something descriptive. Drag it to the desktop.

Step seven: Watch the video checking for errors.

Monday: Video Quiz

Following the video, log into your Gmail account. And wait for instructions.

Please turn in any sweat/shorts orders as soon as you have the money. If you need more forms then let me know. We can also hand out orders to people after school. We should be sure to mention the following:
1- This is a yearbook fundraiser for an action sports lens
2- orders and MONEY are due MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30th
3- orders will arrive before Christmas break

FANTASTIC Friday

What a productive week Warhawk staff! I am very blessed to have you as a staff. It makes my job easier to have a group that takes yearbook SERIOUSLY.

TODAY... many people are gone to state foozball. So those of us who are left can do the following things...

1. check our Yearbook Sales Totals. The GOAL line can be moved up if we have made any progress.

2. Double check your Academic write-ups. Make sure they are finished, spell checked, and then have a neighbor read it over and give suggestions.

3. Go check on sweatpant orders. We need a completed form and the money to place the order. ALL ORDERS MUST BE COMPLETED BY NOV. 30th. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!

4. We may pass out candy bags to those who have purchased a yearbook.

5. GREAT OUTDOORS team... how's it going? November is rolling along. You got photo times worked out? You interviewed kids yet? You could work on that today too.


Next Month: We will focus on WINTER SPORTS traditions... Our sports rivals and superstitions and big stories of the year.

Happy Yearbooking.

For Your Entertainment... Blooper from yesterday

Thursday Assignment

NUMBER ONE JOB- Get your academic write-ups on Google Docs. They are due online by the end of the day tomorrow.

Describe what the classes are like, what you learn, why you take it... that sort of thing.

Aaron- Manage the images from the cameras.

Sue- Speak to me about about 1 million things...

Tierney- Hand out 7th and 8th Grade Sweat forms.

Everyone else... HIT IT HARD!

Wednesday- What's Up Yearbook

The Sr. Play Photos are on pages 22 and 23 in the yearbook.

Give each photo a caption on a Google Doc with both your names on it.

Next, make a rough draft of the short write up that goes at the top of your academic spread. Look at last years industrial tech page for a good example.

Aaron- Take photos of the Spanish class today. Upload them before the end of class.

Blood Drive Photos

Blood Drive Photos Mr. Griffin. Please let these kids go shoot photos at the blood drive.


7th Photos
Sue and Kody Shoot photos


8th Photos
Mallory DeJong

Tuesday- Yearbook Stuff

Hey Team-

We are Yearbook! We Are MIGHTY!


Today we will continue our Academic layouts. I am going to put those on your 2nd Quarter Midterm grade so get them complete so I can check them off.

Also- I will meet with Great Outdoors Group
This is the Nov Page so we need to be shooting kids outside riding their four-wheelers, trapping, hunting, etc.

I also have the following ASN for individuals:
Play Write-Up- Kody and Alex.... MAKE IT HAPPEN! Its only a paragraph.

Sue and Jesse: Meet at my computer so we can do some final Headline/Sub-Headline writing. We just have a few holes in the book we need to fill.

Aaron: Go through and write down all the mugs we are missing. I think their are a total of six. We need those ASAP.

Friday

After the Lesson
Aaron and Jordan- Are the Sr. Class Play photos uploaded into the Play folder?
After that is done, Jordan, can you email them to Mrs. Hite? I will help if you have questions.

EVERYONE- We need a photo for Morgan's performance at district CC. It could be a shot of her running that day or a mug.

Cut-out people- Take a moment and review the How-To-Cut-Out guide on the right.

Sue and Kody, when the play photos are uploaded we can place them, right captions for them and write a one paragraph description of what the play was about. Look at the past two books for examples.

Abby- I have written down some Halloween question from jr high kids if you wanna stick a content module on that page for them.

Tierney- First open the document with our sponsors. We need to email this to Cindy D. Then come see me at my computer. I have photo booth set up to shoot video.

Look for opportunities to shoot the people you wrote about- full body so we can do good cut-outs.


Trappers Tyler and Blake

Mallory Boyle in her practice clothes holding a basketball

Kody Lake in his basketball uniform

etc...

Sell Sell Sell

The samples will be here today or tomorrow. Sell sell sell!

Wednesday- What's Up Yearbook

Good job handing out candy yesterday. We have been learning a lot about Design and Layout. Today will be a work day. EVERYONE has things to do. Here are some objectives.

Cut-out people
Anyone wanting to do cut-outs can speak to me to get the file. CHECK OUT THE HOW TO MAKE A CUT-OUT LINK ON THE RIGHT FOR DIRECTIONS.

Aaron and Jordan: Play Photos renamed and uploaded to the play folder.

Sue and Kody: The two of you will take on the November page with the Sr. Play and November student of the month.

Tierney: speak to me about a new project.

Other people can index or cut-out.

Monday! Monday! Monday!

ACTIVITY FOR TODAY-

We will do a group project called LAYOUT AND DESIGN VOCABULARY. This project will be graded.

After it is complete we will have some work time where we will break up and work on our ongoing projects. SPEAK WITH ME if you can't figure out what to work on.

HAPPY YEARBOOKING!

Friday's Mission

Come in, sit down, and log into Yearbook Avenue.

Today we will learn about two of the most important jobs that we have as yearbooks staff members.

We will discuss SPELL CHECKING names and INDEXING PHOTOS.

Once the CD has arrived from the photographer, a master list of names will be entered into the system by the good folks at Jostens. Until then, we have to spell check the old fashioned way.

In the closet there are five copies of a list of all students 7-12. This list is generated from POWER SCHOOL. We will use this list to verify the correct spelling of names and when indexing photos.

STEP 1: Go through the page assigned to you. Check to make sure that each students name is spell correctly and the proper grade number is in parenthesis to the right of it. If not, type in the correct information.

Step 2: hit save.

EASY ENOUGH!!!

Indexing is next. This process creates a list of every time a student appears in the book at the back of the yearbook.

Step 1: Start at the top left of the page assigned to you. Right click on a photo and select View In IMAGE LIBRARY.

Step 2: Using the master list in the closet, enter the CORRECT SPELLING of all the students (ONLY STUDENTS! NOT TEACHERS OR GRADUATES FROM LAST YEAR) in the space provide.

Step 3: Save the image.

Step 4: Continue until all images are done on the spread.

Now... PREPARE TO SPELL CHECK NAMES AND INDEX!

Tierney: You have an alternative project. Can you please work up a list of our sponsors divided by the size of package? We will clear out the left side of the case and hang that list up in a nice, professional looking way. Thanks!

Tuesday- Yearbook Stuff

Today: Read the entry below about shooting tips inside the gym.

Next- We will be break into groups and do some yearbook work.

Tomorrow: We will meet in the art room for our pizza party.

DURING THE PARTY WE WILL BE PICKING THE PAGES WE WILL BE WORKING ON!!!

THIS WILL INCLUDE THE CLASSROOM PAGE AND THE SPECIAL REPORT!!!!

BE THERE TO GET THE PAGE YOU WANT!!!!

Tips for shooting in the gym

Shooting in high school gymnasiums are always tricky. But if you use a few steady rules, you can capture action and adjust the colors later.


Tip One: Change the ISO setting. The higher the ISO, the better your photo will be in a dark environment.


Tip Two: Use the Sport Setting. This will give you a faster shutter.


Tip Three: Turn the flash off. The standard flash only works up to 25 feet anyway. Using the flash is actually making your photos darker.


Tip Four: Brace yourself or use a monopod. Shaky hands make blurry photos.

Tip Five: Try using MANUAL FOCUS. Sometimes this is the best way to capture fast motion. You can focus on the lane and then capture a lay-up next time they are down that direction.

Tip Six: Shoot reactions after shots. Shoot the bench. Shoot the coaches. Shoot the cheer leaders. Shoot the time outs. Shoot before and after a big shot. These shots capture emotion. Action shots are great... but when paired with an emotional shot, stories can be told.

Tip Seven: The platform that the pep band trap set is on can be used in the second half of home ballgames. Its a great way to get a new angle.

Tip Eight: Upload shots EVERY DAY after the game and lable the folder when the game and date. This makes life way easier.

Tip Nine: Take a program from the game and keep it so we can write captions later.

Tip Ten: Write on the program what the final score is and any important details like winning shot and exciting moments.

Monday's Agenda

Project 1: You will get a homework worksheet entitled Haunted Hallway Poll. I will explain this project and answer any questions you may have.

Project 2:
Design Slide Show

Project 3: Block-out the layouts you clipped out last Thursday.

Tuesday we will work on the Halloween Page
PLEASE HAVE YOUR WORKSHEET COMPLETE WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS.

Caption Tips

Bob's Caption Tips

• Every photo MUST have a caption.
• Not every caption needs to be long. Sometimes the only thing to say about a photo is the person's name and grade. There is nothing wrong with Ident captions at least they identify the person in the picture. Make absolutely sure that when you do identify them, that you use both first and last name and then don't forget to index that page.
• Joke captions are not appropriate. Humor is extremely difficult to convey in writing. A joke caption is often one in which the writer has no information about what is actually happening in the photo so they try to say something funny. Also, there are numerous libel lawsuits that have resulted from what are known as "false light" captions. Those are ones where you imply that something is going on in the photo that may or may not actually have happened.
• "No, Duh" captions are a waste of time. If all you have to say is "Joe Schmoe looks at the camera," you might as well just type his name. Why state the obvious?
• Captions should give accurate, relevant information.

ASN: Write On Demand
Take the first three to five minutes of class and write a caption for the photo below. Add it as a comment. Be sure to either log in.

Assignment Good Design

Step 1: Get out your magazine

Look through your magazine.

Select three lays that really grab your eye. They can be spreads or single-page layouts.

Look for pages that contain information in interesting ways (i.e. charts, graphs, quotes, etc).

Look for layouts with cut-outs or real objects.

Neatly remove these pages from the magazine. On double-page spreads tape them together.

KEEP THESE FOR NEXT TIME!!!

Step 2: Log onto YEARBOOK AVENUE. The homepage look through the look books for good designs and neat ideas.

How to be a Maestro

A Maestro is a person in charge of designing, laying out, and choosing the content of a spread in a magazine or in our case, a yearbook.

A Maestro does NOT take all the photos or write every article. They DO choose what gets covered and what photos go where.

Step 1: Review the Spread that you have been Assigned.
Choose what will be covered. Look at a calendar if you are working with a month or an event and make sure you capture all the IMPORTANT EVENTS

Step 2: block out where these stories will go on the page. Place the dominate story at the top with small content modules filling in the remaining spaces.

Step 3: Check with the Editor and the Adviser and then Assign these jobs to the staff.

Step 4: COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE. Working together to get info complete, photos taken, stories written and all the pieces in place, first on Google Docs, then on Yearbook Avenue.

Step 5: When its all in place, look it over for mistakes and work with the Editor and Adviser to get the product complete.

Now we will look at Yearbook Avenue for some Layout terms that will help us begin to understand how to block out good page designs.

Yearbook Folder on Google Docs

Hello Yearbook Titans:

Log into Google Docs.

Note your new folder called YEARBOOK.

This is a communal folder. EVERYONE CAN ACCESS ANYTHING IN THIS FOLDER!

This will make sharing documents WAY WAY WAY EASIER!

Now.... When you finish a document, and you need to pass it on to the group, just drop it in the YEARBOOK FOLDER. NO MORE ENTERING A DOZEN EMAIL ANYMORE!!!

Try it! IT WORKS!!!

Send your thank you cards to:
Mr. Bollman
Art Guy (and Computer Wizard)
NM Schools
New Sharon, IA

Writing a Story

Step One: Collect Data

Step Two: Interview

Step Three: Review your notes
Find the good stuff... circle or highlight the quotes you want to use
Note what details are MOST IMPORTANT

Step Four: Write your Lead.
This drop in point for the story MUST be catchy, drawing in the reader
Tell them why this person (or event) is worthy of a story in yearbook
You should start with drama- tell why this person is different
Make the reader hungry for more or ask a question

Step Five: Use quotes to add insight. Use the Hand out from the start of the year to lead you through this process.

Step Six: End with a conclusion that leaves the reader satisfied.

Finally: Read and Reread the story. Share it with the Editor (Sue) and one other staff member.


ASN: Take the notes you took during your interview and write a story using the steps above.
Due: Friday Oct 24th at the end of class.


A regular day on the farm at Cody Foster's house consists of getting up early and choring followed by coming home from school every evening in order to chore. This is a normal part of life for livestock producers.
Cody raises Suffolk sheep on his family farm five miles west of New Sharon. The hardest part of raising sheep is constantly checking things during lambing season. But his favorite part comes in the summer when he travels to the county fair, hangs out with friends and shows his animals. "It’s good to be rewarded for how hard I have worked all year,” says Cody.
In the future he wants to work with something in the Ag Field. But showing sheep at the county fair will always be a found high school memory.

Dawson Ferguson is a gear head. He loves to work in his father's shop on projects like his recently completed blue '65 Chevy truck.
"We rebuilt a motor then found a truck to drop it in." It took two-and-a-half years to complete the project.
His favorite part of overhauling is the first test drive or firing up an engine for the first time.
He doesn't want to work on cars as a career but thinks he will always rebuild engines as a hobby. "I think it’s fun."

"I always thought I'd just be a custom farmer," says sophomore Jesse Phillips. "But then God threw me a curveball. He gave me a gift I never imagined; the gift of rhythm."
He was a saxophone player in elementary band, but in the 7th grade, he asked Mr. Piffer if he could give drumming a try. "I just wanted to learn a new instrument. I didn't expect it to change my life."
Now, Jesse drums for NM jazz band, New Sharon AoG Church, Ignite, and a youth group called The Dock that meets in Ottumwa at the Bridgeview Center on Wednesday nights.
Jesse doesn't know where drumming will lead him, but with God as his guide he won't miss a beat.

Note in the examples above how each story has a lead line that catches your attention. In Jesse's story, I immediately want to know, 'what curve ball?'

Notice the detailed info later in his story, siting the different churches he drums for.

And finally, a great conclusion wraps the whole story up and holds it all together.

Monday Assignments

Reminder: Interviews are due tomorrow. Bring your answers to class. Face to face interviews are best. Phone interviews are ok... no not pass a note or text them.

Remember the most important question to can ask is 'TELL ME MORE..."

ALSO: Don't forget... Big Volleyball game tonight!!! I believe Jordan is shooting it with her own camera (which would be great because I have the big camera with me because I shot the marching band this weekend).

Individual Jobs

Jesse: Write a story about the Marching band contest. Include the following details:
Where the band performed
The songs and who made them famous
the score you received
a quote from Sue
a quote from Mallory


Steven: Add Captions for the Marching Band Photos in the October pages 16-17.

Abby: Finish the Back to School write-up and the quotes from Zach Howard

Kody: Add the Homecoming game write-up

Alex: Figure out what you want to say about last Friday. Maybe just a one sentence thing about how the Warhawks fell to the Bears for the first time this season.... blah blah blah

Aaron: oversee cut-outs and get them uploaded when complete.

Mallory: Finish cut-out and have Aaron upload it.

Kenzie: Cut out the Kaitlin Dickensen photo that I am going to email to you.

Jordan: We have a Halloween dance and haunted hallway event coming up next week. Think of three questions to ask kids after each event that will capture the experience.
Ex: What was your favorite part of the haunted hallway and why?
Type this up into a questionnaire so you can ask kids next week.

Tierney: Try to call Angie Jedlicka from Action Electronic again. They have always supported us at a high level.

Sue: Start Writing a story for tomorrow's concert. Gather all the info you can and come up with a good lead line.

Order Yearbook sign test

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Homecoming Memories Courtesy of your Warhawk Yearbook staff

BIG WEEK... BIG JOBS

Job 1- Get your worksheet for yesterday (Good Questions) back from Mr. Bollman. Review my suggestions that are on the back. Ask me if you have any questions.

Job 2- The following people will meet in groups to plan and start a big week of jobs.
If you sign up for job, please be there and get photos taken or contact Sue or I to get someone else there.


Photographers: Look at the calendar at the bottom of the blog. Divide up the upcoming major events. Decide who will shoot which. I will take State Marching Band and Fall Concert.
We also need a good picture of Kaitlin D. for student of the month.

Reporters:
Jesse- Powder Puff Game. One paragraph. p 11
Steven- Marching Band Captions. Abby has the notes.
Abby- p6 One paragraph about the start of school. Use descriptive words. Sights, sounds, feelings? Get real personal. What would you want to remember in ten years about what its like going back to school. Through in quote from someone for fun.

Sport Reporters:
Divide up the following:
p.13 Waco Homecoming Game. 2-3 paragraphs. Can also include that Dance and Marching Band performed at halftime.

p.9 Volleyball photo block captions.

Leadership Team:
Sue- See me about a special job. (re: News Feed on p 14 and Elementary Book Cover)
Tierney- Today you will work on a Widgit to place on the website. I will show you how and then cut you loose.

Job-3
The following people will have a special meeting at 2:45.
Sue, Kenzie, Tierney, Abby, Mallory
Meet and go over the businesses that still need to be hit. Come up with a plan of action to get these businesses all hit (either in person or on the phone) before the end of ad sales.
Report back to me on what you decide.

ASN: Ad Update

OCTOBER 23 IS THE FINAL DAY OF AD SALES.

All loose ends tied up by then. We DO NOT NEED payment now. We can bill people. We need to get the Banner in to Champion Sign in Oskaloosa on October 26th.

ASN: Please comment to this post any and all businesses that you still need to firm up sales from and tell me your plan for doing so. If none, then please comment, "complete".

Due: Tuesday, Oct 13th end of class

A Great Yearbook

OUR GOALS THIS YEAR FOR...
A great yearbook serves as a memory book time capsule.
A great yearbook features every student at least three times.
A great yearbook showcases photos that capture personalities and tell stories.
A great yearbook engages readers with an opportunity for content submission.
A great yearbook features a custom cover capturing the school's personality.
A great yearbook covers the entire year.
A great yearbook identifies students in every photo and provides an accurate index.
A great yearbook builds school tradition with a distribution celebration.

Making a Cut-Out

1- Open your document in Photoshop (right click>open_with>Photoshop)

2- Select the Magnetic Lasso Tool and go around part of the image you want to keep. You can create a keypoint when ever you want by click. Be careful not to double click until you are all the way complete.

3- Once the bulk of the subject is selected (using the lasso in step 2), click on the Quick Mask button on the tool bar. This floods the unwanted area with a color (you can change it to best suit your image). Now you are ready to do the FINE DETAILS.

4- Use the following tools to move around the image and make your cut-out perfect

H- the hand allows your to move about the image
B- Paint Brush allows to to paint more mask
E- Eraser allows you to free more of the subject.
L- Polygon Lasso is good for selecting larger areas. Once selected, once an area may be filled.
SHIFT+ F5- Fills the selection

5- Once the Quick Mask work is done, complete the following steps to make your cut-out complete and ready to upload to YEARBOOK AVENUE.

• CLICK on the Quick mask button again creating marching ants around the subject.
• COM+X to cut out the background
• COM+N to open a new doc
• COM+V to paste in the subject
• Delete the background layer

Save as a TIFF document with a descriptive name. MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON KEEP TRANSPARENCY on the save options.

That might seem like a lot... because it is. But if you start playing with cut-outs in your spare time you can get very good at it quickly. AND PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

I know lots of other tricks as well for tough cut-outs but, the real trick is getting a good photo. Take those pictures one the PORTRAIT setting of your camera and have the subject take a few steps away from a wall. Also, avoid the red lockers. They mess with the colors on the photo.

HAPPY CUTTING!

OCTOBER 23 IS THE FINAL DAY OF AD SALES.

Please have all loose ends tied up by then. We DO NOT NEED payment now. We can bill people. We need to get the Banner in to Champion Sign in Oskaloosa on October 26th.

Any questions? Let me know.

Mr. Bollman

Wednesday- What's Up Yearbook

Sales GOAL: ONLY $450.00 More dollars folks and we reach out goal for ad sales. Bring it home!!

Assignment 1: Every student needs to sign the sheet that we will be placing in lockers.

Assignment 2: Pair up in groups of three. Each group should pick one person to log onto Yearbook Avenue. Then I will come around and give each team a page to write Headlines for.

Tierney: I need you and one other staffer of your choice (but not Sue) to stuff and label envelops and then stick some letters in lockers.

Phone Call Tuesday

We are making phone calls today for Yearbook Class. Get out your sales information.

Hitting the BOOKs

Hey guys- we still need to make calls, finalize ad sales, make return visits, double check with places in Osky, etc to finish Ad Sales. But we are going to begin to get into the FLOW of writing, reporting, taking photos, and getting the info onto Yearbook Avenue.

Yearbook (like any journalism gig) is a grind. You have tokeep up with the push of events. The more time that passes, the less valid the reporting will be on it and less details we will be able to dredge up.

JOBS-

PHONE CALLS TO BUSINESSES ALWAYS COME FIRST. We are still more than two thousand dollars under our fund raising of last year. So we need to push.

Editors
Sue- Due by the start of Tuesday's class- in a google doc, a note on the cheerleader's stunt for homecoming. Use DeLaney as a source. You can really make something fantastic here! Write in first person. Ask me if you have questions.

Aaron- I will email you some cut-out work to do this period. Oh the joy!

Tierney- Log on to Yearbook Avenue. We need to enter the committed sales and get bills out to them. This is an easy process.

Reporters
Abby- Get the info for the Start of School project entered. Talk to Mr. Bollman and/or Sue for ideas/help with YTO (the page design program).

Jesse and Steven- I want to two of you to make a list of questions so you can find out just exactly all that the trainers do. we see them drive around on their little cart. They have little shirts and fancy bags... but just what are they doing out there? Speak with a veteran trainer (like Callie) and a newbie (like Bree F-S). Get accurate quotes and think of a great lead line for a story.

Photographers-
See list below about football players.
Profile Pictures needed for these kids:
Carter VD
Brandon VW
Haley Johnston
Cassie Hibbler

Also, the reporters have a list of jr high kids that spoke about the J High Dance. Those kids need shot too (with a camera).

Sport Reporters
Secure the stat block for the 09 NM Varsity Baseball Team. This info can be entered into a Google Doc and saved. Invite me to join once it is complete.

We will meet to discuss the month of October. There are three big events coming up in the three sports: N. Tama, Vball tournament and CC districts. We need to plan on how to cover them.

Also, we need to place a steak in the heart of the softball season review! It should write itself!!! THEY WENT TO STATE FOR PETE'S SAKE! We'll get a firm deadline on that worked out.

Photographers: Photos Needed

ASN 1: We need shots of the following guys in their football jerseys.

Outside before the game would be best. This should look like the sort of photo you'd put as your profile pic on facebook but in their football stuff since it is being placed beside a questionnaire about the football season it should be football-ish.

Kody Lake
Jake Silk
Steven Crosby
John Sims

ASN 2: We need one nice shot (portrait style) of Kaitlyn D. for student of the month.

ASN 3: Football photos tonight- Try to get shots of wide receivers and defense. No more shots of Joe Agan running the football. We have about one hundred good shots of him.

discuss who can do this and have the camera ready.

ASN 4: Volleyball photos from the past weeks- make sure you label them with which game they are from and upload them (with Aaron's assistance). We have had some GREAT shots lately. I need to talk to Mallory about what game and they were from.

Thursday Assignment

Dear Yearbook Class,

I appreciate all the hard work I have seen people doing the past two weeks with ad sales, managing images, writing quick reads and stories and working in teams. This sort of eager staff makes my job easier. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Ad sales- Please give me your sheets that say who you visited and who sold. We need to total up how much we have made so far so we can send out bills and plan how much more effort we need to send towards selling ads.

Photos- We need some shots from past events. Some times this is really hard to find so I HOPE-HOPE-HOPE we can work together and secure a few photos to fill in some gaps. Facebook is a easy way to find these though we DO need to get permission from the original owner to use them in our publication.

Mugs- We need to start shooting mug shots of kids who have quotes and such going into the yearbook. I will compile a list and give it out tomorrow.

Headline Writing- I will show a brief slideshow on how to brainstorm headline ideas.

Import a Contact List MUST DO WEDNESDAY

Step 1- save the file google.csv file to your desktop. (You can find this file in the email that listed as your main email on the Yearbook Avenue website)

Step 2- Open your Gmail account (IT MUST BE YOUR Gmail ACCOUNT!!!!!)

Step 3- Click on CONTACTS on the left options menu

Step 4- Click on IMPORT on the top right

Step 5- browse until you find google.csv and import it as a contact list.

Step 6- Manually add Mallory's email to this group because she was not included in the packaged list

YOU CAN NOW EASILY SHARE GOOGLE DOCS WITH ANYONE IN THIS CLASS..... BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!

Assignments Tuesday

Sue- The photos of the Board Members? PALLLEEEESE???? Also, secure the list of all students 7-12 and make six copies. Also, come up with what info you want from the Student of the Month: a quote? Advice for other students? Hero? What they want to be when they grow up? Study tip? Pick one or two fun things they can offer us.... Make you tell me what you decide.

Photographers- After one of you logs into Yearbook Avenue, go to page 12 and 13. Work together on the captions for the photos on that page.
We also need to secure a few more photos for the other homecoming court couples. Check it out and check in if you have questions.

Writers- Work with Abby's quotes. Finish up the Jr High Dance Status Update content module on page 9.

Tierney- Continue working entering the data into the yearbook avenue SELL IT section. I have some new checks in that we can photocopy and add to the folder.

Sports Reporters- Home Coming Game write up and about a thousand other things we need to put a bow on and get finished up.

Aaron.... DON'T PLAY WEIRD GAME. :-p Select some photos from Mallory's Volleyball game at Sully. Rename and Upload. Make sure they have names that we can keep straight.

Mr. Bollman- crack the whip

Things to Do

Reporters- Please turn in your quotes from senior football players

Photographer- Please select your best photos and upload them to the website in the appropriate folder

Sue- Log into Yearbook Avenue and I will show you how to set our Font Selections and get me the School Board Members photos ASAP

Tierney- Log into Yearbook Avenue and get out the folder with the photocopies of ad sale payments and then speak to me

Alex- Log into yearbook avenue and I will walk you through adding that Charticle you made about the Monte volleyball game

Kody- I have some notes about the Homecoming game. get them and the photographs and whip it up into an awesome short article

Aaron- Look through the volleyball photos that Sue and Kody took of the Monte game. Select the best four to six. Rename them vballmonte001 etc and upload them to the Yearbook Avenue>sports>volleyball folder

Mr Bollman- be awesome

Next Week- Headlines and Photos

Yearbook Staff,

Thank you for your hard work during Ad Sales week. It was great to see you embrace the job of representing the school and the staff. And... EVERYONE that I saw this morning looked professional and ready to go. (I trust Steven did change his shirt).

Next week we will work on how to write HEADLINES. This is just as much about BRAINSTORMING as it is about writing.

We will also take a look at good photography vs. bad snap shots. We will learn how to set the camera for action shots, class room photos, and mug-shots. It should be a fun week.

Ad Sales Date

Friday 25th- 1st through 5th periods

Tuesday 29th- 5th through 8th periods


Fill forms out. Turn them in before you leave.

Dress nice, like you would to a job interview or game day for basketball.

Questions?

Idea

I like the look of this Photo-In-Sillouette. I have also seen Aaron do some really neat Photo-In-Text tricks. This is a real option for something to add to our theme.

Tuesday Assignment

Come in and sit in your ad team groups.

Pull up your google docs and prepare to work with your list. We will be addressing and stuffing envelops for our businesses.

Mr. Bollman

2010 Yearbook Staff

Editor and Chief- Sue Kubli
Business Manager- Tierney DeWitt
Photo Editor- Aaron Lindeman

Sport Journalists- Alex Malone, Kody Lake

Staff Reporters- Steven Crosby, Jesse Phillips, Abby Owens

Staff Photographers- Kenzi Lens, Jordan Drost, Mallory DeJong

Fundraising Week

Hello Yearbookers!

This is the start of our Ad Sales drive. We will discuss how to sell ads, form teams, build lists of clients and work on the ad prices.

I will be finding a time for us to leave school and go sell ads. It may be Friday or early next week. If you have any preferences, please let me know.

Mr. Bollman

Caption Tips

Write Captions in active voice. Tim runs... John scores the winning shot... Tina cries... Seniors dance the night away...

Avoid 'ing' and never let it dangle!

Use complete sentences

Tell us more than what's simply in the photo

Quotes add human context

Look for interesting points of view
Interview a coach, a parent, a fan, a kid on the bench, a freshman... their PoV is often fresher than the star's.

Captions

There are three types of captions that tell a story about a photo. Review them and look at Mr Bollman's examples.

The Summary Caption: Tells the story of the photo (5W's and H) in a short sentence or two.
Ex: Senior Cheerleader Sue Kubli makes it to the top of the pyramid at the homecoming pep rally.

The Quote Caption: Has a quote from a participate that tells what's going on. Often captures emotion.
Ex: "This stunt was so hard. We worked on it for hours and we nailed it at the pep rally." -Sue Kubli, Senior Cheerleader

Expanded Caption: Combines both types. Tells the story and uses a direct quote.
Ex: The cheerleaders had worked for hours mastering the pyramid stunt, yet still they were nervous come time for the Homecoming Pep Rally. "This stunt was so hard. We worked on it for hours and we nailed it, " exclaimed an excited Sue Kubli (12th).


Write a caption for each of the following photographs. Use one of each of the three types of captions. Look back at your handout from last week if you need help.

Due: Tuesday at the start of Yearbook. We will read them in class.

Yearbook Tech Online at Yearbook avenue

1- Log onto YTO at Yearbook Avenue.

Job number 45269

2- click on the TRAINING BUTTON on the bottom of the big video window.

3- Watch the tutorial on YTO at Yearbook Avenue.

Writing Good Lead Lines

A Lead line starts off the story.

Quickly tells what the story is about.

It grabs attention and makes the reader want to read on.

It should never give away the ending.

Use action verbs and colorful adjectives.

You don't have to start at the beginning of the story. Sometimes its best to start at the most exciting moment.

Read your lead out loud and see if it sounds exciting. If not, scrap it and start over again.


HAPPY WRITING!!!

ASN: Leading the Way 10 points

Go to the MRC. Select your favorite magazine or newspaper, one that you might read outside of a class assignment.

Read a few stories until you find a good example of a lead that really captures your attention.

Click on 'comment' and type the lead. Credit the Magazine (or newspaper) and author.

Then write a brief sentence or two on why you selected this lead and why it caught your attention.

I will post an example.

Assignment: Write and Wrong

Reminder... There was a 25 point 'old school' worksheet called Write and Wrong that was due last Friday. I got some of them back and checked them. They are now graded and on Power School. If you did not get one because you were gone or if you need help, let me know ASAP. I need them in tomorrow.

Mr. Bollman

Photographer Needed

From Board Secretary Gloria Bartlett:

Yearbook Staff:
I would like to have someone from yearbook staff take pictures of board members on September 21 at about 6:15 p.m. Thank you. Gloria

Any volunteers?

Autobiography- Mr. Bollman

Lead:
To most the hayfields and silos of southeastern Iowa looked quite mundane but to Brant Bollman it was a land of imagination- where a young boy could dream of dragons and adventure- when anything was possible and dreams were as big as drive-in movie screens.

Transition:
Bollman grew up on a 200-acre farm of rolling hills and alfalfa fields where his father raised pure-bred Angus cattle. But to Brant, the farm was a starting place for many adventures.

Human Context:
“I read a lot of fantasy books back in those days- Tolkien and Piers Anthony mainly, but my biggest fantasy came after the story was finished. I used to go out into the hayfields, climb atop a big round bale of hay and daydream my own tales in the orange glow of the Iowa sun.”

Transition:
Bollman attended the University of Iowa and received a BFA in Fine Arts. He studied abstract painting, sculpture and worked on some pioneering digital imaging projects using the new media of the 1990’s.

Quote:
“I created my imaginary world, not in a hayfield but in my studio. My dreams took shape with bright liquid colors, cartoon creatures and never ending stories.”
Conclusion:
Today Bollman teaches students at a school not far from the hayfields where he once daydreamed. At North Mahasha Community Schools he teaches K-12, painting, drawing and graphic design.

“My hope is to keep these kids dreaming, to expand their minds and teach them that imagination is the greatest adventure of all.”

Tuesday's Yearbook Info

Good job yesterday in class. We got a lot accomplished.

Dance: Tiffany P, a friend of Jesse's that helped with our dances last year, has agreed to come dj with us as long as we provide some hip hop and dance songs. She has all the fun stuff (like the chicken dance, barbie girl and such) and the slow songs but she doesn't listen to hip hop.

A reminder that all dance music has to be radio versions.

ASN: Log in and add a comment to this blog post stating if you will be here for the dance and if you have hip hop music that we can use. It can be on an Ipod/mp3 player or on a lap top.

Due by the end of class today.

Monday: Workday

Jr High Dance Project:
Finish flyers. Post them around school.
Make a list of possible parents to chaperon and make contact with them.
Make a list of songs that will be played.
Decide who will get radio versions (no swearing) onto an MP3 player or laptop computer.

Decide on any fun games that will be played at the event (chicken dance? Something else)

Sport Reporters:
First Home Football Game
Describe the first home football game as a sport journalist would.
Secure the score and stats.

Individual Projects:
If you have your own project you need to be creating questions to ask people and starting your interviewing. Most early interviews should be simple question and answer projects.
Example: "What exiting thing did you do over the summer?" and collect 10-12 answers.

If you do not have a project assigned to you yet, see Mr. Bollman. There are plenty of things going on that need to be covered for the book.

We also have a ton of photos to sort through and good ones named, sorted and upload. (I will be teaching that process soon).

Blog Essay Due

CLASS ASSIGNMENT over blogs is due in my emailbox today.

Thank you!

Google Docs Lesson Day 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA&feature=player_embedded

Assignment:
Create a Google Account. Be sure to use an up-to-date email address.

In Blogger, click on Edit User Name.

For your Display Name, use your first name followed by the initial for your last.
Ex: StephenG

Welcome!

Welcome to the Warhawk Yearbook Blog.

Yearbook is a Graphic Communications (JOURNALISM) class that combines skills used in Art, Speech, English, Business and Computer Ed classes. Students should be prepared to do the following things in this class....

YOU WILL...

• Interview students and faculty members (even ones you don't know or may not always get along with)
• Take photos of major events that happen around the school
• Write stories, quick reads and articles about the above two activities
• Create layouts for above content using high tech computer software
• Cooperate with fellow staff members on projects and fundraisers including selling ads in the community and selling yearbooks

NOTE: Some students have strengths in certain areas. One student with a talent for cartoon drawing may be assigned a large amount of jobs hand drawing illustrations for the book. Another student with an interest in photography may take a high volume of photos, while another with good grammar and writing skills may elect to do more of the writing. But these are shared tasks and everyone will get involved in the work.


Let's all work together to make this addition of the Warhawk the very best ever!

Now we will begin by taking a look at this website. Check here for assignments, helpful hints and updates.

Mr. Bollman

Class One Activity: Watch The Following Video

http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs

Assignment:

Watch the above video and answer the following questions as a short assay.

Q- How have blogs changed the news, your life, the world? How have they changed the 'voice' of the average person? How has it changed how we exchange information?

Submit your assay via email to the address below.

Email: bollmanb@n-mahaska.k12.ia.us