Blog Post 1

6/27/10

My senior project is to create the 2010-2011 Rutland Yearbook. As far as projects go, I definitely feel this is the best choice for me, and I’m excited to get started. It will give me a good background in the field of journalism and help me develop my writing skills. Another benefit of this project will be the cost: there basically isn’t one. Most of my work can be completed in my free time and at the school, or at school related events. It won’t take up a lot of space, either. The only current problem I’m facing with it right now is that all I can do is plan for it, not actually execute the work entailed. How exactly could I make a yearbook about a school year that hasn’t occurred yet?
Over the summer I’m hoping to get a good idea of what my yearbook theme will be and what criteria should be in it. I’ll need to find a staff soon, too. So far I’ve heard that Ashley will be on board for writing articles, Shelby will be taking pictures, and Christina might also be helping out. Hopefully it’s not just Ashley and me doing all the article writing! Speaking of staff, if anyone wants to join just say the word and you’re in! I’d like all the help I can get; see you at fourth hour journalism class (I’ll be there on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
I haven’t heard an exact date yet, but the journalism crew will be working on the 2009-2010 yearbook soon. Last I heard, we will be meeting in July. That’s an important step for my project. I helped work on the 2009 yearbook, but I saw it only in it’s finished stages. My job was to proof-read it and look for spelling and grammatical errors. I didn’t actually see how it was made, or learn the ropes on using the InDesign program. I’m hoping all that gets cleared up and I can get an understanding of how to go about making my senior project. Does the time spent on the upcoming yearbook count as hours logged on my project? Need to find out on that so I can record it…