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Photographers need a lot of preparation to make sure
everything is ready for a shoot. Checking assignments and
loading film are Junior Amy Minear, Senior Renee Moore,
Juniors Brenda Christensen, Jenny Burkholder, and Senior
Volker Kratzsch. (photo by T. Scholz)
Working together as co-chiefs is an important part of making
a staff run smoothly. Seniors Jennifer Johnson and Phil Long
get ready for an assignment by loading film. (photo by T.
Scholz)

Deadlines Create Agony

I t was six o'clock on a Friday evening. A group "helped me make up my mind about what
of students were eating fast food and talking. wanted to do."
However, some staff members decided that
Were they at a friend's house? On their way
to a basketball game?
they just wouldn't be able to handle the pressure
Odds were it was one or more of the of having a deadline everyday.
journalism staffs caught in the middle of a For some, experiencing the reality of being
deadline. "Nobody realized how much dedication in a journalism class was not what they had
and hard work it took to put the yearbook expected. Jundos said that it was "a lot less
together," Junior Susan McGee said. formal- no one sits in chairs." VanBrunt added
All three staffs, photography, newspaper, that it was much more "relaxed" than she had
and yearbook, agreed that the worst part ab~ut thought it would be.
being on any staff was deadlines. Senior Elaine One thing that these staffs had to contend
Jundos, newspaper editor-in-chief, said that the with was blame. If a name was spelled wrong or
worst part was pushing people to meet them. a picture was not identified correctly, every
However, there were a lot of good things journalist got blamed. Senior Tracy Arp, year-
about being on staff. "The best part about being book editor, said, "I knew I was the editor and
on the newspaper staff was that you made a lot responsible for the final production, but each staff
of friends. You spent so much time with everyone member was responsible for their own work. It
that you became close," said Junior Kim Van- was not hard to misspell a name when you were
Brunt. Senior Renee Moore thought that the best dealing with over 2,000 of them."
part about photography was all the knowledge Computers became a big part of newspaper
she had gained. McGee also commented that she and yearbook production, just as they have
had "learned to work well with other people." become a large part of everything in life. The
Everyone responded with a lot of different newspaper staff continued to use their word
reasons about why they joined staff. It did give processor to print and save stories. For the
most a chance to be creative by designing pages yearbook, a new program was introduced to make
and taking interesting pictures. Moore said that copy editing much easier. Junior Kathy McCul-
she joined staff because taking pictures was a way lough said that it was " confusing at first , but in
she could "express herself." VanBrunt joined the long run I thought it helped a lot."
because she was interested in writing. Still others Through the problems and the long nights,
decided to belong to a staff because they wanted one thing was always kept in mind: every staff
a new activity or just " something to do." gave a lasting impression of the school which was
When making a layout for the newspaper, a lot has to be
taken into consideration. Deciding on designs for the front and Many journalists planned to go on to college a special part of them.
features pages are Seniors Elaine Jundos and Lori Netz el. and pursue a career in journalism, so high school -A. Barton-
(photo by J. Burkholder)
experience was important. Jundos said that it
Choosing a format style for headlines are Senior Andrea 193BD==-
Heth and Sophomore Mich ael Terry. (photo by J. Burkholder)