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Preserving History Worth Long Hours

This person's aggravation undoubtedly With the help of their new Macintosh Com-
I hours came together in the form of a year- _ MacWrite and Pagemaker programs that
subsided when all her hard work and long puter system, the newspaper staff used
twas around 9:30 on a Thursday night. book, a newspaper, or a picture that was made layouts by hand nearly obsolete. In
While many students were at home watch- printed in one of these publications. Al- addition, the new LaserWriter Plus printer
ing L.A. Law on TV , several journalism stu- though there was a lot of time spent bat- gave the paper a more updated look.
dents were spending their sixteenth tling deadlines, staff members of the Stam- Being a part of a journalism staff wasn't
straight hour at school. There was a dead- pede, Hoofbeat, and Photography anx- just late hours though. "I found being in the
line the next day and last minute details on iously anticipated the issuing of "The Fin- journalism room very relaxing. Spending I
yearbook spreads or newspaper layouts ished Product." time there gave me a chance to get to
had to be completed. Amidst the layouts, There were other rewards of being in- know other people," commented Senior
croppers, computer copysheets and left volved in journalism as well. Junior News Edi- Oliver Broker. Junior Melinda Absher added,
over debris from a recent Chinese food run, tor Kothe Andersen said being on newspa- "It was great being part of a group. I en-
one frustrated staffer slowly shrieked " I ... per gave her "a chance to know what is joyed the atmosphere."
hate ... THIS!! " really going on in the school." Another There was another less tangible reason
newspaper member, Senior Troy Urban to enjoy journalism. Yearbook staff mem-
.II wanted "a chance to write and improve ber Junior Lisa Shulman said that "helping
his communication skills ." preserve memories" was important to her
While Urban was improving his commu- as it was to Junior Photographer Amy
nication skills , his staff was improving the Walsh, who "liked participating in a part of I
look and production of the newspaper. history."
L.A. Law could be recorded! _/
~· -Lisa Ferris-

Reloading film in preparation of a pep-rally he plans
to shoot is Senior Jay Gallentine. (0. Broker)
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~ooking over Junior Chris Reade's copy, Newspaper Yearbook staff members have to depend on the
~dvisor Sheila Pedersen suggests corrections for photographers a great deal. Sophomore Rachel Lo-
;Jrammatical errors. According to Reade. the new sen and Junior Jennifer Hueftle make requests to pho-
: omputer system " speeds up the paper's production tographers about picture specifications. (P. Maho- 151
·ime." (0. Broker) ney)