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~EDITING
pages by Katie Vrtiska and Anne Fortson
Behind the sce nes of sc hool publicatio ns sat
jo urnalists letting their creative juices flow.

Behind eve ry story there is a writer. Behind eve ry pic-
LU became immersed in other aspects of student life.
"I get to go around and take pictures, which makes
ture, there is a photographer. And behind every school
publication, there is a staff.
me actually fee l more involved in school activities,"
Th e yea rbook staff worked throughout the year to
sen ior Chloe Ekberg sa id.
\J worked yea r-round in producin g the Hoofbeat. Th e
create the final book. But the yea rbook room was no
Much like the yea rbook staff, the newspaper staff also
typical classroom.
"Th e yea rbook environment is ve ry laid back, so it
monthly publi cation required dedication and daily ef-
makes it eas ier to work and to have fun," senior Tim
Lundy sa id. fort from the journali sts.
"The most difficult part of newspaper for me is orga-
With a plethora of students to choose from, it would nizing all the aspects of the spo rts page in a timely man-
have see med that creating the yearbook would have ner. Th ere's so much to co nsider between what kind
bee n simple. of photos I want, the length of the sto ri es on my page,
"Finding students is the easy part, but it gets diffi- and how it's all go ing to look on the finished product,"
cult to try and pump information out of them for good se ni or Scott Wexler sa id.
LU showed up in the success of their final products.
quotes," sop homore writer Lizzie johnson sa id.
Th e hard work of the yea rbook and newspaper staffs
By covering va ri ous school activities, staff members

A. Admiring th e famous St. Loui s Arch while on a
weekend journa lism trip are se ni or Scott Wex ler, junior
Alyssa Amen, and se nior jenna Lenihan. Stud ents were in
St. Louis attending the Journali sm Edu ca tion Associa ti on
National Convention. B. Sen ior news paper editors Asha
Anchan and Gabby Peterso n work on perfecting a page.
"The hardest part about being an editor is helpin g eve ry-
one stay on tas k with deadli nes, beca use yo u are not only
worrying about yo urself, but also about other people,"
Anchan sa id. photos contributed by }enna Lenihan and
by Lindsey von Gil/ern

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