Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Are you done yet?


  1. Make individual appointments to meet with me about your page.
  2. AUDREY! We need need the bird in the egg!
  3. A special gift from me to you :)

Friday, November 1, 2013

Happy Halloween!


  1. Complete your pages THIS WEEK!
  2. When you think you have ten minutes left...you don't.
  3. Use the poster in the back of the room to further understand Primary and Secondary headlines.





Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Pizza on Monday: 2:30-4:30

  • Reminder: Pizza Production Party on Monday after school
  • Camera/memory card/batteries/card reader situation.
  • This is the drawer with all our stuff...it's only for yearbook use.

    This the recharger for AA batteries...only rechargeable ones can be used.
    Please don't lose them as they are expensive :(  Plug into wall over night if you have dead batteries.
    This charges the lithium battery for the small black camera.  It needs to charge for a significant amount of time. If you use the small black camera, please plug in the battery for the next person.

    You each have a SD card...but we are sharing for now.
     When you've uploaded your pictures, delete only your own.
  • Take a look at Ms. Peterson's photo session w/Theater 
    • When to use flash...when not to
    • What to keep, what to get rid of
    • What to look for
  • Captions: Mini Stories
    • Who, what, when, where, why
    • AND either a quote about the person in photo or by the person in the photo 
    • OR fascinating fact we can't tell by looking at the photo
Jacob Bousquet and Mr. Al Irish look at candy coming off the
 conveyor belt at Wilber's Chocolates.

BETTER:
Jacob Bousquet, a freshman, got to experience the "sweet" world of working while on a field trip to Wilber's Chocolates on April 22nd.  The trip was organized by former science teacher Al Irish, who though is retired, works part-time at Wilber's.  "I think learning about the intricacies of owning your own successful business is a valuable tool," said Irish.






Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Openers


Each should have different people in them AND there are approx 43 photos that need to be take for each AND tagged.

Pg 70/71--Faculty: Beka
Pg 74/75--9th: Braden & Luke 
Pg 80/81--10th: chandler
Pg 86-87--11th: niko & Luke 

When can sports pages be done by? Set universal deadline.
October 29th

Thursday, October 10, 2013

To do:


  • In the image in-box titled "Fall Opener" please place one image that Sydney T can use on her page that you will not use on yours.
  • Audrey-Ashley gave you 41 pics to work with & they are uploaded.
  • Jill: I've given you a new art template: what do  you think?  Also, I am emailing TOP SECRET superlative results to you to count up.  You have to swear to secrecy for life.
  • Emily: I like your new layout for pages 20 & 21. Start filling it out.
  • Spencer & Brandon: Do you need help coming up with a new module?  You can still keep the info you've collected...you just need more of it!
  • Spencer: Page 1--look at other yearbooks for ideas.  This page is basic in information, but usually includes the theme in some way.  There are templates for you if you go to Designs (on the right hand side) ---> Page Surfer---> Openings.  
  • Brooke: Design Senior Portrait Pages.  I want them to look AWESOME!  It will require math the make sure we have enough pages.  Also, we will make one page set look perfect before we make it a template and put it on all the pages (fonts, colors, sizes will all be perfect before we copy it over and over).
  • Luke: You can start adding the modules to your Jobs page. Do you know who you will interview? Remember Chandler works at a cemetery...so interesting!  Anyone else have a different job?
  • Luke & Emily: Layout for CC running? Do you have photos as well?
  • Audrey & Chris: Do you have a golf layout?
  • Chandler & ?: I've made a permission slip for you to go to Region Ten.  Make sure you email Region 10 ahead of time to make sure they know you are coming.  Cindy Hutchins:  Cindy Hutchins <hutchins@r10tech.org>



Happy Halloween! Early!




Thursday, October 3, 2013

What CLEVER headlines would you use for these photos???



Goals:
  • Headline writing
  • Conference with Ms. P re:layout
  • Figure out if you need to photograph a game before the season is over!
  • Fall Sports Team Pics: October 10th (next Thursday)
  • Awkward Family Photo: Halloween edition...next class!




Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Substitute Day


Go downstairs to the art room to collect the laptops needed to work on your yearbook pages. Ask Mr. A if he will open it for you.  

 By the end of class you should:
  1. Have a module layout picked out & printed
  2. Brainstormed ways to include the theme (write in on the margins)
  3. Figured out what each module will include (see packet for ideas)--write in the margins your ideas
  4. Print it out and pass in to Ms. P so I can look at their ideas for next class.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Superlative Ideas--Generated in class


  1. Best dressed
  2. Most spirited (Go Falcons!)
  3. Friends forever (2X)
  4. Most Athletic 
  5. Loudest
  6. Best Hair 
  7. Best Nickname
  8. Most likely to be together in 10 years
  9. Most likely to become President
  10. Sassiest
  11. Most changed from freshmen year
  12. Most dependable
  13. Most Dramatic 
  14. Future Picasso 
  15. Biggest Mainah 
  16. Most likely to brighten to your day
  17. Book Worm
  18. Most likely to perform at Carnegie Hall
  19. Most likely to be on a reality show
  20. Biggest Gamer

Solidifying Modules & Superlatives

1. Did you go and visit the senior advisories???

2. Module work...print out and explain what will go in each module in the margin.  Give to Ms. P.

3. Superlative selection time.  The key is to have a variety of categories so that the same people aren't elected.  Last year's (2013) superlatives:

  • Best couple
  • most likely to succeed
  • prettiest eyes
  • most athletic
  • most talkative
  • best laugh
  • best bromance
  • best dressed
  • most artistic
  • best friends -girls
Year before's (2012) superlatives:
  • Biggest bookworms
  • class clowns
  • most athletic
  • most likely to become president
  • Best performing artists
  • most likely to have cell phones out
  • school spirit
  • most unpredictable
  • Social butterflies
  • Best friends
  • Most artistic 
  • Biggest Mainahs 
  • Class flirts (which I don't like...)

On line ideas:
  •  most likely to bust out in song during class.
  •  most likely to go into a depression when they cant find their phone
  •  most likely to smile when others aren't
  •  most likely to run for president or for office
  • most sociable
  • most likely to have an excuse to why their phone was on
  • most likely to ask for a charger during first period

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Theme Brainstorm (Words, phrases, images, concepts)

UNcaged (From niko)
Plumage (Fashion page potential)
"Typical Falcon" (Freshman, Senior, etc..)
"Natural Habitat"
Guide to..... (GOOD! For sports, like what to bring, how to be prepared, etc..)
Watering Hole.. (Athletes, etc.)
Teachers' Nesting spot, (Teachers room/math lab/fish bowl)
Classy
Majestic
Perspective
Flying
Home
Habitat
Nesting
Great Migrations (Luke)
Location
Flying South
Leaving the Nest
Feeding Time
Regurgitation (Niko is rude)
Bird cage
Wings (For the XC or Track Page)
The KEY (For the index)
Nature
Early Bird Catches the Worm
Bird Bath
Soaring (Niko..........)
Majestic ( Part 2)
Where to find stuff..??
BIRDS+ART.... (Bart?)
Eye-Spy
Observe THAT!
A "Rare" Sighting
Identify (Ms. Peterson S/O)
Endangered Species (Em)  "Good thinking Emily-Brandon
Be Aware! (Brooke)
Here we see
How to spot (Sydney)
Behavior !
Basically said all of the above ^ (Luke)
Words for EXTRA CURRICULAR...?
Baby falcon ?
Emerging from the egg?
Specialists .
Natural Occurrence
Avian (Maybe too scientific) GO LUKE. (He likes birds)
Creative habits?
Take these broken wings and learn to fly... (Chris)
Molting ?????????
GO TEAM GO.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Uploading Photos & Picking Templates

Uploading photos efficiently and effectively is key.  Here is how you do it:
    1. Login to www.yearbookavenue.com
    2. Go to "create" tab at the top
    3. Hit "image library"
    4. Go to "activity" folder on the far left.  If there isn't a sub category for you that makes sense, make one.
      1. How to make a sub-folder:
      2. Click on the folder you would like to add a sub folder to
      3. Then click on the "+" sign in the upper left hand corner.
      4. Keep like folders together, please.
    5. Add pictures by clicking on the folder you would like to add pics to
    6. Hit "upload" button in the middle portion of the screen.
    7. Select pictures
    8. Have a lot of photos?  Leave it uploading and open a new browser to continue work on your given page.


But, wait! My photos are on my iPad...how do I get them to the laptop?

  1. For now, you will put them in a Dropbox account from your camera roll on your iPad.
  2. Then, you'll go to your laptop, and download them to the laptop.
  3. Then, you will go to the previous directions and start uploading them to the YearbookAvenue website.  
PHEW!  Easy as that!  Now onto Modules...

Friday, September 20, 2013

Team #2 (Ashley, Lee, Megan, Hayley)

1. Work on club designs (Hayley)

2. Upload spirit day photos--twin day

3. Lee/Megan make a breakdown of club photo days.  Which order should we do them?


Thursday, September 19, 2013

Happy Birthdays & Getting Started

Happy birthday to Spencer (yesterday!) 
& Jill (today!)




Pages we need to start designing and photographing: 

Football (pg 10): Niko & Spencer (taking pics at homecoming game)

Field Hockey (pg 12/13):  Sydney

Boys Soccer (pg 8): Brooke, Lee, Megan

Girls Soccer (pg 9): Jill, Braden

XC Running (pg 13): Luke, Emily

Golf (pg 14): Audrey & Chris

Cheering (pg 11): Sydney H. 

Fan Pics (15) any of the games, pg. 4/5): Luke, Braden 

Theme Opener (pg 2/3)--experienced yearbooker*: Luke

Fall Opener (pg 4/5): Sydney 

First Day of School (pg 6/7): Braden 

Homecoming Week (pg 16/17): Audrey (layout)--Syd H, Chris

Fall Art (pg 18/19): Jill & Niko

Fall Musical Production (pg 24/25): Beka (layout), Chris, Syd, and Chandler (pics)

Pumpkin Carving (pg 22/23): Brandon

Periods of the day feature (pg 20/21) experienced yearbooker*: Emily

Opener page (pg 1):  Spencer

Region 10 (pg. 48/49): Chandler (Christ and Audrey take am pictures)

Jobs (pg. 50/51): Braden & Luke (Chandler At the cemetery)


Senior Advisories--Please Visit Tomorrow:

Talk the four major senior deadlines (emailed to you); project on the Apple TV if you can.

Cass: Luke & Niko

Dyhrberg: Beka 

Heathco: Spencer & Brooke

Gallant: Braden

Hunter/Woods: Chris & Audrey

Jensen: Luke & Niko

Massey: Chandler

Mellon: Beka

Ogilby: Sydney & Brandon

Tilton:  Spencer & Brooke

Trefsger: Sydney

Whitmore: EMily 

Today's Goals:

  • Sign up in partners to talk to Senior Advisories about YB paperwork
  • Figure out which pages you'll cover
  • Pick out module layouts/print/label what you'll cover in each