Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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aztlan travels to LA, again wins NSPA award Continuing their active membership in the Journalism Education Associ- ation UEAQ the aztlan staff traveled to Los Angeles in October to attend the first California State IEA Convention. Twelve staff members stayed two nights in the Los Angeles Hilton and were able to hear over 150 speakers including KNBC Anchorman John Beard and L.A. Times Entertainment Editor Charles Champlin. aztlan adviser Mary Ellen Cummings was the State Convention Chair- man and was virtually responsible for the success or failure of the project. In terms of finances, it was a huge success. We made more at this state level than has been made at the last four national conventions. In terms of the number of people attending, it was a success, we had more students and advisers there than at every convention except the 1980 National Convention, said Cummings who was also flown back to Chicago to speak at the Mid-west National IEA Convention in November. The newspaper retained its high rating from the National Scholastic Press Association by being named All American for the 16th consecutive semester. The staff competed in Orange County IEA Write-Offs in March and the winners competed at the state level in April. I 1. Reporter Vinnie Navidi types frantically to meet a strictly imposed copy deadline. Sports reporter Paul Spitzzerri, sporting his trademark snap brim cap, used the staff phone to confirm sports statistics. 2. Reporter Kim Sims re-types copy for an updated news story. Sims began assuming editorial responsibilities during second semester. 116 - aztlan

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1. Staff photographer Phil Reid pours fixer into a developing tanlc in the journalism dark room. Reid, although officially a Quetzal staffer photographed for both publications. 2. aztlan staff- Row 1, Dawn Payn, Editor-in-Chief Elisa Bell, Shelly Carradine, Row 2, joey Gruppie, Associate Editor Brenda Cartolano, Adviser Mary Ellen Cummings, Kim Sims, Paul Spitzzerri, Associate Editor Sheryl Jones. Row 3, Sports Editor Mike Hobbs, Vinnie Navidi, Opinion Editor Kevin Beverly. 3. Sheryl jones, Elisa Bell and Brenda Cartolano work on a newspaper page paste up. Jones, Bell and Cartolano are all on the aztlan editorial board. aztlan V 1 I7