Hazen High School - Hornet Yearbook (Hazen, AR)

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BUZZE'l'1'E STAFF - Bottom row: Scottye Aycock, jane Ann Mitchell, Sandy Garrich, Alice Milton, Carol Svestka, Suzette Woods, and Wayne Felts, Top row: Iimmy Robinson, Karen Black, Melissia Gunter, Lisa Wylie, and Mike Pitonyak. ! Publication utilizes graphic format ewsworthy Events popped up inside and outside Hazen High School in 1974 and Buzzette staffers spent hours covering them. An in-depth article on smoking attacked the problem from all points of view and won top honors in the Arkansas Lung Association's Re- spiratory Diseases Contest. Innovations in format also charac- terized the monthly publication. Under the direction of Lisa Wylie, editor, the Buzzette began to use magazine layout, extensively incor- porating student graphics and car- toons. lt also sought to bring before the student body many issues, rang- ing from motor sports to religion, and to provide a better understand- ing of them. The Buzzette also won top hon- ors at the Arkansas High School Press Convention at Hot Springs. In addition to receiving six superior ratings, the paper was uncontested in its race for the position of state secretary. For the first year, five staffers re- turned from New York's Columbia Scholastic Press Association com- petition with a Medalist award, the highest given. EAGER BEAVER. Senior Lisa Wylie gets a big laugh out of copy fsubmittedj for publica- tion in the 'Buzzettef Staffers surveyed, in- terviewed, and polled more in '74,

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5- X BODY CHECK. Inspecting the engine in Mr. Watterson's 2402, sophomore jimmy Robi- son tinkers around for his column on motor sports. SPORTS TEAM Melissia Gunter and Mike Pitonyak double check score books for on the spot reporting of HHS athletic events. Fans looked forward to sports coverage in the 'Buzzettesf PICTURE THIS. Part of the photography team, Dennis Baldwin experiments with overhead viewing on the Yashica Mat 124. DEFI' DESIGNS. Staff cartoonist Alan Pich uses India ink to wash down basics for a graphic sketch. The finished drawing ac- companied a front page feature on smoking. 88!Understudies

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receding three yearbook deadlines, eleven thirty p.m. rolled around and Hornet staffers were still hard at work pick- ing up loose ends and applying fin- ishing touches to tri-packs. Officially, there were two jour- nalism periods. Photographers, however, worked in their off periods. Athletes who couldn't work journalism into their schedules sacrificed after school hours for the cause. Camera troubles were never end- ing. Halfway through football sea- son, reflex mechanisms snapped and the 35 mm camera had to be sent off for repairs. Two days before the first deadline, the last bottle of de- veloper managed to collect brown gunk crystals. Completing re- takes, the Clicker on the newly- repaired camera fell off and photog- raphers had to use a pencil to de- press the spring. Embarrassed be- yond belief, they penciled their way through deadline 41 . '73 Hornet honors included AHSPA's All-Arkansas rating, an A-plus from NSYA, NSPA's All- American score, and CSPA's Trend- setter Award. Ball State journalism workshop staffers inspired blue prints for the '74 Hornet. Graphic lines, new ace- tate type faces and magazine layouts shaped the book's format. Follow- ing Mr. C. B. Watterson's orders, yearbook staffers continually tried to mod-style the book. For 24 jour- nalists, getting into the act meant perfectionist effort. 901 Understudiesu