Washburn Rural High School - Chimes Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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REINFORCED WITH PRACTICE, PUBLICATIONS -X 1. N, M- .W V3--.. -A A - W.m. I ...- Being on the staff of a school or district publication is a big responsibility, and takes loads of work that sometimes goes unnoticed and unappreci- ated, stated Jeannie Blanck, senior, on her experiences in the journalism area. I journalism 1 students spent most of their class days learning the basics of various forms of mass communication. After these basic skills were studied, the 1-1 classes put them to use by publishing one issue of the Blue Streak and by making model yearbooks. Communication and keeping students informed on school events was the purpose of the bi-monthly newspaper, the Blue Streak. The 1980-81 Blue Streak staff published 14 issues. Besides writing stories and pasteing up the district paper School News, production journ- alism students also had the responsibilities of making tick- ets, programs and other printed material for special events taking place at WRHS and in the district. After selling advertisements and subscriptions for he 1981 Chimes, yearbook staffers had the responsibility of completing all pages included in the book. The staff created layouts and wrote copy to develop the chosen theme Learning to-Live, -1-P' A -,? .,,. CHIMES '81 29

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COMMUN CATION SKILLS C If A . ll 'QM' 7. Printing track programs was one assignment given to production journalism students Sherry Crow and john Stanley, as instructor Mr. Arlin Morgan assists. 2. Blue Streak advisor Mr. Marlin Berry reads the regional journalism contest lists before competition, as junior Harry Craig loads his camera. 3. Looking over results ofthe regional journalism contest are Blue Streak and Chimes staffers. 4. Preparing to write copy for her pages in the yearbook is sophomore jennifer Pasley. 5. Chimes business manager Kami Ramcharan, senior, instructs senior Tina Schreiner howto use the typesetter. 6. Working on his yearbook project in journalism I is sophomore jim Thorp. 7.. Proofreading for errors on a Blue Streak paste up is junior Ann Falley. 8. Photography I students work on magazine reports in preparation for actual picture taking. 9. Assisting sophomore Wenona Hollinger with her yearbook pages is Chimes editor leannie Blanck, senior. 28 CHIMES '81

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PERSONAL RESOURCES ,aff .Jw Miki: , .mn . . an vi . if N, 7, Utalizing the library resources for her research paper is sophomore julie Damron. 2. As an attempt to complete a research unit in senior college prep English, Patricia Crocker, lim Pusateri, Jeannie Blanck, and Blake Norris, consult reference books. 3. Listening to a record in the library is sophomore Mike Chandler. 4. Lecturing to his class at the first of the year is reading teacher Mr. Don Williams. 5. Mr. Earl Canfield instructs juniors Becky Allen and Kindra Hemme. 6. Working on a crossword problem is junior Terry Henry. 7. As library assistant, senior Lisa Wall returns books to their proper places. 8. Filling the pop machines is junior Bruce Speier. '30 CHIMES '81