Franklin Junior High School - Kite N Key Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Diligent Work Prepares School Paper In preparing for the four page newspaper, the Franklin Post, which is issued monthly, writers put in many hours of work. The staff met on Tuesday of each week. Mrs. Margaret Wiggs directed the staff and helped the new members with their grammar, punctuation, and writing style. All of this was an excellent learning situation for the members, and it resulted in an excellent newspaper. Staff members could be seen in the halls with pencils and papers, ready to conduct an opinion poll or interview a teacher about his club or activity. Other members of the staff counted headlines and pasted galleys on the make-up sheets which were then sent to the printer. Distribution day was the fourth Wednes- day of each month. Every Franklinite re- ceived a copy of every issue of the Post and always looked forward to the next issue. Some of the members of the staff work dili- gently to meet the deadline which is always pushing those on a newspaper staff. These are the members of the Post staff who have done the gathering of the news, writing of the news, and putting together of the paper. Classroom news, athletics, and special events were all of interest to these reporters as they worked to make the Post interesting and informative. 19

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The editors look over the different parts of the yearbook to make certain everything is in order and that a good yearbook is ready for the students on the day designated for distribution of the 1964 Kite ' n Kev. Two large sections of work on the yearbook are copy and activities. The copy staff is responsible for writing all the paragraphs of the yearbook, and the activities staff is responsible for planning all of the pictures for the annual. Kite ' n Key Staff Works Long Hours The 19G4 Kite ' n Key has required many long hours of work from the yearbook staff. However, the staff has enjoyed the op- portunity to help in preparing this book and has enjoyed many of the experiences. Learn- ing to work together as a staff and sharing ideas have been two outgrowths of work on the Kite ' n Key staff. Mrs. Carol Rohrabaugh advised the staff again this year. One of the first things that the staff had to do was choose a theme and cover idea and then carry this idea throughout the book. This work started before the actual subscrip- tion campaign was held. Then work in circu- lation, art, sports, activities, and copy sec- tions began. Each member of the staff was assigned a certain position. Persons on the circulation staff planned the year- book ' s campaign. When the campaign started, they kept records on the sales of yearbooks and records of the money. 18

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H m k t { ilRhfl its vi an Bfc | k ' L M r ■ i pji? 1 ifl ft i k fl i 4 ■! These are the students who were chosen to repre- sent the other members of their homerooms at the weekly student council meeting ' s. The officers of this year ' s student council dis- cuss the approaching meeting of the group with their advisor, Miss Elizabeth Shaner. Student Activities Lead Toward Success Franklin ' s student council played an im- portant part in this year ' s activities. The group was made up of a representative and al- ternate from each homeroom. The council was led by president, Larry Clark ; vice-president, Tawne Holloway ; and secretary, Sherry Har- ter. Many other council members served as chairmen or as members of various commit- tees appointed by the officers to work on vari- ous projects throughout the year. The coun- cil drew up a constitution which will be put to use in the years to come for the student body. The Future Teachers of America Club met in Mr. Phillips ' room, since Mr. Phillips along with Mrs. Polhamus served as sponsor of the organization. The club is mainly for those students who feel that they are interested in becoming a teacher. During the past year, films on the teaching profession were shown, a student teacher addressed the group giving her ideas on teaching, and other interesting programs were held. These students who are interested in becoming future teachers have gained much knowledge of the teaching profession through their meetings this past year. 20