Oak Park High School - Cambia Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Staff enters Computer Age ew ideas and flrsts were welcomed if . i g in different ways. i The Cambia staff had to wel- come the new idea of using a computer to help put together the yearbook. s fx V Arfirsr, I thought it might get in the ' by Kim Melton wayaof writing good copy, said Mr. Bill Han- kinsrCambia adviser. However, l think it's efficient..And it gives us a chance to learn about computers. 1 igmiiieiaisimpsan, seniaaana cambza co- said, 'flee liked its fthe cornputerb be' .caesesonce we got guseto it, it made every- easier. lt ,seemed like we were ready Chahgeg And it was a challenge because ijsomyething, new to learn. Cambiastaff was also lucky enough to gostox Chicago, Illinois, forthe journalism convention, r . s senior and 'Cambia coaedia e , . an award of excellence for the isjshegdrewgiin. the contest at Chicago. Z fit. iwasia real honor to be able to com' people ali over the whole nation, 15 V l r r Q Fl ihink thenationai conventions can be they gather the best speakers students from all around. Plus, it fun to goto Chicago, saidlvlr. Hankins. ffl pickediup a few swings, about the law, cov- CQHQQ,iandfphotography that l've incorpo- jaredaintoy myQ,elasses.7' y A y r K K i.fy9lnother,.firstii for Gambia was hosting tfiieilfiournalism Educators of Metro olitan sy y, M . y , P Kansas city awards at Oak Park. The Cambia staff along with the Log staff pro- vided refreshments tothe l50yguests. Also, Phil Witt, news caster fromChannel 4, was the guest speaker at the awards ceremonyp- l ly by i it During theend of the yearat the Journalism banquet, Mr. Hankinsyrenamed the iournalist of theoyear ra,warcl,lfl'he award wasrenamed in the honor of the, late Lynn Blair, who llwasrthelogyaidviser from I967 to 2974. David Cunninghaniyse- nior and Cambia phoitographef,waspfhef first person to receive this ,awardliof ex-7 cellence in journalism onthe Cambia staff. David said, lt surprised me. ltywas quite an honor to get this award. . The use of the computer and new as signing' ideas helped to make the creation of the Cambia unique. y Q. ' l , K I always expect that the Cambia will win All-American because the staff alwaygf lj l sets their standards high, and there. were a lot of people that were on the stafffor the second year and they knew the ropes, said Tamela. K ,r he Aimee Rogers, junior and Cambia layf out co-editor, summed up the year by say- ing, There were fantastic people on the staff and everyone knew what they were doing. Everything as a whole was differ- ent this year which madethis yearbook good. l . 6235 Kim Melton, senior, practices reading her speech for the Cambia Queen assembly while Aimee Rogers, ju- nior, Julie Clark and Kelly Reed, seniors, listen. The can Qphoto by Matthew Wardj 'he awar' Qphoto b 5 QV, we Lambla MH

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se S .to fbalance serious stories s like K ,V ,camp at the University of Missouri-Co-r ff' WX' was i oi sit N X xxxx' fel s. . s v 5 . t so Q x..i xx 1 x A X r ' , go to Reed i ra J f if s l r X r donnie andNlarie Osmond host l 5 it Evangelisty Tonight' J or ?'Bing wf a C CrosbyfOpens Pixy Stix Treat- lcouidhave been headlines gthatfcausecl million doiiarlawsuits for the -Enquirer. Instead: these heads were found in the award-winning with no lawsuits at all. a humorous side of the news was education, and the Vietnam 5 ltlwas the serious newstthat allowed 'Ztrhg2i1'fiLiog to win eleven awards and to let Resch receive the Top Journalist of County Award last year. if'ee , r l received at couple of different but this particular award meant to me, said Susan, feature editor. ,was competing against students from izttfetentire county and only one person was sselectedf' J f if To prepare Loggers for the year-long Qtask of putting out twelve award winning yissues, 'six Loggers went to Journalism lumbi. At camp, Loggers learned how to 2 meet deadlines, write better stories, take 'better pictures, and make the paper the fbest it could be. J J J lt fcampl prepared me to become more of a ieader and to face responsibili- ties that l had to face, said Sherrie Wat- kins, coeeditor. 1 lt was a relief when the paper came out to know all the work and frustration a was over for the next two weeks,f'l said Jill Graves, layout co-editor. J When the paper cametout, lf felt a sense of reliefs and accomplishment lie- cause of all the hustle and bustle that goes into the paper, saidSherrie. c All the hustle and bustle? helped Loggers create award-winning material, At the MEPA awards, Log was awarded All-Missourian for the seventh year in a row. Along with that award, Craig Grawe received third piace in photography, and Carol Parks received honorable mention in photography. Sus- an Resch won first place in feature writ- ing, while ,honorable mention went to Jill Graves and Karen Miscavish for a new story they wrote together. g J At the JEMKC awards, Carol re- ceived third place in photography, Sus' an won third place for in-depth writing, and Karen was given honorable mention in editorial writing, along with honor- able mention shared with Jill for news writing. C r At the journalism banquet, the Log staff named Karen Miscavish as the first annual Lynn Blair Top Journalist . That award was the single most important award that l have wonin my life, said Karen. lt made me realize the people on the staff appreciated the things I had done all year. Q4 ,f is ,M 1, ,AE X 2 ' . i t ,fa y , U Z rr- f k C' it ,lair fiftf W 4 l W flip rQl 8 fviwn fi Z ll! nl hill After winning Top Journalist of Clay County, Joan Henges showed Susan Resch around the Kansas City Star. Cphoto by Mitzi Craftj 91 wif? As de. senior: ish the