Red Oak High School - Hawk Yearbook (Red Oak, TX)

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Taking time out y9'om daibf sessions are Jimmy Shields, Kenny Himmelberger and Lisa Note- boom while attending the annual press conven- tion in Austin. Scaling pictures, designing layouts and writing copy are only a few things Cindy Jordan and Kandy King do to finish their pages. Promoting yearbook sales is editor Patricia Spmnck. yearbook 23

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Staffers plan book at SMU- Planning ofthe 1975 Hawk began in August when Editor Patricia Sprunck and Lisa Noteboom, assistant editor, along with Gloria Shields, advi- sor, attended a week-long journalism workshop at Southern Methodist Uni- versity in Dallas. Although they didn't go to the Texas High School Press Convention in Denton this year, the 1974 book re- ceived an All-Texas rating from THSPA. More awards came their way at the 48th Annual lnterscholastic League Press Conference at the University of Texas in Austin on March 2l-22, when ll medals went to staff members and the book received an Award of Achievement With an inexperienced staff, the students struggled to write copy and captions. They learned to scale pictures and draw page layouts. Photographers discovered the good feeling a 'perfect picture, could bring and the frustration of driving 25 miles, snapping a dozen pictures and finding the camera was without film or on the wrong setting. Stafers Brenda Merrill, Oscar Esparza and Terri Vencill discover three working on a layout makes the work seem easier. Photographers and adsalesmen find it necessary to work together to get the pictures needed for the advertising sec- tion. On the Yearbook staff are Keith Hazard, 22 features Jack Scott and Tom Sharp, salesmen, Tom Law- son, Ricky Reeves and Eddie Pearson, photogra- phers with staff members, Teri Bailey and Mark Baumann. Mark Baumann and Tracy Perry be- gin final proofing of layouts in order to meet spring deadlines.

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com staffers win awards With an inexperienced newspaper staff, the Acorn was always out on time, even if it meant staying up until midnight the night before the paper went to the printers. Senior Leah Up- ton was named editor after the first nine weeks of school. Four of the staff members attended a summer workshop session held at Southern Methodist University, where they leamed the basics of writing sto- ries and headlines. The week-long workshop was highlighted Tuesday night when everyone at the workshop attended a Texas Rangers baseball game and Kendra Goodloe was se- lected to interview Jim Sundberg, catcher. Attending the Interscholastic League Press Conference, March 21-22 in Aus- tin, the staff won ll individual achievement awards. The Acorn won the Award of Distinguished Merit, the highest award given to a paper at the oonvention. The paper received 277 points out of a possible 310 placing third in the Distinguished Merit category. With this year the first that journal- ism events could have double repre- sentation at the district University In- terscholastic League contest, Red Oak took three of the four first places, with five students qualifying for regional contest at Kilgore. The district meet was held April 5 at Henderson County Junior College in Athens. Advancing to regional, Deborah Shaw, Tracy Perry and Patricia Sprunck qualified for the state contest. The UIL state meet was held in Austin, May 2-3. 5 24 featui Beverbf Baumann, first place winner in editorial writing at the ILPC convention, shows her gold medal to Paula Daniel and Tracy Perry. Adsales- persons Renee Muirheaa' and Diana Upton dis- cuss pictures for an ad with photographers Laurie Donoho and Mike Williamson. Kendra Goodloe looks up the spelling ofa name for Amy Lowrey in the card file and Kevin Cohernour makes sure that they get it right.