Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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26 Deadlines And Pressures Students in the journalism depart¬ ment soon found out what deadlines and pressure was all about. The aspir¬ ing journalist in Mrs. Wahe’s classes published both the school newspaper, The Crimson Crier and yearbook, the Watchtower. Some of the students began work on the publications during the summer of ’85. Michelle Keller and Stacy Wahe attended a one week workshop for year¬ book at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in July. Six additional staff mem¬ bers spent three days at Rockford Col¬ lege at a workshop sponsored by our representative from Jostens Publishing. Shortly after school began ten more new journalists attended a workshop at Augustana College. After this, new staff members had the basics of yearbooking and were ready to put the 1986 edition together. A contest in the spring brought the winning cover design in from Matt Denten. Paula Coleman sent in the theme for the book which was “Solid As A Rock”. Both students received free yearbooks for their efforts. The Crimson Crier got started with an entirely new inexperienced staff with the exception of the co-edi¬ tors, Michelle Keller and Heather McMillan. The two jounralism classes worked together to bring about the monthly news magazine. A new Macintosh computer was pur¬ chased by the journalism department and helped a great deal with both pub¬ lications. A number of students began to learn how computers can add to and enhance the journalism production. Credit for the 1985-86 Crimson Cri¬ er and Watchtower goes to the stu¬ dents pictured on these four pages. Many long, and sometimes frustrating hours, have gone into these publica¬ tions for the enjoyment of the students of Rock Island High School. Susie Snyder and Charlie Wallace spent many outs. They will be co-editors of the Watchtower long hours ' learning the ropes” this year and for 1986-87. then producing a lot of yearb M)k copy and lay- Watchtower

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Pictured are new members inducted into the Quill and Scroll Society. This is an honor society for journalists who must hold an editorial posi¬ tion, be in the top third of their class and do outstanding work on one or more of the school publications. Front Row: Michelle Keller. Row Two: Heather McMillan, Kim Logan. Row Three: Tonya Bibbs, Michelle Yost, Dannette Seward, Susie Snyder. Back Row: Herb Ball, Charlie Wal¬ lace, Stacy Wahe, Kurt Samuelson, Matt Denten. Fifth hour production class: Front Row: Laurie Taylor, Cheryl Young, Karen Robinson, Mike Scheier, Kim Warren. Row Two: Kathy Painter, Tracie Stombaugh, Judi Stamper, Theresa Wie¬ ner, Tonya Bibbs. Row Three: Wendy Herman, Dana Munson, Wendy Hunter, Heather McMil¬ lan, Michelle Yost, Tricia Day, Robin Moses. Back Row: Rod Davis, Kurt Samuelson, Herb Ball, Brett Davis. Heather McMillan and Michelle Keller were do¬ ing double duty in journalism this year. They served as co-editors of The Crimson Crier and assistant editors of the Watchtower. Michelle Yost and Heather McMillan found out that you had to work into the wee small hours of the morning to complete your layout assignments at the workshop at Rockford College. Michelle brought home a first place trophy for layout de¬ sign for her efforts. Preparing copy for The Crimson Crier was a time consuming task. Karen Robinson and Cheryl Young proof-read the copy and often had to write the headlines. Watchtower 27