Rock Valley College - Rock Valley Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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First Student Editors ham it up during layout session On October 27, 1965, the organizational meeting for the first Rock Valley College newspaper was held at the Naval Reserve Center. At this time prospective staff members met the faculty advisor, Phillip McGhee, and publisher of Post Publishers, Mr. William Styles. The next few weeks proved the capability of the new staff as Rock Valley published its first newspaper on Novem- ber 10, 1965. Under temporary editors and staff members. The ????, became a part of Rock Valley ' s history. Through a contest put before the student body and won by John Gile, the newspaper was named THE VALLEY FORGE. The second issue established a permanent editorial staff appointed by the faculty advisor. Those appointed were: Dennis Larson, Editor-in-chief; Richard Fitzgerald, Managing Editor; Jim Reidel, Advertising Manager Linda Dobbs, News Editor; Lynda Donaldson, Feature Editor; and Don Bryant, Sports Editor. THE VALLEY FORGE became a bi-monthly newspaper and was to be published from September to June, except during examination and vacation periods. THE VALLEY FORGE ' S thirteen issues proved to the Winnebago- Boone counties that the establishment of Rock Valley and its newspaper was truly worthwhile. THE VALLEY FORGE was established to give a better means of com- munication between the students, faculty, administration, and citizens of the two-county area. 20