Round Rock High School - Dragon Yearbook (Round Rock, TX)

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Juniors Dan Schulke and Ann Fierke learn about doing pasteup through hands-on experience. Schulke was the cartoonist and entertainment editor and Fierke was a staff writer. Bobby Heard, junior, practices the art of the relaxed interview as he talks Zlvith Interim Superintendent Alice Brown about proposed changes within the istrict. 'Wd Assistant sports editor Joe Sims, sophomore, works on one of the IBM-PC computers which the staff used to prepare the newspaper for publication. Senior Meredith Kuempel participates in a staff brainstorming session where topics for proposed stories are discussed and plans made for the next issue. Spitfire Staff 45

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Newspaper staff has winning year We produced nine issues of the Spitfire and even met deadlines! said Spitfire Editor Melissa Perez with special pride since she entered the year somewhat concerned about the capability of the staff. I assigned a few pieces of copy to the new staff writers, but five of us actually wrote, pasted-up and delivered the first issue, she said. Bobby Heard, managing editor, also lacked confidence in the staff. They were generally inexperienced with almost none of them ever having had Journalism I. This was their first jour- nalism class. As the staff began work on the second issue, Perez's perceptions of her staff changed, I assigned more stories to the new writers and was surprised to find that I not only had hard workers, I had a talented staff. The more issues we worked on, the better they became. The staffs' effort was rewarded when they received the Award of Distinguished Merit at the spring In- terscholastic League Press Conference. As the year con- tinued, the staff was recognized again and again for their performances. We attended district, which was held here at RRHSQ' explain- ed Perez, Jenny Ford placed third in the feature competi- tion and second in headlines. Meredith Kuempel placed first in newswriting and Kim Mahagan placed third. Ford went on to Regionals in Lub- bock where she received a first place in features and a second in headlines. Ford went on to compete in the State UIL meet held in Austin where she took second in headlines and fifth in features. SPITFIRE STAFF: fBott0m Rowj Rachell Owen, Rhonda Hanna, Melissa Perez, Kim Mahagan, tSecond Row! Susan Komandosky tad- visorl, John Layton, Ann Fierke, Gilbert Renaud, Dan Schulkeg tTop Rowj Meredith Kuempel, Maria Wise, Kevin Stolle, Jenny Ford, Doyle Haynes. Melissa Perez, senior, looks up from her reading to check on the staff. Perez was editor-in-chief of the newspaper for the second consecutive year and received the Who's Who in Journalism award. 44 Spitfire Staff 'Qwfusv-:vo-wiv'---5 'M ,,, , ,i Jenny Ford, senior, contemplates possibilities for her next column. Ford, 1 managing editor and columnist, placed in state UIL competition in t' journalism events. , ,fmfh l,i'k:l John Layton, junior, moves forward to accept his staff award at the journz ism banquet. Layton was a photographer for both publications and won Tops in Texas award for his feature photography.

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Dragon staff starts Work early in year In a change from previous years, the Dragon staff produced the 1985 year- book using a newly acquired IBM-PC computer and a program called Type- vision developed by Taylor Publishing Company. Computer use caused a few problems for the staff at firstf' said Susan Komandosky, sponsor, 'fbut eventually most of the students learned to use it and even enjoy it. The staff began planning the latest edition of the annual while most students were still sunbathing and en- joying their summer. Staff members at- tended a summer journalism workshop at the University of Texas at Arlington where they chose a theme for the year- book, planned their cover and decided on layout styles. Later in the year staff members at- tended the Texas High School Press Association convention in Denton on the campus of Texas Woman's Universi- ty and the Interscholastic League Press Conference on the UT Austin campus. At the conventions the students heard experts in the field talk about what was currently in fashion for yearbooks and saw examples of award-winning work. 'Q ' 'ir 'R S P. qu! .sa .5 Q ff ,X- T : V '-'A-mann'-', , r e i ,ni Seniors Craig Collinsworth and Chris Smith con- Collinsworth was one of several photograpl fer about a problem in the darkroom. Smith was who took- pictures, developed and printed un the head photographer for the yearbook staff and his direction. 4-FS W fp ii are fis- le , gli Cynthia Primm, juniorg Shelley Wells, sophomore and Stacey Chambers, Barbara Graham, senior, works at the teacher's desk as she directs her S sophomore, look over a layout as they work on their pages for the yearbook. in preparation of the yearbook. Graham was editor-in-chief for the sec 46 Dragon Staff year.