Yearbook Design
Course Description: Students learn aspects of yearbook design and production. These aspects include, but are not limited: to publication design, photojournalistic writing, organization skills, and teamwork. Students in this class are responsible for the creation and production of a certain number of assigned page layouts. Page layout assignments include: collecting and taking photographs, conducting interviews, writing captions and stories, organizing the information into well-designed page layouts, meeting deadlines, and editing the pages for spelling errors and misinformation. The overall class goal is to yield high-quality yearbook pages. Students learn skills that range from using online and computer software like Adobe Photoshop to using digital cameras. Leadership opportunities are available. It is recommended that editors of the Yearbook take this course. Class work time may be required outside of the regular class period. Students in this course are required to be part of the Yearbook Club and will be required to attend after school meetings as much as possible. Teacher consent, through interview, is required to take this class. This class may be repeated for credit. (Commercial Arts)
