EJHS
Journalism & Yearbook Class
Disclosure, Expectations and Goals
The Journalism
& Yearbook Class of Eisenhower Junior High School is a year-long class--held
during a regular period--for highly motivated and self-disciplined 9th
Grade Freshmen students. (Journalism is emphasized during the 1st Semester
and Yearbook during the 2nd Semester.) Journalism & Yearbook students
are responsible for broadcasting and co-anchoring daily newscasts on KEJH
News, creating school-wide video news stories, producing the school Yearbook,
Literary Book and other specialized books, publishing the online Generals
Gazette newspaper and updating Memories
of the Generals, and making individual and group DVD video montages.
Journalism & Yearbook students also co-sponsor the Freshmen
Etiquette Night and help organize and coordinate school-wide World
Record attempts.
Journalism and
Yearbook Class students hold one or more of the following jobs or positions:
Yearbook Editors, Literary Book Editors, Specialized Books Editors, Generals
Gazette (online newspaper) Editors, KEJH News Producers, KEJH News
Announcers, KEJH News Camera Operators, Computer Graphics Designers, Computer
Graphics Advertisers, Multimedia Coordinators, Still Photographers, Video
Photographers, Video Editors, Music DJ's, World Record Coordinators, Lunchroom
Activities Coordinators, and Engineers.
In the Journalism
and Yearbook Class, students receive academic and citizenship grades and
credit based on their job performance and the production of various projects.
Because of the unique nature of the class and its projects and responsibilities,
the Journalism & Yearbook teacher ultimately decides which students
are admitted into the class. All students who wish to be considered for
possible membership in the Journalism & Yearbook Class should have
received a "B-" grade or higher in their 1st and/or 2nd Term
8th Grade English Class, and should have an overall 2nd Term GPA of 2.50
and CPA of 2.50 or higher. (Exceptions are made based on extenuating circumstances.)
In selecting students for the Journalism & Yearbook Class, the Journalism
& Yearbook teacher gives preference to those incoming 9th Grade Freshmen
students who have demonstrated honesty and self-discipline, and respectful
behavior and high motivation during their 8th Grade year.
It is expected
that Journalism & Yearbook Class students will demonstrate proper
behavior and respect towards faculty, staff and fellow students. Serious
misconduct or disrespect towards faculty, staff or students, or any display
of dishonesty or breach of Journalism ethics will result in the first
offense leading to probation (lasting at least four weeks), and the second
offense leading to immediate dismissal from the class.
Journalism
Class Goals: Class Disclosure turned in; KEO Writing Assignment completed;
Obituary Writing Assignment completed; Journalism Resume Assignment completed;
Editorial Writing Assignment completed and presented; Literary Book Writing
Assignment completed; Journalism Presentations and Lecture Test passed;
Generals Gazette (online newspaper) Assignment completed; World
Record Involvement completed; KEJH Anchor or Announcement Assignments
completed; Photography Assignments completed; Participation in the Student
Store and Lunchroom Activities completed; Positive Class Participation
and Job Responsibilities completed.
Yearbook Class
Goals: Photography Assignments(for the Yearbook and Video Yearbook)
completed; KEJH Anchor or Announcement Assignments completed; Special
Creative Video Assignments completed; Generals Gazette (online
newspaper) Assignment completed; Professional Videos Reviewed and Tested;
LaCaille Etiquette
Test taken and passed; Group Production of Specialized Books completed;
Complimentary Writing Assignment completed; Participation in the Student
Store and Lunchroom Activities completed; Positive Class Participation
and Job Responsibilities completed.
Mr.
Brough will retire from teaching Journalism and Yearbook
at Eisenhower Junior High School on 1 June 2012!
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