By Tawni Ruesch and Brianna Bratland
Last year, the Newman Catholic High School Publications Class worked on the newspaper and the yearbook with a limited class of less than ten students. But with the help of new types of promotions, new faces, and a lot of hard work, the publications class of 2010-2011 is looking better than ever.
The new and improved publications class has been enhanced very much by the fact that more students are involved in the Red Hat. There are more interesting stories, due to the weekly meetings in class and discussions of article ideas. For two years, Publications Class student Makayla Heisler said, the Publications Class was seen as a “slacker class,” because of the number of students enrolled in the class and the deadlines that were not met. This year the students are not only improving their writing skills, but they are also getting more done, which leaves room for more creativity.
In the yearbook many improvements are already being made and we are only two months into the year. “There is more of a creative flow and things are much more diverse,” says Makayla, about how the yearbook compares to last year’s. “All pages are unique and well done, which makes for a great yearbook in the end. I think many people will be pleased with it.”
The only struggle that the Publications Class seems to be facing is reaching out to the high school students to get them to read the articles that are posted online at the new Red Hat blog site. The positive side to this dilemma is that the articles are getting a lot more feedback from alumni. It is more convenient on the internet than a print newspaper is, because anyone who reads it does not have to throw it away when they are finished, which saves paper. We are proud to say that this year’s publications class is definitely new and improved.
Kudos to the Publications class! I've been reading regularly and I'm very impressed with the articles and the obvious writing talents you have displayed. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI do have to agree. I was in the Publications class my Senior year at Newman and although it was fun, I would have liked to have more experience in the writing field. I am a Communications major right now, so having prior experience to writing, especially for a school newspaper would have been more beneficial if I would have had more opportunities. I really enjoy reading the articles online because, well, I don't have access to a hard copy! Besides, I am very impressed by the writing of the articles and look forward to more to come!
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