Our process is to brainstorm, conduct research, read, look, listen, ask, explore and do everything possible to bring our school the best possible yearbook. We ask what you want and we try to deliver. We submit the book 100 percent digitally and our printing company, Jostens, prints it. We like chronological coverage, interactivity, alternative story forms and getting students into the book as many times as possible. We like to be journalistic and to develop our concept in innovative ways. We know our readers don’t really care about those last two parts, but we do.

Room C-223 is a fun place. From staff celebrations to deadline stress and Post-It notes, it’s a great place to be part of something big that lasts a lifetime.

Students interested in yearbook start with Media and Publication 1-2. It’s an elective class for technology credit in the CTE Communication Media Technology department. You can take this at any grade level, and you’ll learn a little bit about interviewing, reporting, design, photography, concept, coverage and how yearbook works. You’ll get to contribute to the book and decide whether to apply for a position on the editorial staff the following year.

Media and Publications 3-8 is publications class, and the staff is usually comprised of students in grades 10-12. Sometimes students have special circumstances that enable them to go directly to yearbook without taking Media and Publication 1-2 (Did you take photo? graphic comm?), so if you think you have sufficient background and you’re ready for the advanced publications class, please contact Mrs. Kim.

What do we do, exactly? Well, it’s a lot of work. We won’t lie. But it’s also a lot of fun and something to remember forever. Here’s some of what we do:

• report on things happening at DVHS and in students’ lives outside of school
• conduct interviews, polls, surveys and market research
• shoot digital photos
• use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere and Adobe InDesign
• create and implement marketing and sales plans
• handle advertisements and design business ads
• write stories, headlines, captions and alternative copy forms
• edit pages for consistency and style
• produce The Storm yearbook, View Newspaper, social media and www.dvthundermedia.com

And we also:

• attend local, state and national journalism conferences and yearbook workshops
• eat, play, laugh and much more!