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This is a collection of work that I completed throughout my high school journalism career at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan. I started out as a photographer, then became photo editor for the yearbook, and finally was the editor-in-chief of the yearbook during my senior year. I also attended multiple National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) journalism conferences, and competed in state-wide and national contests.
During my senior year of high school from 2014-2015, I served as the editor-in-chief of the yearbook at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kan. Sometimes, when I mention this, it gets blown off. How hard can making a yearbook really be? Turns out, it can be incredibly challenging for a multitude of reasons. First and foremost, I had to learn how to navigate a true leadership role for the first time, managing a staff of over 50 high school students, made up of novice writers, photographers, and designers, while being a high school student myself. Through this, I learned different motivation tactics for different I also felt the pressure of our reputation in national journalism. I had the absolute privilege of having Susan Massy (or "Cough" as her students so fondly referred to her, pronounced like co) as my adviser. She is one of the most well-respected, knowledgeable, and creative advisers in high school journalism, and had the brass to prove it. Over the course of her career, 26 of the yearbooks she advised over have been nominated for a Pacemaker Award, the highest honor in high school journalism, and won 23 times. Due to that continuous success, the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) recently named the Shawnee Mission Northwest Lair, the yearbook, the top high school yearbook of the past 100 years in the U.S.
This gallery features a collection of design work I completed for the 2015 yearbook when I was the editor-in-chief, led by my advisor, Susan Massy. This collection highlights my layout design skills, as well as infographic and icon design.
"Up in the Air" (Cover)
The cover features the theme of this edition of the yearbook, "Up in the Air," in large type. Blocks of photos make up the background, with a select few at full opacity and/or popped out. The type "Up in the Air" is emphasized by being filled with the photos from the background, but at full opacity. Additionally, the lines in the letters are embossed for further emphasis. The rectangles containing type directly underneath "Up in the Air" are also embossed.
In 2013, I competed in the NSPA National Photo Contest for the fall convention in Boston, Mass., and placed first in the News Photo category. The awards were presented on my birthday, and it stands as one of the best birthday gifts I've ever received.
A junior at Shawnee Mission Northwest tears up as a nurse prepares to draw blood for donation during the blood drive held in the gym.
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