Yes, it seems like we just started the school year, but it’s time to start the recruiting process for next year. I have key friends ...

Before the final exam on graphic design in J1, I have students cut though magazines to find design elements. They glue them to the assignment ...

Because we are doing a big push this month for yearbook sales, we’ve been pretty general with our marketing. Until now. We got the cover ...

We are nearing the end of the grading period, so today was “your kid may fail” emails. And parents love these! Haha. I sent emails ...

We’ve been around long enough, everyone thinks you’re an expert. I still feel like I’m figuring it out daily, but my Fine Arts Director thinks ...

Don’t Be Lazy It’s December. The longest 2 1/2 weeks of school. If your students are like mine, they are taking every shortcut possible. I ...

Cola Wars Marketing Video/Project This is one of my favorite lessons in Journalism 1. Students create a list of marketing strategies of Coke and Pepsi. ...

Years ago, one of my editors listened to a TED Talk and told me we were starting a new tradition: Silent Thursdays. The idea was, ...

Since the photos are in, I ask my photo company to create a photo directory of our faculty and staff. If your company doesn’t do ...

Portrait Pages: Ok, so this is one of the events that happens once each year, and I forgot how to do any of it. I’m ...

Today was my photo classes’ deadline to turn in their best photos for the ATPI Fall Photo Contest. We work throughout the year on each ...

After proofing a lot of newspaper stories and looking at yearbook pages in process, I realized that I needed to talk VERBS. STRONG WRITING EQUALS ...

In Journalism 1, before I start the yearbook unit with graphic design. I have a graphic design terms quizlet then turn to Robin Williams’ Non-Designer’s ...

For the first assignment of the six-weeks, I have photo students and Journalism 1 students take environmental portraits. These will be used online and possibly ...

Before we head to Boston, we’ll ship our senior ads. We’ve sent proofs to parents and made corrections this week. I have students who designed ...