Publica tions
Caelan Hodge and Harry Cho take a break from working and touch
James Ahn’s freshly shaved head. James gave in, let them touch his
head, and went back to write the divider pages of the yearbook.
Presenting a behind
the scenes look at the
making of the yearbook,
the publications students
demonstrate what they do
for the school community.
There are 36 students
working on the yearbook,
all with their own specific
roles. There are four posi-
tions that help make the
yearbook: writers, photog-
raphers, infographics and
designers. Each position
is equally important in
the yearbook creation
process.
“[Writers] don’t only
write,” said Eugene Kim,
freshman. “Writers also
have to interview and
research.”
Mrs. Lozano ex-
plained that the process
is much longer than it
sounds. First, a writer has
to plan out everything and
research their topic. Next,
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they have to interview
different people to get the
information they need.
Lastly, they write their ar-
ticle and get it checked by
the editors. If the article is
good, the article goes into
the yearbook. If the article
needs improvement, they
have to redo it until the
article is done properly.
“ Whenever they are
not writing articles
for the yearbook,
they write for the
newspaper.”
Photographers are
a bit different than one
might assume. Brendan
Hodge said, “Photogra-
phers, obviously, take
photos. They also edit
their pictures and write
their own captions. They
need to have a good eye
for lighting and oppor-
tunities.” He also added,
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“Photography might not
be the best job for you if
you’re shy because you
have to get close to your
subjects.”
Photos are a very
important part of Publi-
cations, but if the pho-
tographers we the only
ones who took yearbook
photos, they wouldn’t
have any time for their
own classes and “it would
be difficult to get a range
of photos to diversify the
book,” said Mrs. Lozano.
To help them out, the
whole publications class
takes photos as a summa-
tive during the first and
second quarter.
Infographics is a
position that many people
might not be aware exists,
because it was created by
Mrs. Lozano to “fill a gap
in the yearbook produc-
tion.”
“Infographics are for
people who can do a little
bit of everything from
taking photos to design-
ing the entire page,” said
Mrs. Lozano. Clara Shin
said, infographics provide
statistics.
Mrs. Lozano men-
tioned “infographics also
include scoreboards,
awards, lists, facts, quick
reads, time lines, and
more.”
Additionally Clara
said, “they interview oth-
ers”, “crop pictures”, and
“design.”
The Designers are the
glue that holds everything
together. For David Kim,
Design Editor, the job of
a designer “is trying
“designers are presenters.
They present the photos
and articles in their own
creative but organized
way.” While the writers,
photographers, and info-
graphics give everything,
the designers put every-
thing together to make
one of many pages for the
yearbook.
“Without the effort of
these 36 students, there
would be no yearbook or
newspaper. It is the unre-
lenting passion and com-
mitment put forth by each
student which makes the
book possible,” concluded
Mrs. Lozano.
to fit an overflow
of ideas into a tiny
post-it [page] in the
most creative way
possible.” He also said
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