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Behind The Scenes: Student Council
By: Landon Burgess
Have you ever wondered how your student council runs behind the scenes? Or how they come up with events?
“For event ideas we usually take ideas from other schools and what they have done, and we also take ideas from the student body and what they would like to do,” said Chloe Meyer, Vice President of Student Council, 7th grade.
The Student Council helps share students' ideas, interests, and concerns with teachers and school administration. They usually also help raise funds for schoolwide activities, including social events, community projects, helping people in need and school reform.
Teamwork is a really important part of Student Council because without it events wouldn't get done as efficiently as now. “We usually work as a team and give out different jobs or committees to make sure things get done well,” said Meyer. Teamwork has a lot of benefits such as increasing the potential of innovation and more opportunities to grow.
Miller’s Student Council helps a lot with fundraising for businesses. “A lot of them are companies we've used in the past and most of the time we do companies that have helped us during a tight deadline,” said Ella Moreau of Student Council, 8th grade. Student Council’s often help out with fundraisings for smaller companies that help individuals that need it.
A school’s student council usually plans many events or fundraisers throughout the year. “My favorite event was probably planning the 8th grade dance last year! It took months of preparation, and lots of planning, but it was a very successful event. We got to decide decorations, food items, and so much more. I definitely had a great time planning it,” said Moreau. They often also help raise funds for schoolwide activities, including social events, community projects, helping people in need and school reform.
Photo by: Landon Burgess
Student Council discussing upcoming Spirit Weeks.
So that’s the behind the scenes of the student council! Now you know how your Bobcat committee works to make your events and fundraisers.
Behind the Scenes of Publications
By: Ashna Shirodkar
A yearbook. A book full of photos and memories of the year past. The yearbook highlights the events throughout the year, and helps you remember your school year, even long after you move on. Have you ever wondered what the process of making a yearbook is?
The yearbooks at Bob Miller are created by Ms. Maki and her students in publications. The process of the yearbook includes making pages, organizing photos, and compiling interviews of students. The publications team is responsible for making these yearbooks which help you to remember the recent school year.
What does a yearbook page consist of? “ A yearbook page takes around two or three weeks to make,” said Milana Garza, 8th Grade. This is because on one page, there are many photos to organize, and many captions to write. “The hardest part is writing captions for pictures,” said Milana Garza, 8th Grade. Publications students have to make sure that their captions are well thought out and match the photograph taken.
In order to make a yearbook page, students follow a set of steps. First, they brainstorm ideas for their next page. After deciding on a couple of good ideas for the page, the yearbook teacher gives the students an assigned page. The students then have to choose a good layout for it, so it is well made for the yearbook. After choosing the layout, they have to decide what exactly they want on the page. If needed, the students will conduct interviews and take pictures. “We go into class, ask the teacher for students, and ask the students questions,” said Kate Wood, 8th Grade. Once they are finished, the students upload their pictures to the yearbook website and input their information in order to complete a page.
Ms. Maki is the publications advisor. As a publications advisor, Ms. Maki’s job is to teach students how to make a good yearbook. She assigns the students a page to work on, and helps guide them through their work. “I was asked to take over the class, and I thought it would be a fun and creative challenge. It helps break up the day and it’s a nice change of pace from teaching ELA, ” said Ms. Maki, Publications Advisor.
Photo by: Milana Garza
Publications students working on the yearbook
Without the guidance of their teacher, publications would not be quite the same. “Because we have so many different pages we are working on over the course of the year, students are constantly getting resigned to new jobs. Keeping all of that coordinated and moving forward can be a real challenge with 25 different students working on the book simultaneously,” said Ms. Maki.
In conclusion, publications make yearbooks which help you remember the school year. The students work together in order to conduct interviews, make yearbook pages, organize and caption photos, and make final edits. This is not without the guidance of Ms. Maki, the yearbook advisor. Overall, publications is a very intriguing experience for many, helping to make your memories stay alive.
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