Classes labeled DUAL are Dual Credit classes, meaning you can earn college credit for them. Classes labeled AP are Advanced Placement classes.
Grade: 9-11 Prerequisite: Strong writing skills; email instructor if you have questions (khigbee@pps.net)
This class prepares freshmen, sophomores and juniors for the yearbook staff. Students will explore all aspects of the publication process, including the basic principles of graphic design, advertising design and sales, writing copy, layout and headline design, photography, as well as InDesign and Photoshop. Students will publish the 28–page spring yearbook supplement as their final project. They will cover such activities as the Prom and spring sports. This is a fun yet practical class with many hands on and group–oriented activities.
Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite: Intro to Yearbook or Adv. Photography
This is an intense production course requiring considerable ability using the skills learned in Intro to Yourbook. The class will combine the skills of artists, photographers, copywriters, and business managers to produce the school yearbook. Students will use Adobe InDesign and Photoshop in the publishing process. Some have compared this class to a small business, where the students are the shareholders and the employees. Students who excel in the class will have the opportunity to return the following year as an editor, allowing them to have direct control of the foundational details of the yearbook.