Flyin’ By
It just started to hit me…this school year is coming to a close. Maybe I should have sensed it coming, with the whole plethora of prom ads, Mr. Mustang and talent show contests, or the fact that my 12-week grades were due last week. Yeah, I guess those were all good clues, but I’m entirely locked in my little world of advising, parenting and teaching, and sometimes I don’t really pay attention to everything else.
Last week, we hosted a terrific Yearbook workshop sponsored by Jostens. Visit their site at www.jostens.com and click on the yearbook link. If you’re not a Jostens customer, I’m sure you have your reasons, but I could not be happier. The yeartech technology supplied combined with a hands-on approach by Jostens and its representatives is unbeatable. Dana Weiss serves as our school’s representative/liason and she’s terrific. The workshop held at Ralston Valley was broken into three sessions: a photoshop session was provided for more advanced, photo savvy staffers, a creative session was instructed by Rock Canyon’s Kristi Rathbun and Jostens provided an on-sight artist to help design and develop cover ideas for 2009-2010 books.
Next up for yearbook…Jostens Yearbook camp this summer in Greeley, from June 23-25.
So, last week was a four-day teaching week for me, and this one (April 13-17) has me in the classroom for only three days. I’m taking three newspaper students down to Phoenix for the JEA/NSPA Spring Convetion from April 16-19. I hear numbers are down, but I’m looking forward to the opportunity. I really want to focus my time by sitting in on some on-line publication sessions. That’s the way we’re headed, and I need some more knowledge.
On a personal note, I’m mixing in business with fitness pleasure by taking part in the fifth annual Pat Tillman run in Tempe. It’s 4.2 miles and ends on the 42-yard line inside Sun Devil Stadium. Tillman wore No. 42 for ASU during his playing days. If you don’t remember the name, Tillman gave up the riches of football, and joined the Army Rangers. He was killed by “friendly fire” while serving in Afghanistan.
I come back to RV for another three-day teaching week as we have ACT testing on Wednesday and no students on Friday.
And then it will be May, and the summer is just a blink away. Can’t wait.
