Yearbook and Journalism Class Story

By: Laura Segura 

Yearbook and journalism may be different classes, but at Pueblo County High School, they are combined into one class that focuses on teamwork, communication, and building a strong community.

Senior, Colt Antle said, “Communication is key for this class because it builds trust between students, creating a tight bond, and hopefully long lasting friendship. Not just when it comes to writing stories, but when it comes to helping others out and making them feel happy in class. I have witnessed firsthand time and time again how a lack of communication can cause others to turn on each other. It is not just in this class, but I feel it is most important in a class like this.”

Our yearbook students spend countless hours at school events taking photos for sports, clubs, and student life. The biggest goal we students strive for is to take a photo of every single student. Both the yearbook and journalism students have to be accurate, and meet deadlines. Both classes' outcomes are highly transparent.

Those photos are then used to create detailed pages in the yearbook. The students have a yearbook deadline they must follow and finish, and if not big spendings are taken out of the yearbook, showing this class is super professional. 

Senior Aurora Ortiz said, “Yes, I do think having a deadline-oriented class is a lot of pressure, and especially being a senior, it adds more pressure.” 
Journalism students write stories about school events, student and teacher features, and news happening around the world. Stories are published on the school’s website,/www.thebuz.net/, also on strict deadlines.

Personally, I think that it depends on the type of person you are when it comes to interviewing people you don’t know, because some students are very open and not nervous to ask strangers questions, but some students, like the new freshman, can be timid about asking questions. 
Freshman, Noah White said, “Journalism class is tough, it’s the best class of all time.”

Both classes work together, attending events and taking photos for their class grades. The combined class shows how hard work, leadership, and teamwork come together to capture the story of the school.