Neomega 2014 Application

Neomega 2014 Application

First choice: Assistant Editor in Chief Second Choice: Design Editor

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T h ec u l t u r ea n dl i f e s t y l eo f y e a r b o o kc a n n o t b ed e s c r i b e dmo r es i mp l yt h a nu n i q u e .

E v e r ys c h o o l h a s ad i f f e r e n t s t o r ya n dt h ej o bo f Ne o me g ai s t ot e l l t h a t s t o r yt oi t s s t u d e n t s , t e a c h e r s , p a r e n t s , a n do t h e r s c h o o l s .

Weh a v eo n eo f t h eb i g g e s t r o l e s i nt h es c h o o l t ot e l l S o u t hHi l l s ’ s t o r y .

Wet e l l i t t h r o u g hp h o t o g r a p h y , j o u r n a l i s m, a n do t h e r mi s c e l l a n e o u s p a g e s .

Wh a t ma k e s i t s ou n i q u ei s t h ep e o p l et h a t ma k eu pt h es t a f f .

E v e r ys i n g l ei n d i v i d u a l h a s t h e i r o wns t o r y , o wnb a c k g r o u n d , o wni d e a s a n dc r e a t i o n s f o r t h en e wb o o k .

S owi t h a b o u t 3 0o f t h a t c o mb i n e d , t h eb o o kc a n n o t b ee x p l a i n e do t h e r t h a ne x t r a o r d i n a r ya n d u n i q u e .

B yt h ee n do f t h ey e a r , a f t e r a l l t h ewo r ka n de f f o r t weh a v ea l l p u t i nt h eb o o kt o g e t h e r , e v e r y b o d yh a s g o t t e ns oc l o s el i k eat r u ef a mi l y .

T h er e l a t i o n s h i pa n dc h e mi s t r ywe h a v et o g e t h e r i s l i k en o n eo t h e r .

T h e“ y e a r b o o kr o o m” h a s b e c o meo u r h o met h a t wec a n a l l g a t h e r t o g e t h e r a n dj u s t h a v eaf u nr e l a x i n gt i me .

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S o meo f t h eg r e a t q u a l i t i e s I c o u l de s s e n t i a l l yb r i n gi n t ot h ema k i n go f t h eb o o ka n d b e i n ga na s s i s t a n t e d i t o r i s my2y e a r e x p e r i e n c eo f b e i n go ns t a f f , 1o f t h ey e a r s a s e q u i p me n t ma n a g e r .

I l o v et od e s i g np a g e s o u t s i d eo f s c h o o l o nmyo wnf o r I s s u uo r wr i t ee n t r i e s f o r myb l o ga n di nmyj o u r n a l s oI h a v ed o n eq u i t es o mewo r ko np h o t o s h o pa n di n j o u r n a l i s m.

Wr i t i n gf o r mef l o ws a s myf i n g e r s f l yt h r o u g ht h ek e y b o a r d s a n dt a k i n gp h o t o s i s n a t u r a l a n dt h ed e f i n i t i o no f af u nt i mef o r me .

B e i n ga s s i s t a n t e d i t o r wo u l dj u s t i mp r o v e mys k i l l s e v e nmo r ea n da l l o wmet ou s et h es k i l l s a n dc r e a t i v i t yI a l r e a d yh a v ei nt h ej o b .

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T e c h n i c a l a n da r t i s t i c q u a l i t i e s s u c ha s p h o t o g r a p h y , p h o t o s h o p , d e s g i n i n ga n dma k i n g l a y o u t s a n ds p r e a d s a r ea l l t o p i c s t h a t a r ei nmya r e ao f e x p e r t i s e .

J u s t k i d d i n g , I wo u l d n ’ t c a l l my s e l f a ne x p e r t , y e t .

I h a v eal o v ea n di n t e r e s t i nt h e s ek i n do f t h i n g s s oI h a v eb e e n t a k i n gc l a s s e s a t t h ep h o t oc e n t e r o np h o t o s h o pc l a s s e s , p h o t o g r a p h ya n dc a me r ac l a s s e s a n dt h eo t h e r c l a s s e s t h e yo f f e r t ol e a r nmo r ea n de x p a n dmyk n o wl e d g eo f t h i s s t u f f .

I s p e n dt i mei nt h el a bp l a y i n ga r o u n do nc o mp u t e r s .

I a l s ot o o ka r t a n dd e s i g nc l a s s e s my wh o l ec h i l d h o o ds oI d oh a v ei d e a s a n dp r i o r k n o wl e d g eo f a r t .

I b e l i e v eI c a nd e f i n i t e l y b r i n gs o meNE Wa n dc r e a t i v eDI F F E R E NT i d e a s t ot h eb o o ka s l o n ga s e v e r y o n ei s o p e nt o myi d e a s .

I L OV Ep h o t o g r a p h yp l u s t h eb e a c h a n ds u r f .

S oo f c o u r s e , s u r f p h o t o g r a p h yi s t h ep e r f e c t c o mb i n a t i o n .

T h i s p h o t o , I wo k eu pb e f o r et h es u ne v e n c a meo u t a n dh e a d e do u t t ot h e b e a c h , d u r i n gt h et i mewh e nt h ep e r f e c t s e t s o f wa v e s we r er o l l i n gi na n d a l l t h es u r f e r s we r el i n e du pt ot r y c a t c hawa v e .

J u s t s t a n d i n go u t t h e r e c a p t u r i n ge v e r ymo me n t wa s p e r f e c t .

I g r e wu pwa n t i n gt owo r kf o r “ S u r f i n g Ma g a z i n e ” , wh i c hi s a l l myp a s s i o n s c o mb i n e d t h eb e a c h , s u r f p h o t o g r a p h y , a n dj u s t wo r k i n gi nama g a z i n e .

I c a p t u r e dma n yg r e a t p h o t o s t h a t d a y a n dma d eal i t t l eI s s u uo u t o f i t .

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Y e a r b o o ki s e a s i l yg o i n gt ob eo n eo f myt o pp r i o r i t i e s o f mys e n i o r y e a r .

Ot h e r t h a ns o mee x t r as t u f f I d oo u t s i d eo f s c h o o l a n dmyc l a s s e s i ns c h o o l , I a mg o i n gt of o c u s mya t t e n t i o nt o wa r d s t h ema k i n go f t h eb o o ka n dp u t a l l myl o v ea n de f f o r t i n t ot h i s a s i f i t we r emyo wnb a b y .

I h a dp l a n s f o r f i n d i n gaj o bs e n i o r y e a r b u t I h a v ed e c i d e dt h a t I wo u l d n ’ t f i n dt h ej o bt o b ea b l et oh a v ee x t r at i met owo r ko nt h eb o o k .

Gi v i n gu paj o bi s ab i gs a c r i f i c eI ’ mwi l l i n gt oma k ef o r t h i s b o o k .

Ne x t y e a r , I wi l l o n l yh a v e5p e r i o d s , o n eo f wh i c hi s y e a r b o o ks oI wi l l h a v emo r et i met h a nt h i s y e a r t os p e n d o nt h eb o o k .

Myp a s s i o na n dl o v ef o r t h i s b o o ki s s og r e a t , I wi l l d e f i n i t e l y g i v emy1 6 0 %i n t ot h ema k i n go f t h i s y e a r b o o k , e s p e c i a l l ys i n c ei t i s t h e5 0 a n n i v e r s a r y .

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F i r s t o f f , I a mv e r yc a r e f r e ea n dI d o n ’ t wo r r ya l o t .

I wo r kb e t t e r r e l a x e d .

I d o n ’ t l i k et os t r e s s .

I b e l i e v ei nt h es t a t eo f mi n d .

I f y o us e t y o u r mi n dt oi t , y o uc a ng e t i t d o n e .

A l s o , wo r k i n gwi t hap a r t n e r o r i nag r o u pDE F I NI T E L Y h e l p s mywo r ks k i l l a n dq u a l i t i e s .

T h i s h a s b e e np r o v e no v e r myy e a r s o f wo r k i n gi ng r o u pp r o j e c t s o r a s s i g n me n t s .

S ob e i n ga s s i s t a n t wi l l d e f i n i t e l y b e n e f i t mea n dt h ee d i t o r .

We l l I h a v ep r e t t ymu c hd e s c r i b e dmy s e l f a n d s a i da l l I h a dt os a ya n da n s we r e dt h eq u e s t i o n s s oh e r ea r es o met h i n g s I p u l l e df r o mmyo l dj o u r n a l s , b l o g s a n dwr i t i n g s .

I t h i n kt h i s d i s p l a y s my l o v ea n dp a s s i o nf o r t h i s f i e l do f wo r k . ( s h o wni nn e x t p a g e ) 6 .

Me ?Wh yme ?Wh e nI t h o u g h t o f t h i s i d e aa n db e c o mi n ga s s i s t a n t e d i t o r , I f e l t t h i s wa s s o me t h i n gI h a dt od o .

I a mi nt h ea g ea n dt i mewh e r e I a md o i n ge v e r y t h i n gt op u r s u emyd r e a ma n df u t u r e .

T h i s i s t h ea g ea n d t i met od oi t .

I a mt r y i n gn e wt h i n g s a n dt a k i n gmo r et i mea n dc l a s s e s t h a n e v e r t oc l i mbu p .

E v e r yl i t t l et h i n gI d or e a l l yi s as t e pf o r wa r di nt h ed i r e c t i o nI wa n t t og o .

T h i s i s j u s t a n o t h e r s t e pi nt h er i g h t d i r e c t i o n .

I h o p ey o u h a v eg o t t e nt ok n o wmee n o u g ht h r o u g ho u r t woy e a r s t o g e t h e r a n dt h a t y o uh a v ed e v e l o p e dat r u s t i nmet ob e c o met h ea s s i s t a n t e d i t o r a n dt a k e o nab i gj o b .

I h o p ey o uh a v ee n o u g hf a i t hi nmet ob r i n gmyc r e a t i v ei d e a s a n di n c o r p o r a t et h e mi nt h eb o o kwi t ht h eh e l po f awo n d e r f u l s t a f f .

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B e i n gi n d e p e n d e n t a n dg o i n go u t o nmyo wnh a s ma t u r e d mes omu c hi nt h et i meI h a v eb e e nd o i n gi t .

I h o n e s t l ywo u l d n ’ t h a v eg r o wna s mu c ha s I d i di n t ot h ep e r s o nI a m, a n da ms t i l l b e c o mi n g , i f I n e v e r h a dt h eo p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t I h a d .

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I c a nh o n e s t l ys a ymyl i f eh a s b e e ng o i n g g r e a t d e s p i t ea n yb u mp s .

I h a v eb e e nd i s c o v e r i n gmyt a l e n t s a n dwh a t I l o v ea n dl e a r n i n g a b o u t my s e l f a s I g oo u t i n t ot h ewo r l dmo r e .

I a d v e n t u r emo r ea n dh a v eb e e nl i v i n gl i f e c l o s e r t oGo dmo r et h a ne v e r .

I h a v ed i s c o v e r e da n dr e a l i z e dma n yt h i n g s i nmyj o u r n e yi n t h i s p a s t y e a r a n dI s e emyl i f eg o i n gi nt h ed i r e c t i o nI wa n t a n da mv e r ye x c i t e d .

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