2014 Yearbook A Cut Above by MIPAMSU

The Best of the Best from the 2013-2014 Individual Category Yearbook Contest Michigan Interscholastic Press Association

October 2015 Dear Friends of Journalism:

his is the 17th issue of Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s A Cut Above, which contains the best of high school journalism in Michigan. The purpose of this publication is twofold: 1) to showcase the first-place winners in the MIPA Individual Category Yearbook Contest and 2) to act as a guide for students and advisers preparing contest entries for this year’s competitions. In the following pages you will find stories and art by firstplace winners among the contest divisions 1, 2, 3, 4. (Middle Schools were put into Division 4.) We have included category descriptions and judging criteria for each category. Schools are placed into divisions based on the number of pages in the yearbook. Division 1 contains the largest books; Division 4 contains the smallest. We try to make sure each division includes an equal number of schools. We are proud of all the winners and wish we could have published all of them, but size and space dictated how many, and in some cases, which ones, were included. Since all the winning entries were retyped to fit the format, we apologize for any errors. Please remember these are just a sampling of the award-winning work from the contest. If you would like to help judge entries for this year’s Individual Category Contests, please call the MIPA office at 517-353-6761 email mipa@msu.edu, or visit www.mipamsu. org/judge. Judging will take place on March 1, 2014, at the Michigan State University School of Journalism. We need you! I’d like to thank Pam Bunka of Fenton HS and Erica

The Cover Photo Photo taken by Mallory Atkinson Romeo High School First Place Winner Sports Action Photo Division 2

Kincannon, yearbook chair for the 2013-14 academic year; C.E. Sikkenga, newspaper chair; Diane Herder, video chair; and Jeremy Whiting, new media chair. MIPA’s contests couldn’t happen without the hard work of these talented folks, who run the contests in their content area. I’d also like to thank Haley Kluge, Kelsey Parkinson and Alex Everard, MIPA’s office helpers for 2013-14, who helped organize contest entries, provided assistance on judging day and put together this year’s issues of A Cut Above. Finally, I’d like to thank all the wonderful advisers, the MIPA executive board, The State News staff members, professional journalists and School of Journalism faculty for giving up a chunk of your Saturday to come to help judge and encourage a new generation of journalists. Without you, of course, there would be no winners! For complete information about all of the contests, please check out the MIPA website at www.mipamsu.org. Sincerely,

Jeremy W. Steele MIPA executive director

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Feature Writing: Student Life

TOO CLOSE TO HOME

The Stewart brothers mourn the losses from the town they used to call home Heather Holton Haslett HS On December 14, 2012, when Sandy Hook Elementary in the small town of Newtown, Connecticut fell victim to a mass shooting, they lost a total of 28 lives. But even more lives fell victim to the fear and sadness that engulfed the country. Although most residents felt some effects of the shooting, Mitchell, 11, and Matt, 9, Stewart took the loss much closer to heart. In the summer of 1999, when the brothers moved from their hometown in Wisconsin to the quiet rural town of Newtown, Connecticut, they quickly fit into the small town’s welcoming environment. “It’s a historic, community-based town,” Matt said. “They have parades, picnics and gatherings – basically anything to bring the town together.” Even though they both refer to Newtown as having a small-town atmosphere, it is actually home to about 28,000 residents. “It seemed small when we lived there, because everyone knew everyone, and your neighbors were your best friends,” Matt said. At a young age, the brothers were very involved in the community. Between sports and school, they grew up with lots of friends. But in 2010, their dad’s work caused the family to move to Haslett. They picked up and said goodbye to their childhood friends. “It was really sad to say goodbye to my childhood best friends, but as a middle schooler I knew we would be able to communicate,” Mitchell said. “We’ve stayed really good friends through the years.”

Almost three years later, and after lots of adjusting to a new school, the brothers admit to not thinking much about their years at Newtown. “We kept in touch with people, but it was more of a once-every-couple-months kind of communication,” Mitchell said. This was true up until the fateful day in December when on the way home from school, the boys’ mother, Lori, called Mitchell to tell him she heard about a mass killing in an elementary school in Newtown. “I was in utter shock. I couldn’t believe that the small town where I had spent the majority of my childhood could be going through such a catastrophe,” Matt said. Although neither of the boys actually went to the elementary school, Matt remembers playing catch with his friends who went to Sandy Hook Elementary in the hallways. “Of course I could have never known anything like that would happen there. It just still feels weird that I remember looking into those classrooms and being in the halls where innocent lives were taken,” Matt said. For Mitchell, in the moments after t=finding out, he immediately called his friends. “it was just really sad to hear him talk about it. We both cried even though we didn’t actually know anybody who was killed,” said Mitchell. Luckily for the family, none of their friends lost anyone in the shooting. “We both wore Newtown sweatshirts the day after the shooting. We really just wanted to somehow commemorate the lives lost,” said Mitchell. “It’s hard seeing the community that you remember in such a happy way, all over the news in such a sad state.”

Feature Writing: Student Life

Feature writing and reporting on school and community from the student life section of the book.

Guidelines

• clear, relevant, engaging angle • solid lead that draws reader into story • meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • evidence of adequate research • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Zoe Que Northville HS 2 Miranda Crews, Riley Moore & Mackenzie Murphy Fenton HS 3 Darian Montgomery Utica HS 4 Heather Holton Haslett HS

A Cut Above 3

Sports Reporting Sports Reporting

Sports reporting for any season that makes the reader feel that he/she is reliving the season.

Guidelines

• solid lead that draws reader into story • meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • evidence of adequate research • story gives reader a clear picture of season highlights and outcome with relevant player comments • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Michael Trudell Waterford Kettering HS 2 Molly O’Sullivan Mercy HS 3 Nicole Janiga & London Rauch Traverse City Central HS 4 Pat Gaurard & Ryan Mutchler Gull Lake HS

4 A Cut Above

MAKING HISTORY

After seventeen years of perseverance and head-butting, the varsity boys’ hard work finally pays off for a district win against crosstown rivals Nicole Janiga & London Rauch Traverse City Central HS As the crowd is frozen with suspense, each of the six players make their penalty kick, with the last one crowning them district champions against West Senior High. “Winning districts for the first time since the school’s split was such an accomplishment.” Charlie Needham ’13 said. “It had been seventeen years.” During the stressful but exciting district game, the team kept their guard up to pull of the 1-0 win. “The game went into overtime, then into a penalty kick shootout,” Ryan Haworth ’14 said. “Colin [Lesoski ‘13] had one of the best games he has ever played.” Needham agreed that beating West topped off an amazing season. “It will be there forever and we will always remember it,” Needham said. “The best moment of the season was after the clock ran out at districts and we won. It was big. The seniors had tears in their eyes because it hadn’t been done in so

long.” Different from last year, the team was made up of many young players. “I’m proud of the ability of young players to score goals and senior players to lead by example at most important times,” Head Coach Boynton said. Working with their technique, the boys dominated their season. “The team strengths were mid-field and working together instead of individually,” Mitchell Ward ’13 said. “We talk on the field which helps and we had good instruction at practice. I think we did a phenomenal job proving to others what we were capable of.” When looking back on the season, Haworth realized all that the team had accomplished. “We made the best out of the opportunities we had overall this season,” Haworth said. “There were some close games, but we pulled through.” Ward also agreed with Haworth. “Reflecting back on all we did and accomplished at the banquet was great,” Ward said.

Sports Feature Writing

ACCOMPLISHMENT Rachel Risner Stockbridge HS Overwhelmed walking into the Lakewood Vikings gym, the boys accomplished a huge goal. They beat Lakewood, the team that was ranked as the number one team in the White Division of the CAAC League. “The enthusiasm coming from both the parents and my teammates was crazy. Being an away meet, there weren’t a ton of parents there, but the amount of support coming from those who were there was amazing. That was a feeling I will never forget,” said Cordero Acosta (10). Two wrestlers, Chase Roberts (10) and Dylan Higgins (09), made their way into the Individual Regionals. “Even though the boys fell short of moving

on to the state meet by going 1-2 for the day, both boys had very successful seasons,” said coach Matt Richards (C). Roberts wrestling in the 140 pound weight class, finished the season 42-8. He placed second overall in the conference, second at Districts, and became a Regional qualifier for the second year in a row. Higgins wrestled in the 119 pound weight class and finished the season 30-11. He also placed second at Districts and qualified to wrestle at Regionals as well. The boys competed at the CAAC White Division finals and ended the day, ranking in 4th place. After the scores from the regular season and seasons tournament finals were added, the wrestlers finished the season second place overall in the conference.

Sports Feature Writing

Any topic that spotlights an unusual aspect of any event, a coach, a player or any controversy.

Guidelines

• clear, relevant, engaging angle • solid lead that draws reader into story • meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • evidence of adequate research • story meaningfully adds to sports coverage • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Michael Trudell Waterford Kettering HS 2 Jackie Kohring Troy HS 3 Kendra Benak Traverse City Central HS 4 Rachel Risner Stockbridge HS

A Cut Above 5

Academic Writing Academic Writing

Any copy which features a department, a subject or unusual academic direction but not a personality profile of a teacher.

Guidelines

• clear, relevant, engaging angle • solid lead that draws reader into story •meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • evidence of adequate research •story goes beyond simply reviewing what happens in classroom • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Kyle Hammond Grand Blanc HS 2 Kasey Kotarak Fenton HS 3 Mairi Thomson Clow & Darian Montgomery Utica HS 4 Jenny Jess Haslett HS

6 A Cut Above

PRESS CONFERENCE

Principal Responds to student journalists Mairi Thomson Clow & Darian Montgomery Utica HS “Do you have a snap chat, Mrs. Jones?” junior Daniel Biermann asks. “I can snap chat you in person,” Principal Janet Jones replies, and the newspaper staff erupts into laughter, once again. Once a month, not everything is “business as usual” in the publications room. Jones participates in the Arrow newspaper staff’s press conference, and students spend an entire hour interviewing her. With their current story assignments in mind, staff members come prepared with a variety of questions, and Jones answers each and every one. “We have so much fun with Mrs. Jones,” junior Mary-Margaret Murphy said. “We’re lucky that we get to spend so much time with her and really get to know her. She’s always cracking us up with her comments, some of which staff off the record.”

Questions can range from her opinion on the chori show, how the security has changed since the Connecticut shooting, to just what exactly the tunnels underneath the school are used for. Students ask her about local fundraisers, school activities, movies, music, and other trending topics both inside and outside of school. “I like everything about the press conferences,” Jones said. “The students get a chance to tell me what is going on and ask questions, and can dispel any rumors; it’s a good exchange.” These press conferences that are help gives the Arrow newspaper staff members an edge that most other school newspapers do not have. While other newspaper staffs may need to track down their principals or arrange a time just to interview them, Jones makes time to visit the news room every month.

Organizations Writing

DEDICATION

Student council stays up all night Darian Montgomery & Jessica Moore Utica HS It was 1:00 in the morning, and while most students were resting up for the Homecoming dance, Student Council members, along with teacher Kimberly Hodsdon, still had more than an hour’s worth of work ahead of them. Luckily, food was on the way to provide energy. “I was so happy to see the pizza,” junior John Wierzibicki said. “I was so hungry while decorating.” As the night progressed, more anad more decorations were completed. The tension between Student Council members rose as the night grew longer. “Everyone had their own opinion on how they wanted it to be,” junior Cassandra Kinney said, “but we all had to come together as a team and decide on which way for it to be done.”

Exhausted Student Council member junior Erin Claeys was ready to leave and go home to get her beauty sleep. The sleep-deprived students stayed until two thirty a.m., then woke at nine o’clock the next morning. “I had to bribe them,” Hodsdon said, ”with cider and donuts to come back in the morning.” With finishing touches being done, the members were relieved to see the final project. When sophomore Nikolas Beers walked in the gymnasium he was surprised. “I didn’t expect the gymnasium to be so decorated,” Beers said. “The turtle and all the other decorations they did were very cool.” In the end, all the late nights paid off for the Student Council when students realized their school had been completely transformed into an under the sea theme.

Organizations Writing

Writing that gives the reader a fresh view of the organization.

Guidelines

• solid lead that draws reader into story • meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • evidence of adequate research • story does not center on purpose of group or simply review their activities • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Linnea Tullberg & Ally Young Waterford Kettering HS 2 Ally Barnett Fenton HS 3 Darian Montgomery & Jessica Moore Utica HS 4 Lidnsey Millen Stockbridge HS

A Cut Above 7

Personality Profile Personality Profile

Writing featuring a teacher, staff member or student that makes the character three dimensional.

Guidelines

• clear, relevant, engaging angle that makes story worthy of inclusion • solid lead that draws reader into story • meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • evidence of adequate research • story goes beyond superficial coverage to give a total perspective and feel for the subject • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Liz Micovich, Sara Rice & Taylor Skelton Waterford Kettering HS 2 Miranda Crews & Hannah Idoni Fenton HS 3 Gabby Petrovski & Kourtney Bell North Farmington HS 4 Anna Krupka Haslett HS

8 A Cut Above

CULINARY PRINCESS

Senior Micah Johns pursues her dream to become chef by signing up for an educational program at the Oakland School Technology Center Gabby Petrovski & Kourtney Bell North Farmington HS Oakland School Technology Center gives students the opportunity to explore their interests in a variety of technical skills beyond the standard school curriculum. Students wake up in the morning and go to OSTC, around lunch time they come back to take academic classes. OSTC educates students based on their specific interest, like senior Micah Johns. Hearing about it from upperclassman when she was younger, Micah decided to look into the program. “The former seniors and juniors I was friends with told me it was a really good program and it made you ready for college,” Micah said. Micah doesn’t just like cooking every day meals, she loves to make pastries. “I cook inside my house all the time,” Micah said. “I’m actually the oldest so when my mom isn’t home it’s actually one of my jobs. “ Although Micah enjoys cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner, she prefers making dessert. “I like it when she cooks breakfast,” Micah’s younger brother, freshman Elijah Jones said. “It wakes me up in the morning.” Through practicing her skills by cooking for her family, Micah has learned to cook a variety of dishes. “I can cook chicken, pasta, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, whole potatoes, scalloped potatoes, and more stuff,” Mika said. “I can make a whole course meal so when my mom comes home everything is done. Sometimes I make dessert if I have time.” She’s learned many of her recipes from her time at OSTC, but she continues to expand her talents by watching the experts. “When I was little I used to watch the food network a lot. Rachel Ray is my inspiration,” Micah said. Since Rachel Ray’s cooking

days have almost come to an end, Micah has been starting to grow on Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown, “When I watching Good Eats with Alton Brown he breaks something that really interests me, it’s not like a cooking class, it’s him showing you,” Micah said. Learning from famous T.V. chefs just like Brown and Ray, Micah has noticed that having a good personality helps bring attention to cooking ability. “A lot of people say that I have a bubbly personality,” Micah said. “Charts show that having a bubbly personality shows with the things you can do.” Micah’s younger sister Marena says that her sister always attempts to include bright colors into the decorative food she makes, which is representative of her personality. “Sometimes she makes the cupcakes and she goes all out, it’s so cute,” Marenea said. “I love baking sweets,” Micah said. “Food is fun too, but sweets are just so much fun, you can have a big bucket of white frosting and you can add any color you want and it changes the whole perspective of something that you were trying to bake or cook.” Learning new things like how to make cool designs on pastries is a part of why Micah took the class the OSTC. “There’s a difference between a cooking class at North and a cooking class at OSTC,” Micah said. “At OSTC you get to actually cook a lot of stuff and it’s like you’re in a real kitchen. The kitchen at North isn’t really a kitchen. I like to have my own space and I cook or bake. “ In the future Micah hopes to become one of the countries next biggest chefs, but before she does that she must start with the basics and move her way up the food chain.

Sidebar Writing

coming & going

Sidebar Writing Any coverage that adds to spread contents.

the difference between schools here and schools in your country?

Yvonne Picker Germany

A: “It’s better here because

people.”

things are so much closer and there is so much you can do. When you are in the city, everything is there. I love Novi High School because there are different classes and different

Moritz Hoechtl Germany

A: “There are many differences. There is no school spirit but we focus on class spirit where the same grades have spirit against the other grades.” Yanyi “Kim” Zhong China

A: “In China you can’t you choose your classes. Here there are many activities to choose from, not like China.” Xiaochen “Nick” Fan China

A: “It’s a pretty good school. Basically in China the teachers move classrooms rather than the students.” Sanna Rautio Sweden

A: “It’s a really big school and a lot of people have money here. There is a lot of school spirit and it’s a good learning environment. School is like a community here and in Sweden it is just school.” Sofi Mosso Argentina

A: “I like everything and that it’s big and I really like all my teachers and my classes. In Argentina we don’t change classrooms, we have the same group the whole year and stay in the same classroom and teachers change, and then we have different classes every day and we don’t have lunch at school. It’s really different.” Dorris Holzel New Zealand

All photos in package by Kaleena Sedghi

Q: What do you think of NHS? And what’s

Michael Halvorsen & Kaleena Sedghi, Novi HS

Guidelines

• coverage adds to spread contents • content is in a form that makes it appealing as well as accessible to the reader • evidence of adequate research • Contents enhance spread coverage by adding meaningful information and/or insights • adheres to rules of good journalism including: • use of active voice •freedom from editorial content • careful editing and proofreading to elimi nate mechanical errors •correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Michael Halvorsen & Kaleena Sedghi Novi HS 2 Miranda Crews & Hannah Gadola Fenton HS 3 Shayne Bullaro & Kayla Guertin Utica HS 4 Heather Holton Haslett HS

A: “We don’t have lockers and a big cafeteria. Our schools are smaller too, there’s 2,000 students in this school and that’s the same as my entire town.” Nicole Kajander Finland

Q: What do you think of Michigan?

A: “It feels like home. There are lots of lakes and Finland is cold in the winter.”

Q: How many classes do you have every day in your country? And do you have school on the weekend?

A: “I have four classes each day, three of eighty minutes and one of forty minutes. We don’t have school on the weekends.” Albane Blanchet France

Q: How did you get involved in field hockey?

A: “I came here for field hockey, so like in the paper I said I wanted to play field hockey. So the agency wanted to find a family who plays field hockey. So I played field hockey here for three months and it was so cool, like really.”

A Cut Above 9

Headline Writing Headline Writing

Include at least three examples, including secondary and primary headlines. Do not submit label or one-word headlines.

Guidelines

• clever/imaginative, engaging the reader • draws reader into copy • contents of headline establishes visual/verbal connection between photos and copy • headline/subhead makes spread content clear • adheres to rules of good journalism including: avoiding label headlines; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Michael Halvorsen & Emma Weil Novi HS 2 Josie Foguth, Hannah Idoni & Miranda Crews Fenton HS 3 Darian Montgomery, Austin Jackson, Nick Wiezorek & Brittney Seguin Utica HS 4 Jamie Cool & Shelby Hastings Stockbridge HS

10 A Cut Above

Jamie Cool & Shelby Hastings, Stockbridge HS

Caption Writing Caption Writing WE BONDED TOGETHER TO VOTE YES! On May 7, 2013 the Northwest Community passed two construction bonds for the first time in over twenty years. Many community members and students of all ages went door to door informing people and answering questions they may have about the bonds. “With all the new things that are going to happen at our schools, and even though I am a junior and I might not get to see all the changes, I will look back on my school I will be proud to say I helped the bonds succeed. I went door to door showing support and informing people about the bonds,” says Junior Elizabeth Southworth. Students and stafmbers spend a majority of their days at this school. “This bond will not directly affect me, but Northwest was my home for 13 years and I wanted better for my Northwest family and the rest of the Mountie Nation,” explains Senior Kayla Burrow. Without the supporters, both bonds would not have successfully passed. Proposal 1 passed with 2,894 “Yes” votes and 2,043 “No” votes. Proposal 2 passed with 2,858 “Yes” and 2,031 “No” votes. KICKING IT. Kicking the ball to her teammate, Freshman Madison Perrin shows her goal keeping skills punting to her teammate. “I love playing goal keeper, I love flyin through the air when I have a save and the best part of being a goalie is the training,” states Perrin. She starts her high school career on the Varsity level. “My most memborable game was playing against DeWitt at Spring Arbor University, in below thirty-two degree weather. I made about nine break away saves and it really boosted my confidence starting my freshman year,” says Perrin. Being the goal keeper, Perrin states, “I absolutely hate getting chipped, having to back track and tipping the ball over the bar is extremely hard, especially timing it correctly. The key is to tip the ball as early as possible and I struggle with it because I often tip too late,” explains Perrin.

Captions which have been written for three photographs, one of which must be for a minor sport.

Guidelines

• begin with strong leads, not name or title • contain at least two sentences that answer all reader’s questions without stating the obvious • evidence of adequate research which provides information that adds to reader’s understanding of event or situation • clearly identifies all people in photo with both first and last (sports captions should also identify names of players on opposing team) • adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice; freedom from editorial comment; careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors; correct use of grammar

First place winners by division 1 Staff Stoney Creek HS

A STRIKING TIME. After each trimest our school provides a reward for earning good grades. Depending on how good your grades are, determines how much you’ll have to pay for a certain event. For second trimester the reward was to go bowling. It was really fun and I’d love to do it again,” says Senior Amanda White. Teachers and students participate in the event. “It was fun because you got to see different side of the teachers,” says Junior Emma Bearinger. You could choose whether you wanted to go or not. For many of the teachers, it was a chance to get to talk to the students outside of a classroom setting. “I chose to go because I got to hang out with kids for an afternoon,” says Staff Member Miss Sara Rupp. Overall 66 people came to this event, 48 students and 18 staff. “There weren’t as many people there as I thought, but it was a good turn out and I had fun,” says White.

2 Courtney Sturza, Sarah Bratton, Kristen Mezser & McKenzie Acton Eisenhower HS 3 Laura Pauck & Darian Montgomery Utica HS 4 Victoria Cushard, Miranda McCafferty, Elizabeth Southworth & Brittany Brockie Northwest HS

Victoria Cushard, Miranda McCafferty, Elizabeth Southworth & Brittany Brockie, Northwest HS

A Cut Above 11

Cover Design Cover Design

Entry should include cover design and must include actual cover. Do not submit stock covers.

Guidelines

• cover introduces unifying concept visually/verbally • design is fresh and contemporary • cover creates favorable impression through use of type/color/materials • book name and year appear on cover and spine • spine also includes school name, city, state and yearbook volume number

First place winners by division 1 Staff Grand Blanc HS 2 Cara Kaye & Corinne Beemer Fenton HS 3 Kaylee Niemi Traverse City Central HS 4 Lindsey Miller, Hope Salyer & Shelby Scutchfield Stockbridge HS

12 A Cut Above

Lindsey Miller, Hope Salyer & Shelby Scutchfield, Stockbridge HS

Opening and Closing Designs Opening and Closing Designs

The introductory and closing spreads.

Guidelines

• designs are fresh and contemporary, setting them apart from standard designs but are similar to each other • photos, copy, captions, headlines and white space are arranged to help reader begin and end story of year • designs carry elements of theme concept • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines and show evidence of careful planning

First place winners by division 1 Courtney Evans, Kelly Garland & Rachel Vogt Grand Blanc HS 2 Corinne Beemer & Cara Kaye Fenton HS 3 Kaylee Niemi Traverse City Central HS 4 Tasha Bolda Haslett HS

Kaylee Niemi, Traverse City Central HS

A Cut Above 13

Division Page Design Division Page Design

One set of all division pages in yearbook.

Guidelines

• designs are fresh and contemporary, setting them apart from standard designs but are similar to each other • photos, copy, captions, headlines and white space are arranged to introduce reader to contents of section • designs carry elements of theme concept • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines and show evidence of careful planning

First place winners by division 1 Staff Grand Blanc HS 2 Olivia Moore Seaholm HS 3 Kaylee Niemi, Caitlin Spink & Erin Cover Traverse City Central HS 4 Tasha Bolda Haslett HS

14 A Cut Above

Tasha Bolda, Haslett HS

Student Life Spread Student Life Spread One spread from student life section.

Guidelines

Erica Hines, Brian Steele & Alex Page, Grand Blanc HS

First place winners by division 1 Erica Hines, Brian Steele & Alex Page Grand Blanc HS 2 Jaime Titus Stevenson HS 3 Mairi Thomson Clow, Jenna Metcalf & Laura Pauck Utica HS 4 Tasha Bolda Haslett HS

• designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning • dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader’s eye around spread • adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side • photos effectively cropped, of various size, shape and content; content concentrates on action photos • no center of interest in photo is trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread • non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • headlines has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection • copy and captions are readable size and use readable font • captions touch photos to which they refer. for group or clustered captions attention has been paid to making them accessible to reader • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

A Cut Above 15

Academic Spread Academic Spread

One spread from the academic section.

Guidelines

• designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning • dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader’s eye around spread • adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side • photos effectively cropped, of various size, shape and content; content concentrates on action photos of students engaged in learning, not the teachers • no center of interest in photo is trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread • non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • headlines has contemporary design and establishes visual/ verbal connection • copy and captions are readable size and use readable font • captions touch photos to which they refer. for group or clustered captions attention has been paid to making them accessible to reader • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

Kristin Gallagher & Leigh Fitzpatrick, Northville HS

First place winners by division 1 Kristin Gallagher & Leigh Fitzpatrick Northville HS 2 Sarah Malaspina Stevenson HS 3 Kendra Benak & Miki Macak Traverse City Central HS 4 Tasha Bolda Haslett HS

16 A Cut Above

People Spread People Spread

One spread from either student or faculty/administration coverage.

Guidelines

Geoff Pabalan, Elise Johansson, Madeline Guzzo & Nowshin Chowdhury, Troy HS

First place winners by division 1 Jenna Giragosian & Shannon Wong Novi HS 2 Geoff Pabalan, Elise Johansson, Madeline Guzzo & Nowshin Chowdhury Troy HS 3 Caitlin Spink Traverse City Central HS

• designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning • dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader’s eye around spread • adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side • photos effectively cropped, of various size, shape and content • no center of interest in photo is trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread • non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • headlines has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection • copy and captions are readable size and use readable font • captions touch photos to which they refer. for group or clustered captions attention has been paid to making them accessible to reader • mug shots are arranged in panels with names to the outside • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

4 Annie Lewis Haslett HS

A Cut Above 17

Organization Spread Organization Spread

One spread from the organization section.

Guidelines

• designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning • dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader’s eye around spread • adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side • photos effectively cropped, of various size, shape and content; content concentrates on action photos • no center of interest in photo is trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread • non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • headlines has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection • copy and captions are readable size and use readable font • captions touch photos to which they refer. for group or clustered captions attention has been paid to making them accessible to reader • if group pictures are included on spread, they are not the dominant element and are arranged to blend with the overall design of the spread • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

18 A Cut Above

Elise Haadsma, Forest Hills Eastern HS

First place winners by division 1 Stefanie Papasoglu Novi HS 2 Jenna Skorbe, Emma Densmore & Lindsay Moore Eisenhower HS 3 Elise Haadsma Forest Hills Eastern HS 4 Christina Narduzzi Haslett HS

Sports Spread 1 While running the ball, senior outside linebacker/running back Jack Valutis focuses on completing the play. “[Ford Field] was amazing, because it was the biggest place I’ve ever played at and a lot of great legends have played there,” Valutis said. Winning by a big margin, the team would say that the game was one of the most fun games of the season. 2 At Ford Field, junior corner/ running back Korby Kobus runs the ball across. “Playing at Ford Field is something I won’t forget simply, because of the thought process that goes through your mind,” he said. During the game, Kobus thought about the excitement about playing at Ford Field and how it felt to achieve a victory with his teammates by his side. Courtesy photos1-2/www.ikefootball.net. Caption 1/Meghan Coakley.

Sprint for the top Starting their season with a police escort at Wayne State and later at Ford Field, Varsity Football achieved eight wins and three losses, making it to the second game at the playoffs

Alex Morck ‘13 @BigDaddyMorck The most memorable part of football season was when @Chmielewski_Dan caught a one handed catch against Warren Mott

By: Emma Densmore

“We dyed our hair to become more of a team and to all look alike for the playoffs. I personally don’t like it, I just want it to be gone already, but I would do it next year again.” Adam Figlan ‘14

Omar Al-Omari ‘13 @Omaralomari Great night seeing all my friends one last time, I love you guys and will never forget you, thank you for everything #ikefootball #actafool

“I bleached it completely to show some positive spirit. At first it shocked me, but then I slowly got used to it. I think it helped our team bond, because we all came together to do something crazy.” Malcolm Chaka ‘14

Christian Machesky ‘13 @cmachesky The most memorable part of my season was running out of the tunnel onto Ford Field #memories

5 3 Helping his team gain the win, senior quarterback Joey Zerafa runs the ball down the field. “I’ve been playing since first grade and I may never get to play again so it’s sad to go,” Zerafa said. The final score was 53-0. 4 Senior running back Shane King runs with the ball to make a touchdown at Ford Field. “I was nervous, because I didn’t want to mess up in front of my team,” King said. “I think of my team as brothers, so I was happy to help out my team.” He scored three touchdowns against Ford. 5 Catching the ball, junior wide receiver Dan Chmielewski runs to score a touchdown. “It was pretty exciting,” Chmielewski said. “There are always more people and the crowd’s excitement is more intense, because it was the Homecoming game.” After his touchdown, the team led 14-0 against Roseville. Courtesy photos/3-4

Jersey

round up By: Meghan Coakley

#38 #64 #26

Vincenzo Vultaggio ‘14 “I liked the number and it fit the position I was playing.”

Brandon Roek‘14 “Ever since I was little I’ve always had the number 64, and it was my dad’s number when he played football.”

Joe Harrison ‘14 @joeharrisonike Walking out onto Ford Field with all the lights through the tunnel was amazing #favmemory

Blast from

the past

By: Emma Densmore

“I’ve been playing since 7th grade with the Macomb Mustangs, a rec team. I feel the coaches have helped me improve my football ability. I was a running back in 7th grade and I’m a running back on varsity.” Grant Davis ‘13 2006 2012 “I was six years old when I started playing flag football for Sterling Heights Wolverines. I was a running back and a DB, now I am a receiver and DB. Tackle is not as easy as flag and it’s more serious. I am hoping I can play after high school.” Charlie Hayes ‘14

www.ikefootball.net. Photo 5/Mckenzie Acton. Captions 3-4/Meghan Coakley. Caption 5/Emma Densmore.

Mike Kripl‘14 “My two lucky numbers are two and six, so when that number was left I chose both.”

2002

2012

Sports

Varsity Football

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Preston Zalewski‘13 @PrestonZalewski We had a great season, you guys will always be my brothers #ikefootball

“I thought it would be funny, and we always do something for playoffs every year. It stung your scalp a little bit and the next day you could feel it because it was a little sore. I didn’t like it at first but then I did get used to it.” Brad Brennan ’13

One spread from the sports section.

By: Meghan Coakley

Caption 2/Emma Densmore.

Bleached spirit

Sports Spread

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School Name: Eisenhower High School

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Job No.: 041006

School Name: Eisenhower High School

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First place winners by division 1 Zeke Turner, Abbey Swan, Sarah Miller & Marina Campana Grand Blanc HS 2 Emma Densmore & Meghan Coakley Eisenhower HS 3 Jodi McKinney & Jessica Moore Utica HS 4 Heather Holton Haslett HS

• designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning • dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader’s eye around spread • adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side • photos effectively cropped, of varied size, shape and content; content concentrates on action photos • no center of interest in photo is trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread • non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • headlines has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection • copy and captions are readable size and use readable font • captions touch photos to which they refer. for group or clustered captions attention has been paid to making them accessible to reader • if team pictures are included on spread, they are not used as dominant element and are arranged to blend with overall design • if scoreboards are involved on spread, they are attractively designed to blend with the overall look of the spread and set in a readable font and size • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

A Cut Above 19

Endsheet Design Endsheet Design

Entry should include both front and back endsheets. Do not submit stock endsheets.

Guidelines

• cover introduces unifying concept visually/verbally • design is fresh and contemporary • endsheets are attractive and either plain or contain illustrative/informative content with solid design

First place winners by division 1 Courtney Evans & Kelly Garland Grand Blanc HS 2 Cara Kaye & Corinne Beemer Fenton HS 3 Kaylee Niemi & Erin Cover Traverse City Central HS 4 Tasha Bolda Haslett HS

20 A Cut Above

Tasha Bolda, Haslett HS

Graphics Graphics

One spread illustrating contemporary use of graphics.

Guidelines

• graphics add to spread content and design • use of graphics shows evidence of careful planning and clear purpose • while graphic use may be innovative, the staff adheres to journalistic guidelines

First place winners by division 1 C. Lang, K. Hammond & E. Frye Grand Blanc HS 2 Alyssa Pouliot Romeo HS 3 Elizabeth Wilson Utica HS 4 Jena Smith Stockbridge HS

Alyssa Pouliot, Romeo HS

A Cut Above 21

Academic Photo Academic Photo

Photo focused on students in a learning situation either in or out of class.

Guidelines

• photo has strong storytelling content • photo has been effectively cropped to emphasize center of interest and enhance content • photo is technically strong: in focus; free from scratches, dust or fingerprints; proper contrast; not too grainy or muddy • photographer paid attention to rules of composition

First place winners by division 1 Mitchell LaRue & Josh Woolard Grand Blanc HS 2 Samantha Porter Fenton HS 3 Kelly McMahon Mona Shores HS 4 Kaitlyn VanCoevering Haslett HS

22 A Cut Above

Mitchell LaRue & Josh Woolard, Grand Blanc HS

Sports Action Photo Sports Action Photo Well-cropped, in-focus photo with excellent tonal quality.

Guidelines

First place winners by division 1 Lauren Harrington Novi HS 2 Mallory Atkinson Romeo HS 3 Grant Greiner Forest Hills Eastern HS 4 Katelyn Loomis Northwest HS

Lauren Harrington, Novi HS

A Cut Above 23

Sports Feature Photo Sports Feature Photo

Human interest photo with emphasis on people in their environment. Do not submit posed shots or portraits.

Guidelines

First place winners by division 1 Alexa Abbott Northville HS 2 Mckenzie Acton Eisenhower HS 3 Meg Caldwell Traverse City Central HS 4 Seth Carncross Haslett HS

Meg Caldwell, Traverse City Central HS

24 A Cut Above

Portrait/Personality Photo Portrait/Personality Photo

Photos in this category must show the personality and/or character of the people photographed.

Guidelines

Nikia Smith, Carman-Ainsworth HS

First place winners by division 1 Kayla Thornton H.H. Dow HS 2 Makenzie Cool Fenton HS 3 Nikia Smith Carman-Ainsworth HS 4 Kasey Ricketts Northwest HS

A Cut Above 25

Photo Illustration

What does Carpe

Photo Illustration

A photo illustration used to establish a theme or mood with the intent to enhance any type of yearbook coverage.

It means Seize the day, everyday no matter how big or small. Want to try something new? Sieze your life. Like volunteering? Sieze an adventure, that you would never have gone on before. Go to sporting events where you can cheer on your classmates to sieze the victory, or participate yourself. Good at English? Show your classmates and Seize your future. Don’t forget to take the time to Sieze the moment with the people who

Guidelines

First place winners by division 1 Megan Weaver Waterford Kettering HS 2 Monica Bradburn Fenton HS 3 Gjeka Juncaj Utica HS 4 Taylor Long Gull Lake HS

26 A Cut Above

Folio Copy

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Diem mean?

Preface Carpe Diem: This year’s theme was chosen because of its innate call to arms, a call to arms that all members of Gull Lake High School will understand. It is what drives us to do our best whether it results in a higher GPA, gets us on the AP Honors Roll or leads to our Girls’ soccer team winning the state championship. To the senior class it means that we will continue this streak and seize our future. There are many elements in this year’s book that try to exemplify these traits. Throughout the book you will see the passage of time symbolized with chronological elements that are vastly expressed on the cover, timelines that are most prevalent in the index but are also prevalent in the people’s section, and because we have to seize our own day; spotlights giving a more individual voice to this

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year’s athletes are included along with their season’s story. It is often said: “It’s not whether you got knocked down; it’s whether you get back up,” and I guess this is what our school does best; getting back up after moving up a division in all sports sometimes with off-beat effects to our form, yet still refusing to lay dormant after our rivals have gotten the better of us, and never, ever quitting. This lifestyle has found its way into the yearbook room this year and with a previous years book, a Spartan award winner, we have heard the call and wish only to do justification to the expectations that we, the students of GLHS have so adamantly taken on. Enjoy.

Folio Copy

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Taylor Long , Gull Lake HS

Club/Performance Photo Club/Performance Photo

Photos that depict students engaged in a club/ performance-related activity either in or out of school.

Guidelines

Brian Quintos, Plymouth-Canton Educational Park

First place winners by division 1 Brian Quintos Plymouth-Canton Educational Park 2 Makenzie Cool Fenton HS 3 Emily Nagle North Farmington HS 4 Seth Carncross Haslett HS

A Cut Above 27

School Spirit Photo Sports Feature Photo

Photos in this category should convey the spirit and emotion evident at school-related functions. Photographs depicting team spirit should not be entered in this category.

Guidelines

First place winners by division 1 Ezekial Turner Grand Blanc HS 2 Staff Romeo HS 3 Gjeka Juncaj Utica HS 4 Victoria Shannon Linden HS

28 A Cut Above

Victoria Shannon, Linden HS

Feature Presentation Feature Presentation

An unusual feature from any section. Subject selection, writing, photography and design will be considered.

Guidelines WRITING

Jasmine Tyler-Woodard, Alexandra Thomson & Jessica Moore, Utica HS

• copy has engaging angle, solid lead and meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing • captions begin with strong lead and contain at least two sentences that answer all reader’s questions and clearly identifies all people • copy and captions show evidence of adequate research • clever, engaging headline that draws reader into story and establishes visual/verbal connection • adheres to rules of good journalism including: use of active voice, freedom from editorial comment, careful editing and proofreading, correct use of grammar

DESIGN

First place winners by division 1 Staff Grand Blanc HS 2 Alex Rusicka & Jenna Skerbe Eisenhower HS 3 Jasmine Tyler-Woodard, Alexandra Thomson & Jessica Moore Utica HS 4 Ashley Bertl & Lauren Haggerty Stockbridge HS

• designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning • special treatments are used sparingly and effectively • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • headline has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

PHOTOGRAPHY

• photos have strong storytelling content and are effectively cropped • photos are technically strong and show evidence of composition rules

A Cut Above 29

Index Index

Creative use of graphics, typography, photos and/or short features to enhance the presentation of the index.

Guidelines

• complete listing of all persons, events, clubs, activities, sports and advertisements • set in readable font and size • attractive design that adds to overall impressions

First place winners by division 1 Katelyn Winkler & Sierra Harbin Lake Orion HS 2 Rachel Smith & Staff Troy HS 3 Eric Marberger Utica HS 4 Rachel Risner & Hope Salyer Stockbridge HS

30 A Cut Above

Katelyn Winkler & Sierra Harbin, Lake Orion HS

Theme Development Theme Development

Theme selection and development. Entry must include cover, endsheets, opening, dividers and closing.

Guidelines

• theme selection is fresh and contemporary as well as appropriate to the individual school • theme concept is introduced visually/verbally on cover • theme concept carries through visualy/verbally on endsheet, opening, dividers and closing showing careful development • photos on theme spreads relate to theme concept as part of total theme package • overall design of theme spreads is fresh and contemporary, setting them apart from other sections of the book • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines and show evidence of careful planning

First place winners by division 1 Staff Novi HS 2 Corinne Beemer & Cara Kaye Fenton HS 3 Staff Traverse City Central HS 4 Tasha Bolda Haslett HS

Corinne Beemer & Cara Kaye, Fenton HS

A Cut Above 31

Advertising Spread Advertising Spread One student-produced spread.

Guidelines

• spread is attractively designed with a variety of ad sizes for contrast • graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design • if features are included, they are designed to enhance the overall look of the spread and follow design guidelines • while designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines

First place winners by division 1 Staff Waterford Kettering HS 2 Josh Pettibone Stevenson HS 3 Anas Morsi Carman-Ainsworth HS 4 Jena Smith Stockbridge HS

32 A Cut Above

Anas Morsi, Carman-Ainsworth HS

Individual Advertisment Individual Advertisement

A business ad or proud parent ad completely designed by a student.

Guidelines

• ad contains a strong center of visual interest/a clear dominant element • a student need is emphasized in the headline, copy and graphic • headline is well-written to attract interest; the headline is not the name of the business • copy follows up and further explains the headline • ad is anchored with the name, address and phone number of the business; other information that might encourage readers to take action may be included • The elements in the design encourage the reader’s eye to all parts of the ad

First place winners by division 1 Madeline Gibson & Kayla Buchholz Lake Orion HS 2 Megan Bataglia Fenton HS

Chris Sandstrom, Waterford Mott HS

3 Chris Sandstrom Waterford Mott HS 4 Jena Smith Stockbridge HS

A Cut Above 33