This 30-week 1.5-hour class gives students hands-on, real-world experience in creating monthly TCT newsletters, a beautiful yearbook, and interacting with the student body on a TCT bulletin board. Class time will include lessons as well as time to work on projects that will be completed at home. Students will learn how to create projects from inception to completion. Students will gain experience working on individual tasks, as well as collaborating as a team to create these published media.

Students will create a monthly newsletter, the TCT Times. Students will design each aspect of the newsletter, learning about theme, design, layout, researching, and filling in specials (calendar, class features, and fun sections to name a few). Students work with the PTA and Student Council to make sure the newsletter and TCT bulletin board keep students informed of TCT happenings. Students will have unique opportunities to interact with classmates and tutors, as well as documenting the school year at The Cordova Tutorial.

The TCT yearbook is completely student-made. Students decide on theme, design, layout, and much more. Areas students will learn about include font, layout, graphic design, editing, photography basics (pixels, cropping, etc.), and the publishing process. Students will gain marketing skills through the selling and creating of both business and senior ads.

The TCT Yearbook/Newsletter class allows students the chance to work hands-on, build responsibility and confidence, and create products that they can be proud of for years to come. It is a great class for anyone interested in journalism, marketing, advertising, or graphic design. For high schoolers, this class counts as an elective course for 1 high school credit hour.

Students will receive the TCT Annual Yearbook that they helped to create for ½ price. The supply fee will include an exclusive TCT Yearbook staff t-shirt.

Returning Yearbook Staff students class fee is $100 off ($250).

Lessons and work will be done in class, with individual projects completed at home. Access to a computer or tablet is necessary.

Wednesday

Time: 2:35-4:05
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $350
Supply Fee: $55
Tutor: Annette Wright