By Staff
Echo
Grand Blanc HS
1st Place Division 1, Yearbook Visual
Organization Spread
JUDGING CRITERIA
- 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
- Center of interest in photo(s) is not 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
- Headline has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection between photos and copy
- Copy and captions are readable size and use readable font
- Captions should touch photos to which they refer. Group or clustered captions are permitted, but attention has been paid to making them easily 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
The Flint Insitute of Music (FIM) offered various afterschool programs for students to explore and pursue their musical talents. Many students played completely different instruments in band at school and in their extracurricular groups.
“I first started playing the violin and then later, picked up the oboe,” senior Matheu Wong said. “Even though a wind instrument is different from a string instrument, having the prior knowledge from playing the violin helped me learn how to play the oboe quicker.”
The afterschool programs offered students freedom, but also taught them aspects of responsibility.
It has certainly helped me to better organize my time,” senior Taras-Michael Butrie said. “But I also got to establish better connections with different people from different schools.”
Students in FIM music groups were given many different opportunities, including learning from different teachers and diving deeper into music theory.
There are things in a high school band group that you don’t have time to learn, like music theory,” senior John Shedd said. “At FIM, you have time to learn more outside of just music, which helps for your overall musical knowledge.”
FIM offered students the opportunity to travel and perform their music around the world.
You get to go explore outside of school,” sophomore Braeden Dixner said. “We went to France last year, and it was really fun.”
Ultimately, FIM and Grand Blanc’s band program came together to shape their musicians into beautiful performers and future leaders.
“I want to inspire kids musically, just like I’ve been inspired,” Shedd said. “So that they have something to strive for. Music is important to me, and for a kid to have the same feeling because of my teaching would be a great achievement, personally.”