1st Place, Caption Writing
2021-22, Division 1, Yearbook Verbal
By Paige Barnard, Hannah Burse & Ashlyn Rutterbush
The Charger
H.H. Dow HS
STEPS TO SCHOOL SPIRIT: Carefully walking across the poster, senior Alex Liakos creates a unique hallway decoration on Oct. 15. Seniors Katy Chaffee and Grace Wilson watched Alex with many laughs as he covered his feet with bright green paint.
“Hallway decorating has always been such a festive activity at Dow, all the laughter and energy involved in hallway decorating has to be my favorite part,” Liakos said.
DRIBBLING PAST DEFENSE: With the basket in sight, freshman Pargol Latif makes her way through center court. On Mar. 6, the freshman team defeated Freeland holding the current undefeated streak. “I was determined to make a play and be a good leader and point guard for my team,” Latif said.
BE PREPARED: Focusing on the audience, senior Sofia Aultman performs at the varsity basketball game against Bullock Creek on Feb. 12. Before the pommers were able to go perform, a lot went on behind the scenes. “When preparing for a porn performance, I always make sure I know my part of the routine,” Aultman said. “That much is obvious, and it comes from practicing with the team.”
Y-07. Caption Writing
For one entry, submit a set of three captions along with their photographs; one of the three captions must be for a sport.
Judging Criteria
- Each caption begin with a strong lead, not name or title
- Each caption contains at least two sentences that answer all reader’s questions without stating the obvious. Typically the first sentence is in present tense and remaining sentences are in past tense.
- Evidence of adequate research, providing information that adds to reader’s understanding of event or situation
- Clearly identifies all people who are the focus of the photo with both first and last names (typically no more than eight identified in photos showing multiple people). Sports captions should also identify names of players on the opposing team as well as provide jersey numbers for all players named in the caption.
- Adhere to rules of good journalism including: active voice, freedom from editorial comment, careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors, correct use of grammar
- At least one sports caption is included in the set of three