{"id":8002,"date":"2025-06-26T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=8002"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:39:16","slug":"class-at-the-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=8002","title":{"rendered":"Class at the Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1st Place, Academics Spread<\/strong><br>2024-25, Division 3, Yearbook Visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Reagan Masek<\/strong><br>The Midnight Sun<br>Ann Arbor Community HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-26-at-11.38.44-AM.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-26-at-11.38.44-AM-1024x648.png?resize=1024%2C648&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-26-at-11.38.44-AM.png?resize=1024%2C648&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-26-at-11.38.44-AM.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-26-at-11.38.44-AM.png?resize=768%2C486&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screen-Shot-2025-06-26-at-11.38.44-AM.png?w=1298&amp;ssl=1 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Y-10. Academics Spread<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One spread predominantly featuring coverage of academics. Academics coverage commonly depicts students in a learning situation either in or out of class. Chronological books should select a spread whose dominant story contains coverage of academics. (Middle schools may enter a single page.) Submit a PDF or image file of the page(s). If any element of the entry was not produced by students (including images and\/or page design templates) please indicate that clearly on the entry form in the \u201cNon Student Work\/Copyright\u201d field. <strong>FOR SPREADS (a spread is two facing pages), if possible <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mipamsu.org\/submit\/how-to-using-mipas-contest-submission-system\/#spread\">save your entry as a spread<\/a>, creating a single horizontal page out of two vertical pages. <strong>Otherwise, the judges may not see both pages of your spread together and will not get the full impact of your design<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JUDGING CRITERIA<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader\u2019s eye around spread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photos effectively cropped, of varied size, shape and content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content concentrates on a variety of action photos of students engaged in learning, not on teachers. Posed photos and photos of students seated at desks are avoided\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center of interest in photo(s) is not trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Primary\/secondary headline combinations have contemporary design and establishes a visual\/verbal connection between photos and copy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type sizes for primary\/secondary headline combinations are appropriate for the design; the primary headline should appear in the largest type size on the spread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy and captions are readable size and use readable font<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On spreads that include multiple sidebars\/mods, a clear hierarchy has been established<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A horizontal eyeline has been established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st Place, Academics Spread2024-25, Division 3, Yearbook Visual By Reagan MasekThe Midnight SunAnn Arbor Community HS Y-10. Academics Spread One spread predominantly featuring coverage of academics. Academics coverage commonly depicts students in a learning situation either in or out of class. Chronological books should select a spread whose dominant story contains coverage of academics. 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