Behind the Scenes

      Every month The Victor Voice tries to come up with a new paper.  Students try to find things that interest them and write about them.  Some turn out to be great articles, and some turn out to be busts.  The thing is, what we do is a lot harder than most people think.  There’s a lot that goes into a story; it’s not just sitting down and writing.

     First you have to make sure that your topic is appropriate.  Choosing something is a critical moment because you want your story to be interesting and appealing to high school students.  The story also has to be accepted by our wonderful teacher/leader Mrs. Przybysz.  Once she accepts it you can start to write it out.  Make sure it has a good lead or you’ll have a problem.

    If you need to conduct interviews make sure you have a variety of people.  The idea is to get all types of people for your story, not just your friends.  Once you interview them you’ll want to find the best quotes to use in your story-- obviously you won’t be able to use them all.  After you pick them out you’ll have to get pictures.  That’s probably the most awkward part, but it isn’t that bad.

     Once all the stories are done and we are getting close to the end of the month, we will start to design the paper. Adobe InDesign (our layout program) is really annoying, but it’s necessary.  The process gets repetitive and there are a lot of little things to do.  If you just pay attention to the process you should be fine. Hopefully you get a good partner if you’re still confused.

    The little things that go into the school paper are what really make it special. All the hard work that we put into it gets rewarded when someone simply says, “Yes, I'd like a school paper.”  So please pick up the paper and take a look at them to support our Journalism class and all our hard work!

--Remy Ceraulo

New issue story board... Let the brainstorming begin.

Some of the staff working hard...