Yearbook Elective – 7^th and 8^th Grade

In this elective course under the direction of Mr. Babcock, students design and publish the school yearbook during the fall semester and produce a DVD yearbook during the spring semester.  Class members work in teams to create the yearbook ladder and learn about planning, deadlines, proofs, plant submissions, theme development, layout, graphic design and digital photography.  Students apply for positions and responsibilities and are accountable for completing the pages and sections under their responsibility title.

Students in the second semester yearbook focus their attention on the production of a yearbook DVD supplement which chronicles school activities and events in the latter part of the academic year.  Class members utilize video software to create individual and group segments which are later merged into a final product.  The DVD is then authored, duplicated, printed and mounted into clear plastic sleeves on the inside front cover of the yearbook by students.

This course is designed to prepare students to work on the Watchtower yearbook staff at Beverly Hills High School.

Proudly, El Rodeo’s school full color yearbook is the largest among the K-8 schools in BHUSD.  El Rodeo was the first school in the district to offer a DVD yearbook and to offer an elective class devoted to its publication.  Additionally, it has been the first K-8 school in BHUSD to have a software based student produced yearbook.

Many thanks to the El Rodeo PTA and the generous financial support of our school community in support of excellence for all students.