Journalism & Yearbook Class

The Journalism & Yearbook Class of Eisenhower Junior High School is a year-long class--held during a regular period or during Advisor--for highly motivated and self-disciplined 9th Grade Freshmen students. (Journalism is taught during the 1st Semester and Yearbook during the 2nd Semester.) Journalism & Yearbook students are responsible for broadcasting and co-anchoring daily newscasts on KEJH News, creating school-wide video news stories, producing the school Yearbook, Literary Book, and the General Newsletter (which is published on-line via the Internet), and making individual DVD video montages. Journalism & Yearbook students also participate in various school-wide assemblies, co-sponsor the Freshmen Etiquette Night at the LaCaille, and help organize and coordinate school-wide World Record attempts.

In the Journalism & Yearbook Class, students receive academic and citizenship grades and credit based on their job performance and the production of various projects. Because of the unique nature of the class and its projects and responsibilities, the Journalism& Yearbook teacher ultimately decides which students are admitted into the class. All students who wish to be considered for possible membership in next year's Journalism & Yearbook Class should have received a "B-" grade or higher in their 1st and/or 2nd Term English Class, and should have an overall 2nd Term GPA of 2.50 and CPA of 2.50 or higher. (Exceptions are made based on extenuating circumstances.) In selecting students for the Journalism & Yearbook Class, the teacher gives preference to those incoming 9th Grade Freshmen students who have demonstrated honesty and self-discipline, and respectful behavior and high motivation during their 8th Grade year.

It is expected that Journalism & Yearbook Class students will demonstrate proper behavior and respect towards faculty, staff and fellow students. Serious misconduct or disrespect towards faculty, staff or students, or any display of dishonesty or breach of Journalism ethics will result in the first offense leading to probation (lasting at least four weeks), and the second offense leading to immediate dismissal from the class.

If you would like to apply for possible membership in the Journalism & Yearbook Class, please see Mr. Brough (Room A-8) for registration forms and further information.