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photo galleries
As a staffer on Legend Yearbook, you are required to make photo galleries and posts on the Boone Publication website and our photo site. You may also complete additional photo galleries for extra credit, but as I began to take photos consistently at events, the outside of classroom response became more rewarding than the improved grade. When I posted a photo gallery, I included a caption and an additional photo. Below are Photo Gallery posts I have created throughout my three years on staff ranging across student life, sports, and clubs. I feel it is extremely important to make posts like these for community engagement purposes. As student journalists, we want people to read, view, and engage with the content we are creating. Consistently providing high quality photos and recaps of school events increases this engagement tremendously. It has become evident to me through willingly photographing school events in my free time that parents, coaches and community members began to rely on me for photos. That is not only a compliment, but it establishes trust with our publication to produce high quality content. Click on each post to see the post or photo gallery on the Boone Publication website.
SmugMug galleries
I uploaded the photo galleries below directly to our website, photos.boonepubs.com, powered by SmugMug. By doing this, I learned how to navigate the SmugMug website and effectively create new posts, folders, galleries and add watermarks to the photos. Click on the gallery to visit the album.
web stories
About: After live tweeting a volleyball game, I wrote a sports wrap-up for the Boone Publications website after the game. The wrap up featured a summary of Boone's game versus Colonial. By completing this wrap-up, I gained skills that I carried with me through the rest of my years on staff. I learned how to create a post on the website, link student names to existing articles and add tags to the post so it would come up in google searches.
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About: Traditionally, the newspaper features all valedictorians and the salutatorian in the final issue of the year. Our adviser decided to feature them on our website instead, due to the pandemic. I virtually interviewed Kaitlyn Hanson, last year's salutatorian, to write this "Top of Class Q+A" for the Boone Publications website. The photos featured are used with full permission.
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Kaitlyn Hanson is the salutatorian.
What college do you plan to attend? "Duke University“
What are your goals and dreams for college and your future? “I plan to study Political Science and English at Duke on a Pre-Law track. I hope to attend Law School and pursue a career as a Criminal Attorney.”
What other colleges were you accepted at? “The University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and the University of Central Florida”
What extracurriculars did you participate in at Boone? “Boone Bravettes (4 years, Captain), Moot Court (Co-Captain), Mock Trial, Law Honor Society (President), Rho Kappa (President), Spanish Honor Society (President), National Honor Society (Secretary), Science National Honor Society (Secretary), Mu Alpha Theta (Historian) and Principal’s Cabinet.”
What was your favorite memory from Boone? “It is so hard to pick a favorite memory, as I have loved every single moment of my time at Boone! However, one of my all-time favorite memories was when my team made finals at nationals for the first time in our history with both of our routines. It was incredible to see my team’s hard work pay-off at competition, and I know I will never forget that entire weekend.”
What is your advice to incoming students? “My advice to incoming students would be to make time for what you love and to put 100% of yourself into everything that you do.”
How did taking part in Bravettes help you succeed academically? “I’m positive that being so active and involved in my school and community was a huge part of the reason I was able to succeed academically the past four years at Boone. Through Bravettes in particular, I’ve learned so much about time management, responsibility and teamwork.”
Why did you choose Duke University? “I chose Duke for its reputation for academics as well as the overall atmosphere of the school. The student life and school spirit are amazing, and I couldn’t imagine not going to a spirited school like Boone. I knew Duke was the perfect fit for me, and it feels like it’s where I’m meant to be!”
What will you miss most about Boone? “I will miss everything about Boone, but the things I will miss most are the teachers and faculty as well as Boone’s unique sense of community and school pride.”
How did Boone help you prepare for college? “Boone has so many incredible academic and extracurricular opportunities, without which I know I would not have had the same success in my college application process. I am so thankful to Mrs. Cullen and Mrs. Hayden and Boone’s guidance department as a whole for their incredible help in my college search and academic career.”
What does it mean to you to be one of the top students in your class and Salutatorian? “It’s such an honor to be considered one of the top students in my class, and I am so grateful for Boone’s amazing teachers and community for their support, help, and constant encouragement.”
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What college do you plan to attend? "Duke University“
What are your goals and dreams for college and your future? “I plan to study Political Science and English at Duke on a Pre-Law track. I hope to attend Law School and pursue a career as a Criminal Attorney.”
What other colleges were you accepted at? “The University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and the University of Central Florida”
What extracurriculars did you participate in at Boone? “Boone Bravettes (4 years, Captain), Moot Court (Co-Captain), Mock Trial, Law Honor Society (President), Rho Kappa (President), Spanish Honor Society (President), National Honor Society (Secretary), Science National Honor Society (Secretary), Mu Alpha Theta (Historian) and Principal’s Cabinet.”
What was your favorite memory from Boone? “It is so hard to pick a favorite memory, as I have loved every single moment of my time at Boone! However, one of my all-time favorite memories was when my team made finals at nationals for the first time in our history with both of our routines. It was incredible to see my team’s hard work pay-off at competition, and I know I will never forget that entire weekend.”
What is your advice to incoming students? “My advice to incoming students would be to make time for what you love and to put 100% of yourself into everything that you do.”
How did taking part in Bravettes help you succeed academically? “I’m positive that being so active and involved in my school and community was a huge part of the reason I was able to succeed academically the past four years at Boone. Through Bravettes in particular, I’ve learned so much about time management, responsibility and teamwork.”
Why did you choose Duke University? “I chose Duke for its reputation for academics as well as the overall atmosphere of the school. The student life and school spirit are amazing, and I couldn’t imagine not going to a spirited school like Boone. I knew Duke was the perfect fit for me, and it feels like it’s where I’m meant to be!”
What will you miss most about Boone? “I will miss everything about Boone, but the things I will miss most are the teachers and faculty as well as Boone’s unique sense of community and school pride.”
How did Boone help you prepare for college? “Boone has so many incredible academic and extracurricular opportunities, without which I know I would not have had the same success in my college application process. I am so thankful to Mrs. Cullen and Mrs. Hayden and Boone’s guidance department as a whole for their incredible help in my college search and academic career.”
What does it mean to you to be one of the top students in your class and Salutatorian? “It’s such an honor to be considered one of the top students in my class, and I am so grateful for Boone’s amazing teachers and community for their support, help, and constant encouragement.”
View the post here.