IMPORTANT: Deadlines & Documents for Last Issue

Here are the important deadlines to follow for the last issue:
5/3 -Full staff meeting to assign topics.
5/14 -ALL rough drafts due to section editors via email
5/14, 5/17, 5/18 -Sectional Meetings with editors. Please see schedule below.
5/19 -Final drafts due to section editors from staff writers
5/24 -All articles due to copy editors from section editors
5/29 -All articles due to Mrs. Kupiec and Layout from copy editors
June: Last issue of the school year is released!

Sectional Meeting Schedule:
Friday, 5/14
Opinions: Rm. 214, 7AM
Features & Sports: Rm. 214, 7:05AM

Monday, 5/17
Non-School News: Media Center, 7:10AM

Tuesday. 5/18
Entertainment: Rm. 214, 7AM
School News: Rm. 214, 7:10AM

Attached is the Article Topic List for the June Issue. Please check this for accuracy and feel free to sign up for available articles if inclined; however, we are NOT accepting anymore articles for the opinions section -please do not ask to write an opinions piece if you have not been assigned one already.

Also, we are seeking a new editorial board for the 2010-2011 school year. If you are interested, please complete an Editor Application and submit it to Mrs. Kupiec no later than May 14.

Important Dates for Issue 4!!

Please keep these dates in mind as we begin to work on our next issue!

2/11 -Full staff meeting in the morning only, article topics are assigned
2/19 -ALL rough drafts due, writers attend sectional meetings (details to follow)
2/22 -ALL final drafts are due to Section Editors via email
2/25 -All final drafts are due from Section Editors to Copy Editors via gmail account
3/3 -All final content (articles and art) are due to Mrs. Kupiec and Layout for approval.

Mid to Late March -Issue is released!

Important: Final Issue 3 Information

UPDATED January Article Assignments -Please read and make sure it is absolutely correct. If something is wrong on this list or you still want to sign up for an article, email the DA gmail account.

Important Dates & Deadlines for Issue 3:
12/17 -All rough drafts due to SECTION EDITORS via email
12/17-12/21 -Sectional Meetings with Appropriate Section Editor (see schedule below or in document linked above)
12/22 -All final drafts due to SECTIONAL EDITORS via email
12/24 -All section articles due from sectional editors to COPY EDITORS via DA gmail acccount
12/30 -All final articles due to Mrs. Kupiec and layout for approval
Week of 1/18- Issue 3 is released!

Sectional Meeting Schedule:
-Thursday, 12/17-
Entertainment, 2:30PM in the Atrium

-Friday, 12/18-
Opinions, 7:00AM in Rm. 214

-Monday, 12/21-
Features, 7:00AM in the Media Center
Non-School News, 7:00AM in the Media Center
School News, 7:00AM in Rm. 214
Sports, 7:05AM in the Media Center

Issue 2 Topics and Sectional Meeting Schedule

Here is the link to the topic list for this week's issue. Please read it through to ensure accuracy. If you see any wrong information, please email the DA gmail account:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af7ty3V4_vJWZGZ6eGZzcnBfNWhrcHFxdGY3&hl=en

Sectional Meetings:

Friday, Nov. 13:
School News, 7AM in Rm. 214
Opinions, 7:05AM in Rm. 214
Sports, 7:05AM in the Media Center
Non-School News, 2:30PM in the Media Center

Tuesday, Nov. 17:
Features, 7:10AM in Rm. 214
Entertainment, 2:30PM in the Atrium

All final drafts will be due to section editors on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

Also, please do not forget about workshop week! All writers are required to attend two workshops. See blog post below for more details!

Important Dates and Deadlines for Issue 2!

11/3- Full staff meeting, staff members are assigned article topics
11/13 -Rough drafts due to section editors via email
11/13-11/17 -Staff members attend sectional meetings with section editors for rough draft revisions (schedule will follow soon)
11/18 -Final drafts due to section editors
11/21 -Final drafts due to copy editors from section editors (via DA gmail account)
11/27 -All articles and art due to layout editors and Mrs. Kupiec for approval
12/7 -Layout sent to printer to be published!

Important Dates & Deadlines for Issue 1!

The following is the production timeline for our first issue. We will also post the complete list of articles on the blog as soon as we can.

10/9 –Rough drafts are due to sectional editors via email
10/9-10/13 –Staff members attend sectional meetings and meet with their editors for rough draft revisions (see below)
10/14 –Final drafts due to section editors via email
10/17 –Final drafts due to copy editors from section editors (via gmail account)
10/23 –All articles and art due to layout editors
10/26 -Yankee Candle Fundraising Materials are due!
First week of November: Issue is released!

Sectional Meeting Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 9
-School News, 7AM in Rm. 214
*EDIT* -Features, 7:05AM in Rm. 214

Monday, Oct. 12
-Sports, 7:05AM in Rm. 214

Tuesday, Oct. 13
-Opinions, 7AM in Rm. 214
-Entertainment, 2:30PM in Rm. 214

Please note that you MUST send your rough draft via email to your section editor on Friday, Oct. 9th, even if your sectional meeting is at a later date. Section editors must have all rough drafts in their inbox in a timely manner.

If you have any questions about meeting dates, deadlines, and your article topic, please consult your section editor.

Applications and Self-Evaluations due Sept. 21!

Thank you everyone who attended our informational meetings on Tuesday. We had a great showing and we hope to have you on our staff this year!

Also, thank you to all of our returning members for their ongoing contributions to the newspaper.

Just a few reminders:
Students who want to join the staff this year must submit their application to Mrs. Kupiec in Room 214 or in her mailbox by September 21!
If you are applying to be part of the art section, please send your art sample via email to DevilsAdvocate.ridge@gmail.com or to Mrs. Kupiec at ckupiec@bernardsboe.com in JPEG format. Make sure to include your name and grade level in the email. This is the ONLY component of your application that should be sent separately from the application form.
Writing samples must be handed in with the application form attached.

Returning members: please hand in your self-evaluation forms to Mrs. Kupiec as well by September 21.

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If you were not able to attend our informational meeting or returning members meeting and are interested in being part of our staff, please come to Room 214 and obtain the proper materials from Mrs. Kupiec.

For convenience, we have also attached our membership application and self-evaluation to this post.

New Member Application:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af7ty3V4_vJWZGZ6eGZzcnBfMGQzd3pxOGhu&hl=en

Returning Members Self-Evaluation:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af7ty3V4_vJWZGZ6eGZzcnBfMmRmdjI3dmY3&hl=en

Update: Last Issue Deadlines

To staff members: Rough drafts should have been submitted to your specific section editor last Friday, May 8.

If you have submitted your article and have not gotten a response from your section editor, you should be getting a response sometime this weekend. Please contact your section editor if you have any questions or concerns.

Final, revised drafts are due to your specific section editor by next Wednesday, May 20.

Please send your articles to your section editor, not to the DA email address. Mrs. Kupiec's oncourse has all the editors' email addresses: http://www.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpage.aspx?id=308196&xpage=487222

To section editors: final section articles are due to the copy editors Friday, May 22.

Issue 4 Deadlines

March 10- article sign-up meeting
March 19, 20, & 23: rough drafts due with individual section editors (meetings to
be posted at a later date)
March 25- final drafts due to section editors
March 29- section editors send articles to copy editors
April 2- copy editors send articles to layout editors and ms. kupiec
April 12- layout editors send final edition to ms. kupiec