IMPORTANT MEETING DATES

Hey everyone, we are getting started on working on our last issue of the school year! Please mark down the following dates that are applicable to you:

Friday, April 23, 7AM: Editors' Meeting. This meeting is MANDATORY for all editors! This includes layout, art, and business editors/managers. Please be on time and ready! Editors only please!

Monday, May 3, 7AM: Full Staff Meeting. This meeting is MANDATORY for everyone, staff and editors alike. We will be assigning article topics for the last issue of the year among other things. There is only one meeting (at 7AM) so please be on time!

Also, we will be needing a couple volunteers for the 8th Grade Activities Night on May 3rd. If you are willing to help, contact Mrs. Kupiec.

Thank you, and see you all soon!

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!

Issue 4 Article Signup Meeting

The article signup meeting for Issue 4 will be this Thursday, February 11 at 7am in Ms. Kupiec's room as usual. Please note, there is no afternoon option and 1/2 strikes will be given for tardiness.

Issue 4 Editors Meeting

After our midterms hiatus, Issue 4 is under way!

Editors Meeting- Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7am

New Date for Features Section Meeting

Features editor Linda Zhong was unable to come to her sectional meeting this morning due to Bus problems. We apologize for any inconvenience. She will be contacting writers who wrote features for Issue 3 sometime tonight/tomorrow. If you do not hear from her, be sure to contact her for more information.

She has rescheduled her meeting to after school Tomorrow, Dec. 22 in the Media Center. Please try to make it if she is the editor for your article.

Also, we are aware that this morning, there were many writers who came to their sectional meetings on time but their editors did not show or came too late. If you did come to your sectional meeting but missed your editor or your editor did not show up, please email Katherine so that you won't get a strike. Thanks!

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

Full Staff Meeting Next Monday

Next Monday, Dec. 7, we will have a full staff meeting to assign article topics for the next issue which will come out mid-January. Please note, we will only be meeting in the morning, at 7AM. There will be no meeting in the afternoon. This meeting is mandatory: all editors and staff members MUST attend.

The meeting will be held in Rm. 214. Deadlines and other details for the upcoming issue will follow. Keep checking the blog for updates.

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!

Issue 2 Staff Meeting

There will be a full staff meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3rd in Ms. Kupiec's room at both 7am and 2:30pm. Editors are expected to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions, writers may attend whichever time slot is most convenient.

Editor's Meeting

There will be an editor's meeting this Wednesday (10/28) after school in Ms. Kupiec's room. We will be discussing our notes from Monday's conference and article topics for the next issue, so come prepared!

Centerfold Meeting!

We will be holding a meeting for all those interested in contributing to our centerfold (Seen & Heard) this Wednesday, October 14 after school in 214. We're looking for staff writers to poll students, and staff/freelancer photography contributions. If you know anyone who would be interested in contributing photos, have them send their work to our gmail address.

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.

First Official Staff Meeting: Sept. 30

We have finalized our staff list and are ready to staff off another great year!!

If you applied to our staff, you should be receiving an email sometime this week regarding whether your membership status. We want to thank everyone for applying, it was such a tough decision to make. To all who were accepted, congratulations, and to all who were rejected, we strongly encourage you to keep writing/drawing and reapply next year.

To all who were accepted and returning members: We will be having a MANDATORY full staff staff meeting on Wednesday, September 30th at 7AM and 2:30PM in Rm. 214. You only need to attend one of these meetings. Editors must attend both.

We will be planning for our first issue! See you there!

IMPORTANT MEETINGS: Starting a new year!

Hello everyone and welcome back to a new school year! We are extremely excited to work with everyone this year. We are trying to start production as soon as we can, so please pay attention to the following meeting dates:

Friday, September 11, 7:00AM -Editors' Meeting
All new and returning section, layout, and business editors must attend to start planning for this year. This meeting is for EDITORS ONLY.

Monday, September 14, 7:05AM -Returning Members' Meeting
All returning staff members must attend this meeting to catch up and start production on the first issue. This meeting is MANDATORY for both returning staff members and editors.

Tuesday, September 15, 7:00AM and 2:30PM -Interest Meeting
Any freshmen and upperclassmen who were NOT part of the staff in previous years and are interested in joining should attend ONE of these meetings to learn about our staff and how to apply. All editors must attend BOTH of these meetings.

Please email our gmail account or one of the copy editors if you have any questions.

Sectional Meetings

School News: 3/19, 7:05 am in Ms. Kupiec's room
Non-school news: 3/19, 7am in Ms. Kupiec's room

Opinions: 3/20 at 2:40pm in Ms. Kupiec's room

Sports: 3/23 at 7am in Ms. Kupiec's room
Features: 3/23, 7:15am in the Media Center
Entertainment: 3/23 at 7:15am in Ms. Kupiec's room

Please remember that these meetings are mandatory unless you have arranged otherwise with your section editor.

UPDATE

Due to the HSPAs, we will be rescheduling our mandatory full staff meeting and article signups for 7am next Tuesday, March 10th.

Upcoming Meetings

Upcoming Meetings for Issue 4

Both to be held in Ms. Kupiec's room at 7:15am

Thursday, Feb. 26- Editor's meeting, editors be prepared with a rough draft of article ideas for your section

Tuesday, March 3- Full staff meeting, article signups

Welcome

Welcome to The Devil's Advocate's new communication system! From now on, check this blog regularly for updates on upcoming meetings, section deadlines, and fundraising events.

What's New.....

The Strike System

Due to necessary circumstances, we will now be imposing a strike system upon our staff and editors in order to ensure commitment and responsibility. For every missed meeting or deadline, you will receive one strike. If you receive two strikes within a year, you will be replaced.

Meetings

* There will be a mandatory staff meeting before school the first Tuesday of every month for the rest of the year. Attendance will be taken, and a strike system will be imposed. Editors will have additional bi-monthly meetings.

* All rough draft editing sessions will now be held arranged by individual sections to improve efficiency. Each section editor will establish the meeting time with their staff writers.

Article Signups

* There will now be a 5 article limit per section, to prevent uneven distribution (with the exception of school news and athletics, which will be granted more space due to our focus as a school paper)

* Staff members, once signed up for a particular article, will not be allowed to change topics. Please choose carefully.

* Deadlines will be strictly enforced with the strike system. However, if a writer is interested in covering a time-sensitive issue that must be written closer to or beyond the deadline, they may request an extension from their section editors one week in advance.



~If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments section or contact us directly!~