leadership
Admittedly, I was deathly nervous going into this year as the Editor-in-Chief. I didn't see myself as a leader or the type that takes charge in situations. Frankly, I proved myself wrong this year. I'm not a conventional leader and haven't figure it all out, but this year has developed me and given me confidence in my leadership capabilities. Towards the beginning of the year, I organized staff-bonding activities that allowed us to interact not only as a staff, but alsoas friends. The little things I did as Editor-in-Chief to improve communication and improve the book have undoubtedly paid off.
I started a Remind 101 for the Yearbook class, an app traditionally used by teachers, to send texts to students' phones. I needed a centralized mode of communication that everyone would receive.
After each Yearbook deadline, I produced 20-slide Powerpoints and presented them to the class, highlighting great work and areas that needed improvement for next deadline.
During proofing and before submission of yearbook pages, I spent hours pouring over every spread, reading every word and leaving sticky note comments for editors to make changes.
I started separate Facebook groups for the Yearbook Editors and Staff to open a forum and mode of two-way communication that proved essential in inter-section communication. I saw the problem last year that section editors weren't communicating and therefore were using the same person over and over.
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