Yearbook
Advisors
Gabriella Heredia
gheredia@spsd.us
Tracy Rowohlt
trowohlt@spsd.us
Meeting Schedule
Honors Independent Science Research is an Independent research club. While they do occasionally meet as a whole group, most meetings are scheduled independently by each team.
While doing this project I learned how to communicate with my peers, and how to manage time better. Throughout the time we spent together we had many disagreements that we learned to sort out. It was hard to work with my group because some people did the work and some didn’t. If you ever decide to do this make sure that you pick a good group that will do all the work. I have nothing negative to say about this Science club, in the end all the lunches doing the project and our hard work pulled off. Overall it was a very fun experience and I would join if I was you!
Jessica Addesso
Our objective is to create a yearbook that brings high school memories together. It is our mission to emphasize the unity that our school can generate. Through pictures and words, we forever emboss our place in time. Our yearbook represents every class; therefore, we need members from every grade to help create the yearbook. Creative skills are important, as well as organization and knowledge of our specific software. A training session is held in September for any new members. The editorial staff is selected in June for the following year. Our meetings are held on Wednesday. A student can be a member of the yearbook as well as other clubs or activities. You are able to work at home on your own time if you cannot attend meetings. The design and creation of the yearbook takes time. Generally, we work from the first week of school until the books are distributed in June. Yearbook staff volunteer to take pictures at various school functions, which will be used to create different layouts. Membership
Students must have a strong work ethic and interest in web design, scientific design, and must be passing all classes in order to participate. It is also recommended that students have the availability to complete the project after school and on weekends to remain on task with this vigorous course.
Involvement Expectation
Students should be available to meet before, during, and after school to work with other students, technical advisors, and Mrs. Glassen to complete the project. It is expected they maintain weekly communication and should anticipate 40-50 hours during the second and third marking periods to attain results. Students that have not registered their project on time or fail to meet scheduled tasks will be asked to forfeit their design.
Advisor
Mrs. Glassen is a 6th and 8th grade science teacher and has worked with this program for many years. It is run through the University of Central Florida’s Department of Science and Technology. Final projects are entered into the annual Internet Science and Technology Fair, competing with student teams from all around the country.