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STUDENT MEDIA

Literary Magazine - Betsy Okamoto, Advisor
Beard Full of Butterflies, PVPHS’ award- that meets during lunchtime (days responsible for reading, viewing,
winning literary magazine, is offered for vary to meet the students’ needs). The critiquing, and selecting those pieces
class credit. The publication is created students are responsible for encouraging that will appear in the magazine. Staff
entirely by students using students’ other Panthers to submit their literature, members creatively design the cover
artwork, photography, short stories, artwork and photography (black and and magazine in a unique style. This
doodles, and poetry. This UC approved white or full color). Once they have award-winning magazine is a UC-
elective class is a seventh period elective gathered submissions, they are then approved elective.

Broadcast Journalism - Seth Cohen, Teacher

The Broadcast Journalism class at about camera work, digital editing, filmmaking. Students who are interested
PVPHS teaches students many of television aesthetics, copy writing in a career in entertainment production
the basic concepts of television and for television news, and commercial have opportunities to explore the many
news reporting. The class produces production. Starting in the second jobs involved in the making of such
Eye of the Panther (EOP), the school’s quarter, students also learn about productions by working in the editing lab
weekly news program. Students learn film history, aesthetics, and narrative and in the on-campus production studio.

Newspaper Quill and Scroll National Honor Society
Jaymee Johnson, Advisor Jaymee Johnson, Advisor
The PVPHS newspaper, The PEN, a Quill and Scroll National Honor Society for groups: newspaper, yearbook, and
forum for student expression, has won high school journalists and professional literary magazine. Students who wish to
national recognition for meaningful and writers is an organization with the participate in the honor society must be
intelligent coverage, adherence to style purpose of encouraging and recognizing enrolled in one of the aforementioned
conventions, and editorial leadership. individual student achievement in classes maintaining an A average in the
Per California Education Code, the journalism and academics. The PVPHS class and be in good standing as a student
student staff has the right to determine all chapter covers three distinct journalistic of PVPHS.
content and to decide which topics are
published in the newspaper. Since such design, and editing, and with leadership on the student newspaper improves
authority requires an unwavering respect skills. Journalism 1 offers new students communication, but also provides
for journalistic standards and ethics, the opportunity to work with reporters, students with a realistic work experience
staff positions (including editorships) photographers, and editors on the staff consisting of deadlines, fact-checking,
are only bestowed upon students who while simultaneously learning about the budgeting, mentoring, and teamwork.
demonstrate proficiency in writing, basic tenets of sound journalism. Working Journalism is a UC-approved elective.

Yearbook - Jaymee Johnson, Advisor
The PVPHS yearbook, La Pantera, is to include every student and faculty have also shown leadership. Yearbook
a student-run publication known for member in the yearbook and to balance 1 offers new students the opportunity
its breadth and depth. The National coverage of athletes and student leaders to work with photographers and editors
Scholastic Press Association and the with coverage of current trends, service on the staff while simultaneously
Columbia Scholastic Press Association projects, and lifestyle. Per California learning how to publish a book that is
have awarded La Pantera high honors Education Code, the student staff has comprehensive, well edited, profitable,
for its thorough coverage of student life, the right to determine all content and and unique. Working on the student
campus events, and student activities. to decide which topics are published in yearbook requires the full team effort,
With over 500 full-color pages, the the yearbook. Staff positions (including but it also provides individuals with a
yearbook once held the Guinness Book’s editorships) are only bestowed upon realistic work experience consisting of
record for the largest yearbook in the innovative students who demonstrate deadlines, fact checking, budgeting,
United States. The yearbook staff seeks proficiency in writing and design, and who and computer applications.
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