Department of Communications
Texas A& -v orkshop
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July 1, 1982, Page 8
Workshop
News
Camp to honor students
by David Kullerd
The Communications Workshop
[faculty will give awards Friday at
! 10:30 a.m. — the last day of the jour-
Jnalism seminar. The awards will be
[given in the areas of newspaper, year
book and photography.
Lorene Denney, instructor, said
j there will be six categories of awards
[for advanced newspaper.
First, second and third place hon-
|ors will be given for the page design in
[The Battalion. Writers for the work-
[shop page in The Battalion will also
[receive awards for news writing and
[feature stories. Also included will be
[first, second and third place certifi-
Icates for double page design, ad de-
jsign and creativity with type.
The basic newspaper class will be
first and second place newswriting
and feature writing awards. Certifi
cates also will be given for page design
and most promising youngjournalist.
Additional meritorious participation
awards will be given.
Ten awards will be given in the
yearbook class. First through fifth
places will be given for yearbook of
distinction and yearbook of merit.
Other awards will include first
through third place cover design. Ad
layout, division pages and the open
ing sections will bejudged, along with
the organization of the yearbook, the
faculty and the class double-page
spreads.
First through third place awards
will be given to the basic photography
class. Outdoor portrait and existing
light activities are two of the catagor-
ies. Other awards will be given in:
group flash photography, feature
photography and sports
graphy.
photo-
Workshop show tonight
by Debbie Carr,
Melody McCain,
and Gene Torres
The annual Communications
Workshop Talent Show and General
Fun Time will be held tonight at the
North Area dorm quad. This is the
12th year of the workshop talent
show.
“The whole night is going to be a
lot of fun,” said Randy Lemmon, re
creational director and master of
ceremonies for the show.
The Taylor Publishing Company
representatives — Mark David, Brent
Bruson, Robin King, Mike Parker
and Butch Milks — will provide their
version of soap opera spin-off.
Butch Milks, one of the representa
tives, said: “We’re in deep trouble be
cause we’re shallow on talent.”
Students are organizing perform
ances of their own.
Sillsbee High School is planning a
skit called “Casey’s Coffin.” Students
involved are: Lauri Curby, Lorre Car-
ru, Mark Davis, Julie Cook, Didi
Fletcher, Mary Perlitz, Sondra Gaines
and Cynthia Green.
The students said they are not to be
held accountable for the outcome.
Salesmen
best ever
at ‘selling
V
by Fr a
by Joe Rubio
Surprise*
fuiure aftei
lege draft,
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Students attending the yearb® , s p 0 nd<
section of the Texas A&M CommiiB a f evV da
cations Workshop arrived to att(H, arc j the
“Taylor-made” workshop sessi(B| ence ,
this week put on by representativeiB^ nc i e xe
Taylor Publishing Company. ■d ers tater
Taylor sent several sales reprem fellow c
tatives to help high school yearlm y j n the ]
staffs prepare for the upanning\tM^ e | e(: t ec l
-T i ■presentatives do this witliiB t | ie p a lla
dide shows and by givingwfiii ctnio-cdi
Fhe rer
aid of slide shows and by givingtroBji s truggli
shop sessions that develop nee<B n an( j res
yearbook skills. 0 f c
These men are the same slicksalft^ the
men that travel to high schools■Q 0 J sa l S o
over Texas to sell yearboob,
Bln order
Iteani which
Park Agm
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Brad Davis,
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rings and graduation parapherniB^pgj anc
Out of more than 300 studentsM’ s ever hu
advisers involved in the worksh® But Wooc
the five Taylor representatives ■ c g overa ul
the easiest to pick out. They sin)|Bo US ton Ro
cannot blend into a crowd.
staff photo by Peter Rocha
The wonderful world of communications
Holly Johnson, seated, and Sharon Goudy
experiment with a video display terminal in
the office of The Battalion office. Both Clear
Lake high school students are attending the
newspaper session of the communications
workshop.
Jm, should
For example, salesman BuB as 1
Milks is notorious for his wardrt<B an gi n g ) cf
On Monday, Milks wore a yellowsK e \b \.
that gave him the appearance oiBwhen
reject salesman from a used Wayne Coo]
dealership — and bn Tuesday, he sig
played Santa Claus by wearinggrfBh the Pori
pants and a red shirt while givingtUiid when th
bubble gum to good girls and ixl| the offer,
who came early to morning sessioifortland with
Milks also uses a gimic he aB a ft pick
u i c *’*"■ ^jtnsey
Proctors will also display a talent
and will lead the workshop students
in Aggie yells.
The agenda includes the
announcement of school winners and
the presentation of certificates for the
best skits.
A&M sponsors seminar
Softball loser hit with pie
by Jill Murrie,
Paula Vogt
and Sheryl Stevens
There is “nojoy in Burnsville” Fred
Bunch said as Butch’s Bums fell to
Mark’s Mullets 11-9 in seven innings
of play at Duncan Field Wednesday
night.
The ballgame is a annual event
between Texas A&M’s Communica
tions Workshop softball teams — the
Mullets and the Bums.
Although Butch Milks was a good
sport, he had a few words for his lucky
opponents. “I feel that the Mullets
should follow the male-female batting
procedure,” he said. “Also, I feel the
Mullets should try to recruit more
[ women to the team, or the team will
be called something other than the
Mullets.”
lent game. After the game, both!
coaches were hit in the face with a pie. |
While leaving the field. Milks and!
his Bums hung their heads and!
started planning to win next year’s!
game.
The friendly rivalry began four!
years ago when Taylor Publishing!
Company representatives, David andf
Milks, tried to find a game that every
one could play. To make the game
more interesting, tradition dictates [
that after the game the losing coach
gets a pie in the face. But, both
coaches agreed to get a pie in the
face.
by Toni Byam and
Darrell Malinowski
Journalism activities are keeping
over 300junior high school and high
school students busy this week as the
Department of Communications
hosted its 12th annual Communica-
tons Workshop.
All students are participating in
one field of study, and activities range
from recreation to various newspap
er, photography and yearbook lec
tures.
Newspaper students chose earlier
in the week to enter one of two news
paper classes. The first is a beginning
class for students who feel they need
more background in the newswriting
field. Gassy Jordan and Debbie Mul
lins are teaching these sessions. The
more advanced lecture, which is fo
cused upon different aspects of lay
out and design, is directed by Lorene
Denney.
Photography students also have
the prerogative to place themselves in
a beginning or advanced session. The
beginning class, led by Howard Filers,
discusses the procedures of proces
sing film. Fred Bunch directs the adv
anced class, in which the students
learn to be more observant of their
surroundings.
Taylor Publishing Company is in
structing the yearbook portion of the
workshop. Pat Dose and other Taylor
associates are leading this seminar.
Students involved are learning to
adapt themes and design modular
layouts.
The workshop ends tommorow.
Marty White, a student from Tomball
High, commented: “I believe that this
workshop has enriched every student
involved, with fond memories and ex
tensive knowledge.”
Advisers direct programs
Team names evolved when Milks
and David were trying to find non
offensive names. The label for
Butch’s Bums and Mark’s Mullets
have stuck ever since.
All that Coach Mark David had to
say was that “the Bums played a good
game, but we are still undefeated.”
Both teams, although threatened
by impending rain, played an excel-
“We may not win in score, but we j
will win in enthusiasm,” coach David
said.
Milks said: “Gosh our team is dedi
cated. I figure they have to be for me
not to get a pie in the face.”
by Holly Johnson
and Sharon Goudy
Students attending the Communi
cations Workshop will return home
Friday with new knowledge from hav
ing produced a page in The Battalion,
having processed film or having com
piled a Weekbook. This was all done
under the direction of Sandra Utt,
workshop director, with the help of
other instructors.
Utt was the publications adviser at
Norfolk State University and various
high schools. Utt said she feels the
students should have learning experi
ences in an enjoyable setting. She has
completed work for a doctorate in
mass communications at Ohio Uni
versity. She has her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from West Virginia
University and is now assistant pro
fessor of journalism at Texas A&M.
CassyJordan is the beginningjour-
nalism session instructor. When
asked what she wants her students to
get out of the workshop, she jokingly
said: “Rich and famous! Then they
can give all their poor, old journalism
advisers rich, cushy jobs!”
Jordan has her bachelor’s and mas
ter’s degrees from Sam Houston State
University. She is a former reporter
for the Huntsville Item and the
Arlington Daily News. She previously
taught high school journalism and
was an instructor at Sam Houston
State University. Jordan is currently a
publications adviser and journalism
instructor at McLennan Community
College in Waco.
Butch’s grab bag” from which 1
gives out prizes to attentive stude* Maverick
who remember information f Woods as a
previous sessions. l m e of the
And like all the Taylor represe% 0U ght on 1
lives, Milks is a graduate of the Ta'liinder the
smiling academy; he is always snuIfNimphius ai
no matter what time it is. These»cted to picl
are taught to smile in their sleep.'left off in th
even Santa Claus smiles as muchjpartment, a si
Taylor salesman. fro::; Woods
However, smiling isn’t the oiflto an impo
thing Taylor people do; they la&am.
They will talk to anybody anywM Ransey, a
with the confidence of a talk shfearvin “Ma
host. klichigan Stai
Obviously these grown ■"weraged 16
apppear to be happy, very happy assists a gam
fact, even the most normal people ieason with
not seem nearly as happy as th scored nine pi
yearbook pushers. Let’s face it, tfofeven reboun
guys are almost jumping for joy. Mavericks dr
The big question is why do tlttieason.
grown men have so much tosmilea® Iris Babke:
talk about? idirectorof pr
There’s really nothing to be hajWednesday th
about when you consider that Ta)l| Woods’ reboi
makes a pretty good profit by p“' blocking abili
lishing most of the yearbooks for# torscontribut:
schools attending this workshop, me said the
It’s also no secret that each of thmattended Te>
five gentlemen receives a g«ttem arrive ;
monetary compensation as a coWell.
pany salesman. J Unlike m
Common sense says Taylor rep» amSi Dallas
sentatives aren’t smiling just tomalf
Assistant beginning newspaper in
structor Debbie Mullins said she
mainly wants to get students in
terested in journalism. She is a gradu
ate student from the University of
Texas.
the world a better place.
Yearbook participants unusual
Advanced newspaper instructor
Lorene Denney has a bachelor’s de
gree in journalism from the Universi
ty of Texas. She has been ajournalism
teacher for 10 years and was named
Texas Journalism Teacher of the
Year in 1980 by the Interscholastic
League Press Conference. She is pre
sently a teacher at McCallum High
School in Austin.
by Debbie Mittanck
and Laurie Thornton
Two students have had the uni
que experience of being the
youngest in a group of over 300 stu
dents at the Texas A&M Communi
cations Workshop.
Heather Coynes and Dana Owen
of Katy Junior High School, both
eleven-year-old seventh graders,
have this distinction.
“You feel little,” Coynes com
mented as she described being in
classes with high school students.
Owen was at a loss for words to de
scribe the situation. The only real
problems the pair have encountered
so far are slightly uncomfortable
beds and pillows, and roaches which
were attracted by discarded pre
tzels.
In spite of these minor problems,
Coynes and Owen said they have
enjoyed themselves and feel they
have learned a lot. They are enrol
led in the yearbook section of the
workshop, along with fifteen other
students from Katy Junior High.
Members of their yearbook staff
have been attending this workshop
for the past several years. In order
to be considered for the yearbook
staff, each girl had to submit an ap
plication and an essay explaining
the reasons she was interested.
McCallum’s newsmagazine The
Shield was named top high school
publication in Texas in 1981 by ILPC.
As one of the top five high school
publications in the nation, The Shield
also received The Pacemaker Award
from The National Scholastic Press
Association. The Shield was named
the top newsmagazine in Texas by
THSPA. Denney is presently serving
as president of the Texas Association
of Journalism Directors.
Howard Filers, beginning photo
graphy director, received his bache
lor’s degree from the University of
Minnesota and his master’s from
Ohio University. He is a former assis
tant professor of journalism at Be-
midiji State College in Minnesota and
Southern Illinois University. He is
currently an associate professor of
journalism at Texas A&M. He has
been a photography director for
workshops since 1977. Filers said he
wants his students to be able to handle
a camera, use a darkroom and make a
print.
The youngest
staff photo by Peter Rocha
Dana Owens, left, and Heather Goynes, both
from Katy Junior High, work on layouts for
their yearbook. The eleven year olds are the
youngest students attending the communica
tions workshop sponsored by the Depart
ment of Communications.
Advanced photography director
Fred Bunch has his bachelor’s degree
from from East Texas State Universi
ty. Bunch is a former reporter for the
Galveston Daily News and is currently
a photojournalist for the Houston
Post. He was the winner of Texas
Headliner Club awards for spot news
and feature photography.
Communicationsl
Workshop
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Editor
Joe Rubio, Dickinson
News Staff
Debbie Carr, White
Gene Torres, White
Melody McCain, Dickinsoi
David Kullerd, Dickinson
Toni Byam, Bande:
Darrell Malinowski, Tombal
Holly Johnson, Clear Cred
Sharon Goudy, Clear Creel
Features Staff
Kevin Ellis, Dickinson
Stacy Griffin, Dickinson
Steven Porter, Clear Creel
Debbie Mittanck, Bellville
Laurie Thornton, Bellv
Clyde Lehmann, Wesl
Danny Draper, Wes
Jeff Krueger, Clear Creel
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Sports Staff
Jill Murrie, Dickinson
Paula Vogt, Dickinson
Advisers
Lorene Denney, McCalluit
CassyJordan, McClennaO
Junior College
Reporters
Linda Muller, Bandetf
Kelly Murdock, High Islam
Shelly Hord, Bellville
Bea Saucedo, B.F. Terr)
Kelly Rhodes, Magnolii
James Bradford II, Bryan
Delma Austin, Tomball
Chris Colihan, Lamar Consolidated
Jeff Quasny, Lamar Consolidated
Sheryl Stevens, Tombal
This page is the first publication by tli<
Texas A&M Communications Workshop
high school journalists. Staff members for tha
publication are enrolled in the beginning and
advanced newspaper sections of the wort
shop. The twelfth annual workshop is beini
held this week on the Texas A&M campus.