Tiburon Yearbook

This is a foundational course that prepares students for print production in general, and producing Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High's yearbook, the Tiburon, and/or the newspaper, The Current, more specifically. 

During the course of the school year, students will learn about their rights as student journalists, ethical behavior as it pertains to journalism, how to interview sources and gather news and facts, and how to write in a journalistic fashion, in addition to lessons on identifying facts-based journalism, media bias, and other topics.

Students will use Schoology through their student portals to view and submit assignments, and communicate with Ms. Hale. Students are also encouraged to email Ms. Hale at mourningj1@gmail.com if they are unable to communicate with Ms. Hale through Schoology. Her dadeschools email address is used primarily for communication with parents, vendors and other community stakeholders; the Gmail address is only for J1 students. 

Students who pass the course with a final cumulative grade of a B or higher are eligible to join the Tiburon yearbook or The Current newspaper staff, with adviser approval.

***If you have taken Journalism 1/Introduction to Journalism before, or have been on a newspaper or yearbook staff before, you can go straight into the production level classes, with adviser approval. See Ms. Hale for more details***

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Course Information

This course is where a completely student originated product is planned and executed. Students take photos of events both on and off campus during and after school hours, interview classmates, teachers and staff, conduct research and fact-checks, and then combine all these elements into a newspaper that will be disseminated directly to the student body and greater community.

Commitment is an integral part of this production level course; staff will be asked to stay after school to not only cover events but to also meet project deadlines, as well as attend summer workshops to plan the upcoming year’s coverage.

Associated Organizations

The Current Newspaper and/or its staff maintains membership in the following organizations:

Florida Scholastic Press Association
Since 2022
https://fspa.wildapricot.org

Quill & Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists
Since 2022
http://quillandscroll.org/

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Open to all Tiburon yearbook, The Current newspaper and WSRK TV Production staff and crew, with adviser recommendation. This honor society provides community service and scholarship opportunities.Download the application and teacher recommendation forms below, and submit the application to Ms. Hale in room 423 by the deadline indicated on the application. Teacher recommendation forms should be submitted to Ms. Hale by the teacher giving the recommendation in a sealed envelope by the same deadline date that the application is due.

Incomplete application packets will not be considered.

We will be accepting fall applications for the 2024-2025 school year, for juniors and seniors only, when school begins in August. 

2024-2025 Quill & Scroll Members

Officers

President, Open

Vice President, Open

Historian, Open