| Show Teamwork Wins Points West Number One i ii f j t 1 Z r lII I f t g e fi i ti fi t. t 4 d t 1 j it Y l fr fr M I 1 Af jj r. r v v it C Ro Rob b Kjar Ed Lile Cleta Spratt t a s. s ill t A. A by lob KJar of I. I L 01 J M Managing nag ng Editor 3 F For For or the second year in a row Points West has captured a first place award in national competition Based on six coverage categories general plan page design editing art and the creativity newspaper received top honors among junior colleges with an enrollment exceeding 2501 This comes as a surprise to many people b but t to those who work with the publication it is easy to understand the high marks achieved Due Du to the dedication of staff writers editors and advisors Points West can again say Were number one Sometimes a good the pat-on-the-back is in order so heres here's to the people who make it work Ed Lile Associate Editor Photographer Editor Photographer Lile is the ri right hand hand man in the operation having been affiliated with the newspaper for nearly six years He is able to give the paper the continuity needed from year to year as editors and writers come and go Lile produces quality high-quality photography operating his own photo lab at home Good photos are vital to effective coverage of events and Lile comes up with all the photos for ever every issue Page layout which requires experienced planning to balance news copy with photos and ads is another one of his fortes The newspaper received a perfect score in the area of page design which reflects Liles Lile's expertise I Cleta Spratt Copy Editor Spratt is the background-backbone background of the news dep department With her wizardry at the computer mistakes are deleted grammar refined and generally the writer of the article looks better than tha before Spratt picks up the articles each week edits them and moves them to the printer Spratt is very involved in campus affairs such as the student senate and the Toastmasters club Around the office she is the morale-builder morale who can provide either encouragement gement or a necessary karate chop d depending pending upon the level of Faced with the task of bala balancing cing reporters' reporters wishes and the upon's reported-upon's expectations Spratt is invaluable Connie Alvey Advertising Manager Alvey is the newest addition to the team Advertising has as become a big concern for Points West requiring one persons person's and probably more full attention Deadlines to meet and ad clients to satisfy not an easy job but Alvey's vigor keeps her on top of the advertising needs of the paper She has developed an organized system for advertising g that never had existed and has kept billings billing's and collections up up to to The Advertising Managers Manager's position will likely keep growing Alvey has provided a solid beginning for good things thin s to come JOI Journ Class Writers 4 oJ t w r Journalism m J gl Under eX erien on- on one the e urn Jo Journalism l s clasS pr produces u es' es T the news copy each w week ek Roselyn collects the copy does the initial copyediting copyediting copyediting copy copy- copy copy- editing and forwards the articles to Cleta Spratt r or orThe A The writers are quite a group Many have had previous ious writing experience J Jin l in high school publications or even magazines but some are writing for their their f. f first Irs t t. t time J r w ill They doggedly trample out beats and dig up inter interesting ting and sometimes controversial issues that affect students No matter how big or how small the class may be they are dedicated to the paper and to the needs eeds So there you have it the winning team Thanks should also go out to the members of the Publications Co Council for their dedication and wisdom and to the many others on campus who submit articles and provide suggestions suggestion and support w- w |
