We hope all of the current, former and future CMA students are having an excellent and relaxing summer so far. Several of our yearbook staffers just returned from the wonderful Bluegrass Yearbook Experience camp at Eastern Kentucky University. Some of our student journalists enjoyed the Exposure camp at Western Kentucky University.
If you’ve shot any interesting pictures or video this summer — or if you have any interesting stories to tell about your vacation adventures — please send them to manualredeye@gmail.com.
Our own CMA teacher Elizabeth Palmer was named the Journalism Education Association Kentucky State Director at the JEA/NSPA annual spring convention in Portland, Oregon. As the director, Ms. Palmer will create a network of Kentucky journalism teachers interested in achieving high journalistic standards, and promote participation on the local, state, and national level in conferences and workshops.
On March 19, 2010, the Manual Crimson yearbook took home the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award in a ceremony at Columbia University in New York City. The award was for the 2009 volume with the theme Slant.
This is the first time in history that a Kentucky book has claimed the Gold Crown, the coveted national prize for high school yearbooks and newspapers.
The yearbook also was awarded a Pacemaker Finalist Award by the National Scholastic Press Association on April 18, 2010 at the annual spring convention in Portland, Oregon. Congratulations, 2009 editors and staff!
The National Scholastic Press Association has named duPont Manual’s 2008-2009 Crimson yearbook as a finalist in the national Pacemaker competition.
This is the second national recognition the yearbook has received for its 2008-2009 volume, “Slant.” The other national recognition came from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, which named the Crimson a Crown finalist. The Crimson is the only yearbook in Kentucky to make the finalist list in either contest and one of a small number in the nation to receive both. The final results of the Pacemaker competition are expected in April; the Crown contest results will be announced in March.
CMA is proud to announce that five of their photojournalism students, Josh Beal, Sally George, Lauren McKay, Tim Haag, and Patty Gray, along with photojournalism teacher Ms. Elizabeth Palmer, have been invited by the Kentucky Derby Festival to photograph festival events. Along with having their work displayed prominently on the Kentucky Derby Festival site, these individuals will receive press passes to all KDF events and photograph from behind the scenes.
In addition, members of the photojournalism class has been invited to exhibit their photos at the Housing Partnership Annual Dinner. The class will contribute photos around a theme: “What Home Means to You.” If sold, the proceeds will go to support HPI’s mission of improving Louisville families’ lives through education, preservation and development of affordable housing.
Any incoming CMA applicants must attend one of the following writing assessment sessions:
• February 17th, 3:30 PM
• February 19th, 6:00 PM
• February 20th, 11:00 AM
All sessions will be held in Manual’s senior cafeteria, accessible from Manual’s back parking lot (enter from Cardinal Boulevard or 2nd Street). It is the large windowed room that extends into the courtyard.
You must bring:
• pens or pencils
• lined paper
• a photo ID (or other photo identification). Any officially issued document is acceptable — student ID, a state ID card, a Kentucky Kingdom card, a TARC ID, a YMCA ID, last year’s yearbook, etc. — as long as it has the student’s name and photo on it.
Please arrive early. No student will be admitted to the testing area after the assessment has begun. The assessment will last one hour.
Participation in one of these sessions is required for all CMA applicants.
The assessment is the same in all sessions. In addition to these sessions, you must also submit a complete CMA application to Manual High School if you have not done so already.
You still have a few days left to submit a design for a new CMA T-shirt. The deadline is Friday, February 5 at 2:20 PM. Bring your design to Mr. Miller in room 251 or Ms. Palmer in room 252. The winner receives a FREE Manual yearbook (or a full refund if you’ve already purchased one)!
