* Indicates a course that does not fulfill the University of California system’s Subject requirement.

In this introductory course, beginning journalism students study writing, reporting, editing, production, and design. Students learn to conduct interviews and write news stories, sports stories, editorials, reviews, poll stories, and features. Students also study the rules of copy editing and caption and headline writing. They learn how to lay out a page so that it is camera ready for the printer and are introduced to using writing and design software. The course also helps train those interested in working on the newspaper, yearbook, or literary magazine. There are no quizzes nor examinations, and there is very little homework. Students are evaluated on the quality of the writing done on in-class writing assignments and class participation. This course is a prerequisite for Advanced Newspaper Journalism for students who have not taken journalism at the middle school.

Members of this class are reporters and page editors for the school newspaper who took a beginning journalism course at the middle school. In this course, students study interviewing, reporting, writing, and critiquing techniques and develop investigative reporting skills. The focus of the course is on the production of the newspaper. Class members are responsible for covering a news beat, selling advertisements, and writing articles for each issue of the newspaper. There are no quizzes nor examinations. Students are required to attend a labor-intensive layout session one weekend per month and to spend several hours each month on the research and writing of stories to appear in the school newspaper. Students are evaluated on the quality of their reporting, writing, page design, and participation in the production of the newspaper.
Prerequisite: Application in the spring, a middle school journalism course, and acceptance by the instructor.

Members of this class are reporters and page editors for the school newspaper. They meet during the same time as the students enrolled in Advanced Newspaper Journalism: Editors. In this course, students study interviewing, reporting, writing, and critiquing techniques and develop investigative reporting skills. The focus of this course is on the production of the Chronicle. Class members are responsible for covering a news beat, selling advertisements, and writing articles for each issue. There are no quizzes nor examinations. Students are required to attend a labor-intensive layout session one weekend per month and to spend several hours each month on the research and writing of stories to appear in the school newspaper. Students are evaluated on the quality of their reporting, writing, page design, and participation in the production of the newspaper.
Prerequisite: Journalism or Intermediate Newspaper Journalism and application in the spring and acceptance by the instructor.

In this course, students learn advanced newspaper design skills and develop investigative reporting skills. Students in this course are those who have been selected to serve as editors on the Chronicle, and the focus of the class is on production. Staff members are responsible for covering a news beat, selling advertisements, writing articles for each issue of the paper, and assisting in layout sessions. Editors establish newspaper policy and design and are expected to write for each issue and participate in editorial meetings. There are no quizzes nor examinations. Students are required to attend a labor-intensive layout session one weekend per month and to spend several hours each month on the research and writing of stories to appear in the school newspaper. Students are evaluated on the quality of their reporting, writing, page design, and participation in the production of the newspaper.
Prerequisite: Journalism, Intermediate Journalism, or permission of the instructor. Students must submit applications in the spring and be accepted as editors.

As editors, writers, and photographers, students in this course help to create the school yearbook, Vox Populi. Students learn design and layout principles. Caption writing, feature writing, photojournalism, advertising, and budgeting are some of the topics covered in this course. Both sophomores who have worked on the yearbook at the middle school and students taking yearbook for the first time enroll in Intermediate Yearbook Journalism, which meets at the same time as the advanced yearbook classes. After-school and weekend work sessions are required.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Journalism is recommended, but not required.

Students enrolled in this course are the section editors and photographers of the school yearbook. Juniors who have taken Intermediate Yearbook Journalism may take this class. While senior editors, enrolled in Advanced Yearbook Journalism: Editors, provide the structure for the development of the yearbook, section editors have specific areas of responsibility. Students research, write, take pictures, and design spreads. Section editors are encouraged to attend the summer journalism conference.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Journalism is recommended, but not required.

The senior editors of the school yearbook are enrolled in this class. Editors provide the structure for the development of the yearbook. Each editor has a specific area of responsibility and is expected to attend a summer journalism workshop. Editors supervise the work of other students and have ultimate responsibility for the creation of the yearbook. Students must apply for an editorial position on the yearbook to be eligible to take this class.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

(from the 2008-2009 Curriculum Guide)