1. motivation, leadership, work & fun

What’s the BIG idea?

Jostens Summer Journalism Camp

Wedding time

Everybody UP!

2-minute dating...

Guilty pleasure?Fave movie of all-time?Passionate about?TSwift or Miley Cyrus?On your iPod?Fave TV Show?What did you do this summer?Last concert?What youʼd like to be when you grow up?Fave sport?Fave STL landmark to visit?Best vacation ever?Pet peeve?Perfect day...Who you admire?Most embarrassing moment?Best restaurant?I wish I could spend the day with...I love (P/C) because...Kirkwood is better than Webster because...I wish my parents would...Teachers do not understand...

PhotoBooth Pics!

Motivational Mondays

• Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi

Tradition Never Graduates

This is not about individuals. It’s bigger than any one person.

Every decision will be made in the best interest of the publication.

We will all work toward a common goal.

“When you find yourself in a position of strength, a position of power or authority, you can go one way or the other. You can be a person built for others, which is all about effort and empathy. Or you can just walk around like you’re better than everyone else, which is basically arrogance and indifference about the world around you.” - Jeffrey Marx, Seasons of Life

Never Settle

We are great, but we will continue to look

to improve.

THE FIST

With these five points, all of a sudden you’re part of something bigger than yourself. That’s

what being a fist is all about. You throw yourself completely into the group--by communicating,

by trusting, by being collectively responsible, by caring, and by having pride. If you continue to

do that through the years, you will develop a tradition of excellence. And that is what we will

continue to build here at Kirkwood--a tradition of excellence.

Point One: Communication

I’m going to tell you the truth if you’re doing something bad, if you’re doing something mediocre,

or if you’re doing something great.

Point Two: Trust

When we tell each other the truth and talk to each other face-to-face, trust is going to develop.

It’s amazing. How many of you really trust someone? Some of you may not trust anybody.

But if you’re part of something that’s bigger than you, something that you identify with,

something you throw yourself into, then you will be more apt to be able to trust the people in

that room. And that’s what we’re trying to build. A staff where we trust one another; where we

have confidence in one another.

Point Three: Collective Responsibility

We succeed and we struggle together. It’s not the any one individual’s publication, it’s our

publication. A fist embraces plural pronouns.

Point Four: Caring

We care for one another. If something happens, we’re there for each other, all the time.

Point Five: Pride

If we do all these things over and over, we develop the pride of being in that fist--whether it’s a

staff fist, a church fist or a family fist. We’re proud to say, “I belong to the Kirkwood High

School journalism program.”

Deadline Awards - Please vote for your best of the deadline....

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Issue ABPD: Who went Above and Beyond the Pioneer of Duty and why?

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Deadline Awards - Please vote for your best of the deadline....

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Headline: ________________________________________

Photo: _________________________________

Design: ___________________________________________

Video Sequence: ___________________________________

Issue ABPD: Who went Above and Beyond the Pioneer of Duty and why?

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In-Class ActivitiesTheme late nights

Secret Santa/Boo BuddiesBake off/Dip off

Birthday songVDay exchangeWhite Elephant

“Warm Fuzzies” dayBaby photo contest

FOODClass/meeting time itself (Me, We and Work)

Who Am I’sFuneral

Out-of-Class ActivitiesHaunted Houses

DinnerBowlingFloat trip

Ice skatingTailgating

Program Staples• Successor letters• Best of Folders• NEW Bio books• Contests (editor in charge)• Professional critiques• Press releases• Boot camp• AP lessons• Sunday editor lessons• Alumni Day

PR efforts

Quill & Scroll (TJs, Middle School partnership, English class presentations)

YouTube teasers!PT conferences!Football games!Recruitment efforts

BE VISIBLE!!!

Status updates… …teasers (ledes of pieces, etc.) …when spreads are done …photos of spreads, pages …ask for photos, anecdotes …fun tidbits, photos, etc.

...did I mention photos?

BE VISIBLE!!!

Social MediaMust be on FB and Twitter

Other ideasField trip to the mallField trip to Six FlagsNational conventions

Summer CampsBoot camps

BBQ’s adviser/editor home or parkFantasy football league

End of the Year Banquet

EVERYONE is recognizedAwards: New Staffer, Best All-Around, Adviser Award,

CDE Leadership AwardAlumni Scholarship

POPS - helps put it on (cafe)

Give BackOur Little Haven

Extreme Makeover

Keep Kids Excited

I. FreedomII. Respect

III. High expectations

I. FreedomThe program honors their First Amendment rights.

Students all want to be independent and in charge of their own lives. Journalism gives them that opportunity. It’s THEIR book. And that’s a GREAT thing.

II. RespectStudents, like adults, know when they are respected.

J students are treated with respect on a daily basis--as individuals, as collaborators, as researchers, as writers.

Respect entails trust, and in your program students share the responsibility for learning with the teacher. While the teacher comes up with the curriculum, students implement it and practice real-world skills.

III. High Expectations

My standards are high, and I find students, like adults, rise to meet them. My students always have.

At whatever point your program is at, start this.

Empower your kids. Get excited and create something beautiful.

The point is to remember to have fun along the way.

It’s about the journey, not the destination.

Start now, set the tone no matter where your program currently stands.

Motivation is a TEAM effort.Work together and enjoy your year together.

Now go out there and take it!

This is YOUR TIME!

Here’s to a great 2012-13

mitch.eden@kirkwoodschools.org