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  • Amherst Regional High School
  • 21 Mattoon Street
  • Amherst, MA 01002
  • (413) 362-1700

  • Principal: Mark Jackson

Desktop Publishing I

Desktop Publishing I 550 2 Credits

The focus of this trimester long class is the production of the AmherstRegionalHigh School yearbook, The Goldbug.  Students in the yearbook class will be involved in multiple aspects of yearbook production. Assignments include the design and formatting of templates , photography, scanning, photo retouching with  Adobe PhotoShop, marketing, theme development, ad sales, ad design, the generation of art and titles, typing, caption writing, financial record keeping and proofreading. All pages are created on a PC using InDesign. Fall Term focuses on completion of the Student Life, Fall Sports, Performing Arts, Superlatives, Dividers, Advertising, Supplement, and Senior Sections.  Winter Term involves completion of Underclassmen, Winter Sports, Faculty, Events and Club sections. Completion of Computer Graphics is recommended, but not required.

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