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Peter Larkins
| The Appalachian
Junior graphic arts major Leslie R. Miller will lead the Rhododendron. |
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
Creating a yearbook requires hard work and dedication. Students
have been working exceptionally hard this year to get Appalachian’s
yearbook back up and running. Next year, the Rhododendron has big
plans, starting with a brand new staff.
Leslie R. Miller, a junior graphic arts and imaging technology major,
has been selected as editor-in-chief for the 2004-2005 Rhododendron.
“She is a very nice person, and she works well with the others
on staff,” Director of Student Publications David W. Freeman
said. “She is a good fit.”
Miller began working with student publications in her sophomore
year of high school. During her junior year, she became the editor
of her high school newspaper.
Once she arrived at Appalachian, Miller applied to become part of
The Appalachian newspaper staff.
“After writing an article, I saw more of a chance to do design
for the yearbook,” she said.
This year she held the positions of design editor and assistant
editor. Miller was in charge of things such as preparing notes for
the Monday staff meetings, proofreading articles and editing pages.
“She had plenty of experiences in high school and working
this year,” Freeman said. “She knows the routine. We
are counting ourselves lucky that someone with her ability wanted
the job.”
Miller will now be responsible for putting together a staff, deciding
the theme of the yearbook and working one on one with the yearbook
publisher.
“She is going to be a very busy young lady,” Freeman
said.
Miller has big plans for next year.
“I want to represent more people, and I want to have a great
quality yearbook,” Miller said. “This has been a learning
year and we are going to change a lot of things like organization
and deadlines.”
Next year, the entire staff will be attending training classes on
writing and design.
“That way, everyone knows how to do everything from the beginning,”
Miller said.
After graduating, Miller said she hopes to get a job designing for
a magazine and one day have her own magazine, but until then Miller
will work long hours creating a yearbook that will hold memories
of life at Appalachian for years to come.
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