Members of The Viking Voice and The Archives dedicate scores of hours outside their normal school schedule in order to put the school newspaper and yearbook together. The task takes great dedication and commitment by all involved with the two organizations. However, some people do not understand what it takes to make it all happen. They are judgmental of the newspaper and yearbook, and do not appreciate the time, effort and ingenuity it takes to create these keepsake items.

For example, to put The Viking Voice and The Archives together, staff members must spend hours brainstorming ideas and narrowing the list to just a few interesting topics for reporters to write about.

Then staff must invest a lot of time to seek out teachers, students or other individuals to interview for their stories. They must also fit sections of stories together so it makes sense to the reader.

Editors must read and re-read stories searching for errors while creating page layouts so the newspaper is attractive to the reader. While writing their own stories for the paper, they must also meet with their staff to make sure the writing process is going smoothly.

The process can be stressful. Being in a newspaper or yearbook class is not like being in an ordinary class. In any other class, if a student does not have their research paper done on time, no one suffers but themselves. As part of a newspaper or yearbook team, a student lets down an entire classroom and school by not meeting deadlines and not doing their work.

The talents it takes to produce a great yearbook or school newspaper include excellent writing skills, ability to get people to talk for interviews, a creative mind and being motivated to do a good job.

Instead of complaining about the newspaper and yearbook, students should take into consideration the hard work and dedication it takes to produce the school newspaper and yearbook and be thankful that some of their peers chose to take on such a difficult

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