Year Book 
 
Overview and Requirements

The class is responsible for producing the El Padre Yearbook. To take the class, a student must be a junior or senior with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, or with the permission of his or her counselor.

Events schedule

The pace of the class is very strenuous in the fall and winter months. Students are assigned pages to produce, which include writing text, designing layouts, and organizing photograhps. While no formal photography or writing experience is required, these skills are helpful. Each page is part of a larger section with its own deadline. Meeting these deadlines is necessary to complete the book on time. Therefore, a student's grade during the second through fourth quarters is based solely on meeting these deadlines. During the first quarter there are no production deadlines, so a student's grade is based solely on the selling of advertisements which help in the cost of the overall book.

Preparation for Class

The class, while demanding at times, is fun. Students have the opportunity to attend an annual yearbook camp at Pepperdine University during August. Scholarships for the camp are available to cover some or all of the cost, depending upon how many students attend the camp. All students attend a day-long yearbook workshop at CSUB in the fall. This workshop is a condensed version of the one at Pepperdine, teaching students how to use the required software, write effective text, create layouts, and take good photographs.