Yearbook and newspaper production is much more than just a class. The Jaguar and The Paw Print staffs are like being part of a family. Every member is important and each contribution is significant. Staffers are expected to conduct themselves responsibly and courteously inside and outside the journalism room whether working with other staff members or when  conducting interviews and gathering information.

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

• Respect Yourself—Respect Others—Respect Those Who Teach!
• Enter our class with an OPEN MIND! 
• Supplies are a MUST--bring pencil and paper every day.
• Production classes must interact with each other. You must converse with your classmates in order to publish a newspaper or yearbook. The key to productivity is how you interact!
• Even when you are absent, take time to view the J website so you are not behind when you return to class.
• Control yourself and use appropriate language at all times.
• Take proper care of computer and photography equipment.

Should you choose not to follow these expectations, the following consequences will occur:

1. Seat Change
2. Student conference
3. Parent Contact
4. Teacher detention (D-Hall)  
5. After school detention
6. Saturday detention
7. Removal from class and discipline referral
8. In-school suspension

Consequences listed are in an approximate order. Depending on the offense a step may be skipped because of certain school-wide rules that supersede our classroom expectations.

If you follow the rules, the following consequences will occur:

1. Verbal praise
2. Positive note/phone call to parents:  Purple Postcard, Exemplary Behavior Referral
3. Earn special privileges—sitting in director’s chair, hitting the halls or the official snack!
4. Excellent/Good Conduct Grade