Lamar Student Media Boasts Redesigned Newsroom

The student media department at Lamar has multiple new looks.

One year ago – Newspaper, Photojournalism and the Yearbook all represented three different class periods. This year, all three classes are in 8th period and work together as Lamar Student Media. 

The Lamar Scroll newspaper, the yearbook – Valhalla and our talented  Lamar photojournalists are now all coexisting in one creative space while creating something that has been never done before. 

Having all the staff in one class provides for a great system – it’s so much easier to communicate with one another since we are all in one space. The communication and the bonds we’re building are great experiences. As the editor for both publications, I can honestly say this will be the best year of my four years here at Lamar. Everyone has amazing talent and their minds are unbelievably creative in the journalism and photography world. 

Having different feelings and opinions on all the big changes happening to  the staff isn’t something new. Junior Karen Castillo is a second year yearbook student and now serves as the Social Media Manager for Lamar Student Media has some things to say about the new changes.

“I really like having all the members of student media in one class,” Castillo says. “It’s so much easier to get information from other writers and photographers because we are all in the same room. The functional chaos makes our space feel like a real newsroom. The new setup better prepares those of us who want to work for newspaper and magazine companies in the future.” 

Having newspaper, photojournalism and yearbook in one class is a new challenge that Ms. Talton is excited to take on. 

“I was initially a bit concerned about having three different courses in one room and during the same class period,” Talton explains. “The collective represents Lamar Student Media and serves one common purpose – to provide accurate and engaging coverage to the Lamar community.” 

Senior Celeste Elvik is a second year newspaper student and also loves the new change of having all the student media publications in one class.