created by Ali Akyuz
Imagery, a student-run art and literary magazine, is accepting student submissions through the end of today (May 7). For now the publication will be print only, and the creators are looking for any and all creative content!
Teachers across the art and English departments have created a brand new school magazine called Imagery, offering a fresh platform for student voices and creative expression.
The last day to submit publications is today, May 7.
The magazine will be print-only as of right now to replicate a real magazine, but that is subject to change in the future.
The teachers leading the production of the magazine are art teacher Mr. Ali Akyuz, and English teachers Ms. Amy Reiman and Mr. Jeffery Kroesch.
The team plans to publish at least one magazine a year and eventually one per semester.
“The idea was hatched during an English Department breakfast in late January,” Akyuz explained.
The name Imagery is unique in itself. It contains the prefix “mag” which is short for magazine.
“We wanted something that simultaneously suggested art and literature,” Akyuz added.
Through a magazine, students can submit poetry, literature, photographs, designs, etc.. to be published. “I like the idea of celebrating different groups of wildcats that may not be recognized as regularly
“Also, in this age of screens, tangible objects seem to be more rare, so having a printed magazine is our attempt to make it more special,” Akyuz shared.
Similar to a newspaper, a magazine offers physical memorabilia which students and staff like to look back on or show to their families.
The magazine also creates a new outlet for student leadership. The teachers compiling the magazine now hope to pass off the work to students so they can make it entirely their own.
“We hope that students begin to lead this, as this is a school, and students should participate and take leadership of things they care about,” Akyuz noted.
For the people involved, the magazine has become a passion project of sorts.
“I love to make new and exciting ways for students to engage in the school and build a vibrant school culture,” Akyuz shared.
This publication’s theme is “Lost and Found.”
Publications can be submitted to this google form in the Imagery Google Classroom: hl7dgpx
https://forms.gle/dSbQkg46nDzFDk377?authuser=0