Sarah Kirksey's guest appearances

Sarah Kirksey

Mind the Gutter

Mike Simons

Laura Zhu

Annie Gorenstein Falkenberg

Caroline Mattox

Makena Busch

Kathy Habiger

Ann Akers

Erinn Harris

Brenda Gorsuch

Mitch Ziegler

Kara Petersen

Pat Hinman

Carrie Faust

Heather Nagel

Pete LeBlanc

OwlTail

On this episode, Nelson and Hayley chat with Sarah Kirskey, the adviser from Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Sarah shares her staff’s five-week planning, production and design cycle, which we love. She also discusses how to get the best solutions out of tough situations, looking locally for inspiration and why she loves journalism so much.7:55—Difficult topics students want to cover8:58—The purpose of what we are covering10:07—Having intentional conversations about diversity13:40—Catering stories to your theme14:20—How Sarah teaches yearbook16:10—The difficulty of theme17:45—Looking toward local high schools for inspiration and advice18:25—Learning moments20:48—What she loves about journalism24:55—How to build staff relationships26:40—Staff structure and production schedule28:00—Keeping design consistency with the production schedule

On this episode, Nelson and Hayley chat with Sarah Kirskey, the adviser from Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Sarah shares her staff’s five-week planning, production and design cycle, which we love. She also discusses how to get the best solutions out of tough situations, looking locally for inspiration and why she loves journalism so much. 7:55—Difficult topics students want to cover 8:58—The purpose of what we are covering 10:07—Having intentional conversations about diversity 13:40—Catering stories to your theme 14:20—How Sarah teaches yearbook 16:10—The difficulty of theme 17:45—Looking toward local high schools for inspiration and advice 18:25—Learning moments 20:48—What she loves about journalism 24:55—How to build staff relationships 26:40—Staff structure and production schedule 28:00—Keeping design consistency with the production schedule

A Star is Born with Sarah Kirksey