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====== Article Submissions ====== | ====== Article Submissions ====== | ||
- | The Washington County Public Schools website features news from our schools in the form of articles. | + | The Washington County Public Schools website features news from our schools in the form of articles. |
We do not edit the front page directly, but schedule articles in our database system to be displayed on a certain day. Each article in our news archive **must** have the following: | We do not edit the front page directly, but schedule articles in our database system to be displayed on a certain day. Each article in our news archive **must** have the following: | ||
* A title | * A title | ||
- | * An author and an email address | + | * An author and an email address |
- | * The article text (At least 175 words if including a picture, but that is a good general size even for one without a picture) | + | * The article text (At least 100 words if including a picture, but that is a good general size even for one without a picture) |
- | * One optional picture | + | * One optional picture |
* Alternate text intended to be seen by those that cannot see the image. | * Alternate text intended to be seen by those that cannot see the image. | ||
* A caption which is viewable by all readers. | * A caption which is viewable by all readers. | ||
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* Avoid abbreviations. | * Avoid abbreviations. | ||
* Avoid the abbreviation of your school name. Many people who may read the articles may not be familiar with your school. | * Avoid the abbreviation of your school name. Many people who may read the articles may not be familiar with your school. | ||
+ | * If you are including a photo, do not refer to it in the text of the article | ||
* Adjust photos (brighten, crop, etc.) using photo editing software prior to submission. | * Adjust photos (brighten, crop, etc.) using photo editing software prior to submission. | ||
* Have someone else proofread it. | * Have someone else proofread it. | ||
- | * Place the article in the format of the [[web: | ||
* If your are including a photo, save it as a JPEG file if it is not in that format already. | * If your are including a photo, save it as a JPEG file if it is not in that format already. | ||
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- | * Use a subject that identifies it as a news article for the web in some way | + | |
- | * Please send only one article per email to ensure proper scheduling of articles. | + | |
- | * Email completed articles to [[cedwards@wcs.k12.va.us|Chris Edwards]] | + | |
===== Rejection of Articles ===== | ===== Rejection of Articles ===== | ||
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The following things will have an article rejected: | The following things will have an article rejected: | ||
- | * Placement of an article in a Microsoft Word Document. Microsoft Word inserts several non-standard characters that must be stripped out and increases the time to format for the web. | + | * Low resolution photos |
- | * Placement of a photo in a Microsoft Word Document. | + | |
- | * Embedding an image into an HTML formatted email. this is just as tough to extract as a Microsoft Word Document to extract. | + | |
* Inclusion of a student' | * Inclusion of a student' | ||
- | * Merge two photos | + | * Merging of two or more photos into a single photo. |
* Any text or picture which cannot be assigned copyright to Washington County Public Schools | * Any text or picture which cannot be assigned copyright to Washington County Public Schools | ||
* Articles that are not related to school | * Articles that are not related to school | ||
+ | * Caption text copied and pasted in the alternate text field | ||
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====== Example Article ====== | ====== Example Article ====== |