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 ====== Article Submissions ====== ====== Article Submissions ======
  
-The Washington County Public Schools website features news from our schools in the form of articles.  We get many articles throughout the year and give each article a visibility time of two days before being moved to the archives which can be found at the bottom of the front page.  In the interest of fairness to all schools, we limit articles to one article per school per day.  If a division level announcement is necessary, these are added as needed.  These articles are a reflection upon your school and the school division.  It is your school's chance to shine.  Let the community know what happened!+The Washington County Public Schools website features news from our schools in the form of articles.  We get many articles throughout the year which can be found at the bottom of the front page.  In the interest of fairness to all schools, we limit articles to **one article per school per week**.  If a division level announcement is necessary, these are added as needed.  Most of Washington County Public Schools websites have been updated in which you can find the web article submission form located typically in the Library, Faculty/Staff, or School Resources Menu. **Underneath each field are instructions/examples read them closely**. Each school seems to have delegated someone access to the web article account to submit articles on behalf of your school, **send your article to the delegate for submission**.  These articles are a reflection upon your school and the school division.  It is your school's chance to shine.  Let the community know what happened!
  
 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 (**Please provide author who wrote article, not person submitting**)
   * The article text (At least 100 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 (**You must click the upload button on the form to upload the image**)
     * Alternate text intended to be seen by those that cannot see the image.  This text summarizes the image's appearance, not its meaning, and typically has little in common with the image's caption.  It should be at least one or two sentences.  A good way to do this is to look at the photo, then close your eyes and describe what is happening. (**Required**) [[#Frequently Asked Questions|See FAQ]]     * Alternate text intended to be seen by those that cannot see the image.  This text summarizes the image's appearance, not its meaning, and typically has little in common with the image's caption.  It should be at least one or two sentences.  A good way to do this is to look at the photo, then close your eyes and describe what is happening. (**Required**) [[#Frequently Asked Questions|See FAQ]]
     * A caption which is viewable by all readers.  This caption should elaborate on the photo or article with specific information and should be a complete sentence. (**Required**)     * A caption which is viewable by all readers.  This caption should elaborate on the photo or article with specific information and should be a complete sentence. (**Required**)
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   * Avoid abbreviations.  If you do, please provide, in parentheses, the expanded form after the first use in the article.   * Avoid abbreviations.  If you do, please provide, in parentheses, the expanded form after the first use in the article.
   * Avoid the abbreviation of your school name.  Many people who may read the articles may not be familiar with your school.  We know it is common within our schools, but as you also know, these articles are seen by more than just your school.   * Avoid the abbreviation of your school name.  Many people who may read the articles may not be familiar with your school.  We know it is common within our schools, but as you also know, these articles are seen by more than just 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.  Make sure the image is no smaller than **480x360**.   * Adjust photos (brighten, crop, etc.) using photo editing software prior to submission.  Make sure the image is no smaller than **480x360**.
   * Have someone else proofread it.   * Have someone else proofread it.
-  * Place the article in the format of the [[web:article_submission#example_article|Example Article]] 
   * 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.
-  * Put your article directly into an email and attach the photo. +  
-  * 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.  It requires several extra steps to get the image out. +
-  * 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's full name if doing so would identify them through the photo   * Inclusion of a student's full name if doing so would identify them through the photo
-  * Merge two photos about different things into a single photo.  The caption and alternate text should describe the photo which is not possible with two different photos.+  * Merging of two or more photos into a single photo.  The caption and alternate text should describe the photo which is not possible with two different photos.
   * 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
 +
  
 ====== Example Article ====== ====== Example Article ======
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