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Dec. 16, 2004 |
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Your four years of high school: full of anxiety, happiness and heartbreak. Now imagine each up and down documented by a magazine read all around the world.
Just ask freshman Heather Hammel what its like. She is one of four girls featured in Elle Girl magazines new Class of 2008 section.
The magazine is following four girls around the country for four years, Hammel said, adding that it checks up on us every month.
San Francisco Chronicle reporter Lisa Hix is freelancing for Elle Girls feature, profiling Hammel while other reporters are covering the girls in New York, Texas and Illinois.
Hix talked to Roosevelt journalism teacher Nancy Maxson, Hammels eighth grade teacher, who recommended Hammel for the feature, according to Hammel. After interviewing Hammel, the magazine decided to give her the spot.
"I've had a couple of people come up to me waving the picture from the magazine."
HEATHER HAMMEL,
freshman |
Elle Girls December issue features the first insert of the Class of 2008 section. It documents her first day of classes and her extra-curricular activities, such as flute and cross country. It also mentioned Hammels successful fight to reinstate her middle school newspaper.
Mostly, they talk to us about what the school is like and our interests, Hammel said.
Hammel expressed anxiety over being followed by a reporter and a photographer, who check up on her every month.
They always want you to act natural, but its really hard, Hammel said. Youll be walking down the hall, and theyll be like Stop and take a picture.
Hix also interviewed Hammels classmates, like freshman Sabine Scherer, whom Hix mentioned in the December article.
They asked questions like, What do you think of Heather? and Does she have a boyfriend? Scherer said, adding that Hix thought Hammel would be too shy to tell her.
Even with only one issue in newsstands, Hammel has already gained some recognition.
Ive had a couple of people come up to me waving the picture from the magazine, Hammel said. It was kind of strange because I didnt know them.
The Class of 2008 section will be in every issue until Hammels 2008 graduation. Articles are also available at on the Elle Girl website (www.ellegirl.com). |
