Deadlines Scare the Pants Off…

By Jeanne Acton | Monday, November 10, 2008 10:03 AM

Jack-O-Matic is afraid to go to the mailroom.

If you are unaware of who Jack-O-Matic (JOM for short) is. He is my trustworthy assistant. You know, the guy who does all of the real work.

Anyway, he’s not enjoying the mail these days.

And I must thank you for that.

JOM is getting inundated with Interscholastic League Press Conference membership forms and yearbooks. He’s a little busy and a little scared to check today’s mail.

I say, keep it coming. Scare the pants right off JOM. I think he has good legs.

Membership was due Nov. 1 so if you haven’t sent your forms in, please do so quickly. I understand the later school start puts everyone a little behind. No worries. Just put the forms in the mail as quickly as you can.

And right now, you might be saying, “What forms? I can’t find my membership forms?”

Again no worries.

We put all of the forms on the Web for you. Here’s the link: http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/journalism/. If you can’t access the forms, email me (jeacton@mail.utexas.edu), and I will send them to you.

While we are talking about deadlines, let’s not forget (or perhaps you would rather), yearbooks were due for rating Nov. 1 also.  If you haven’t sent your yearbooks to us yet, you are OK. Just get it in the mail ASAP. If you need the forms, they are on the Web (same link as above).

Dec. 1 is the deadline for Yearbook Individual Achievement Awards (IAAs). We need you to make this deadline because I send all of the IAAs to judges across the state and nation shortly after Dec. 1. The judges don’t take too kindly to me sending more stuff every week. If you are having problems getting these together, please let me know.

Just remember, your membership and contest entries keep our mailroom full. It may frighten the pants off of JOM, but it makes for a thriving competitive organization. And that is what really matters, right?

Of course, I promise to take pictures of JOM when he loses his pants.