Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4

Front Page: Annual Teacher of the Year Award Announced

Summary: The band director, Ms. Shuttlesworth was nominated for the TOTY (Teacher of the Year) award and won. She's been nominated for years now and he students talk about how deserving she is of  the award. The article talks about how close she is with her students and how pushes them to do their best and be the best they can be. Shuttlesworth then talks about why she is in the music business and how her parents influenced her love and passion for music.

Who?: Kim Shuttlesworth
What? Teacher of the Year Award
Where? Bowie High School
When? Late January in 2015
Why? For her outstanding dedication
How? she was nominated
Who was quoted in the story? Bree Zuberier, Henry Cardenas, Kim Shuttlesworth and Angela Traylor.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "She's very hard on you, but you know she'll always be there for you. like, if you say, no I can't do it, she'll come back and support you and show you that you can."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? statement


Student Life: You Love em', hate em', but date em'

Summary: The article talks about the burdens of high school relationships. The article takes a dive from Mr. Garcia and also asks about students' relationships. Although relationships can be fun you still have to have priorities in check and be able to balance your time,


Who? Sophia garcia, Ethan Long, Alejandro garcia, Tyler Collins, and Anna Ambrosino.
What?  High School Relationships
Where?At school
When? During high school
Why? To balance time
How? Keep priorities in check
Who was quoted in the story? Ethan Long, Anna Ambrosino, Alejandro Garcia
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Family, friends, and grades don't matter because you have someone you love to spend time with. But what happens when that relationship comes to an end, who is left to support you."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A quote


News: Marching band Travels Abroad for New Year's Parade with millions watching

Summary: The article talks about how the JBHSOPE got invited in 2013 to march in the London New Year's Day Parade. It quote OPE member about the long flight and what the Band saw while in london. The article also talks about the actual parade and the trhrilling experience.

Who? JBHSOPE
What? London New Year's Parade
Where? London, UK
When? New Year's Day
Why? To march in the parade
How? By plane
Who was quoted in the story? Ty harmon, Lauren Aman, Linda Garza, jessica Stachew, Grace larger, Kylie Dugan
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "As performers, it's so satisfying to have people appreciate what you do and, better yet, go nuts when you walk past"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote


Sports: World Champion Hits the Target

Summary: The article talks about Brooke Landry, the highest ranking Young female knife thrower in the world. laundry has been practicing for 12 years and was the youngest girl to ever break a record of 200. The article also talks about her experiences with her father and training.

Who? Brooke Landry
What? Highest Ranking Female knife thrower
Where? Bowie High School
When? 2015
Why? She hit a target and got the highest score
How? she been practicing for 12 years
Who was quoted in the story? Brooke, Mike Landry, Gillian Sitler
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "She was the youngest person to break 200"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote


Entertainment:u Trivia Crack 'Craze'
Summary:
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Who was quoted in the story?
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?

Commentary: Trivia Crack 'Craze'
Summary: The article talks about how trivia crack spread around bowie and has beome the new game to play. It explains what the app is and why it is so addicting. It also mentions the different kinds or challenges and games you can play on  it.
Who? Students
What? Trivia Crack
Where? On their Phones
When? In their free time
Why? Trivia crack is fun
How? downloaded it and the game was spread
Who was quoted in the story? Nicole Zahoric, Minh-Thi Nguyen, Yellena James, Nick Anagnos, Marco Moreno.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "I heard about it before but I didn't think it was a big deal but then I started playing it…"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?  no

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

In Depth: Hands free cell phone policy enacted
Summary: A new hands free cell phone policy was enacted in Austin on January 1st, 2015 and it makes driving while using a device illegal.  This new policy was enacted to keep people safe and make Austin a better functioning city.
Who?  People of Austin
What? hands free policy
Where? Austin
When? January 2015
Why? To make austin and better and safer city to live in
How? By banning using a device and driving a vehicle
Who was quoted in the story? Marielle Lopez, Lauren Guilette, and Stacy Stacher.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "It promises to be successful way to prevent a lot of texting related accidents."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote



1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper?

The photo of brooke Landry throwing a knife.

1A. Why is this your favorite?

It really got my attention and pulled me in, and it was the reason I chose to read it.

1B. What rules of photo composition are evident?

Framing through the fence and the target, simplicity because the background isn't distracting from the subject, and depth of field because the subject is deeper than the target.

2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper?

The softball photo of Haley Walker.

2A. Why is this your least favorite?

The photographer didn't use a good shutter speed so the photo is a little blurry and the background takes the attention away from the subject.

3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue? You will need to look through the entire paper and see the topics covered and decide which one you think would have been fun.

I would've wanted to take photos for the musical because there are so many photo opportunities during it. It would an awesome way to get many good photographs.

4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.

I would say this issue is very well done! the strong points were that the stories were good stories and that they were very current and appealed to the students. the weak points were that towards the end of certain articles, the text sort of dragged on and at the end of some of the articles, the stories didn't fully wrap up. 

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