Friday, April 15, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Lonestar Dispatch Issue number 5
FRONT PAGE
PALS mentor elementary students
Students from Bowie are in an organization called PALS lead by history teacher Alejandro Garcia. They are assigned a PALee and are given the opportunity to teach, get to know, and hangout with that person/student/PALee
Seniors, at the end of the year, receive the letters that they wrote to themselves when they were freshmen. They are stood in an english class for four years and then she the seniors receive them they are able to see how much they have changed and matured through their high school year.
PALS mentor elementary students
Students from Bowie are in an organization called PALS lead by history teacher Alejandro Garcia. They are assigned a PALee and are given the opportunity to teach, get to know, and hangout with that person/student/PALee
Who?
Pals and elementary students
What?
Students from Bowie in the PALS organization are keeping elementary kids happy
Where?
James Bowie High School
When?
April 22, 2016
Why?
To become closer with their PALee
How?
By hanging out with them, reading to them, talking with them, and teaching them.
Who was quoted in the story?
Junior Amy Cox
History teacher Alejandro Garcia
Junior Macy Hartman
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
I think that Amy Cox's last quote was the strongest because it not only talked about how PAL's teach their PALee's but how their PALee's can inspire and teach them.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes because I wanted to know more about the organization
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote
STUDENT LIFE
Disability won't stop talent
Kenny Finkelstine was born without the use of his left hand however that has not stopped him from pursuing his love of music. He goes to plays and coverts and knows a lot of music history. Kenny has not let his physical disability disable his spirit.
Who?
Senior Kenny Finkelstine
What?
Kenny Finkelstine has a disability of not being able to use his left hand yet still pursues music
Where?
James Bowie High School
When?
All of his life
Why?
He was born 11 weeks premature and had a brain hemorrhage a few days after
How?
Kenny was born early yet has a great personality so he doesn't let this disability hold him back but takes in a lot of music history knowledge
Who was quoted in the story?
Kenny Finkelstine
Mom, Ruth Finkelstine
Senior Colby Jeffus
Scholar teacher Ethan Ellerbrock
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
I think the last quote by Kenny was the strongest as it gave us his perspective that not all physically disabled people are mentally disabled as well
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes because I couldn't imagine living without two hands
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote
NEWS
Seniors receive nostalgia with four-year-old lettersSeniors, at the end of the year, receive the letters that they wrote to themselves when they were freshmen. They are stood in an english class for four years and then she the seniors receive them they are able to see how much they have changed and matured through their high school year.
Who?
seniors of Bowie
What?
Receive the letters that they wrote to themselves their freshmen year
Where?
James Bowie High School
When?
End of senior year
Why?
A fun reminder of how high school began for them when they were freshmen
How?
They write the letters as freshmen and Ms. Blevins keeps the letters in her room until they are ready to be distributed
Who was quoted in the story?
English teacher Shari Blevins
Senior Kandice Cox
Senior Angelica Saenz
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
I think the quote my Angelica Saenz was the strongest as it showed how people can change as they go through the four years of high school
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
yes because I remember writing that letter and i wanted to hear the funny things people had in theirs
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Statement
SPORTS
Softball team is still undefeated
The bowie varsity softball team has so far gone undefeated in district play. The coaches and players give credit to the hard work in practice, and the strong bond between the players and the coaches. The softball team has never gone this far undefeated in district play.
Who?
Bowie Varsity Sotball team
What?
They are currently undefeated in district
Where?
James Bowie High School
When?
The spring season of 2016
Why?
They have won all of their games and no one at Bowie has ever done that
How?
The team works hard in practice and bonds well so that they are close and able to fight for the win every game
Who was quoted in the story?
Headcoach Liz Wissel
Junior Alex McClennan
Junior Kaley Farnish
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
I think the first quote by Alex McClennan was the strings t as you got a players perspective on the hard work the team has put into winning.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes because it created good suspense and pulled me in.
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote
ENTERTAINMENT
Band director set to move to a new school at year's end
Band teacher Kim Shuttlesworth is leaving Bowie next year to start a new program at a new school however she has left her mark at Bowie. Students felt that she taught in a specific way that helped them excel and student felt that they could talk to her. She will be missed next year at Bowie.
Who?
Band teacher Kim Shuttlesworth
What?
The band teacher is leaving Bowie to start a new program but her legacy won't b forgotten
Where?
James Bowie High School
When?
Next school year 2016-2017
Why?
She is starting a new program at a new school and feels that she has changed the bowie program fr the better
How?
She had specific teaching methods and advice that motivated kids and allowed her to feel like the program will stay how it is even if she is gone
Who was quoted in the story?
Band teacher Kim Shuttlesworth
Junior Gianna Nuckols
Senior Lauren Anderson
Senior Danny Cruz
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
I think the last quote by Danny Cruz was the strongest as it definitely showed how she was more than just a band teacher
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Not really as it kind of just told me what was happening.
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote
COMMENTARY
Social Media back at it again
Damn Dnaiel became a poplar hit very quickly yet it got annoying in schools when that's all you would hear in the halls. However the two kids were able to use their fame for good and donate a bunch of shoes to a children's hospital.
Who?
Damn Daniel. Daniel and Josh
What?
They became an overnight hit and even though it was annoying were able to use their fame for good
Where?
California and James Bowie High School
When?
A few weeks ago
Why?
People thought it was funny and wanted to be just like Daniel's friend Josh
How?
They were posting videos on snapchat and got famous. Then when Daniel received his lifetime supply of vans he gave them to a children's hospital.
Who was quoted in the story?
No quotes but Alicia Molina wrote the story
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
No quotes
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes because I could relate to the annoyed feeling towards Damn Daniel
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Statement
IN-DEPTH
A shift in political apathy?
This years elections has truly provoked emotions. So much so that it may bring the millennial generation out to vote. This generation hasn't shown up to polls that often except now with the use of social media and Donald Trump, millennials are expected to show up to the polls.
Who?
The millennial generation and other voters
What?
The millennial may show up to the polls this year as social media and the internet has been a big portion of campaigns
Where?
The United States of America
When?
November 4, 2016
Why?
The millennial generation hears things and sees things on the internet before anyone else.
How?
They are ages 18-25 so they are on the internet all the time and constantly getting phone notifications from social media.
Who was quoted in the story?
No quotes
What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
No quotes
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes because Donald Trump is such a controversial person
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Statement
1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper?
The Picture for the story "Baseball plays it safe"
1A. Why is this your favorite?
1A. Why is this your favorite?
It's a good action shot that really tells the story of the photo and of the actual copy that goes with the photo.
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident?
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident?
Depth of field, balance, leading lines, and background
2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper?
2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper?
The photo of the kid next to the tennis story where he is leaned up against the water jugs.
2A. Why is this your least favorite?
2A. Why is this your least favorite?
It is not exciting, the subject is right smack in the middle, and it just doesn't grab my attention or tell a story like most of the other photos do
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.
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.
The softball game because I play softball and really loving taking sports actions shots
4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.
4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.
I would rate the photography a low A because not all of the pictures really tell a story. However most of the photos are in focus, fairly interesting, and go really well with the stories they are paired with. I think the photo composition rules could be a little better.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Infographics and illustrator
This is for the commentary pice on Damn Daniel
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This is for the news story about freshmen letters being returned to seniors
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this could be an info graphic for a news story on prom with interesting statistics.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Sports Current Event
1. http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/AustinAmericanStatesmanNIE/
2. One-Hit Wonder: Texas Somehow gets Victory
3. The Texas Rangers won their opening game with a blooper to the outfield. It was the first loss for Feliz and the person who hit the blooper is usually a home run hitter.
4. Bloop: a really weak hit that should have been an out but the opposing team made an error on the ball
Slugger: a person who usually hits the ball really hard
5. Defending, Slugger, shaky,
6. Recap because it was describing the recent win of the Texas Rangers in detail about how they won the game on an error.
7. Rankings, it mentions that it was the opposing teams first opening day loss and how it was a great start to the rangers season. Meaning the opposing team must have been ranked pretty well while the Rangers were struggling a little.
2. One-Hit Wonder: Texas Somehow gets Victory
3. The Texas Rangers won their opening game with a blooper to the outfield. It was the first loss for Feliz and the person who hit the blooper is usually a home run hitter.
4. Bloop: a really weak hit that should have been an out but the opposing team made an error on the ball
Slugger: a person who usually hits the ball really hard
5. Defending, Slugger, shaky,
6. Recap because it was describing the recent win of the Texas Rangers in detail about how they won the game on an error.
7. Rankings, it mentions that it was the opposing teams first opening day loss and how it was a great start to the rangers season. Meaning the opposing team must have been ranked pretty well while the Rangers were struggling a little.
Sports Exploration Activity
1. Softball
2. Favorite Athlete: Blaire Luna
3. College D1 softball Rankings: Alabama is 4th with a record of 31-7
4. Summary of Blaire Luna:
1. She had 80 wins and 30 losses in her college career at UT.
2. UT made it to the Texas world series while Blaire Luna was pitching.
3. Lauren Haeger was named the 2015 collegiate player of the year
5. Three important rules are 3 strikes means a batter is out, the pitchers food may not leave the
ground until the all has been released, and runners can only come off the bag after the ball
has been released.
6. In-field fly: the ball was hit in the dirt part of the field when there was a runner on first and second with less than two outs so the batter is automatically out and the runners don't have to run.
Blue: this refers to the umpire (the person standing behind the plate wearing the blue shirt that calls balls, strikes, and outs)
Signs: the signals that the coach near third base is giving to the batter so that the batter and runner know what to do
7. "There's nothing soft about it"
You could say this less cliche by saying that the softball is actually hard and the name is very misleading.
8. Blaire Luna:
Blaire Luna was born in Austin, Texas on December 16, 1990 and attended the University of Texas. She played 11 games her rookie year with a 10-1 record. After playing for UT she went on and played with the USSS Pride. In 2011 she was in the national top 10 for the best softball player in the nation. Later in 2011 and 2012 she was the Academic- all time athlete. Finally she was the Big 12 pitcher of the year.
2. Favorite Athlete: Blaire Luna
3. College D1 softball Rankings: Alabama is 4th with a record of 31-7
4. Summary of Blaire Luna:
1. She had 80 wins and 30 losses in her college career at UT.
2. UT made it to the Texas world series while Blaire Luna was pitching.
3. Lauren Haeger was named the 2015 collegiate player of the year
5. Three important rules are 3 strikes means a batter is out, the pitchers food may not leave the
ground until the all has been released, and runners can only come off the bag after the ball
has been released.
6. In-field fly: the ball was hit in the dirt part of the field when there was a runner on first and second with less than two outs so the batter is automatically out and the runners don't have to run.
Blue: this refers to the umpire (the person standing behind the plate wearing the blue shirt that calls balls, strikes, and outs)
Signs: the signals that the coach near third base is giving to the batter so that the batter and runner know what to do
7. "There's nothing soft about it"
You could say this less cliche by saying that the softball is actually hard and the name is very misleading.
8. Blaire Luna:
Blaire Luna was born in Austin, Texas on December 16, 1990 and attended the University of Texas. She played 11 games her rookie year with a 10-1 record. After playing for UT she went on and played with the USSS Pride. In 2011 she was in the national top 10 for the best softball player in the nation. Later in 2011 and 2012 she was the Academic- all time athlete. Finally she was the Big 12 pitcher of the year.
Current Events Quiz 5.3
1. How are AISD and the City of Austin working together to keep more money in the Austin community to use for schools? Be specific - Page A1 "City,Austin schools look for...."
A limited tax swap in which certain schools could be taken over preventing in paying more money than needed to the state.
2. How many years will it take California and NY to raise the minimum wage to $15? Page A4 "Calif., NY to phase in $15...."
6 years
3. What school won the NCAA Men's basketball tournament last night and what was the final score? Page SE2 "Wildcats have finishing touch"
The villanova wildcats with a score of 77-74
4. Which of the 10 Amazing Destinations would you want to visit and why? Page SA1 "See the World" NOTE: This story jumps....
Australia because I have always wanted to snorkel in the great barrier reef (and see one of the seven wonders of the world) and pet a koala.
5. Do you like idea of Instagram expanding videos from 15 second to 1 minute? Why or Why not? Page D1 "Instagram videos...."
Yes because sometimes the idea behind a video can't be captured in only 15 seconds. I think that more funny things and inspirational things will be able to be seen on Instagram if they expand to 1 minute long videos.
A limited tax swap in which certain schools could be taken over preventing in paying more money than needed to the state.
2. How many years will it take California and NY to raise the minimum wage to $15? Page A4 "Calif., NY to phase in $15...."
6 years
3. What school won the NCAA Men's basketball tournament last night and what was the final score? Page SE2 "Wildcats have finishing touch"
The villanova wildcats with a score of 77-74
4. Which of the 10 Amazing Destinations would you want to visit and why? Page SA1 "See the World" NOTE: This story jumps....
Australia because I have always wanted to snorkel in the great barrier reef (and see one of the seven wonders of the world) and pet a koala.
5. Do you like idea of Instagram expanding videos from 15 second to 1 minute? Why or Why not? Page D1 "Instagram videos...."
Yes because sometimes the idea behind a video can't be captured in only 15 seconds. I think that more funny things and inspirational things will be able to be seen on Instagram if they expand to 1 minute long videos.
SHORT ANSWER
The major candidates left in the race are Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Ted Cruz.
I don't really support any specific candidate because I don't agree with any of their views. I think the best ft would be Bernie Sanders except for the fact that he wants to raise taxes. I think the rest of the candidates are corrupt and aren't going to help America in any way.
I think the United States is becoming more divided due to this election because people have very strong opinions about who they think should be the president. These strong opinions are causing fights, insults and strange apps to occur. People aren't really thinking how each candidate will effect America as a whole but how it will effect their personal lives.
What concerns me most about this election is that there is no real good candidate. In my opinion, Hilary is completely corrupt, Trump is insane, Cruz just cares about beating Trump, and Bernie is going to raise taxes. I feel like our next president is going to have real issues running the united states.
I think the big topics pushing these candidates are immigration, taxes, warfare, and the lower class. I think illegal immigration is a big factor (or t least that's all that Trump talks about) and the lower class goes with the idea of how people are going to distribute money and how they plan on taxing people.
The topics most important to me are taxing and immigration. I believe that taxes should not be more expensive for the wealthy just because they (or most of them) had to work to get to that point and they shouldn't be punished for being wealthy. I also think that we can't get rid of all the illegal immigrants in the United States because that would take forever and just isn't fair to the people who came here to improve their lives and their children's lives.
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