Final

action photo shoot

 Photo #1
Nick Garza is running away from a stray pit bull on the Akins campus.
Fortunately, Nick was able to escape the viscous killing machine. 

 Photo #2
 Nick Garza sprints from an Akins security guard.
Nick later slipped on the loose gravel and scrapped his legs.

 Photo #3
 A white suburban flees from police after running a stop sign.
The white suburban later had a head on collision with a smart car in which the white suburban was totaled.

Photo #4
Nick Garza is getting an early morning workout in the parking lot of Akins High School.
Nick was found later at the water fountain quenching his thirst.

Student of the month

Interviewed: Esly Gonzalez

1. Did you expect to receive this award this month?

 No.

2. Do you expect to go for back-to-back SotM awards?

Yes.

3. How often do you study at home?

Everyday.

4. What activities do you do outside school?

Sports like soccer and tennis.

5. Do you help with your community at all?
Yes, I pick up trash.

6. What after school programs are you in?

None.

7. How did you manage to get SotM with all the testing going on this month?
I tried my best.

8. What are your plans for college?
I plan on going to a four year college and being somebody.

9. What are you majoring in college?
Arts.

10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
At a dance studio.

11. What are your studying habits like?
I usually study alone in my room with music.

12. What teachers helped you achieve success this month?
My counselor, Mr. Leith. 

13. What are some of your goals for next month?

Be better than this month.

14. How do you plan on achieving them?

Work harder than I did this month.

15. Were you surprised when your name was called for student of the month?
Yes, I felt my heart drop.

16. What was going through your head at the time?

I couldn't believe it.

17. Will you be surprised if your name is called again?
Yes.

18. What plans do you have for success next year in 2014?
Get better grades.

19. Will you have the same goals for success next year?

Yes.

20. What will motivate you next year to be a better student?
My mom motivates me to do better.

school uniforms

1) Student
    Teacher
    AP

2)

1. What do you know about the new school uniforms?
2. Have you recently heard any new information from an authority?
3. Do you believe the new uniforms will benefit student's learning?
4. Do you think class will go by smoother with school uniforms?
5. How will school uniforms affect your daily routine? 
6. Do you support school uniforms?
7. How will school uniforms change our school?

8. What are you expecting for next years uniforms?

9. Is this new uniform system a step in the right direction?

10. What type of results are expected by this change?

11. Do you expect test scores to increase by enforcing these uniforms?

12. Will parents be required to purchase the uniform?

13. How much freedom do you think students will have with their uniforms?

14. Will teachers be forced to wear stricter attire? 

15. What message is trying to be sent by enforcing these uniforms?

16. Will the gym uniform be the same?

17. Will the uniform change throughout the seasons?

18. Is it a possibility that this uniform change will not happen?

19. What are the colors of the uniform?

20. How often will there be "uniform checks"?

newspaper

Newspaper notes

newspaper sizes

broad sheet - (eagles eye) 3 or 4 stories on the front page
tabloid- smaller 2 or less stories on the front page
news magazine- no stories on the front page (always has a glossy cover)

The Cover-

The banner on the top with website information, school name, etc. (called the flag), also a teaser
(folio, below the flag) - date the paper came out, volume.        
                                                  
The blue "triangle" with the category or genre it belongs in (called a kicker)

Pictures with credit (photo by), headline, and caption

the main picture along with headline

"the insight"

(by-line) Name of writer and position in staff

 black box (stop) indicates end of the story

(jump) gets you from one page to the next to continue the story

use lines to separate  stories




(screens) areas that are colored - must be 20% or less

(info graphic)- information with a picture

(index)

(mast head)-
positions of importance and members (staff box)
editorial policy

organizations/awards
name of paper

newspaper intro

What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? 

I liked the RedEye newspaper from Chicago, Illinois. The RedEye cover was different from any other cover.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

The headline from that newspaper was "Chicago Violence: Where Do We Stand?", The cover showed a map of the United States with an arrow pointing to Chicago, "72 homicides in the first three months of 2013".
 
How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

My favorite cover had four headlines to different stories.

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.

I noticed that almost every newspaper had adopted "The New York Times" layout. Almost all of them have a main story with a dominant photo and a few smaller photos with smaller stories.
 
What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.

All newspapers use different fonts and sizes of text, most use a horizontal photo. The size of the headline varies on the importance of the story.