Thursday, February 12, 2015

The Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4

FRONT PAGE: Cancer diagnosis doesn't stop Gomez

Summary:

Roberto Gomez, a theatre teacher, is fighting a battle of cancer. Communities are reaching out to help him because of his dedication to his work. Gomez has a tumor right in his liver under his heart and he found out that it was inoperable when he went to get an operation done. He had a daughter later named Lauren who helped him through cancer and she noticed that her family made a large impact in the news.



Who? Roberto Gomez
What? A theatre teacher
Where? Bowie High School
When? February 9th 
Why/How? He is fighting cancer and their family made his story on the news and made a great impact.
Who was quoted in the story? Lauren Gomez, his daughter
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Now his ex-students from over 30 years of teaching are reaching out and the communities in the valley have been so supportive. You don't really think of things like that until it happens." 
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A statement

STUDENT LIFE: Marching band travels abroad for New Year's parade with millions watching

Summary: 
James Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble traveled to London to the Big Ben to march in front of 2.5 million people. More then 300 people of the marching band attended this parade. Band members roomed together in London and the next they performed. This was an amazing experience for the band.

Who? Bowie Marching Band
What? New Years Parade
Where? London, England
When? New Years posted February
Why/How? Because their director gave the students an opportunity to go to London, and they are great marchers.
Who was quoted in the story? The students at Bowie High school that went to London.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "It is so satisfying to have people appreciate what you do." (Linda Garza)
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes 
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A quote

NEWS: Varsity cheer wins first at state

Summary: The whole varsity squad of Bowie High School Cheer came to Texas State to compete against other high schools. The cheerleaders worked really hard since the beginning of the school year for this. Cheer routines are long and take the breath out of you. Competing is very stressful and crazy. The result came out and they one 1st place.

Who? Bowie Cheer
What? Cheerleading
Where? Texas State University 
When? January, 25th
Why/How? To compete, have fun, and show off their skills!
Who was quoted in the story? The cheerleaders at Bowie
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "When we're competing it's a routine with a long cheer, difficult jump sequences, and harder stunt sequences."(Rylee Barrios)
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? quote

Entertainment: Trivia Crack 'Craze'

Summary: Trivia Crack is a game where you go against your friends to see who is smarter. It has impacted all of the teens and also some adults. This game spread through all of the High schools in the AISD. 

Who? Bowie students
What? Trivia Crack
Where? At Bowie Highschool
When? February, 9th
Why/How? It is such an addicting game so when 1 person started to play it 30 more of their friends bought it.
Who was quoted in the story? Students
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Trivia Crack spread through the school like a wildlife."(Nick Anagnos)
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A Quote

Sports: Top Dawgs

Summary: At Bowie, 2 athletes were interviewed for their outstanding performances. Both Hall and Griffis were chosen. They both worked very hard this year through sports.

Who? Bowie athletes
What? Awards for outstanding athletic performances
Where? Bowie
When? February, 9th
Why/How? They show amazing sportsmanship and they work hard.
Who was quoted in the story? Hall and Griffis
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? Hall
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? A quote

Commentary: New Year

Summary: This article is about everyone making New Years resolutions. They are setting their goals for what they want to accomplish before the year ends. New Years resolutions help people change something in their lives.

Who? Bowie students 
What? New Years
Where? everywhere
When? Beginning of the year, posted February 9th 
Why/How? People want to set goals, and change something in their life.
Who was quoted in the story? there is no quote.
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? no quote
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? no
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? statement 

Main In-Depth:

Summary: A new law, the hands free policy, that was placed on January, 1st has changed peoples lives while driving. Adults, and teenagers use their phone more driving then they should regularly. Adults and even students have been getting into more car accidents by looking at their phone. 

Who? Everyone who lives in Austin, Texas
What? A policy for hands free
Where? Austin, Texas
When? Started in January but this article was posted on February, 9th
Why/How? People have been getting into more car accidents by looking at your phone while driving.
Who was quoted in the story? People at Bowie
What quote was the strongest in your opinion? Stacy Stacher
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

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1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper? The cancer picture
1A. Why is this your favorite? It tells a story
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident? Not really

2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper? The Trivia Crack picture
2A. Why is this your least favorite? It is just a picture of the app, and it just didn't catch my eye.

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. Either sports or entertainment, because they are really good action shots.

4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points. I would rate it at 5 or a 6, none of them really caught my eye, they seemed really boring. I didn't really see any photography rules either.




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