writing captions

 bob phillips quickly rummages through the remains of his house Friday the morning after a drunk driver crashed into his house. The drunk driver was not terribly hurt and everyone in the house were unharmed. Though phillips admits many items that were valuable were destroyed.

 ( left to right) Amy Lopez and Dan Peterson hold their son Max tightly the day Peterson is deployed to Iraq. Lopez admits "We all cried for a long time because this is his first time leaving me, leaving me and our son. I don't know what I'm going to do." Peterson will be deployed for two years and will return in the spring of 2014.


 Two pilots and a jet quickly take a plunge to the ground as the jet engine gave out. Neither of the pilots were injured though the jet quickly burst into flames as it hit the ground.

interview questions

Kailey Kestner and Taylor Greany story

• what was the project you both did?
• How do you feel about placing 9th out of 80?
• How long did the project take and why so long?
• what happens during stock shows?
• Do you both plan on continuing stock shows, ect. when you get out of highschool?
• What exactly is SAE?
• Are you familiar with doing stock shows?
• How do you prepare for one?
• What was the best thing about SAE?

Headlines

Social networks cause conflict
Tumblr or Facebook, which is better?


Seniors would rather have days off than "activities"
No senior late starts upsets students

Theater tech classes build large prop for dance team
Technical theater classes take on big task for dance team


Cyber bullying taking over social media
As social media rises, so does cyber bullying

Soaring in remembrance
School soars through MLK walk

Boys soccer starts to find their way to success
Boys soccer shoot their way to success

Tests brings concern
Too many testing days, not enough learning.

Robotics team gains new equipment, ready to compete
Robo-Eagles new equipment prepares them for success

New bill strives to censor the internet
Censorship bill poses threat to internet and our voices

Basketball struggles through district
Eagles basketball fall out during districts finals 

story ideas

• blue and gold night
• funfunfunfest
• new goodwill opens
• orchestra concert on the 21st
• student teachers in class

ACL Story

I am going to interview students who are going to acl and also the locals who attend the festival

questions:
What do you think of the lineup this year since it's the 10th anniversary?
Who are you looking forward to seeing this year?
Have you been to ACL previous years and if so how was it compared to this year?
How do you feel about the headliners this year?
What bands are most looking forward to seeing this year?
What do you think about the harsh weather this year? Does it ruin acl in any way for you?

Newspaper stories:ACL, "new" new tech counselors, and my non hipster point of view

newspaper expectations

1. step one: pick your story.
2. brainstorm who you want to interview for story.always interview student regardless of story.Keep interviews with adults to a minimum. THINK OUTTA THE BOX. 
3. come up with a set of questions you could ask people. Don't ask questions that can be answered with a yes or no. Write questions that are open ended. Write different sets of questions for different people
4. listen carefully to what the subject is saying.If they give you an opening take it. Have a conversation.
5. go to editor and discuss expectations of the story you are writing about.Communicate with editor to discuss how much you should write. Average story is about half a page in microsoft word. 10pt font.
6. come up with outline form about what the story is about and is going to go. Quote-transition style. go back to question to help with statements.
7. Do interview
8. write the body first.Always try to the piece the middle of the story first and then figure out the lead and ending.
9. write lead. first 5 words the most crucial in the story.
10. finish story. DON'T MISS DEADLINE!!!!!!!