best of 2014

I think this is my favorite because ebola was a big part of 2014 and effected not only the us but almost all of africa.

This was another favorite because i think this photo is very funny and i love ellen and all the people in this picture. Most of the people in this selfie i know and love.

This was also one of my favorites for 2014 because, the Ferguson shooting was very heard of and important to everyone around the United states. with protests happening everywhere.

1. In my opinion, the best song of 2014 was blank space by Taylor Swift because her new album 1989 is one of her best albums she has ever recorded, I thought for this being her first album that was not country she did pretty well with it . The song and music video is so catchy and easy to love. The song is so well done and really fits Taylor perfectly.

2. In my opinion, the best movie of 2014 was Mockingjay part 2 because that was one of my favorites and it was very well done. I liked how the movie really left me hanging, which it does all the time and in every movie. I love all the actors and it was intense and amazing. 

3.  I think the most important news story of 2014 was the ebola story because ebola was huge in 2014. In Africa and Dallas, it was huge, and United States started freaking out a little bit because we have never faced anything like this and we all worried. In africa, it is major and people all around the world have been ignoring it until they are apart of it.

4. The most important person of 2014 was Beyonce because Beyonce is such an icon for women around the world and she is just such a boss at what she does. She has had a daughter and still looks amazing! She is just one of the best role models to everyone.

5. The biggest entertainment story of 2014 was Kim and Kanye's wedding. This wedding was so important and everyone knew about it. The Kardashians show, which everyone has heard of, showed the actual wedding in progress and it was an experience not to miss out. 

1. One thing that i will remember from the winter break is all the amazing presents and just hanging out with my relatives and friends. I would say this was my favorite winter break.

2. My new years resolutions for this year is to stay more focused in school and get better grades and receive first place for my solo. 

3. I am looking forward to the summer of 2015 because for dance we are going to nationals in Orlando, Florida and we are spending 2 weeks there. 

magazine cover review

1. The name of this magazine in "Nature Thief", made by Jamie Council, from 2nd period.

2. I liked this magazine cover because the model's pose gives a good effect to the picture and it looks really fitting that she's smiling and looking off into the distance. I also liked how it is taken outdoors, and the use of a prop (the flower) to emphasize the fact that the magazine is about nature.


3. One thing Jamie could improve on is making the text/captions more visible and easier to read. Maybe use a different font.

4. I chose this cover mainly because I really like the model's pose and how it looks like she is mid-laugh, which Jamie caught with the camera. 

5. Yes, there is a barcode on this magazine.

6. The barcode definitely makes it more magazine like because without it, it would look more like a picture with words, but the barcode pulls everything together and makes its motifs clear.

7. I know this photo is a portrait, not self portrait because I know that it's not Jamie. However, I think my opinion would not change if I did know because it seems as though it was taken near nature, which would make it harder to set up the camera with leaves, bushes and trees around.

5 websites

a.      I like how this specific website gives really good tips to help you take good photo… especially this photograph.  This specific photo is so cool. Its like I am looking everywhere. This picture out of all of the other ones caught my eye the most.

b.      This is photo definitely uses viewpoint, because it is at birds eye view.

c.     Jeff Meyers

a.      This photo definitely stood out to me  lot. You can't really tell that it is a stair case because the stairs are so light. It looks so cool spiraling down to the bottom.

b.      Since the stair case starts at the top and goes to the bottom it is looking down on it. It contains the rule viewpoint. 

c.      Christian Richter 

 

a.      This photo looked really cool with all of the sparkler dots in the air. Out of all of the photos this stood out to me the most.

b.       I see simplicity because it has a catching eye subject with just a dark simple background.

c.     Jenna (last name not mentioned)

If you did a tutorial please answer the following questions:

a.      I learned the beginner steps to modeling.

b.     When taking portraits and self portraits. Maybe prompt shoots too.

c.   Yes it expanded my knowledge.

Yearbook spread

The lone star dispatch issue 4

Annual Teacher of the Year Award Announced

 The band director, Ms. Shuttlesworth was nominated for the Teacher of the Year award and won. She's been nominated for years and all her students were happy to learn she finally won. 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.
 Kim Shuttlesworth
Teacher of the Year Award
 Bowie High School
  January in 2015
because she is an amazing teacher
 she was nominated
 Bree Zuberier, Henry Cardenas, Kim Shuttlesworth and Angela Traylor.
 "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."
 yes
 statement


 You Love em', hate em', but date em'

 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,


 Sophia garcia, Ethan Long, Alejandro garcia, Tyler Collins, and Anna Ambrosino.
  High School Relationships

At school

 During high school
To balance time
 Keep priorities in check
 Ethan Long, Anna Ambrosino, Alejandro Garcia
 "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."
 yes
 A quote


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

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 thrilling experience.

JBHSOPE
 London New Year's Parade
 London, UK
 New Year's Day
 To march in the parade
 By plane
 Ty harmon, Lauren Aman, Linda Garza, jessica Stachew, Grace larger, Kylie Dugan
 "As performers, it's so satisfying to have people appreciate what you do and, better yet, go nuts when you walk past"
no
 Quote


 World Champion Hits the Target

 The article talks about Brooke Landry, the highest ranking Young female knife thrower in the world. laundry has been practicing for a very long time and was the youngest girl to ever break a record of 200. The article also talks about her training.

Brooke Landry
 Highest Ranking Female knife thrower
 Bowie High School
 2015
She hit a target and got the highest score
 she been practicing for 12 years
Brooke, Mike Landry, Gillian Sitler
 "She was the youngest person to break 200"
yes
 Quote


 Trivia Crack 'Craze'
 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.
 Students
 Trivia Crack
 On their Phones
 In their free time
 Trivia crack is fun
downloaded it and the game was spread
 Nicole Zahoric, Minh-Thi Nguyen, Yellena James, Nick Anagnos, Marco Moreno.
no
 Quote

 Hands free cell phone policy enacted
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.
  People of Austin
 hands free policy
 Austin
 January 2015
 To make austin and better and safer city to live in
 By banning using a device and driving a vehicle
 Marielle Lopez, Lauren Guilette, and Stacy Stacher.
 "It promises to be successful way to prevent a lot of texting related accidents."
 yes
 Quote



1.The photo of brooke Landry throwing a knife.

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

b.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.The softball photo of Haley Walker.

a.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. 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. I would say this issue is very good. 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. 

front pages of the world

This front page was my favorite because I found it interesting that it covered international news on the front page.

2. Flugzeug rammt Brücke, it is talking about the plane crash which was a very dramatic incident.

3. 8

4. All front pages usually have one large picture with large text for the headline in the center with smaller text under the picture for the article. There are other smaller photos and headlines surrounding the main article.

5. The main picture varies in size along with the number of smaller pictures and articles.

high school newspapers

1. My favorite newspaper front cover is Findlay High Schools B&G newspaper because i like  the layout of the newspaper is very nice and i like how the colors from the front page correspond throughout the newspaper.
2. I would say that the same newspaper from Findlay high school caught my eye the most because it the layout of the front cover is very well done and it just very well done in my opinion.
3. My favorite headline from this newspaper is the @ twitter takes over because twitter is used by just about every student everywhere and i personally really like twitter.
4. there are 4 stories on the front cover
5. They all have their titles of their front covers in the biggest fonts and it stands out and they each have a main photo with a main, big story.
6. Things that differ include font, colors, sizes of photos, sizes of headline, headlines in general.
7. Some high school newspapers were alike the ones from around the world but some of them were totally different.

Broadsheet-
-B&G newspaper from findlay high school
-MHS mirror
-North pointe

Tabloid-
-The chatterbox
-The prospector
-The north ridge reporter

Newsmagazine-
-The herald
- HI+life
- the view

newspaper terms

Headline: a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
Subheadline: a secondary, smaller headline that usually goes under the headline to give more information about the story than the headline lets on.
Lines: a printed line accompanying the news story, article, or dispatch
Boxes: type that is framed in a border to make it prominant
Photos: Pictures in the newspaper supporting the stories
Teaser:  A small promotional item to interest reader for something inside the paper   
Flag: The printed title of a newspaper at the top of the front page
Folios: name of the newspaper, date and page number that appear at the top of each page
Captions: Headline or text accompanying a picture or illustration; also called a cutline
Stories: a news report of any length, usually presented in a straight-forward-style and without editorial comment
Bylines: The author's name, which is printed at the beginning of an article
Jumps: To continue a story from one page to another
Story dividers: When a story is divided and places in separate parts
Screens- A pattern of tiny dots used to create gray areas; to screen a photo is to turn it into a halftone.
Infographics:  an informational graphic of any map, chart or diagram used to analyze an event, object or place
Masthead/staff box: The matter printed in every issue of a newspaper or journal, stating the title, ownership, management, subscription and other non-news features

yearbook intro

 

1. a theme 
2. good and clear photography that tells a story.
3. credit to whoever took a certain photo
4. dominant photos
5. headlines that go along with the dominant photos
6. sub headlines
7. school name on the cover
8. a caption for every photo
9. info on the spine
10. stories
11. photo modules
12. index
13. alternative coverage
14. quotes from students
15. color scheme
16. at least ten photos per page
17. table of contents
18. page numbers
19. club/organization photos
20. font scheme
21. theme is in the whole book
22. an eye line on spreads
23. saying who is in the picture 
24. mug shots/people pages
25. coverage of the whole year

1. Essence 
2. Captain John L. Chapin High School
3. choice of font, color
4. 6
5. The baseball spread was my favorite because the pictures were taken really well.
6. yes
7. yes
8. yes
9. does not say
10. Texas

King Pica spread sheet