Attribution and Interviewing November 12, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/us/22sergeant.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&ref=us&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1253595990-htowXMXSN2kQIPIfK3rX+g

First Woman Ascends to Top Drill Sergeant Spot

The reporter interviewed Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa L. King, the new drill sergeant; Willie Shelley, a retired command sergeant major who supervised Sergeant Major King; Patrick J. Jones, a public affairs officer at Fort Jackson; and Col. John E. Bessler, Sgt. Major King’s  commander in a basic training battalion four years ago.

He asked about her qualifications for the job, about her personal life, what kind of person she is, about women in the army.

He could of asked how she felt receiving this honor and more about the drill school.

Photo assignment October 20, 2009

Jaime Stymans perfects a dance in the Maloney gym.This picture expresses detail, diagonals, and the ruld of thirds.

Juniors Kristina Becker and Alex Drachnik practice their dance in the Washington amphitheater

 This picture expresses the rule of thirds, the repetition of shapes, depth of field, and leading lines.

Students eat their lunch and hang out in the amphitheater while they wait for the rally to start This picture has detail of the people’s faces that are up close and  expresses the rule of thirds. The row of people creates a leading line. The repetition of students create a pattern. This picture also has a great depth of field.

Students talk to their friends while they wait for the PSAT to start.

 This picture expresses detail, the rule of thirds, diagonals, framing, creative angles, and a depth of field.

Junior Kristina Becker teach Krystal Inman and Amber Yao a new dance.This picture expresses the rule of thirds, a peak of emotion and a depth of field

 

Jaime Stymans and Ashley Stafford practice one of the dances in Maloney Elementary's gym.This picture expesses the rule of thirds, leading lines, diagonals, a repetition of shapes, a peak of emotion, and a depth of field.

Juniors Kristina Becker, Alex Drachnik, Erin Enguero, Krystal Inman, and Amber Yao practice one of the dances that will be in their skit on November 2.This picture expresses the rule of thirds, leading lines, repetition of shapes, a peak of emotion, and a depth of field.

Mrs. Fernandez and Mrs. Paris watch the Homecoming Rally

The stair railing creates diagonals, the students create leading lines to the administration, has creative angles looking up at the administrators, people create patterns. You can also see the detail in the people’s faces.

Beat report #2

I got an email response from Melinda Kufeld on October 18. She said that at the next PTSA meeting, Mrs. Wittmer will give a college presentation. Student and parents who are not PTSA members are allowed to attend. They are still waiting on FUSD approval on special projects. They may need to submit these projects individually. Once they get approval, they will coordinate a make a difference day event. PTSA has made it a priority to ensure parents realize there will be no parent/teacher conference days this year and provide alternatives so they can stay abreast of their students progress. She also suggested featuring Jan’s Mock SAT exam along with Founders Day volunteer recognition.

Beat Report #1 October 1, 2009

I talked to Melinda Kufeld, PTSA president, on Sept 20. She said that PTSA is planning on installing lunchtime equipment (i.e. basketball courts, tetherball courts, and volleyball courts) soon. Also she told me that this year to increase student membership, student memebers get $6 in muffin money to be used during the brunch sales during finals and they get 50 % off the price of the mock SAT.

Video Casts September 29, 2009

http://hsbj.org/videos/– Blue Valley High School Stillwell, KS

This video is very much like a news cast. It’s anchors are very entertaining and there stories include many interviews from different points of view. They include serious and entertaining stories.

Inverted pyramid and summary lead September 15, 2009

Former Newark Memorial students, each 17, identified in Fremont murder-suicide- http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_13333958?source=most_viewed The lead does tell the most important information because before people knew that two teenagers were involved in this murder-sucicide but officials hadn’t released their identities until now. It answers the who, what, where, and when questions.

Starting Point September 7, 2009

My previous journalism experience include working on Parkmont Elementary school’s newspaper in the sixth grade. I interviewed teachers, covered two-square tournaments, and wrote movie reviews. I am a good writer and have been in Honors English since the seventh grade. I have experience interviewing people especially from doing the iSearch last year. I am also a good photographer. I love to express myself, but I know how to keep it proffessional, which I think is important in a journalism class.

I am excited to be part of Journalism this year and I hope to become a better writer. I also hope to meet some new people and get the chance to work with them. I hope that being part of the Hatchet will get me more connected with Washington High School. I fear going to different businesses and getting advertisements because I have never done that before. I also fear that I will become overwhelmed with the workload. I hope that I will learn to manage my time better. I also fear that I will not be able to write a story well enough. I hope journalism will increase my self-confidence in who I am and what I am capable of doing.