Monday, September 28, 2015

News Values, and Captions and Headlines

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle, Volume 24, Issue 8 

Reasons of the newspaper: 

Girls take 2nd in CIF finals, 3 to compete Friday at Masters - Prominence, should be in paper
Chronicle adviser retires after 192 issues - Human Interest , Should be in newspaper
School considers Chinese exchange program - Human Interest, Should be in newspaper
Levin steps down as CFO, will continue to teach classes - Impact, Should eve in newspaper
Honor Society inducts new members - Prominence, Should be in Newspaper
School publishes new homework Philosophy - Timeliness, Should be in newspaper
Junior raises money for filters -  Impact, should be in newspaper
Slam poetry team places third at finals - Conflict, Should be in newspaper
Film crew interviews slam team - Human Interest, Should not be newspaper
Department heads to leave middle school - Impact, Should not not be in newspaper
Alu returns for 31st season of survivor at Cambodia - Novelty, Should be in newspaper
Visual arts teacher to retire after 25 years - Human Interest, Should be in newspaper
Yearbook advisor to attend nursing school - Human Interest, Should not be in Newspaper
Cardenas to replace Adegbile as dean - Human Interest, Should be in newspaper
English teacher to pursue work in screenwriting - Impact , should not be in newspaper
Chronicle co-viser to return to freelance journalism career next year - Human Interest, Should not be in newspaper
Junior debaters win top national rankings - Conflict, Should be in newspaper
Students use new app to play campus - wide Assassin game- Novelty, Should be in newspaper
Goodbye Ms. Neumeyer - Impact / Human Interest - Should be in newspaper
Wolverines only Mission League team left standing 2nd round of CIF Playoffs - Prominence / Conflict,  Should be in newspaper
Doge ball play featured on ESPN, USA Today - Timeliness, Should be in Newspaper


Captions:
David Mae, Rick Donahue, and Casey Miller stand center stage ,working on their play, in the new and improved theater that was recently Updated. The schools theater was 10 years old, and past due time for an update so the theater students worked hard to raise money. 


Sarah Kim Dashed forward to win the track tournament on Friday, the 22nd, ranking the team number two in the nation. The team had been working extra hard, spending every day after school pushing there abilities to the absolute high. 


Robert billy junior sculpts a pot , his favorite activity, teaching the kids just how to do it perfectly. Robert is sad to say, this is his last year , after 42 year of teaching, he will be doing his job, he is retiring saying" These kids have made by job worth it and I am thankful for the time I have had here".  

Brittany Lopez strums her Ukelele and sings her favorite tune as she serves as entertainment for her school Festival. The school festival has been going since the school has started, and Lopez is honored to be able to be apart of the festivities

Headlines:
  • (News) - Chinese exchange program might be here next year 
  • (Opinion) - Finding where I belong 
  • (Features) - Students getting a step ahead into the business world
  • (Sports) - Lacrosse players se a new place 
  • (Seniors) - College first or new adventures?
  • (Seniors) - Remembering my Journalism experience 

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Biography for Website

I am Shelby Kelly. I am a sophomore and this is my second year on the Lone Star Dispatch Squad. I am a Photographer for the news paper and I sometimes write stories. I am on staff because I love taking photos and want to further myself in journalism. In my free time I like hanging out with my friends, listen to music, smile, , explore the city and play golf. I also love art. I am in choir, theater tech, and chid development. I am not sure what I want to when I grow up , maybe something with journalism or kids.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Practice Assignment - Car Raid

Step 1: Michael Kelly - (father)

Step 2: 2008 GMC Envoy

Step 3: Observations - golf clubs, tools, blankets, and jumper cables in back, glasses in front, golf ball on floor, organized papers in glove box, lots of change in the console,ut napkins in the console, pens and pencils in the console, cds in glove department, redskin key chain, lots of dirt on the outer edges of car, Lego3 pieces in back, has to use stick to hold open back, , has trailot hitch on back, choir sticker on back, animal leash in back

Step 4: Where where you born? Everett, Washington Where where you raised?Was raised in several places, Rapid city South Dakota and Austin Tx  Where did you get you get your car? Bought used, from credit union, used car lot. What is your occupation? Works for the state of Texas
Who usually rides in your car? Me and my family Do you have kids? I have two kids, 1 son, 1 daughter Do you own animals? Yes  What animals do you own? 2 dogs What are their names?Cash and Grace When did you start driving? When I was 16  Do you like driving? Yes, enjoys it  Did you mean to have napkins in your console? Yes, in case somethings h=gets spilled, or someone needs to blow there nose Whats your favorite color? Purple Do hou like music? Yes What genre? all types, even likes country but barly listens too it, likes rap, pop, punk rock, hard rock, some heavy metal, alternative Whats your favorite sport? Football  Did you ever play sports if so what? Yes, football, baseball, soccor, and golf later in life  What is your favorite sport to watch? Football  Do you have a small family or big family? I have a medium family  Do you have any siblings? Yes, two brothers What is/ was was your favorite subject in school? Favorite subject was math,  but better in English , liked math because theres one right number Who is your remodel in life? My older brother

Step 5: Why did you buy a GMC Envoy? because it was the best vehicle on the lot for the money it cost Why is there a golf ball/ club in your car? Because both of my kids are in golf, and I play too If there is or not trash in car why or why not?If there is trah in there bc of my kids if not, I cleaned it up Why is your Glove box organized? Bc I like keeping things organized  Why is their a makeup bag in the front seat? My daughter left it there Do you like driving? Why is there a sqare not in haning in your car? BC my son is a boyscout and he picked it up at a boyscout event, learning how to tie a knot.  Why is there glases in your car? Bc is getting older, need glasses to read There is a lot of tools and equpient in your car, why? In case of emegerncys and tools are needed Why do you have tools in your car?  why so much dirt on outer edeges? do a lot of activities that bring ot dirt, rarly have time to vacuum out Why do you have blankets in the back of your car? In case they are needed for a picknick or blanket, protet back of truck  Why did you pick silver?what was avilible, like silver like charcoal grey vehicles
Why do you have a border collie? causew we adopted him Why do you have a chiwawa? wanted a small dog? Small or big dawgs? used to be big but kow small