Cancer diagnosis doesn't stop Gomez
Gomez teacher for 31 years, was recent;y diagnosed with cancer. Despite his failing heath Gomez still runs things in the Starlight Theatre Production. After Gomez's unsuccessful surgery to remove his tumor the Gomez family started receiving tons of donations from all over the area. Because of his teaching Gomez has many students, new and old willing to help out.

Who? Roberto Gomez
What? Got cancer and then received donations
Where? Bowie High School
When? Last November
Why? He has been teaching for 31 years and had lots of students to donate and help
Who was quoted? Gomez, Gomez's daughter.
Strongest Quote? "It changes how you view life a lot. I mean we always knew what was important, but now even more so." -Rachel Gomez.
Did the lead sentence make you want to continue reading? Yes
Was the conclusion a quote or statement? Quote



You love em', hate em', but date em'
Students Anna Ambrosino and Ethan Long and Teacher Alejandro Garcia talk about the pros and cons of high school relationships. Anna and Ethan talk about their significant others and how they make their relationships work in high school. Garcia talks on how a relationship can distract and destroy both grades and friends and family if you aren't careful.

Who? Anna Ambrosino, Ethan Long and Teacher Alejandro Garcia

What? Talk about relationships

Where? High school

When? High school years

Why? Because relationships can be good or bad and this shows you how

How? NA

Who was quoted in the story? Garcia, Ambrosino, and Long

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "We still argue and bicker every once in a while but we always find a way to communicate really well." - Ambrosino 

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

The Marching band traveled to London for London's 2015 New Year's Day Parade. They were chosen for their fierce competition and many awards. The band flew to London and stayed for both sightseeing and the performance. 

Who? The Bowie marching band 

What? Preformed in London's New Year's Day Parade

Where? London

When? 2015

Why? They were chosen for their fierce reputation and many awards

How? They flew to London to sightsee as well as preform

Who was quoted in the story? Jessica Stachew, Linda Garza, Ty Harmon

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Playing my instrument in the Saint James Church was a truly memorable and a once in a lifetime experience." - Grace Larner

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? eh

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Boys soccer kick their game into high gear 

This season boy's soccer is training even harder in their year-long class, they practice coordination, go to the weight room and review videos of past battles. Because of their  year long class the team has ad more time to get to know each other and play better as a group. This year the team hopes to make it to playoffs.

Who? Boy's soccer team

What? Is training hard

Where? Bowie

When? Durning class and at after school practice

Why? To win playoffs

How? By practicing hard

Who was quoted in the story? Ryan Logan, Cash Cavitt

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Through years of experience and training I have been able to build up may skills." -Thompson

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

A new year calls for new and unique flavors

Girl Scout cookie sales have started again with three new flavors. Two of these flavors are gluten free as requested by many people. A sophomore scout shares her views on the new cookies and why she is in scouting.

Who? Girl Scouts

What? New cookie flavors and the meaning of scouting

Where? Central Texas

When? This year's cookie sale

Why? Because many people requested a gluten-free cookie

How? Magicalness

Who was quoted in the story? Gabriela Gonzalez

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "To me being a Girl Scout is not just about selling cookies and wanting to beat your neighbor, but being the positive change you want in the world and trying to reach your goals for the world." -Gabriela Gonzalez

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? eh

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Vroom Vroom

Other high school newspapers

What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why?

CRAZE Around the World Issue, I liked the simplicity of the page, it was simple but still conveyed what the paper was about.

Which paper immediately grabbed your interest? Why? 

CRAZE, The colors on the front are pale and simple and that stood out amongst the bright and complicate surroundings.

What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

DIY: HENNA I was interested in this because of the fact that it was a DIY, I liked that the newspaper was teaching something pretty cool and I, just in general, have an interest in henna.

How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

One

What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.

Moat have a dominating photo, at least one headline, most have some other text, there are usually one or two stories that dominate the froth page, text other than headlines is small.

What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc. 

Some papers don't have any text other than the headlines, the fonts and text sizes are different depending on what the newspaper feels is important.

Were these similar to what you saw last class when you looked at daily newspapers from around the world? 

In someways they are he same but in other ways they are different.

Broadsheet - the largest newspaper size - 3+ stories
"Eagle's Eye News"  "The Sailer's Log" "The Chieftain"

Tabloid - smaller newspaper size - 2 or less stories

"The Lions Roar" "The Tiger Print" "the highlander"

NewsMagazine - glossy cover - no stories, photo only might be glossy inside or maybe newsprint.

"Smashed" "The 'Study' Drug" "CRAZE"

Headlines  - The title of an article.

Subheadlines - Title of smaller article.

Lines - A printed line separating different sections of the news page.

Boxes - Refers to type that is framed in a border to give it prominence.

Photos - Photos relate to their articles.

Teaser - Material promoting a story which ‘teases’ the reader or listener by hinting at but not revealing the real story, e.g. ‘The story of a man who’d afraid of flowers. We find out why later in the program.’

Flag - The printed title (i.e., name and logo) of a newspaper at the top of the front page.

Folios - Newspaper name, 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 - The information newspapers are centered around.

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 - the transition of one story to the next.

Infographics - A graph or visual representation of information.

Masthead/staff box - Details of the publisher, place of publication, editorial staff and information about the newspaper, generally placed on the editorial page.

Front Pages of the World

I like this page because of the photo they picked and the headline over the photo.  I like the TransAsia plane crashes into river one because of the way it pops out and because of the story behind it, I want to know what the story is, how this happened, who was hurt, killed, who took the photo? There are two stories on the front page, the plane crash and "Defense nominee wants to arm Ukrainians." All newspapers have a date and title and author names next to stories and photos, they all have adds as well. They also all have headlines and text stories and a big photo with some other photos around the rest of the page, these photos also have their own headlines that draw people in and encourage them to read the inside of the paper. Different covers may have a more photos or shorter stories with a high number of them. Newspapers can have different fonts and set ups and put more emphasis on certain things.

5 Websites

Killer Timelapse

What did you learn new?
I learned about timelapse photos, how to get into them, why they interest us and how this photographer goes through the process of making them.


If you looked at a video, please do the following:
a.     Describe what you saw in the video.
I saw a video of various time -lapses all around Rio de Janeiro
b.     Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them.
Joe Capra created the videos.
d.     What did you learn new?
I learned that I want to go to Rio, and how the photographer creates time lapse videos.



Spiral Staircases

I picked this photo because I really like photo's of things that are rusting or peeling, it also has a really large and interesting color range that drew my eye. This photo has leading lines in both the railing and in the steps and displays a balance on either side. The photographer is Christian Richter.

Spiral Staircases

Style

a.     What did you see on the website, describe it in 2-3 sentences?

On the website the article was trying to teach or show me how I can develop my own personal style
b.     What did you learn?

I learned how I can work to develop style
c.     How did the site relate to photography?

It was about creating style in your photos

Projectors

What did you learn new?
Projectors can be used not only on flat surfaces

I picked this photo because it was my favorite of the bioluminescence's they did. Not many,  the photo looks like it it probably just a frozen version from the video, I think balance is present in this photo in the flame-y light on the leaves. I do not know who took this photo but the video was by Tarek Mawad and Friedrich van Schoor. 

The Oldest Living Things in the World

I like this photo because of the bright colors in both the back ground and foreground of the photo, it caught my attention. I see leading lines in the core of the tree and a balance of light on the left and right sides of the tree, the left is light and the right is dark. Rachel Sussman took these photos.