Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4

Front Page

Who? Coach Vickie Benson's student leadership class. 

What? They are planning a parade

Where?Bowie high school 

When?March 10th during FIT

Why?Raise awareness for No Place For Hate 

How?Parade in the courtyard

Who was quoted in the story?Aleka Neptune, Benson, and Patrica Maney, 

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? 

"I really love being able to put together something that hasn't been done before," Benson said. " I really love a challenge, and this project definitely has its challenges." 

Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? The lead sentence didn't want to make me want to keep reading.

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?  Quote

Student Life

Who? Mikaela Lyles

What? Vines/ social media 

Where? Bowie 

When?Throughout the school year 

Why? Comedy 

How? taken on phones 

Who was quoted in the story?Mikaela Lyles, Bryanna Feamster, Sahaj Mann, Samantha Jimenez, Vivki Herbert

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "Yes, we can connect with people more globally, but it lead to a disconnect from the people around us and it can lead to a lack of interest in reality.

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

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Statement 

Summary- Mikaela Lyles and many other students at Bowie High School, use Vines and other social media throughout the school year for comedic videos and keeping in touch with friends. 

News

Who? FFA bowie students 

What?Travis County Youth Show 

Where?Travis county 

When?January 14-16 

Why? win placement ribbons 

How? with the animals they raised 

Who was quoted in the story? Kylee Rhorer, Jamie Muras, Brandon Parker and Kate Buning

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "....It means so much to me because i was proud of myself and all I accomplished." Buning said. 

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

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?Statement 

Summary- FFA Bowie Students participated in the Travis County Youth Show located in Travis County on January 14-16 to win ribbons for the animals they raised. 

Sports

Who?Kianna Ray 

What?  basketball 

Where?Bowie high school 

When?January 6th 

Why?All-American nominee 

How?Nominated

Who was quoted in the story? Kianna Ray, Alyssa Kuykendall, Foradory

What quote was the strongest in your opinion?"If i could describe Kianna in one word it would be genuine,"...."No matter how much pressure you put on her, she remains humble and kind. She will do whatever it takes to accomplish her ambitions and goals, all the while staying true to herself." 

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

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement? Quote

Summary- Kianna Ray, a bowie high school basketball player, was nominated to be an All-American Nominee on January 6th. 

Entertainment

Who? Bowies award winning band 

What?Steel drums

Where? Bowie High

When? n/a

Why? A successful ensemble 

How?Perform at the Percussive Arts Society International 

Who was quoted in the story?Amy Suggs, Crosby LaGrone, Jake Wohleb, 

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? "They're really lucky that they were given such a great opportunity,"..." Being able to preform with professionals isn't something that most band members get the chance to do. Im totally jealous."

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

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?Quote

Summary- Bowies award winning band get the chance to have their steel drums ensemble perform with the Percussive Art Society International. 

Commentary

Who?Barack Obama

What?Final state of Union Address

Where?United states

When?2016 

Why?affecting how the nations political system is run 

How? low voter turnout 

Who was quoted in the story?Acrticle- 10 Reasons Why College Students Should Vote

What quote was the strongest in your opinion? no quotes 

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

Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?statement 

Summary- In Barack Obama's Final state of Union Address in United states, 2016, he left the country with lower voter turnout which is affecting hoe the nations political system is run. 

Photography

1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper? The pictures of the Tarzan play. 
1A. Why is this your favorite? ITs my favorite because its a really fun, interesting picture and there is a lot going on in the. 
1B. What rules of photo composition are evident?
Simplicity is evident in the image. 
2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper? My least favorite photo is "Finishing up" 
2A. Why is this your least favorite?My least favorite photo is "Finishing up" because the photo was taken at a very odd angle and the image is in black and white. 

3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue? You will need to look through the entire paper and see the topics covered and decide which one you think would have been fun.

If i were a photographer on staff I think the Tarzan play would've been the most fun event.
4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points.

Overall the photography in this issue was okay. I would rate it at about a 6 because half of the photographs were visually appealing and the other half weren't.  The strong points were the action shots and the weak points are the photographer had the camera at very strange angles in some of the images. There were also a lot of mergers.

Summary- In conclusion Coach Vickie Benson's class is having a parade during fit in the courtyard on March 10th to raise awareness for the No Place for Hate campaign. 

Front Pages of the World

1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? My favorite newspaper front page is the Montgomery Advisor because the pictures are very interesting and catch you eye. 
2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? My favorite headline is Storm Savings because the headline's image of a money tornado is very cool. I think that the way the text goes around it is cool. 
3. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? There are 3 stories on the newspaper. 
4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc. All the newspaper pages have the publisher, the title, and headlines. 
5. 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. Things that are different on the front pages of various newspapers are the location of the title and the number of headlines ad images. 

Yearbook Spread

King Pica Yearbook Spread

Yearbook Introduction

25 things that should be in every yearbook

• Title
• Pictures of people
• Pictures of events
• Teachers
• Students
• Year of the book on the cover
• Name of the school
• The school mascot
• Graduating class year
• Senior Quotes
• school events
• place for signatures from friends
• student clubs
• quotes from students
• interesting things that happened that year
• trends of that year 
• an index
• ads
• pictures of pep rallies 
• sport pictures
• pictures of campus
• action shots
• students doing interesting things
• band pictures
• orchestra pictures
• Football game pictures

1. What is the title of your book?

Prime 2003
2. What school is it from?

Lamar High School
3. What "thematic elements" do you see in your book? This means what elements are evident from beginning to end of the book

A thematic element that is evident in my yearbook is a certain font that is used only for the title of the page. 
4. How many sections are in your book? This could be tough to figure out, but do your best

six sections 
5. What is your favorite "spread"? A spread is 2 pages about the same topic

My favorite spread was class superlatives. 
6. Is there an Index in your book?

Yes there is an index in your book
7. Are there photos of groups of people, like clubs and organizations?

Yes there are images of clubs and organizations 
8. Is there a table of contents?

Yeah theres a table of contents 
9. How many people go to the school whose book you have?

3203 students
10. What state is your book from?

Texas 

Magazine Peer reviews

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1. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it?

The name of the magazine i looked at was DANCE and this person i dont know named Abby made it ;)

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

I liked how clear the image of sarah was because it was very dynamic. i also like how abby put the picture in front of the text. 

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

One thing that would've improved the cover would be to add more colors. 

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

I picked this cover because it was very visually appealing and it was very simple; there wasnt alot of cluttered text. 

5. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?

The bar code is appropriate for this magazine. 

6. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not?

I dont think i would because,personally, i only tend to look at magazines with bright colors that catch my eye. 7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

Yes, i could tell this image is a portrait. 

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Step 7


1. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it? The name of the magazine is Women's power

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

I liked how the text surrounded the the main subject and the clarity of the image. 

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

One thing that would've improved the cover would be to add more colors. 

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

The pick words attracted my eyes. 

5. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?

yes its perfect. 

6. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not?

I would because it seems very inspirational and its cover is very visually appealing 7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

I can tell that it was a portrait 

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Step 7 


1. What is the name of the magazine that you looked at and who made it?

The name of the magazine is WE HATE HOLIDAYS and Ian made it. 

2. List two things you liked about the magazine cover

I loved how clear and dynamic the cover was. I also liked how he made the captions comedic. 

3. Suggest something to the creator to improve the cover

There is nothing the creator could do to improve the cover, i think its exceptional work. 

4. Why did you pick this cover? Specifically what attracted your eyes.

I picked this cover because the title attracted my eyes due to its bright yellow color. 

5. Is there a bar code? Is it appropriate in size and located in the correct place?

The bar code is in the right place but its sideways; that may have been on purpose though. 

6. If you were walking by the magazines in Barnes and Nobles would you pick this magazine up and look at it? Why or Why not?

I would pick t up because its very colorful and dynamic and it seems very interesting!7. Can you tell if it was a portrait or self-portrait?

Yes, i could tell that this was a portrait. 

Prompt Shoot Review

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STEP #3


1. Which photo do you like best? Why? My favorite image is the footprint image because the image is very clear and it shows a great example of framing. 

2. Which is your least favorite image? Why? My least favorite image is her The End image because the door cut off the majority of the bus. 

3. Overall, make two positive statements about their pictures. These pictures are all very clear and are very visually appealing. 

4. Overall, what is one area that this person could improve upon in your opinion. I think one area this person could improve on is making sure that the nothing is blocking the main subject.

5. Which prompt do you think they did the best portraying, from your perspective? I think they did the best job portraying Footprints because the image is very clear and simple. 

6. Which prompt do you think they did the least successfully portray, from your perspective? From my perspective, I think they were least successful on Eight because im not sure what they have eight of because there are more than 8 pillars in the image.