Senior Goodbye

• Freshman year, made 1 out of 6 show blocks. I ushered every show just to go to stars and I barely would pass theatre production every six weeks.
• Sophomore things turned around but were bumpy/ didn't even make the ballot
• Junior year even had some bumps 
• Senior year finally turned around
• If you're struggling, just know that you aren't the only person who has ever struggled in this company
• Joined Newspaper Senior year and was handed an editor position but I didn't even want it but now I love it.
• Funny because I worked my butt off for an officer position and roles in shows while I join another program and am handed something my first day that someone else could have really wanted.
• Advice: Do work hard for the things you want but also be open to other opportunities bc they might come easier to you. Either way work hard and find things you love to do. Life is weird that way and it may seem unfair but not everything can come easy.
• If you work hard in the company, you'll get at least a little something out of it I am almost certain.
• Stop talking bad about peoples acting/singing. Every single person is talented in here and don't forget that.  Say good things about each others acting. Don't make yourself look bad by saying mean things about other people. Be humble. 
• Just remember you are part of one the most accepting group of kids I know. Everybody is so unique in here, yet we all put our differences aside and accept each other. I love that.
• You all are so lucky to have a place to go in the morning and at lunch, not everybody has that!
• I have had my fair share of being negative bc I'm chorus or a small role. but it wasn't worth it bc I was missing out on having fun. So whatever part you may be, even if you're an understudy, just have fun bc at the end of day you're surrounded by awesome people

5th Issue Story Questions

SXSW VOLUNTEERING

Olivia

1. What made you want to volunteer at sxsw?

2. Have you ever done it before?

3. What do you expect it to be like?

4. What are some of the things you're looking forward to?

5. What do you want to gain from this experience?

Friend

1. Have you been to sxsw before?

2. Why do you like to go?

3. What do you expect this year?

4. What do you think about your friends volunteering?

5. What is your favorite part about sxsw?

MR. BULLDOG

Jonah

1. What made you decide you want to run for Mr. Bulldog?

2. What did you do to prepare for Mr. Bulldog?

3. How did you come up with your ideas for the show

4. You only had one tech rehearsal, what was that like?

5. How did being a theatre kid help you being onstage?

6. What was it like having an audience that big?

7. How did you feel when you made it to the top 10?

8. What was going through your head when you were waiting to find out the winners?

9. How did you feel when you won?

10. What's it like being the second theatre kid and second comedy club kid in a row to win?

Mr. E

1. How did Mr. Bulldog start?

2. Why do you think students get so into it?

3. What is the preparation process like?

4. How many rehearsals do you have?

5. Do you give the boys freedom to perform what they want or are there some limits?

6. What is your favorite part about Mr. Bulldog?

Lily
1. How did you react when you found out Jonah was running for Mr. Bulldog?
2. How did you help him prepare?
3. What was it like singing backstage?
4. How did you react when you heard the audience?
5. What was your reaction to Jonah getting top 5?
6. When he won?
7. Anything to add?

Illustrator Practice

4th Issue Story Questions

Musical-Evita

Evita's (Paige Bradbury, Morgan Martell, Maddy Sparks, Avery LaRue, Chloe Byars, and Lily Howard)

1. Tell me about the show and your character.
2. How did you react when you saw you got Evita?
3. How did it feel when you saw there are 5 other Evitas?
4. What has the process been like?
5. What are your predictions for the show?
6. What's been your favorite moment or memory? Least favorite?
7. Is there anything you want the students at our school to know about the musical?

Directors- (Marco Bazan, Betsy Cornwell, Kayln Holloway)

1. Why did you choose the show Evita?
2. Can you tell me a little bit about it?
3. Why did you choose to cast 3 Evitas?
4. What has the process been like?
5. How do you divide the directing between 3 directors?
6. What are the difficulties of the process?
7. What has been your favorite part of the experience? Least favorite?
8. Is there anything you want the student body to know about the show?

NSPA Critique

1. What is one thing you see in the critique that you can help correct?
To give my stories more of an angle.
2. What is one part of the critique that you believe is completely accurate and is something we need to work on?
Having a clear opinion in the opinions pieces. 

3. What is one part of the critique that you believe is either inaccurate or just plain wrong that you think we need to keep doing despite what the critique says.
I think our headlines look a correct size, and that we do use lines between stories and we haven't used a color box and line to separate stories before.

4. Are there things we have done this year that should improve this ranking? If so, please tell me what they are?
We get stories that are all unique and come from all different parts of the school.

Final Exam

1. What did she write?
"It's a beautiful day and I can't see it.

Now continue watching the video.

2. How did this video make you feel inside?
Sad and sympathetic .3. Why would I show this video to you?
To see how people can tug on others emotions through media and advertising.4. How can you "Change your words" to impact the readers of your school newspaper?
By telling stories that are about tougher subjects.

5. How many different ways did the Guardian cover the story of the three little pigs?
The news, twitter, newspaper, online newspaper.
6. Is the story the same as you remember it as a child?
No.
7. Who did they interview?

8. What aspects of the story did they cover?
The pigs side and the wolf's side.
9. Were there any aspects of the three little pigs story that were not covered?
No.
10. Did the Guardian ever offer their opinion of what happened, who was guilty, who was not guilty?
No.
11. Can we do this for events on our campus on a daily basis?
No.
12. How can you help make this a reality?
Get more input from the students body.Finally,

It's reflection time. Please write at least two paragraphs on the following prompts on your blog:

13. What is the most important thing you have learned this semester being on newspaper staff?
I have learned how to communicate with others. I think the only way to make a good story is with good interviews, and to get those, one has to be a good communicator. Every time I go and interview I feel more comfortable and relaxed. My communicating has become better which has made my interviews stronger. This skill is also going to help me with whatever I do in life.

14. What can you do next semester to continue your scholastic journalism career in a fulfilling and positive way?
I think I can work harder to find out what things are going on in the school and what people are interesting and worth writing about. There are lots of clubs and people that deserve a voice and I want to be able to give those people the chance to be in the paper. I hope I can write stories that will impact the school and I can leave my mark.

15. What suggestions do you have to improve any part of this class? For example, you could address editor/staff relations, editor/editor relations, staff relations with the advisor, how we can better serve our community, direct suggestions on the newspaper itself, equipment or supplies we might need, computer program instructions you need, or even stories we should cover. I am open to anything. Part of my job is to make this a positive experience, yet it is also an educational opportunity for all of you and the other part of my job is to teach you new skills.
I think that as a staff, we don't know all of each other as well as we should. We did bonding at the beginning of the year which was fun but we didn't continue and I think we kind of lost it. This lack of closeness leads to the problem of us not communicating when we need something. I think we can feel hesitant or nervous to talk to someone about issues they're having with completing an assignment. We should be as open as possible, because then it might save us from a lot of last minute "I didn't get the photos" or "I didn't get my story in". If we are honest and communicative, we could stop a lot of issues before they become worse. 

Culinary Story Questions

Student Questions
1. Tell me about what you've been doing this week?
2. How long does it take to complete a house?
3. What is the process lie?
4. What was your favorite part? Least favorite?

Teacher Questions
1. How long have you been making gingerbread houses in terms of years?
2. Why do you do this project?
3. What is the process like?
4. What is it like seeing your students create a gingerbread house from scratch?
5. What is your favorite part of this experience?