My yearbook spread

The Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4

Front Page:
"Cancer diagnoses does't stop Gomez"
"Cancer diagnoses does't stop Gomez" was about a theca theatre teacher that has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. Mr. Roberto Gomez has a tumor that is inoperable. He has been recovering from an unsuccessful surgery and Mrs. Rachel Gomez , his wife, has been filling in for him.

1. Mr. Roberto Gomez 
2. diagnosed with kidney cancer 
3. Bowie High School
4. a few months ago 
5. tumor was inoperable 
6. diagnosed with cancer and went through an unsuccessful surgery
7. Rachel Gomez and Lauren Gomez were quoted in the story
8. "Now, his ex students from 30 years of teaching are reaching out and the communities in the valley have ben so supportive."was the strongest quote in my opinion 
9. yes
10. statement

Student Life:
"You love 'em , hate em' , but date em'"
This was about high school relationships. In the article people gave advice and opinions. There was also a list for Top 10 first date ideas which was really neat.

1. High  Schoolers
2. High School relationships 
3. High School
4. recent
5. to balance relationships, school , family , and friends
6. stay focused and do not become obsessed 
7. Anna Ambrosino , Ethan Long , Alejandro Garcia 
8. "I think high school relationships are a learning experience" - Alejandro Garcia
9. yes
10. quote

News
"Texas Country Youth Show features fierce competition"
This story was about a competition where FFA and 4H  students showed there animals. Some people are placed and win a ribbon and others can get their animals auctioned. The event took place at the Travis County Expo Center on January 15-18

1. FFA and 4H students
2. enter a competition
3. Texas Country Youth Show 
4. January 15-18
5. to win and place
6. through FFA and 4H clubs/classes
7. Samantha Robarts , Burning , Fisher
8. " I got 11th place" Fisher
9. yes
10. quote

Sports

"Boys Soccer kick their game into high gear" 

The story was about the varsity soccer team at Bowie. They started off the season by winning a game 4-0 in district play. The goal for the team was to make it to playoffs. 

1. Boys Varsity Soccer Team
2. won their first game
3. Bowie High School
4. 2015 soccer season
5. make it to play offs 
6. practice a lot and soccer is now a class period
7. Ryan Logan , Cash Cavitt , Thompson
8. "I definitely want them to make play offs" Ryan Logam
9. yes
10. quote

Entertainment 
"In Review : Unbroken"

The article was about a student Fuaad Ajaz. He went to go see the movie Unbroken. He wrote an article about his opinion of the movie.

1. Fuaad Ajaz
2. saw the movie Unbroken
3.  The movie theatre
4. 2014
5. wanted to see the movie
6. bought tickets 
7. Fuaad Ajaz 
8.  "The movie was one of the best movies I saw in 2014 with all the emotion and drama and that it was based on a true story."
9. yes
10. Statement

Commentary 

Graffiti becoming a part of Austin

A student talks about how graffiti is becoming a part of Austin.

1. Kamryn Brice
2. graffiti around Austin
3. Austin
4. currently
5. Austin has a lot of original graffiti 
6. artists create artwork everywhere in Austin
7. Kamryn Brice
8.  "Wetger an art or vandalism, graffiti is a part of creative culture and can very easily become a mark of society if given the chance to be."
9. Yes
10. Statement

In-Depth Story 

"Hands free cell phone policy enacted"
On the first of January 2015 there was a new law. The law prohibits the use of electronic devises while driving. Drivers will have a consequence if they are caught breaking this law. 

1. people that drive in Texas
2. cell phone use is prohibited 
3. Texas
4. January 1st 
5. safety hazard
6. drivers will be fined
7. Stacy Stacher, Lauren Guilette
8. "It promises to be a successful way to prevent a lot of texting related accidents."
9. yes
10. statement

Questions

• My favorite picture in the paper was the Trivia Crack Craze photo.
• I liked this picture because it shows students with their phones playing the game.
• balancing elements 
• My least favorite photo was the humans of bowie photo.
• It is my least favorite because its not very eye catching. 
• I would have liked to have dint the Evita Issue , because I went to see the show and had so many good things to say about it.
• on a scale of 1-10 10 being the best i would rate the newspaper an 8. I thought it was great overall but some weak points was the humans of bowie because I thought it was kind of random. But I think overall it was a really good newspaper.

other high school newspapers

1. My favorite newspaper front page is B&G Twitter takes over , because it has something to do with Twitter and that is something people my age use. 
2. The Findlay High School B&G newspaper was also the first to catch my attention , because I saw Twitter in big blue letter. 
3. My favorite headline was the @ Twitter Takes Over. I was interested , because like I said before Twitter is very popular for people my age.
4. 2 stories.
5. Titles, main stories, pictures to go along with the stories
6. layouts, pictures, stories
7. They were similar from last class newspaper covers , because they had a main story and pictures to go along with it.

Broadsheet

1. Findlay High School B&G
2. Montrose High School The Chieftain
3. Mona Shores High School The Sailor's Log

Tabloid

1. Rodriguez High School The Stampede 
2. Campbell Hall  The Piper
3. The Chatter Box

Newsmagazine

1. The Herald
2. HI+life
3. the view

headline-a head of a newspaper story or article printed in large text and giving the gist of the story or article that follows

sub headlines-an additional headline or title that comes immediately after the main headline or title

lines- a printed line accompanying a news story, article, or the authors given name

boxes- a short newspaper or advertisement enclosed in borders

photos- a photograph

teaser- a short item, a headline, or photo with caption referring to or promoting a news article or feature on inside pages

flag- the nameplate of a newspaper

folio- the number of each page together with the date and the name of the newspaper

captions- a title, short explanation, or a description accompanying an illustration or a photograph

stories- a newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event

bylines- a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article

jumps- a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued

story dividers- a partition between two areas

screens- a fixed or movable upright partiton to divide a room, to give shelter from drafts

infographics- a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data

masthead/ staff box- the title of  a newspaper or magazine at the head of the front or editorial page.

Front Pages of the World

1. My favorite newspaper was 20 minutes from Paris, France because it was different from other newspapers and they layout was really interesting . 


2. My favorite headline from that newspaper was the super hero one called Marvel cree une super heroine musulmane. It looks very interesting and super heroes may be different then the ones here.


3. There are 5 stories on the front page of my favorite.


4. All newspapers have a main photo that is bigger than the other pictures. The text size most of the time is biger for that picture.


5. Font, layout of the pictures, colors, text size, sizes of the pictures.

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