Dispatch #2
News: Austin City Council votes to remove curfew
This story was about how the Austin City Council voted on September 28th, 2017 to have the day and night time curfew removed. The curfew had been inconvenient with students and didn't help as much as it was intended to.
1. Ellen Toxclair, Han Vo, and Jason Stanford were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from Han Vo: "Now that the curfew is removed I have a lot more wiggle room to do things I need in a timely manner after an evening shift. I don't have as much stress this year as I did last year surrounding time management and work." This quote shows how inconvenient the curfew was to this student and how they feel better now that it is no longer in place.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from junior Han Vo.
Commentary: We shouldn't joke about death
This story was about how students should stop making jokes about death. It may come across as insensitive to certain people and you never know who might have just suffered a loss, or who is struggling themselves.
1. No one is quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was: "People tend to laugh at things that they don't fully understand or relate to. When people don't understand their peers problems, it keeps them from feeling compassion or pity towards them." This quote shows that no one really understands the heaviness of what people may be dealing with, and that it is important to be considerate and not poke fun at sensitive subjects.
3. No.
4. The conclusion was a statement.
Feature: Students help to advise new principal
This story was about 40 Bowie students meeting with the principal once every six weeks. The purpose of these meetings is for the principal to learn more about what students like about Bowie, and what they think needs to be improved.
1. Mark Robinson, Katelyn Dill, Ruth Ann Widner, and Christopher Beltran were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from Mark Robinson: "I think too often adults make decisions thinking that they know what's best for kids, without really asking the kids." This quote shows that often times important decisions are made regarding kids, but the kids don't have much say in the decision. Mr. Robinson is looking to change this.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from Ruth Ann Widner.
Entertainment: Lawson uses social media to create a profit on her art
This story was about senior Emily Lawson who created a website to sell her art. She is the president of the National Art Honor Society, and recently went to UT seeking guidance on techniques and style for her art.
1. Emily Lawson, Emma Roach, and Laura Hartford were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from senior Emily Lawson: "I get my inspiration from almost everything in life I guess. I take photos of things I enjoy, I document my friends and strangers and their habits, I work from experiences I've had, and I have a lot of creative people in my life that I like to pull inspiration from." This quote shows that creativity and inspiration can come from anywhere.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from senior Emily Lawson.
Athletics: Claire Meyer makes her third dash to state
This story was about junior Claire Meyer who joined cross country her freshman year and has been involved ever since. She gives it all she has, and believes that a good attitude will help you succeed.
1. Rita Gonzales, Claire Meyer, Gage Haden, and Kristen Ham were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from junior Gage Haden: "She's naturally gifted but she doesn't back down from a challenge. Being naturally gifted helps, but that's not going to take you anywhere if you don't put it to good use, and she makes the best of it." This quote shows that if you are naturally good at something it doesn't mean you shouldn't continue to learn and get better at that thing. Practice makes perfect.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from junior Gage Haden.
Review: Team 10 musical murder
This story was about the review of Team 10 and Jake Paul's song and music video. It's very cringey and not liked by many at all.
1. No one was quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was: "For a group who apparently can't even count to ten based on the number of members they have, the fact that the release of "It's Everyday Bro" by Jake Paul ft. Team 10 is drowning in dislikes is as unsurprising as Paul getting kicked off of his former Disney Channel show." This quote shows that not everyone can make it as a musician.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a statement.
In-Depth: 30 years of sports
This story was about the sports teams and accomplishments at Bowie over the past 30 years. It's interesting to see how athletics have progressed since then.
1. Howard Thompson, Celester Collier, Michael Griffin, Michael Saenz, Carrie Hoffman-Howell, and Erika Pesek were quoted in this story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was: "I would say that there comes a point in your life that you have to be your own person, you have to be your own leader. You gotta answer to yourself because the journey that you take, you know, you have no one to point the finger at but yourself if things go right, if things go bad. You have to look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, 'Did you make all the right decisions?' Sometimes the decisions to make are not the best, are not fun, are not easy; it's a hard journey to travel in order to get to where I've been." This quote shows that hard work, effort, and determination can get you anywhere if you make the right choices and try hard enough.
3. No.
4. The conclusion was a statement.
1. My favorite photo in the entire paper is the photo of Emily Lawson because of the soft colors and the background. It looks nice and calming.
2. My least favorite photo in the paper is the post-game Whataburger photo because the colors are very neutral and it just looks boring.
3. If I was a photographer on staff I would've wanted to take pictures for the boulderer story.
4. The photography in the issue was good. I like the way it shows different people like the Bowie is community is coming together in the pages, it's really cool.
This story was about how the Austin City Council voted on September 28th, 2017 to have the day and night time curfew removed. The curfew had been inconvenient with students and didn't help as much as it was intended to.
1. Ellen Toxclair, Han Vo, and Jason Stanford were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from Han Vo: "Now that the curfew is removed I have a lot more wiggle room to do things I need in a timely manner after an evening shift. I don't have as much stress this year as I did last year surrounding time management and work." This quote shows how inconvenient the curfew was to this student and how they feel better now that it is no longer in place.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from junior Han Vo.
Commentary: We shouldn't joke about death
This story was about how students should stop making jokes about death. It may come across as insensitive to certain people and you never know who might have just suffered a loss, or who is struggling themselves.
1. No one is quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was: "People tend to laugh at things that they don't fully understand or relate to. When people don't understand their peers problems, it keeps them from feeling compassion or pity towards them." This quote shows that no one really understands the heaviness of what people may be dealing with, and that it is important to be considerate and not poke fun at sensitive subjects.
3. No.
4. The conclusion was a statement.
Feature: Students help to advise new principal
This story was about 40 Bowie students meeting with the principal once every six weeks. The purpose of these meetings is for the principal to learn more about what students like about Bowie, and what they think needs to be improved.
1. Mark Robinson, Katelyn Dill, Ruth Ann Widner, and Christopher Beltran were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from Mark Robinson: "I think too often adults make decisions thinking that they know what's best for kids, without really asking the kids." This quote shows that often times important decisions are made regarding kids, but the kids don't have much say in the decision. Mr. Robinson is looking to change this.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from Ruth Ann Widner.
Entertainment: Lawson uses social media to create a profit on her art
This story was about senior Emily Lawson who created a website to sell her art. She is the president of the National Art Honor Society, and recently went to UT seeking guidance on techniques and style for her art.
1. Emily Lawson, Emma Roach, and Laura Hartford were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from senior Emily Lawson: "I get my inspiration from almost everything in life I guess. I take photos of things I enjoy, I document my friends and strangers and their habits, I work from experiences I've had, and I have a lot of creative people in my life that I like to pull inspiration from." This quote shows that creativity and inspiration can come from anywhere.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from senior Emily Lawson.
Athletics: Claire Meyer makes her third dash to state
This story was about junior Claire Meyer who joined cross country her freshman year and has been involved ever since. She gives it all she has, and believes that a good attitude will help you succeed.
1. Rita Gonzales, Claire Meyer, Gage Haden, and Kristen Ham were quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was from junior Gage Haden: "She's naturally gifted but she doesn't back down from a challenge. Being naturally gifted helps, but that's not going to take you anywhere if you don't put it to good use, and she makes the best of it." This quote shows that if you are naturally good at something it doesn't mean you shouldn't continue to learn and get better at that thing. Practice makes perfect.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a quote from junior Gage Haden.
Review: Team 10 musical murder
This story was about the review of Team 10 and Jake Paul's song and music video. It's very cringey and not liked by many at all.
1. No one was quoted in the story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was: "For a group who apparently can't even count to ten based on the number of members they have, the fact that the release of "It's Everyday Bro" by Jake Paul ft. Team 10 is drowning in dislikes is as unsurprising as Paul getting kicked off of his former Disney Channel show." This quote shows that not everyone can make it as a musician.
3. Yes.
4. The conclusion was a statement.
In-Depth: 30 years of sports
This story was about the sports teams and accomplishments at Bowie over the past 30 years. It's interesting to see how athletics have progressed since then.
1. Howard Thompson, Celester Collier, Michael Griffin, Michael Saenz, Carrie Hoffman-Howell, and Erika Pesek were quoted in this story.
2. The quote that was the strongest was: "I would say that there comes a point in your life that you have to be your own person, you have to be your own leader. You gotta answer to yourself because the journey that you take, you know, you have no one to point the finger at but yourself if things go right, if things go bad. You have to look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, 'Did you make all the right decisions?' Sometimes the decisions to make are not the best, are not fun, are not easy; it's a hard journey to travel in order to get to where I've been." This quote shows that hard work, effort, and determination can get you anywhere if you make the right choices and try hard enough.
3. No.
4. The conclusion was a statement.
1. My favorite photo in the entire paper is the photo of Emily Lawson because of the soft colors and the background. It looks nice and calming.
2. My least favorite photo in the paper is the post-game Whataburger photo because the colors are very neutral and it just looks boring.
3. If I was a photographer on staff I would've wanted to take pictures for the boulderer story.
4. The photography in the issue was good. I like the way it shows different people like the Bowie is community is coming together in the pages, it's really cool.
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