Lone Star Dispatch Issue #4

AISD Begins Search for a Principal to take on Permanent Position
Bowies current principal,  Ms. Leos, is unfortunately leaving at the end of this 2016-2017 school year. Beginning January 31 of this year, the long process of picking and choosing begun. There is many candidates that are at the level of knowledge and readiness for the position, but there are very explicit things a principal of a high school must have. This includes, patience, kindness, but also demand. 

who: Ms. Leos
what:  A search for a new principal
where: Bowie High School
when: The end of this school year, and future years
why: Ms. Leos cannot be principal forever
how: Through interviews and a long process of elimination
who was quoted in the story: Brian Crow, Brianna Garcia, and Deb Barbosa
Strongest quote and where it appeared in the story: "I want a principal who will hire excellent teachers that can relate to the students and make teaching interesting and I believe they should encourage teacher to continue their education with workshops, to strengthen their skills." -Deb Barbosa, a parents of a student at Bowie High School
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?:  It was ok, but if I didn't have to read it, I wouldn't have voluntarily. 

High Schooler can Fall in Love
Bowie High School, and most other high schools are a social hub where clubs, gatherings, dances, and relationships start. Relationships as in friendships, connections with teachers, and introductions to new opportunities. Love in high school is a very controversial concept, and really depends on what you believe in. While some adults and students think that high school love is fake, other students and teachers feel they have or did find the one, in their youthful years in high school. Some students in relationships currently, state that they have found "the one." I wish that high school love was real, but I a not sure if I truly believe in it.

who: High schoolers
what: relationships
where: high school (Bowie)
when: Present day
why: Common thing in the world currently among middle school and high schoolers
how: They have access to a diverse world of boys and girls
who was quoted in the story: No one. The story was told in first person, by the perspective of Austyn Keelty 
Strongest quote and where it appeared in the story: none.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes, the leading sentence was strong, and something all high school readers could relate to and are interested in.

Women's Rights are Human Rights
Recently all across the world, there was a planned march to stand up to government regarding the rights of women and the equality of their lives. Thousands of people came together here in Austin, Texas with posters, signs, and chants to state what they believe in.

who: Women 
what: Equal rights with men, and treated as normal human beings
where: Worldwide (Austin)
when: Saturday, January 21, 2017
why: To stand up to Trump, and other people, to show what they believe and live for
how: By protesting in the streets in front of capitol building and political facilities, etc.
who was quoted in the story: Jake Anderson, Bella Lufschanowski, Melissa Fiero, Katie Holmes, Ellie Coulston, and Grace Widner
Strongest quote and where it appeared in the story: It happened at the end of the story and it was "Throughout history, there has been a repetitive theme of protest and progress regarding a range of issues... It is still important to recognize that our government is first and foremost of the people, by the people, and for the people, granting us the right to challenge ideas we don't agree with." By Grace Widner
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? I feel that if I had been unaware of the march before I saw the story about it, then the first line wouldn't have kept me reading about it.


PHOTO OF BAZAN
The only thing that this photo could really use is more of a focus. The photo has Mr. Bazan to the side (using third person) but there is so many other distractions in the photo that takes away from seeing just him. I see a tad but of depth of field in this photo which is kind of cool.

PHOTO OF KATE STUBBS JUMPING
I really like this photo because they capture the jump really well. The photo has good avoiding of mergers, with the bars and equipment in the back, but not running into the subject, which is Kate.
Something I would probably do next time, even though the photographer avoiding mergers did well, is put the subject in front of more of a single color and or thing backdrop.

PHOTO OF GIRL FOREHEAD TO FOREHEAD WITH HORSE
This time, the photographer did not do so well at avoiding mergers. There is a pole in the background that looks like it is coming out of the girls head.... The lighting in this photo is really well actually, with the sun kind of setting in the back adding natural contrast to the photo.

PHOTO OF TECH CREW FOR TOMMY
Something I like in this photo, is that the photographer captured all the different emotions and facial expressions of the techs. It really adds character to this photo and makes it less bland. That would be the one thing I would change. While normally I would say take away detail, this time I think the photo needs MORE detail.

WOMENS MARCH: PARAMOUNT THEATER
The focus on the subject of this photo is really evident which is nice because nothing takes away from what you are supposed to be looking at. The light could have been adjusted better to make sure nothing is washed out.

 My favorite photo in the entire papers really does have to be the photo of the Paramount Theater.
The quote "liberty and justice for all" is really focused on and then in the bottom of the photo you see the tons of people gathered together and there is balloons and posters and it really is a well captured photograph. The most evident composition rule I see is cropping. While the photo could have been more zoomed out and capture more than it needs to, it was cropped to insure the focus was the quote.

My least favorite photo in the newspaper is the photo of the tech crew of Tommy. There is not really anything going on, and doesn't really have any detail to capture you or make you like it.

The photography in this issue actually really impressed me. I didn't know we had such talented photographers here at Bowie and I find that really cool!































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