Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Lone Star Dispatch #1

Age old battle still on going
1.Who: girls, specifically Parker Smith and her parents, but also some of the schools staff
What:dress code
When:September 4, 2015 and while school is taking place
Where:James Bowie High School
Why:Parker Smith believes she was dress coded inappropriately and some other students at the school agree. The staff seems to think that they dress code everyone the same.
How:Students at Bowie are trying to get the school to change their dress code policy by talking to the staff.

2.Summary: This article is about all the girls that attend Bowie HS specifically Parker Smith and all the girls that get dress coded. They believe that they are getting dress coded unfairly, while many people agree some do not. The staff specifically thinks that they are dress coding everyone fairly and the same.

3.Parker Smith was quoted directly.
Parker Smith was also quoted indirectly.
Marley Neth was quoted directly.
Principal Stephen Kane was quoted directly.
Parker's mother Jennifer Smith was quoted directly.
Brandon Smith, Parker's dad was quoted directly.

4.I think the first transition that talks about how life isn't fair is somewhat a opinion. There could be someone is the world who thinks life is perfectly fair. There are others who may think that there are not any people who speak out against injustice.

5.The head line does summarize the plot of the article sufficiently.

6.yes

Building a better education thanks to AISD bond
1.Who: Students and staff of Bowie HS and AISD members
What:Aisd's bond is helping Bowie HS to make improvements around the school
When:This year
Where:James Bowie HS
Why:voters got Aisd a bond package that they are using to help the school make improvements so the kids can have a better experience.
How:Voters voted on it and Aisd helped to make it happen

2.Summary:Aisd has gotten a bong package that is allowing them to have Bowie make improvements. Bowie has so far gotten the athletic department a bigger training room so the kids will be able to have the right help. The Nutrition department got a new kitchen so they can teach their students real things in a kitchen so they could start a career.

3.Pablo Riera was quoted directly.
Brittani Thilbodeaux was quoted directly.
Richard Winemiller was quoted directly.
Janelle Seay was quoted directly.

4.The last statement can be thought of as a opinion

5.The title seems to fit the article sufficiently.

6.yes

SAT and ACT will change in March

1.Who: Students
What:Students are preparing for the SAT's and The ACT's as the year is beginning. There is going to be a newer version of the ACT and SAT after March
When:All year
Where:Schools
Why:The tests are taken so kids can get into college
How:The students have to make good grades of their tests

2.Summary: Students are already preparing of their ACT's and SAT's even thought the school year has just taken off. The students are worrying about the grade they will get and the teachers are doing the bet they can to help them. The students are also worrying because the test are being changed in March

3.Judd Pfieffer was quoted directly and indirectly
Isabela Doberenz was quoted directly
Ricky Ramirez was quoted directly and indirectly

4. I did not find any opinions

5.The title seems to fit the article sufficiently.

6.yes

Fit bell schedule remains the same after proposals last year
1.Who:Students at Bowie
What:the school has kept its original schedule of alternating a and b days and they have kept fit the same way.
When: This year.
Where: James Bowie HS
Why:The staff figured it would be easier to have the schedule stay the same. Now that the school already changed times it would be to hard to change the schedule too.
How:Changing the time that school starts

2.Summary: Bowie has moved school to start 10 minutes later than it did last year. They were debating if they should also change the schedule, but they didn't. They were also debating if they should change fit and its times, but they did not.

3.Emily Heim was quoted directly.
Nicole Moore was quoted directly.
Kalia Aquino was quoted directly.
Patricia Conroy was quoted directly and indirectly.
Matt Saucier was quoted directly and indirectly.
Lili Benitez was quoted directly.
Sahaj Mann was quoted directly.

4. A statement says that the schedule that was going to happen did not sit well with students is an opinion because some people could have wanted it to be the other way then what it is now.

5.The title seems to fit well with the article, but it could have talked about the original schedule because that was the articles main idea it seems.

6. yes

AISD gives school bond for campus renovations
1.Who:Bowie HS and AISD
What:Aisd gave Bowie an 16.5 million dollar bond to renovate the school
Where: Bowie HS
When:started 2013 and is still happening
Why:The school has become old enough that it needs changes done to it to make it a better school for students
How: Aisd gave bowie a 16.5 million dollar bond

2.Summary: Aisd gave Bowie HS a 16.5 million dollar bond to help fix the school so students can have a better learning experience at the school. Big renovations have already happened and their are more to come.

3.Vicki Herbert was quoted directly.
Tanner Howell was quoted directly and indirectly.
Robert Rasmus was quoted directly.

4. In the article their is a statement that says with the end of summer people are getting ready to get out of the heat, but that could be an opinion because some people may not agree with that statement. They may want to stay in the heat.

5.The title is very relevant to the article

6. none

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