Lone Star Dispatch #4

Front Page -
Mr. Gomez, a loved Technical Theatre teacher, has recently been diagnosed with Cancer. After his tumor was found inoperable, teaching became slightly harder. Ex - Students from over 30 years ago came flowing in to help him, his wife, and daughter keep the starlight heater company a happy place through the harsh battle.

Who - Mr. Gomez
What - Cancer
Where - JBHS Starlight theatre company
When - This year, Nov. 7
Why/ How - a tumor found inoperable, only to grow more and more throughout the years, to slow Gomez down.

1a. My favorite photo is the photo of Ms. Gomez and Lauren Gomez.
  b. It is my favorite because it shows the supportive family of Mr. Gomez through this tough time in his  life.
  c. Simplicity and the rule of thirds are definitely evident.
2a. My least favorite photo is the diagram.
  b. It's not a photo, it's just a diagram showing how cancer goes through the body.
3. I would have chosen the school musical Evita to be the front page.
4. I think the photography was pretty lame, not everyone has been introduced to the ruled of photography. The photo taken of the boy playing soccer is phenomenal, though.

Student Life -
Student at JBHS Deborah Moreno joined the Latin band Son De Rey, a family owned band. As the youngest in the band, Moreno enjoys the young vibe she gives to the band. They add a "lasting flavor" to pop songs, making them sound more latino.

Who - Deborah Moreno
What - Son De Rey
Where - Austin, TX
When - Feb. 2015
Why/How - Being a family owned band, Deborah's talent was sure to be put in.

1a. My favorite photo is the photo of Moreno in the booth taken from behind her.
  b. It doesn't wash her out, and gives the photo a surreal feeling.
  c. There is an excellent use of rule of thirds.
2a. My least favorite photo is a photo of Moreno in the booth taken from infront.
  b. This photo washes her out.
3. I would have used Maddy Sparkes as a freshman landing multiple leads in theatre for this page.
4. I loved the photography. I think the brightness was a bit of a weak point, but the other rules are used very prominently.

News -
Recently, JBHS held the annual school wide Science Fair on Thursday Jan. 22nd. With only a little over a hundred students competing, the fair was the smallest its ever been. Regional fair was held on February 19th.

Who - JBHS Pre- Ap Bio students
What - Science fair
Where - JBHS
When - January, 2015
Why - a required part of the Pre- Ap bio class

1a. My favorite photo is of Junior Jeremiah cause talking to a judge.
  b. The composition is fantastic
  c. The rule of thirds is prominent, mainly.
2a. My least favorite photo is of freshman Zaneb
  b. The rule of thirds was avoided
3. I would have included a photo of all of the runner ups in the competition.
4. I think that the angles were a strong point in the photography, but there were a lot of mergers.

Sports -
Junior at JBHS Brooke Landry is the highest ranked knife thrower in the world. She began at age five and has been doing it ever since. She was the first female to ever reach an expert score.

Who - Brooke Landry
What - Knife Throwing
Where - Austin, TX/ International
When - 2015
Why - the first female to ever tech an expert score

1a. My favorite photo is of Brooke throwing the knife at the target
  b. The lighting is perfect, as is the shutter speed.
  c. The rule of thirds and simplicity are used perfectly.
2. There are no other photos in this article
3. I would have chosen softball, seen as it is just beginning and is a fun sport to capture.
4. I think that the strongest point in this photo is the lighting, and the weakest is the camera angle.

Entertainment -
Trivia crack has been one of the most popular games of the year, and its not even 2 months through the year. friends, family, and teachers are all involved in the craze as everyone tries to fanatically beat each other.

Who - Students/ Teachers at JBHS
What - Trivia Crack
Where - JBHS
When - January, 2015
Why - the addicting game won't let anyone get off their phone!

1a. My favorite photo is of all the kids together playing trivia crack in a circle.
  b. The angle was well thought out
  c. There is an essence of leading lines
2a. My least favorite photo is the poorly drawn trivia crack spinner
  b. It's not really a photo…
3. I would have chosen Evita as entertainment because, well, its a MUSICAL.
4. I think that the angles were a stronghold, but lighting was very weak.

Other high school Newspapers

My favorite front page is the LH magazine 11-13-13, because it is eye catching and is there for a good cause. It is also the same one that immediately  grabbed my interest. I like the headline because it shows that smoking is an actual issue and that it needs to be addressed. There is only one story on this front page. All the newspapers have the name of the school on them, but not all of them have a ton of text/stories on them. These are definitely to similar to the real newspapers from around the world.

Broadsheets - The correspondant, the chieftain, and the lion's roar.

Tabloid - WHHS Chatterbox, Ladue Panorama, tjTODAY

NewsMagazine - West Side Story, The Squall, LH Magazine


Headlines - a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine

Sub-headlines - a heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing

Boxes - a section of printed things on a page

Photos - photographs on the newspaper

Teaser - a hint of what an upcoming article is about

Flag - The nameplate of a newspaper

Folios -  the number of each page together with the dateand the name of the newspaper

Captions - description of a photo placed next to it

Stories - a news report of any length

Bylines - a printed line accompanying a story

Jumps - a line identifying a page from which a story is continued from

Story Dividers - dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines, measuring,etc

Screens - Above/Below the fold

Info-graphics - A visual image used to represent data

Masthead/Staff-box - The title of a newspaper

Front Pages of the World

My favorite newspaper front page is from "The Los Angeles Times" because everything is easy to read and the photos are taken very well.
My favorite headline is "New Voice, here to stay" because fit draws attention from the reader into the story, and goes well with the photo associated with it.
Almost all of the front pages have the same size of story text, size of main photo, and headline font.
Things that definitely vary are the size of the headline and title of the newspaper, as well as placement of the title and photos.