Lone Star Dispatch #4

SL Parade on March 10, Front Cover
Who? All bowie students and staff will be participating.
What? A no place for hate project
Where? All throughout the bowie campus.
When? During a extended FIT time on March tenth.
Why? To stand up against bullying and discrimination.
How? Uniting the students and school together.
Who was quoted? Aleka Neptune, Benson, Patricia Marley
Best quote? "We want to promote and celebrate differences and to fight discrimination." - Aleka
Pulls me in? No, I thought is was quite bland.
Conclusion? Ends with a quote.

Tarzan In Depth Story
Who? The kids who were involved in the production and show tarzan here at bowie.
What? The starlight theatre companys onstage play of tarzan.
Where? The play took place in the bowie theatre.
When? Early this semester when the show was put on and all the tedious hours before hand.
Why? The students taking theatre wanted to put on the best show they were capable of doing.
How? They has been practicing for months beforehand.
Who was quoted? Eryn Northcutt, Christina Hashchke, Jackson Walker, Austin Hyde, Betsy Cornwell, Davis.
Best quote? "It taught me how to believe in myself and will always have a special place in my heart."- Davis.
Pulls me in? I thought the lead sentence did a great job of pulling me in.
Conclusion? Story ends with a quote

Mr.Bulldog to be held, News
Who? People who want to be the next Mr.Bulldog
What? Basically a male beauty pageant and talent show here at bowie.
Where? In the bowie theatre.
When? Febuary 13th is when the event is held.
Why? To see who this years Mr.Bulldog will be.
How? They are judged based on performance and a variety of other things.
Who was quoted? Drake Touve, James Ellerbrock
Best Quote? "Most people train and exercise, but I take a different approach and exercise my brain, that's where the real magic comes from.
Pull me in? The intro sentence was a little weird but it worked.
Conclusion? The conclusion was a statement

Drawbacks of the Incentives, Commentary
Who? Editiorial by (it doesnt actually show?), but the topic affects all bowie students.
What? The downsides to the new incentives bowie has in place.
Where? James Bowie High School and many other high schools are following these incentives.
When? Spring semester of 2016-2017 school year.
Why? To encourage students to stop skipping class and to be on time.
How? Adding "benefits" to the students if they follow the rules
Who was quoted? -None
Best Quote? -None
Pull me in? Quite fairly I would say/
Conclusion? Conclusion is a statement.

Hip Hop Dancers excels with passion, Student Life
Who? Yullisa Reyes
What? Yullisas extreme hip hop dancing talent and her story behind it all.
Where? She practices outside of school at Balance Dance Studio.
When? She goes to competitions all throughout the year and practices very frequently.
Why? She wants to grow in her talent and make her family and friends proud.
How? She trains rigerously, puts in all of her effort, and is constantly challenging herself.
Who was quoted? Yullisa, Pedro Reyes, Olivia Warren,
Best Quote? "She looks more comfortable with herself when dancing, and when she's dancing she looks more lively, she looks happy.
Pull me in? The beggining sentence is very good, and a lot of thought was put ino pulling the reader in.
Conclusion sentence? The story ends with a quote.


Sweet sounds of the steel drums, Entertainment
Who? The steel drum class, Amy Suggs, Crosby LaGrone, Jake Wohleb
What? Whats been happening in the class, and what the students think of steel drums.
Where? The class is in the Bluebonnet portable, but their concerts are everywhere in the city and sometimes in the state.
When? This years class of pan players.
Why? They play Steel Drums as a fine art, and because its something they really enjoy.
How? The students interviewed have been playing for multiple years, and the teacher Amy Suggs has been playing since she was in college.
Who was quoted? All the people listed above were quoted.
Best quote? "The students did very well,  I am very proud of all of their hard work and dedication to the music." I liked this quote since I know the teacher, because I take her class, and it just goes to show how much she cares about her students.
Pull me in? Absolutely, the beginning sentence was very good and interesting.
Conclusion? The conclusion was a quote.

Swiftly Overcoming Obstacles, Athletics
Who? Joseph Killeen (me) , Seth Leifheit, Matthew Willis.
What? Me and Seths passion for parkour and taking risks.
Where? The story shares about the parkour gym BAM Academy.
When? Tells a little of me and Seths story of parkour, even though some of it is wrong.
Why? Its a sport thats not very well known, and is not very easy and safe to take part in either. But it makes for quite a good adventure.
How? Goes over how me and seth have training license to BAM Academy and us training there to become professional athletes.
Who was quoted? Joseph, Seth, Matthew
What quote was the strongest? "Parkour is the art of movement" - Me, really glad she included that in the newspaper because without it parkour gets confused with many things.
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
I thought the lead sentence was quite good, and yes made me want to keep reading.
Was the conclusion a quote or statement?
The conclusion was a statement.

1. My favorite photo in the paper is below the headline "Reaching the perfect balance"
I really enjoy this photo, first off because of the nice depth of field happening. As well as the photo taking picture of an action, it fells as if the photo is moving, and the reader is there, when the story took place.

2. My least favorite photo, not to complain, but probably was in the article about parkour that I was in.
First off since the photo that talks about seth, is actually of me. Which I found funny, but then the other photo that is shown to be of me, was when I was joking around. I wasn't actually doing parkour in the photo, I was literally throwing my body onto that obstacle as a joke, exactly why I was smiling. You don't usually smile when your doing parkour since you need to concentrate to achieve your goal, and to not get hurt. Also since the photographers had to come to BAM with us to get credit for the assignment, and not have me take the pictures, even though I am pretty darn good, but yet they didn't use the photos of me and seth doing flips or tricking, is a little annoying. We put on a good show to take pictures of, but the results weren't up to par. But the article itself I thought was really good, the writing was very to the point, glad someone took the time to interview me and my passion.

3. If I was a photographer, well I would have loved to have done parkour, but other than that I would have been super happy to shoot for steel drums. I am in steel drums and and have so many ideas for a creative steel drum picture its not even funny. I am super in to photography so even if i didn't get to shoot for something I liked, as a moral principle of who I am, I make sure the photo is interesting.

4. I thought the photography in this article was very good, It did lack quite some color though. There were more black and white photos than there usually are, which is fine, it just changes the feel of the a