Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Interview Questions

UIL Art
Interviewing:
Wendy Rios
Vivian Medina
Amanda Yopp
Eric Cannon
Ms. Yorke
More students that won gold medals

Questions
What inspired your winning pieces?
Were you expecting to win medals?
How many pieces did you do?
How did you defend your artwork to the judge?

Feature Story

Interviewing:
Wendy Rios
Teacher
Student in class

Questions:
When did you start drawing?
What got you into drawing?
What gave you the idea of your winning piece?
How do you feel about going to state?
What do you use to inspire you when you draw?
How long did it take to finish the drawing?
Are you thinking of making a career in drawing?

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Headlines

1. Campus gets visit from foreign English teacher.
1a. Japanese English teacher shares her culture at Akins
2. Students earn government internships at city hall
2a. Crockett vs. Akins, who will get the internship?
3.Academies compete with tutoring hours
3a .Academies go toe to toe with tutoring hours
4.Campus no longer accepting transfers
4a. Akins becomes "frozen"
5.Girls also struggle with new team
5a. Girls basketball struggles with new team
6. "Nyan cat" begins hacking takeover on school website
6a."Nyan cat" takes over AISD website
7. Social networks cause conflict
7a. Tumblr vs. Facebook
8. Final Fantasy: Same characters with new weapons
8a. FInal Fantasy: Characters come back with a bang
9. Tests bring concerns
9a. Too much testing, not enough learning
10. Cyber bullying taking over social media
10a. Cyber bullying causing conflict in social media