Newspaper Exchange Critique, Story Ideas

Your critique is due Monday. This is a good way to see what other schools are doing, to practice reading critically and to get ideas for future issues.

Be sure to introduce yourself to your beat contacts. Tell them your name and that you will be covering the assigned beat and that you will be checking with them weekly about possible stories. Encourage them to contact you if they have a story tip.

MET: contact George Benainous, lead teacher, Room 123 and Antonio Manriquez, video teacher, Room 120
Teaching Academy: contact Kelly Bender, lead teacher, Room 315
Social Justice: contact Susan Von Manske, lead teacher, 310

Congratulations on the February Issue

I'm really proud of this issue. There is something interesting and worth reading on every page. There are also some firsts: our first commissioned comic on the editorial page, our first Q and A with a school board member on the news page, and our first advice column on the features page.

Now we need to work on our distribution. Next time, I will need a couple students to meet me at say, 7 a.m., and stuff the teachers mailboxes before they go to their classrooms in the morning. I think this is easier and simpler than having people run around and deliver copies of the paper.

Feb. 12 edition

Class meets next on Thursday. On Friday, we have two hours for our final. I expect to see the opinion (2-3), features (8-9) and entertainment pages (10-11) done by Friday. The news pages (4-5) should be well on their way. The front page will be a big Hollywood Idol photo, so we need to be sure we get a cover worthy photo. Feel free to bring your own cameras in addition to the staff cameras.

That leaves the sports page (12) and the Valentine's Day color spread (6-7) for next week. Maybe we can sell some Valentine's messages during advisory. Each of you can ask people in your own advisory and maybe a few people could go to other advisories as well.

Also, I've cleaned up the AOL mail. The only items in the inbox are what we are currently working on. Old stuff has been deleted or put into folders. If you can't find something, look in the folders.

Wear Your T-Shirts Tomorrow

Yearbook is coming to take our photo. The following owe me for a sweatshirt: Adrienne, Elizabeth, Kiara. The following owe me for a Tshirt: Jafet and Kevin.

Remember to Pay for Your "We've Got Issues" Shirts

The following people owe $28.95 for their sweatshirt: Adrienne, Elizabeth, Lisette, Kiara, Cecilia, Malina and Maria.
The following owe $11.95 for their T shirt: Ana, Sree, Karla, Antonio, Kevin, Jessica and Jafet (the last two - your shirts are in my file cabinet in room 421)