The Dispatch - News Evaluation

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Story #1: "AISD Bond may bring major benefits"


1.
Who: The AISD school board
What: Bowie will be receiving money to help make the campus a better place
When: November 7th
Where: Bowie High School
Why: Bowie's campus has several problems
How: Construction will begin when ready, and they will begin to expand the fine arts and athletic facilities, creating new structured parking, and improving plumbing/air conditioning.

2.
Summary: Bowie High School has many problems within the campus, and AISD has a plan to fix them. A bond worth over one billion dollars has been approved for the Austin area schools. Bowie will receive millions of dollars to greatly improve our school.

3.
Quoted people:
-Principal Mark Robinson
-AISD superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz
-Bowie alumni Matais Segura
-Senior Brian Garcia

4.
 I think "The halls are hot and sticky," is an opinion statement. But nothing else.

5.
The headline of the story definitely summarizes the plot of the story well. It clearly addresses what the story is about.

6.
Yes, the graphics fit well.




Story #2: "New principal makes individuals and their needs a priority"


1.
Who: Principal Mark Robinson
What: The new principal making positive differences
When: 2017-2018 school year
Where: Bowie High School
Why: He wants to make sure Bowie is a great school
How: He plans to make good changes to the school

2.
Summary: New principal Mark Robinson has made several positive changes to Bowie so far this year. He also says that he has big plans for the school and hopes to make it the best school he can.

3.
Quoted people:
-Principal Mark Robinson
-Assistant Principal Carla De La Rosa

4.
No opinions.

5.
The headline could be better, I think. Maybe a better one could be, "New principal has big plans," or "New principal begins to make positive changes." Something along those lines.

6.
Yes, the picture and graphic fits well.




Story #3: "Technology due to arrive in January"


1.
Who: AISD
What: Chromebooks will be delivered to Bowie
When: January
Where: Bowie High School
Why: So all students have access to technology to help them succeed
How: AISD has the money to do it, so they will

2.
Summary: Not all students have access to technology. With implementing this new technology in schools, those students won't be at a disadvantage anymore.

3.
Quoted people:
-Junior Noelle Parker
-Teacher Michael Evans
-Junior Allie Grooms

4.
No opinions.

5.
I think the headline suits the story well. It explains perfectly what the story talks about.

6.
Yes.




Story #4: "New bulldog logo soon to be created due to trademark issue"


1.
Who: Bowie High School and Gonzaga University
What: Both schools use the bulldawg logo
When: 2017
Where: Bowie High School and Gonzaga University
Why: The two schools can't have the same logo
How: Bowie will work to create a new logo

2.
Summary: Bowie and Gonzaga University have the same iconic bulldawg logo. This is a problem because Bowie could get sued for using that logo, so a change must be made. A new logo.

3.
Quoted people:
-Football Coach Ty Branyon
-Sophomore Ibrahim Abduljabbar
-Sophomore Alex Paulson
-Principal Mark Robinson

4.
The first sentence when the writer describes the Bowie bulldawg is an opinion statement. There's many adjectives that not everyone would agree with.

5.
The headline summarizes the story well because the headline was exactly what I read in the story.

6.
Yes.




Story #5: "SEL teaches students life skills"


1.
Who: Teachers and students learning about SEL
What: SEL stands for Social and Emotional Learning
When: 2017
Where: Bowie High School
Why: It's important that students know SEL because it can help them in life
How: There are many different ways of teaching SEL

2.
Summary: SEL, or Social and Emotional Learning, helps students and teachers alike understand each other. It's important because just learning and doing assignments isn't enough to prepare you for adulthood.

3.
Quoted people:
-Freshman Sydney Johnson
-Teacher Jean Frazier
-Freshman Natalia Casanova

4.
No opinions.

5.
Yes, the headline suits the story well. The story covered everything that the headline said it would.

6.
No graphics.



Story #6: "Robinson's first year focuses on arranging students' needs to come first"

1.
Who: Principal Mark Robinson
What: Robinson is making positive changes to Bowie
When: 2017-2018
Where: Bowie High School
Why: He believes student's needs are important
How: He'll improve communication between faculty, staff, and parents

2.
Summary: Principal Mark Robinson noticed some changes need be done at Bowie. So he's made a plan to improve communication between parents, faculty, and students. He plans to do much more than this as well while he works here.

3.
Quoted people:
-Teacher Kelly Flickinger
-Senior Emily Robinett
-Principal Mark Robinson
-Student Council Co-President Jimmy Counihan

4.
No opinions.

5.
The headline summarizes the story well. Maybe they could've included faculty and parents in the title instead of just students though, to make it a little bit better.

6.
No graphics.





Story #7: "Administration revises the incentive plan"

1.
Who: Bowie Administration
What: If your attendance is good, you are eligible to receive an incentive
When: 2017-2018
Where: Bowie High School
Why: To encourage students to come to class
How: If you aren't absent much and are passing all your classes, you can qualify for a certificate to not take a final exam

2.
Summary: The incentive plan was introduced at Bowie to encourage students to come to class. The reward for that, is a certificate to not have to take a final.


3:
Quoted people:
-School Improvement Facilitator Ruth Ann Widner
-Junior Emily Leeke
-Freshman Shikha Patel
-Senior Emily Robinett


4.
No opinions.

5.
I think the headline would've been better if the writer had added the word attendance in the title.

6.
Yes, graphic is very informative.




Story #8: "Bowie organizations soar to new heights with drones on campus"

1.
Who: Bowie Administration
What: Bowie bought drones to use cameras for specific purposes, for example in football
When: 2017
Where: Bowie High School
Why: For the football team, drones are used for their cameras to analyze plays and game footage
How: Drones are equipped with cameras
2.
Summary: Bowie recently bought drones equipped with cameras so that individual organizations within the school can use them as needed. For example, Bowie football uses the drones to analyze game footage to better improve their gameplay.

3.
Quoted people:
-Teacher Chanel Dobrzenski
-Teacher Andrew Nourse
-Junior Nick Moczygemba
-Sophomore Luke Leifker

4.
No opinions.

5.
Yes, I think the headline matches the story well. I like the way the words were used to match the idea behind drones. Like when the writer used the word, "soar."

6.
Yes, the picture fits well.




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