FRONT PAGE:
Summary:
This article is a summary of the StuCo presidential elections for the 2015-2016 year. It talks about the different candidates and their approach to their campaigns. The two presidents for next year will be Shelby Johnson and Marcus Gallardo. The article also talks about the candidates' passion for student council and leadership.
Graphic Elements:
There are two photos, one of Shelby Johnson surrounded by her campaigners and another of Brad Mayo on the drum line that was used to pump people up for the elections.
STUDENT LIFE:
Summary:
This article talks about what various students are planning to do in the upcoming three months of summer. Some students are taking on jobs to make money, others are planning on working out more, going on vacation, or just trying to get some rest.
Graphic Elements:
This page has a graphic with a stylized map of the world with lines stretching from Austin to places all around the world, illustrating how students will be traveling all around the world this summer. There's a photo of the award that was given to the Bowie choir for their performance at Disney World. There's also a graphic displaying graduation statistics in the US.
NEWS:
Summary:
This article talks about the new A-day/B-day schedule for next year, and some of the concerns people have about it. Ruth Ann Widner, an APUSH teacher, and Jade Fabello, one of the candidates for StuCo president talk about concerns about inequity between the time students will get with their teachers on A-days versus B-days.
Graphic Elements:
On this page there's a photograph of Kara Shannon performing with the color guard during a half-time show.
SPORTS:
Summary:
The article details the season for the BHS girls' lacrosse team. They made it to state, and while they didn't win the championship they still are fifth best team in Texas. The team sponsor is interviewed, as well as a few team members about their goals for the coming year.
Graphic Elements:
There is a photograph of Kyle Gray pitching for the baseball team as well as Cat Munoz playing lacrosse.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Summary:
Kamyrn gives a stellar review of Avengers: Age of Ultron, giving it 4 out of 5 stars. She says that it's packed with action as well as giving the characters depth when it goes into detail with their respective backstories or looks into their personal lives.
Graphic Elements:
There's a graphic that illustrates the ACL line-up for this year for both weekends, as well as two photos of performers from the Silver Stars' performance in New York City, and a graphic shaped like a movie ticket to illustrate details about the Avengers movie.
COMMENTARY:
Summary:
Kamryn criticizes the education system, particularly high schools, wondering why teens barely have time to actually be teens if they want to perform well in school at the same time. She talks about how much pressure is put on her and her peers, so much that it's an effort to simply get through the day.
Graphic Elements:
There's a graphic illustrating the issues with student sharing, and another illustrates the back-breaking pressure students are put under by showing a boy being crushed by various textbooks.
3. Which graphic in this paper was the strongest, in your opinion? WHY?
I think the strongest graphic was the one for ACL. It was very visually appealing, and it also looked like the official ACL graphics with the colors, fonts, and sunflower image.
4. Which graphic was the weakest, in your opinion? WHY?
I think the weakest graphic was the one for the student sharing article. It was confusing, and I couldn't quite tell exactly what it was trying to show.
5. Look at the political cartoon on page 7 next to the editorial. What is the artists message?
The message is about how much pressure and work is thrust upon high school students by showing a boy being literally crushed under his schoolwork.
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