Indoor Festival Interviews

Jessica:
Did you think the indoor festival was a success?
"I do believe it was a success. It was one of our best shows yet and we can only improve from here,"
How is this year's show different from last year's show?
"This year's show did not require as much skill, it wasn't as physically exhausting. This year's show is a lot more intensive, it has a lot more skills. The skills are so much harder this year than they were last year,"
There is a wide variety of emotions in your show; how do you get 'in character' for these emotions?
"My grandfather passed away a while back, and I always think of him in the 'Adagio for Strings',"
JV-Varstiy:
"I practiced really hard and I worked my hardest to get to where I am right now, outside of rehearsal and inside of rehearsal,"
How does it feel to be one of the best guards in the nation?
"It's bomb. That's all I have to say,"

Amy:
Did you think that the Indoor Festival was a success?
"We got first place, but overall I don't think we deserved it."
Difficil:
"We do this one toss where we touch the ground. I think that part is the most difficult and
Best color guards:
"We have to live up to it. You can't suck, it's hard to live up to that standard."

Lillie:
Success:
"Our show was not the best, but it was fun to perform in front of friends and family,"
Emotions:
"I just like being happy, and our show is happy and quirky,"
Guards:
"Feels pretty good! I try hard and practicing a lot makes it worth it to be this good,"

Mereth:
Success:
"I think it was. Even though we had less amount of guards.
Difficult:
"I don't know if I can pinpoint a certain part of the show, but in general the show is much more difficult than our show last year because it requires you to be focused for a full five minutes. You can't scatter yourself, you have to focus on the thing happening now. You can't be in the middle of the 'Gloria' section and start thinking about your 'turn-around' toss at the end. You have to think about what's happening now, so it requires a lot more mental focus and mental stamina, and more physical stamina,"
Emotions:
"I think about sorrow. I can't really explain how I do it,"
JV-Varstiy:
"It was a mixture of being on the elite flag line on the marching show and being on gun, just so I had experience of what it was like being on the advanced level. Being on flag line wasn't difficult but it was definitely harder than being on the back flag line. It gave me an idea of what I had to do for varsity. I practice all the time, I practice my tosses at home and with my friends after school.
Best:
"It requires a lot of work obviously, but it's something that no one else in this school gets to do. I couldn't go up to a foot ball player and ask if they've been on a national stage, have they been recognized internationally. It's a once in a lifetime thing. No one else in the Austin area went to London to march in a New Year's Parade, no one in the Austin Area has been ranked third in the nation,"

Indoor Festival Story Ideas

Who: Color Guard, band volunteers, other school guards

What: Indoor Festival, competition

When: March 7th, 2015

Where: Bowie

Why: why not

Who to interview: Lynnmarie Weaver, Carolina Reis, Jessica Stachew, Tori Lewis, Jojo Wei, Shannon Ross, Kenna Ashen, Lillie Carter, Amy Gross, Nate Hull, Kylie Dugan, Val Springli, other band volunteers, Powell

Guard Questions:

        Varsity: Scholastic Open

1. Did you think that the Indoor Festival was a success?
2. (Besides the theme) How does this year's show differ from last year's show?
3. In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of your show?
4. If you were on JV last year, how did you improve your skills to be in Varsity, and how are JV practices different from varsity practices?
5. There is a wide variety of emotions in your show; how do you get 'in character' or find inspiration for these emotions?
6. How does it feel to be the top two guards in the nation?

        JV: Scholastic JV

1.  How was your first indoor festival?
2. Did you think the Indoor Festival was a success?
3. When watching guard teams from other schools, did you learn anything that could help you in your own show?
4. (Upperclassmen) How does this year's show differ from last year's show?
5. In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of your show?
6. How does it feel to be the number one color guard in your class in the nation?

      Powell:

1. How does it feel to have some of the best color guard teams in the nation?
2. Can you tell me about the work that goes into guard and their competitions?
3. What is it like to host your own competition?
4. How is it different hosting a competition that attending it?

Wrestling Interviews

Who to interview:

• Grace Lemm, Audrey Chiman, Bradford More, Christine Gautier, Evan Burt, Jeremiah Garcia, Nadya B(?), Riley G(?), Savannah Razor
• Coach Lewis

Questions to ask:

• (Coach Lewis) Did you teach at any other schools before teaching here? If so, did you teach wrestling and history there as well?
• (Coach Lewis) What inspired you to start coaching wrestling?
• (^) Do you enjoy coaching and teaching at Bowie? Why?
• (^) What and when are the wrestling team's upcoming tournaments? 
• (Wrestling members) What inspired you to join wrestling?
• (^) What awards have you won so far in wrestling competitions?
• (^) What happens during a wrestling tournament/competition? How are the matches organized?
• (^) What do you think of Coach Lewis?
• What does Coach Lewis do differently from the last coach?

Fall Final 2014

Video 1

1. What did she write?

She wrote "It's a beautiful day, and I can't see it."

2. How did this video make you feel inside?

The video made me feel sorry for the man because of his disability and I also learned that just a simple rephrase can completely change people's opinions.

3. Why would I show this video to you?

To show us that there is a way to tell a story that will impact our audience the most, and that going in-depth will tell a better story.

4. How can you "Change your words" to impact the readers of your school newspaper?

You can use words that provide imagery, pathos, or make the reader sympathize with the story.

Video 2

5. How many different ways did the Guardian cover the story of the three little pigs?

They covered it 4 different ways: one making the pigs out to be evil, another defending the wolf, another defending the pigs' ideas, and another with the pigs' true story.

6. Is the story the same as you remember it as a child?

No.

7. Who did they interview?

They interviewed the pigs.

8. What aspects of the story did they cover?

They covered the main parts of the story, such as what happened, what the pigs did to stop it and why they did that.

9. Were there any aspects of the three little pigs story that were not covered?

They did not cover the wolf's motives and they covered very little of the wolf's life.

10. Did the Guardian ever offer their opinion of what happened, who was guilty, who was not guilty?

No, but they did use other people's opinions.

11. Can we do this for events on our campus on a daily basis?

Yes, we shouldn't put our own opinions into stories (unless it is a commentary piece), and we should cover all parts of a story.

12. How can you help make this a reality?

By not putting our opinions into stories and interviewing everyone that was involved in the event to learn everyone's opinions. 

Finally,

It's reflection time. Please write at least two paragraphs on the following prompts on your blog:

13. What is the most important thing you have learned this semester being on newspaper staff?

I have learned more about writing stories that I did last year, because now I know the experience of writing for a paper that people outside of class read, and I also learned that not completing my own tasks can cause the whole team and paper to fall apart.

14. What can you do next semester to continue your scholastic journalism career in a fulfilling and positive way?

I can learn to write stories more in-depth, and try to interview as many people as I can to show all perspectives in a story.

15. What suggestions do you have to improve any part of this class? For example, you could address editor/staff relations, editor/editor relations, staff relations with the advisor, how we can better serve our community, direct suggestions on the newspaper itself, equipment or supplies we might need, computer program instructions you need, or even stories we should cover. I am open to anything. Part of my job is to make this a positive experience, yet it is also an educational opportunity for all of you and the other part of my job is to teach you new skills

I think we should take story suggestions from teachers and students outside of the newspaper team, because I am concerned that there are not really enough students in the school reading the paper. If there are stories in the paper that people want to read about, instead of stories that we want to read about, then more people will read it.

I also think that the class should learn how to correctly use Illustrator, so that when we need art we don't have to go to Fuaad or Lauren and pile more on their plate than they already have.

Silver Star/Winter Guard Story Questions

Silver Star questions and interviews:

-Why did you decide to try out for Silver Stars?

-What do you think of the tryout routine?

-Were you on any dance teams before trying out?

-How would you compare Silver Stars to those past dance teams?

-Can you describe this year's try out routine?

Winter Guard questions and interviews:

-What inspired you to join color guard?

-How is winter guard different from marching band guard?

-What were guard try outs like? Was there a routine you had to learn?

-What do you do during JV/Varsity practice?

-Can you describe your JV/Varsity show?

Band Story Ideas

Talk about camp, competition season, work put in, times, people's opinions

Interview Mr. A, guard rookie/senior, band rookie/senior, KShutt (?)

Mr. Atkinson:

1. What school did you used to teach at and how long did you teach there for?
2. Did you teach at any other schools prior to that?
3. Were you in marching band in your high school? What instrument did you march?
4. Are there any differences between the teaching methods and overall attitude of the students and teachers of your past schools?
5. If you could change anything about the Bowie marching band, what would you do?