1. What is a problem/issue that our entire student body (our school, community, country, etc.) faces today?
Amount of teams in the NCAA March Madness tournament.
2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
There needs to be more.
3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)
Convince people it would be more fair and fun if there were more.
4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
- show it would be more fun
- show disappiontment in the current tournament
- beting on the tournament would be more fair
- a before and after image
5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
Get them excited to see what it would be like with more teams
6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
It can connect with all of the NCAA fans and watchers
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Final: Hard News Story
Seeing Godzilla
My Aunt Kathie loves cats. I think she is the main reason why my entire family loves cats. Ever since I was a little kid I remember going to her house and trying to catch one of her 15 cats. We could spend all day running around outside finding new cats and making it our mission to get that specific one. The variety of cats that were out there gave us inspiration to not stop looking. That was always the highlight of going to Wisconsin and seeing my family.
When we were in 4th grade, we were living with no pets for about a year now. I knew that we had to be getting a new cat soon; we all just missed having a pet. My mom said next time we went to see my aunt Kathie, we could come home with a new cat. So the next weekend we went back to my aunt’s house. It was our mission to find a new friend that could stay home with us. Over and over we searched for the youngest but nicest cat we could find. I remember seeing a group of 7 younger cats, but not kittens, with their mom all packed together in the corner of the empty swimming pool. So we went over there with the mother cat getting mad and we just held our hands out. They all came to us and we ended up playing with all of them. Max and I knew that we had to choose one of these specific cats.
Immediately we ran inside to go tell our mom we found the ones we want to choose out of. She came out to look at them, but they had all ran off. So me and max went searching and searching but couldn’t find them. We stayed inside for the night and decided we could find them better in the day light. So the next morning we went out and sure enough they were all sitting together in the corner of the pool. We got our mom immediately and she made it out in time to see them. I could tell right away we made the right choice, she was playing with one of the cats and she asked us if that could be the one. Without hesitation, Max and I agreed.
Godzilla was one of us now. We already had name picked out for him before we even got to my aunt’s house. Right away we knew that we had made a good choice because on the car ride home he came to sit with everyone of us. It seemed like Godzilla had a plan for the ride. He was so easy to pet and he loved to lay with us, exactly what we wanted.
About a year went on with the new family member and it was all going perfectly. Godzilla loved to play with strings and balls. He would actually spend all day running around trying to get a laser pointer. Nothing slowed him down. Also when we wanted he would simply lay with us and let us pet him all night long. He gave us a lot of good laughs and made many funny pictures that we will always remember. He was our perfect cat.
After about 3 more years everything was going well. He was still our favorite pet of all time and we didn’t give him any less attention as time went on. Over the years he seemed to gain quite a bit of weight. Weighing in about 36 pounds Godzilla was considered to be a massive cat, but it fit his name well. Still loved chasing the little laser pointers and playing in boxes and bags. If we gave him a box he would love it until he ruined it. It would be his castle to sleep in and his cave to hide in. He got more and more interesting and we loved him for that.
In 7th grade we would come home and our cat would be dying to go run around outside. It was a routine to come home and open up our back door and just let him roam around in the woods. He would usually spend about 15 minutes running around and finding small bugs and plants to chew on. I don’t remember when we let him out but I do remember about an hour after where Max and I were confused to where he could have gone. About 3 hours passed by and we decided that we needed to go search for him. We had all of his little toys and were shaking his jar of treats which usually gets him to come in less than a second. Nothing was found and nothing worked. We called it a night and came home without our cat.
For the next week we would go out and look for him but never found anything. About a month passed and we had no idea what to even do. We pretty much stopped trying. Although hope of finding him or him returning was gone, my mom would try to get us all happy by insuring us that we could get a new cat once the season was right for kittens. This wasn’t for another 5 months. We didn’t even want a new cat but it was definitely better then not having one. We would make trips up to my aunt’s house to see if any new kittens were ready. Nothing came early so we knew that it would be a while.
So about 3 months passed since my cat was gone and we didn’t even think about seeing him again. Joe Peterson was over we were playing in the backyard. Just throwing rocks into the lake and other random activities that can be done in woods. In the middle of our conversation Joe cut me off by saying “Dude that looks like a cat. Looks like Godzilla.” I turned around not really sure what he was talking about. I thought I was looking at Godzilla, but I couldn’t even believe it. It was too small, way too small but I had to see it. I immediately told Joe to hold still as I held my hand out for him to check out. He was very slow and didn’t want to get too close, but as he got close to me I could see it was Godzilla by looking at his face. I was so excited and so nervous at the same time, but I had to restrain myself from freaking out. The very second he got close enough to snatch, I did. I squeezed him as he squirmed around but I held him way too tight to let him slip out. I turned around and ran! I ran as fast as I could back to the house to give him food and tell my mom.
I couldn’t believe it was him. This cat left at about 36 pounds and came back at 3.5 pounds. He was just a boney little cat with nappy hair. He had dirt and burs in his fur. We gave him so food that was in our garage. He ate very little but I know that’s all it took to fill him up. Eventually we brought him to the vet so he could get shots and shave all his fur off. Godzilla was back and we couldn’t believe it.
We never let him out again. We had him for another 2 years after that and he gained every single pound back. He was still in love with playing with the strings, chasing laser pointers, and hiding in boxes. Godzilla didn’t change from when he first left, but he gave us a pet to brag about when he came back.
My Aunt Kathie loves cats. I think she is the main reason why my entire family loves cats. Ever since I was a little kid I remember going to her house and trying to catch one of her 15 cats. We could spend all day running around outside finding new cats and making it our mission to get that specific one. The variety of cats that were out there gave us inspiration to not stop looking. That was always the highlight of going to Wisconsin and seeing my family.
When we were in 4th grade, we were living with no pets for about a year now. I knew that we had to be getting a new cat soon; we all just missed having a pet. My mom said next time we went to see my aunt Kathie, we could come home with a new cat. So the next weekend we went back to my aunt’s house. It was our mission to find a new friend that could stay home with us. Over and over we searched for the youngest but nicest cat we could find. I remember seeing a group of 7 younger cats, but not kittens, with their mom all packed together in the corner of the empty swimming pool. So we went over there with the mother cat getting mad and we just held our hands out. They all came to us and we ended up playing with all of them. Max and I knew that we had to choose one of these specific cats.
Immediately we ran inside to go tell our mom we found the ones we want to choose out of. She came out to look at them, but they had all ran off. So me and max went searching and searching but couldn’t find them. We stayed inside for the night and decided we could find them better in the day light. So the next morning we went out and sure enough they were all sitting together in the corner of the pool. We got our mom immediately and she made it out in time to see them. I could tell right away we made the right choice, she was playing with one of the cats and she asked us if that could be the one. Without hesitation, Max and I agreed.
Godzilla was one of us now. We already had name picked out for him before we even got to my aunt’s house. Right away we knew that we had made a good choice because on the car ride home he came to sit with everyone of us. It seemed like Godzilla had a plan for the ride. He was so easy to pet and he loved to lay with us, exactly what we wanted.
About a year went on with the new family member and it was all going perfectly. Godzilla loved to play with strings and balls. He would actually spend all day running around trying to get a laser pointer. Nothing slowed him down. Also when we wanted he would simply lay with us and let us pet him all night long. He gave us a lot of good laughs and made many funny pictures that we will always remember. He was our perfect cat.
After about 3 more years everything was going well. He was still our favorite pet of all time and we didn’t give him any less attention as time went on. Over the years he seemed to gain quite a bit of weight. Weighing in about 36 pounds Godzilla was considered to be a massive cat, but it fit his name well. Still loved chasing the little laser pointers and playing in boxes and bags. If we gave him a box he would love it until he ruined it. It would be his castle to sleep in and his cave to hide in. He got more and more interesting and we loved him for that.
In 7th grade we would come home and our cat would be dying to go run around outside. It was a routine to come home and open up our back door and just let him roam around in the woods. He would usually spend about 15 minutes running around and finding small bugs and plants to chew on. I don’t remember when we let him out but I do remember about an hour after where Max and I were confused to where he could have gone. About 3 hours passed by and we decided that we needed to go search for him. We had all of his little toys and were shaking his jar of treats which usually gets him to come in less than a second. Nothing was found and nothing worked. We called it a night and came home without our cat.
For the next week we would go out and look for him but never found anything. About a month passed and we had no idea what to even do. We pretty much stopped trying. Although hope of finding him or him returning was gone, my mom would try to get us all happy by insuring us that we could get a new cat once the season was right for kittens. This wasn’t for another 5 months. We didn’t even want a new cat but it was definitely better then not having one. We would make trips up to my aunt’s house to see if any new kittens were ready. Nothing came early so we knew that it would be a while.
So about 3 months passed since my cat was gone and we didn’t even think about seeing him again. Joe Peterson was over we were playing in the backyard. Just throwing rocks into the lake and other random activities that can be done in woods. In the middle of our conversation Joe cut me off by saying “Dude that looks like a cat. Looks like Godzilla.” I turned around not really sure what he was talking about. I thought I was looking at Godzilla, but I couldn’t even believe it. It was too small, way too small but I had to see it. I immediately told Joe to hold still as I held my hand out for him to check out. He was very slow and didn’t want to get too close, but as he got close to me I could see it was Godzilla by looking at his face. I was so excited and so nervous at the same time, but I had to restrain myself from freaking out. The very second he got close enough to snatch, I did. I squeezed him as he squirmed around but I held him way too tight to let him slip out. I turned around and ran! I ran as fast as I could back to the house to give him food and tell my mom.
I couldn’t believe it was him. This cat left at about 36 pounds and came back at 3.5 pounds. He was just a boney little cat with nappy hair. He had dirt and burs in his fur. We gave him so food that was in our garage. He ate very little but I know that’s all it took to fill him up. Eventually we brought him to the vet so he could get shots and shave all his fur off. Godzilla was back and we couldn’t believe it.
We never let him out again. We had him for another 2 years after that and he gained every single pound back. He was still in love with playing with the strings, chasing laser pointers, and hiding in boxes. Godzilla didn’t change from when he first left, but he gave us a pet to brag about when he came back.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
News Story
Topic: the story of godzilla (previous cat)
Interviewers: Marie Saunders (godzilla's mother), Joe Peterson (godzilla's friend), Jake Hiracheta (yeah)
Interviewers: Marie Saunders (godzilla's mother), Joe Peterson (godzilla's friend), Jake Hiracheta (yeah)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Eastview Lightning Track and Field Begins
As the season begins to change to spring, the new sporting teams start their practices. On March 8th the Eastview track and field will begin their season. Over the years the track team has been filled with talent and is hoping it will be the same this year. Although there were many seniors lost the seniors this year are looking very promising. During the preseason there have been captain practices ran by the captains Ryan Carriere, Gavril Telkov, and Paul Thompson. This is just one step to guiding the team to get in shape and be ready for the upcoming season.
It is always hard to tell who will stand out for the team but you never know which athlete will surprise. With a group so big and so young, there must be talent deep within the team. Also there will be the returning seniors, juniors, and sophomores, who have experience and know what is ahead of them. The coaches have dealt with many athletes and know how to train everyone properly. With so much talent and experiences with the coaches and athletes it is sure to be a good season for the Eastview Lightning track and field team.
After a captains practice I sat down with the senior leader and captain Ryan Carriere. As we talked about how successful the team was going to be this year he went on saying “To be good we are going to need effort and commitment from everyone.” With such a young team underneath him I believe he will need to be a demanding leader and let everyone know that track and field will be taken very serious. As he runs the practices for now he plans on showing them how serious he takes the sport and hopes that will be a good example for them.
After talking with Ryan I decided I would go see what some of the younger guys were actually thinking. I approached sophomore LeAndre Kennedy and asked him a few question about what he thought about the upcoming season and captains. When I asked him how serious he takes track on a scale from 1 to 10 he explained “About and 8. Track is very laid back but I still take it serious.” With the young guys taking it serious still I thought it would be helpful for Ryan to run as a leader. I decided to see what he thought about the captains this year as well. “I only know BT (Ryan) as a captain and I like him. I could see him being a good captain.” Now although LeAndre only knows one captain, he definitely respects him. If all of the young track and field athletes are on the same commitment level as LeAndre, I think it could be a very successful season for everyone.
Now that the spring sports are beginning I will be looking forward to see what this specific track team can amount to. With all of the deep talent and committed seniors it is sure to be a very successful season. Many athletes such as LeAndre Kennedy and Ryan Carriere are already becoming prepared for this upcoming season. As LeAndre said “We have a lot of track members so there has to be a lot of talent out there. Trust me, we will be glorious.”
As the season begins to change to spring, the new sporting teams start their practices. On March 8th the Eastview track and field will begin their season. Over the years the track team has been filled with talent and is hoping it will be the same this year. Although there were many seniors lost the seniors this year are looking very promising. During the preseason there have been captain practices ran by the captains Ryan Carriere, Gavril Telkov, and Paul Thompson. This is just one step to guiding the team to get in shape and be ready for the upcoming season.
It is always hard to tell who will stand out for the team but you never know which athlete will surprise. With a group so big and so young, there must be talent deep within the team. Also there will be the returning seniors, juniors, and sophomores, who have experience and know what is ahead of them. The coaches have dealt with many athletes and know how to train everyone properly. With so much talent and experiences with the coaches and athletes it is sure to be a good season for the Eastview Lightning track and field team.
After a captains practice I sat down with the senior leader and captain Ryan Carriere. As we talked about how successful the team was going to be this year he went on saying “To be good we are going to need effort and commitment from everyone.” With such a young team underneath him I believe he will need to be a demanding leader and let everyone know that track and field will be taken very serious. As he runs the practices for now he plans on showing them how serious he takes the sport and hopes that will be a good example for them.
After talking with Ryan I decided I would go see what some of the younger guys were actually thinking. I approached sophomore LeAndre Kennedy and asked him a few question about what he thought about the upcoming season and captains. When I asked him how serious he takes track on a scale from 1 to 10 he explained “About and 8. Track is very laid back but I still take it serious.” With the young guys taking it serious still I thought it would be helpful for Ryan to run as a leader. I decided to see what he thought about the captains this year as well. “I only know BT (Ryan) as a captain and I like him. I could see him being a good captain.” Now although LeAndre only knows one captain, he definitely respects him. If all of the young track and field athletes are on the same commitment level as LeAndre, I think it could be a very successful season for everyone.
Now that the spring sports are beginning I will be looking forward to see what this specific track team can amount to. With all of the deep talent and committed seniors it is sure to be a very successful season. Many athletes such as LeAndre Kennedy and Ryan Carriere are already becoming prepared for this upcoming season. As LeAndre said “We have a lot of track members so there has to be a lot of talent out there. Trust me, we will be glorious.”
Monday, March 1, 2010
Hard News Topic: Track Team
Angle: How well will the track team perform in the 2010 season?
Interviewers: Ryan Carriere (captian), Swanson (coach), LeAndre Kennedy (sophmore runner)
Questions for Ryan:
1. What do you think will be needed by all team members to be successful this season?
To be really good we will need effort and commitment from everyone.
2. What is being done in the preseason to prepare?
As of right now we are doing captian practices.
3. How, as a captain, are you being a leader for the team?
I am currently running the practices and showing off my effort i put into the sport.
4. What are you personally doing to prepare yourself?
I've been going to lifetime often to run, workout, and stretch. The usual track practice.
5. How well do you think the team will do this season?
Very well. A lot of younger people are beginning track this year.
Questions for Swanson:
1. What are your plans, as a coach, for preparing the team this year?
2. What do you want to focus on improving this season?
3. What are the strengths coming into this season?
4. How do you think the team last year compares with the team last year?
5. How well do you think the team will do this season?
Questions for LeAndre:
1. How are feeling about starting track and field again?
Excited. Track is always a fun sport to participate in.
2. What do you think about the captains this year?
I only know that BT is a captian and I like him. I could see him as being a good leader
3. What are you doing to prepare yourself for this season?
I started with going to the captians practice.
4. How serious (scale of 1 - 10) do you take track and field?
haha maybe an 8. It's very laid back but I still take it serious.
5. How well do you think the team will do this season?
Good. We have a lot of track members so there has to be a lot of talent out there. Trsut me, we will be glorious.
Angle: How well will the track team perform in the 2010 season?
Interviewers: Ryan Carriere (captian), Swanson (coach), LeAndre Kennedy (sophmore runner)
Questions for Ryan:
1. What do you think will be needed by all team members to be successful this season?
To be really good we will need effort and commitment from everyone.
2. What is being done in the preseason to prepare?
As of right now we are doing captian practices.
3. How, as a captain, are you being a leader for the team?
I am currently running the practices and showing off my effort i put into the sport.
4. What are you personally doing to prepare yourself?
I've been going to lifetime often to run, workout, and stretch. The usual track practice.
5. How well do you think the team will do this season?
Very well. A lot of younger people are beginning track this year.
Questions for Swanson:
1. What are your plans, as a coach, for preparing the team this year?
2. What do you want to focus on improving this season?
3. What are the strengths coming into this season?
4. How do you think the team last year compares with the team last year?
5. How well do you think the team will do this season?
Questions for LeAndre:
1. How are feeling about starting track and field again?
Excited. Track is always a fun sport to participate in.
2. What do you think about the captains this year?
I only know that BT is a captian and I like him. I could see him as being a good leader
3. What are you doing to prepare yourself for this season?
I started with going to the captians practice.
4. How serious (scale of 1 - 10) do you take track and field?
haha maybe an 8. It's very laid back but I still take it serious.
5. How well do you think the team will do this season?
Good. We have a lot of track members so there has to be a lot of talent out there. Trsut me, we will be glorious.
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