Wednesday, October 17, 2018

News Evaluations

Story 1 - Accountability Ratings in Texas Education Agency Releases Grades by Campus

1.
   Who- Texas Education Agency, students, and teachers

   What- Accountability ratings for Bowie/AISD

   When- 2018 (this year)

   Where- Austin AISD District area

   Why- It represents how good a school Bowie HS is since they earned an overall score of 97

   How- By having good attendance, over-average STAAR scores, and having a good average performance in core classes 

2.
     The accountability scores were just released, giving Bowie HS a high overall score of 97. Bowie aspires to have an environment where the students can perform to the best of their ability, come on time, and be prepared to take the STAAR test once it comes. 

3.
Mark Robinson, DQ
Cade Blagdan, DQ
Ruth Ann Widner, DQ
Cindi Carroll, DQ
Melania Dobson, DQ

4. I don't see any strong opinions in the story

   a. N/A

5. Yes

   a. N/A

6. No

Story 2 - Painted Paring Spots Stir Up Debate About Criteria

1.
   Who- Complaining students who qualified for a parking space and strict administration

   What- What's being inferred in the parking spot paintings

   When- This Year

   Where- Bowie High School Parking Spots

   Why-  A disagreement of a design choice made by a student pointing out other flaws in designs

   How- There are specific rules to what can and can't be painted on the public parking lot

2.
   The administration won't allow a students request of having a bible verse on her parking spot because it went against their rules of not pushing religion on the students. Even though the student had an argument against their rules with proof.

3.
Mark Robinson, IQ/DQ
Simoon Saiyed, DQ
KXAN, IQ
Kennedy Hartman, IQ/DQ
Wesley Kelly, DQ

4.The only opinions are from the teachers and students

   a. The admin. doesn't think that yin-yang and the taj mahal is religious when the student(s) think it is.

5. Yes

   a. N/A

6. Yes

Story 3 - Crazy Climate Calls For Air Conditioning

1.
   Who- Teachers and students impacted by the school's temperature and climate

   What- Lack of AC in the classrooms overall

   When- During the 2018-2019 Bowie HS year

   Where- Bowie High School

   Why- The temp. in the classrooms are starting to become unbearable for the students and teachers

   How- Broken air conditioning and temperature control

2.
   The overall climate inside Bowie High School school has been unbearable for the staff and students and needs to be repaired immediately.

3.
Mark Robinson, IQ/DQ
Jeni Garcia, DQ
Viviane Harle, DQ
Miranda Cardenas, DQ

4.  Yes, I saw a small opinion

   a.  The author had a positive mood against air conditioning in school, not that that is an unpopular opinion.

5. It wasn't the best choice for a title

   a. The title is very vague and doesn't indicate that they're talking about Bowie or any High School.

6. Yes

Story 4 - New School Counselors Come to Lend Helping Hands

1.
   Who- The counselors

   What- Hiring 5 new counselors

   When- 2018

   Where- Bowie HS

   Why- Several counselors left for personal reasons

   How- New counselors ad applied over the summer to then be chosen

2.
   After several beloved counselors have left, Bowie needed to recruit more for the students. Now they have hired 5 counselors, more than before.

3.
Laura Loza, DQ
Heather Gallier, DQ
Anna Ippolito, IQ/DQ
Avery Arnold, DQ
Taina Gomez, DQ
Nona May, DQ

4. I don't find any opinions on the article.

   a. N/A

5. Yes

   a. It shows that there are 'New School Counselors' and that they are helping students, very good for an opening title.

6. No

Story 5 - Construction Creates Congestion

1.
   Who- Staff and students stuck in the Austin traffic

   What- Construction on the Slaughter and MoPac intersection

   When- Construction began January 2018

   Where- Slaughter and MoPac intersection (South Austin)

   Why- To help the traffic flow instead of going by one highway

   How- By adding new highways to the intersection so the students can arrive faster

2.
   There is much construction happening in the MoPac and Slaughter intersection meant to help decrease traffic, but instead making it slower for students to arrive to school on time.

3.
Claire Richardson, DQ
Sarah Rolan, DQ
Jessica Davis. DQ
Darcy Kanneman, DQ

4. Also don't see any opinions in the story.

   a. N/A

5. Very good title

   a. Short, straight to the point, and has a general idea of what the story will be about, but doesn't tell you that it's about construction on roads, 'construction' could mean anything anywhere.

6. Yes

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