Inverted Pyramid

Austin Fisher

Who ?
Austin Fisher

What ?
The school district wouldn't let him walk through graduation because he missed too many school days for staying home helping out his mother who has cancer. But now the school has changed their mind and are letting Austin Fisher walk the stage.

When ?
On Graduation Day.

Why ?
More Than 3,000 and followed a day when a media blitzkrieg about his predicament. The school decided to change their decision and let him take the stage for taking care of his mother (Teri Fisher) and not just for skipping school.

How ?
From all the support of all the people and the followers on twitter and all the family and the neighborhood and students and also the school board supporting him and signing a partition for him to walk the stage.

Air Pilot

Who ?
The first officer on Air Canada Flight 878

What ?
The Pilot was tired and needed a nap, The first officer saw a bring object ahead of the plane and mistook it for the approaching C-17 was straight ahead and 1,000 feet below. It was actually Venus he saw.

When ?
January 14, 2011

Where ?
In the middle of the atlantic ocean

Why ?
It was dark and if you have never seen Venus before it could seem like another airplane carrier.

How ?
On January 14, 2011 in the middle of the Atlatic Ocean The first officer on Air Canada Flight 878, tired and needed a nap,when he woke up the officer mistook Venus for a C-17 plane and dived the plane down and injured some passangers.

Student of the Month Interview

Student Of the Month Interview

Questions

1. Whats Your name? Caitlin Starks
2. How does it feel To be student of the month? "its kinda weird because I'm getting too much attention"
3. Who helped you achieve student of the month? Teachers, parents, and brother ( student of the month 4 months in a row)
4. What do you have to do to be student of the month? get straight "A's" and get nominated
5. Is being student of the month something you want to be? Not really i really don't want the attention
6. What advice would you give someone who wants to be student of the month? "Keep working" because it will look good on your college application.
7. Is being student of the month something easy to achieve?  No its not so easy its pretty difficult
8. Is this your first time being student of the month? Yes, she had a brother who was student of the month before
9. How would you describe a regular day at school? Walk through the doors, get attention from everyone, work hard in every class
10. In your own words what doe STUDENT OF THE MONTH mean to you? Best student / Smartest in the school
11. Do you feel like anyone in school is a competition? A few of her friends who came in second place
12. Is it to much pressure? it could feel like it but not really but her peers expect more
13. How Hard is it to be Student of the month? it is hard the hardest part is to have a certain mind set to be student of the month
14. Why do you think you were chosen to be student of the month? Do well in classes and was punctual to her classes
15. How is Student of the month affect you at school? Harder work, skip in lunch line
16. Do you think being student of the month is a good thing? Yeah, because it gets you good look for colleges & other school credits
17. Does being student of the month Help your confidence? No, its overwhelming
18. Do you like being student of the month? Yeah it has its up and downs
19. What are the benefits of being student of the month? cut in lunch line, leaving earlier, teachers treat you better
20. Do you think you would  be student of the month next month? Fighting for it, but has to work extra hard to keep her spot as student of the month

20 Questions

Assignment #1
1. Sources:
Mr Gerard
Austin School Board Of Education
Mr. York ( Has worked in AISD enough to know about the new changes)

2. Questions

• Who came up with the dress code?
• Do you like the dress code?
• What is YOUR opinion of the matter?
• Do you think parents would like this?
• How would you expect the students to react?
• How would this effect The school System
• When is it going to be enforced?
• How would you approach student who don't follow the dress code?
• Why is this happening?
• How do you feel about a dress code?
• Would students have a say in this?
• Are you looking forward to having a dress code in school?
• Do you believe the school needs a dress code?
• Whats the dress code going to be?
• Are parents going to be able to afford the dress code?
• Who is this going to affect?
• Is the dress code going to be in forced?
• What are the consequences going to be for those who don't follow the dress code?
• What would you want to happen?
• Does this have to do with popularity & Gangs at the school?

Photo 1

Gabriel Martines running down the basketball court after A lunch on a monday morning trying to score a point he drives the ball in. Gabriel son of a famous basketball player just trying to make his father proud.

Photo 2

Gabriel Martines Running across the basketball court after getting scored on monday morning to tie up the game he tries to go in for a point and drive it in. Gabriel has just came back from knee surgery last tuesday.

Photo 4

Gabriel Martines doing a lay up to make the winning point at the akins basketball court on a monday morning after lunch. Gabriel won by one point at the end of the game.



Rules of Photography

Leading lines- This rule is applied to this photo because what catches your eyes are the road tracks and they lead you on into the dept of the picture.

Rule Of Thirds- This rule applys great to this photograph becase it shows you the subject (Sunken Ship ) and were its at or the location of the boat (its surroundings)

Caption Warm up

Who : Saddam Husein, a teenage protester
What: Saddam is holding a Molotov Cocktail in his hands
Where: In Tahrir Square Cairo,Egypt
When: Last Sunday
Why: To stop high taxes and eliminate the government from taking advantage of them.
How: Saddam Husein has ignited a Molotov Cocktail to stop the riot police from shutting the riot down.

Caption:
Saddam Husein is holding a Molotov Cocktail in his hands in Tahrir Square Cairo, Egypt Last Sunday in a protest to stop high taxes and eliminate the government  and he is trying to hold back the police from stooping the riot by throwing them a Molotov Cocktail. 97 people died after the first week of protest and 24 injured.

Yearbook Spread