In the negative degrees, with ice frosting the grass, the Avonworth swim team was left without a bus, and without a way home. Luckily, Brentwood, another school competing in WPIALS let the frozen swimmers get warm on their bus while waiting for another. This unfortunate mishap on Friday afternoon did not stop the team, however,…
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Fashion Beat Reporting
Staring at other people’s outfits is something I’ve always done and really enjoyed doing, and I’m unashamed to admit that. That’s why I’m going to college to study fashion in the fall, and that’s also why when I was given the assignment to report on a single beat in Avonworth for a week, my obvious…
Death Is Inevitable: A Final Reflection on the “I’m So Done” Beat
During my week of beat reporting, I came to realize several harsh truths. Firstly, no one actually wants to be on record bitching about their problems. Secondly, everyone typically bitches about the same thing after while. Thirdly, you will often end up the butt of your joke! Lastly, death, my friends, is inevitable. People will complain until…
What’s The Deal with Beat Reporting? Final Reflection on the Hallway Beat
A beat, in reporting, is a journalistic feature that focuses on in-depth on a specific topic- sports are common- but there are many kinds of beats, really. The Journalism 2 students were asked to select a beat to report on for a week. Here’s my personal thoughts on beat reporting. It was definitely a challenge,…
Keeping Up With the Kast: A Final Reflection
Okay, don’t get me wrong but I love writing. But writing about the same topic every day and get a little annoying, tiresome, or just plan boring. For the past week I would come into my Journalism two class with a total of six kids in it and we would all get in our seats…
Crazy-D Beat Recap
Beat reporting for Crazy-D was a new experience as a journalist and writer. It was cool to talk to Andrew and learn a little bit more about him. Looking back through some old vines he had posted for a good laugh was also great fun. Admittedly it was difficult coming up with something to write…
Being the Beat Master: Final Reflection on the Perfect Distraction Beat
Today I will be telling you what it was like being a Beat reporter and the hardships and tragedies that came with it. To start it was actual challenging and a bit difficult at times to find information, but overall it was easier then I expected. With a normal deadline of 2:00 each day I…
“Euphoria and Horror Stories” Topping the Charts
Crazy-D is in the midst of making the hottest mixtape of 2015. It is titled “Euphoria and Horror Stories,” and it is sure to make his fans, and even his haters, crazy for Crazy-D. He managed to take a few moments and squeeze me into his busy schedule to answer a few question about his…
Day 5 Hallway Beat
‘I’m just taking a leak’, reports Johnnie Oddo, Sophomore. It’s a frequent occurrence, you know.. Plenty of students travel back and forth through the halls to use the bathroom. Another student, Chris Stanley, informed me that he was ‘using the bathroom’ as well. On his return (Around seven minutes later, I might add) he informed…
#outfitoftheday: Flannels
Flannels: they’re not just for lumberjacks anymore. Over the past couple of decades, the traditional workman shirt has become one of the biggest and most popular trends in all of fashion. Initially becoming trendy after bands like Nirvana (ironically) introduced the shirts to their fans, the shirts have come a long way. And over just…