Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
News Briefs
Story 1 -
Who: Travis Logan, senior, Dee Contreras, junior, Duncan Pfieffer
What: Won district DECA competition When: two weeks ago Where: Union College
Why: good at visual merchandising How: competed
Summary lead, version 1: Byrnehurst senior Travis Logan takes home the top honors at last weeks district DECA competition at Union College. Travis won for his incredible craftsmanship in visual merchandising, while two other Byrnehurst students also took home prizes.
Summary lead, version 2: At this years annual district DECA competition, local senior Travis Logan takes home first place honors for visual merchandising. His fellow Byrnehurst High School students Dee Contreras and Duncan Pfieffer also take home smaller prizes.
Summary lead, version 3: After putting in hours and hours of effort to perfect his visual merchandising craft, Travis Logan, senior, takes home first place in the district DECA competition. He made his way up to Union College two weeks ago with his fellow Byrnehurst students to compete.
Story (2 to 3 paragraphs) - After putting in hours and hours of effort to perfect his visual merchandising craft, Travis Logan, senior, takes home first place in the district DECA competition. He made his way up to Union College two weeks ago with his fellow Byrnehurst students to compete.
Travis is looking forward to heading to the state competition in April. "My goal is taking first at state so I qualify for nations in Florida." Travis expressed. He is already working hard on modifying his presentation for the next competition to wow the judges and make sure he gets his first place win again.
Story 2 -
Who: Girls in grade 10 - 12
What: Color Guard try - outs
When: Tuesday May 25 - Thursday May 27
Where: School campus on the west side of the parking lot
Why: to fill 16 positions for next year's color guard
How: try - out
Summary lead, version 1: Incoming sophomores through seniors should start making their way out to the west side of the parking lot for Tuesday's color guard tryouts. There are only 16 positions on the team so girls need to make sure to bring out their best abilities that they can.
Summary lead, version 2: There are only 16 positions to fill on next years color guard team and girls are racing to fill them. Girls in grades 10 through 12 are invited to come tryout from Tuesday May 25 through Thursday May 27 on the west side of the parking lot.
Summary lead, version 3: Color Guard is holding their tryouts next Tuesday through Thursday for next years team. Girls in grade 10 -12 are invited to join and need to bring their a-game because there are only 16 positions to fill.
Story (2 to 3 paragraphs) - There are only 16 positions to fill on next years color guard team and girls are racing to fill them. Girls in grades 10 through 12 are invited to come tryout from Tuesday May 25 through Thursday May 27 on the west side of the parking lot.
Dance, coordination, rhythm, and flag-twirling ability are all needed to make the team and those chosen will going the marching band in the fall. The team performs during football season, basketball halftimes, and few select parades.
The color guard anticipates that lots of girls will be trying out to be on the coveted team, so if it is necessary, a second round of tryouts will take place the following week. To get your application in, pick one up from color guard adviser, Ms. Cindy Barker in room 103.
Who: Travis Logan, senior, Dee Contreras, junior, Duncan Pfieffer
What: Won district DECA competition When: two weeks ago Where: Union College
Why: good at visual merchandising How: competed
Summary lead, version 1: Byrnehurst senior Travis Logan takes home the top honors at last weeks district DECA competition at Union College. Travis won for his incredible craftsmanship in visual merchandising, while two other Byrnehurst students also took home prizes.
Summary lead, version 2: At this years annual district DECA competition, local senior Travis Logan takes home first place honors for visual merchandising. His fellow Byrnehurst High School students Dee Contreras and Duncan Pfieffer also take home smaller prizes.
Summary lead, version 3: After putting in hours and hours of effort to perfect his visual merchandising craft, Travis Logan, senior, takes home first place in the district DECA competition. He made his way up to Union College two weeks ago with his fellow Byrnehurst students to compete.
Story (2 to 3 paragraphs) - After putting in hours and hours of effort to perfect his visual merchandising craft, Travis Logan, senior, takes home first place in the district DECA competition. He made his way up to Union College two weeks ago with his fellow Byrnehurst students to compete.
Travis is looking forward to heading to the state competition in April. "My goal is taking first at state so I qualify for nations in Florida." Travis expressed. He is already working hard on modifying his presentation for the next competition to wow the judges and make sure he gets his first place win again.
Story 2 -
Who: Girls in grade 10 - 12
What: Color Guard try - outs
When: Tuesday May 25 - Thursday May 27
Where: School campus on the west side of the parking lot
Why: to fill 16 positions for next year's color guard
How: try - out
Summary lead, version 1: Incoming sophomores through seniors should start making their way out to the west side of the parking lot for Tuesday's color guard tryouts. There are only 16 positions on the team so girls need to make sure to bring out their best abilities that they can.
Summary lead, version 2: There are only 16 positions to fill on next years color guard team and girls are racing to fill them. Girls in grades 10 through 12 are invited to come tryout from Tuesday May 25 through Thursday May 27 on the west side of the parking lot.
Summary lead, version 3: Color Guard is holding their tryouts next Tuesday through Thursday for next years team. Girls in grade 10 -12 are invited to join and need to bring their a-game because there are only 16 positions to fill.
Story (2 to 3 paragraphs) - There are only 16 positions to fill on next years color guard team and girls are racing to fill them. Girls in grades 10 through 12 are invited to come tryout from Tuesday May 25 through Thursday May 27 on the west side of the parking lot.
Dance, coordination, rhythm, and flag-twirling ability are all needed to make the team and those chosen will going the marching band in the fall. The team performs during football season, basketball halftimes, and few select parades.
The color guard anticipates that lots of girls will be trying out to be on the coveted team, so if it is necessary, a second round of tryouts will take place the following week. To get your application in, pick one up from color guard adviser, Ms. Cindy Barker in room 103.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Leads
Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret
Who: Two sons
What: Come to realization that parents were spies
When: 1953 / Present day
Where: Lower East Side / Soviet Union / Cold War
Why: Wanted to find out truth about parents.
How: Looked through their history and stuff
Lead: They were the most famous orphans of the cold war, only 6 and 10 years old in 1953 when their parents were executed at Sing Sing for delivering atomic-bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.
Rewrite Lead: Children of cold war spies finally accept the brutal past of their parents who spent their career sending crucial information to Soviet Union enemies.
'Unrestored' copy of first Superman comic book for sale
Who: Unrestored copy of first Superman comic book
What: Comic book is for sale
When: Friday February 27, 2009
Where: Online auction
Why: Owner has been holding onto hoping the value will increase and he's ready to sell
How: Putting it up for sale online
Lead: After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Action Comics No. 1" comic book, featuring Superman and friends, will make a comeback -- to the tune of about $400,000, a comic expert told CNN Thursday.
Rewrite Lead: After finding his 'untouched' copy for the first Superman comic book, owner looks to sell for a hefty payday.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Architecture
I think this picture is details because it is a picture of a very specific part of the building.
I think this picture is lighting because it sunrise is peaking behind the building and shining through all the windows.
This picture is patterns because the arches are repeating, creating a pattern.
I think this picture is an angle because the point of the building emphazises interesting geometry.
I think this picture is surroundings because the surroundings frame the building.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Architecture
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Szotynscy Zaleski
2. When was it built? 2004
3. Where is it located? Sopot, Poland
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? In a shopping center, houses a pub called the Wonky Pub, so yes it's public
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? inspired by Jan Marcin Szancer‘s fairytale illustrations and also by Per Dahlberg’s art,
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building because when I first looked at it, I felt like I was looking at something in Disneyland. It looks like some magical other world building and that really drew me to it. I think that it also kind of looks like looking into one of the crazy mirrors at a carnival which adds to the mystical, fairytale like aspect of the building.
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Nicholas Grimshaw
2. When was it built? March 2001
3. Where is it located? St Blazey, Cornwall, UK
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Visitor attraction garden so yes, open to the public.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? Value of panels - £260,000.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Worlds largest greenhouse.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building because it has a really cool shape. I think it kind of looks like a caterpillar which seems cool because its a huge garden. I think the huge dome shapes are really interesting and just makes it stand out.
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Santiago Calatrava
2. When was it built? Construction started 2001, completed August 2005.
3. Where is it located? Malmö, Sweden
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Residential building, so private.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Offices and residencies.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building because its really intriguing to look at. When you first see it, its really cool to look at, then you wonder how they made a building twist. It seems like an interesting building so its cool to find out that people actually live there.
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Moshe Safdie.
2. When was it built? 1967
3. Where is it located? Montreal, Canada
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Residencies, so private.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Originally created for thesis for McGill University, then for showcase for Expo 67 world fair.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building because it looks like lego's to me. It looks like a bunch of mix and matched boxes all stacked on one another. Some look like they're floating in the air and some looked all twisted and stacked and I think it was an interesting building to look at.
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? designed by Frank Gehry, built by Ferrovial
2. When was it built? October 18, 1997
3. Where is it located?
Abando, Bilbao, Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? Art museum, so its open to the public.
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? No.
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? Built to revitalize city.
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question) I picked this building because when you first look at it, it looks like a piece of silk or something melting. Its really smooth and flowy so it instantly attracts you.
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