Thursday, May 17, 2012

writing a news lead

Lead: Father was a spy , sons conclude with regret
my lead: Two orphan children confessed their father was a spy and are now fighting for justice
who? micheal & robert rosenburg
what? confessed their parents were spys
where? united states
when? 2008
why? they knew their parents were innocent and dint deserve to die
how? they are fighting for  the justice of their parents

lead: "unrestored" copy of first  superman comic book for sale
who?superman fans
what?they can buy the copy of the original "action comics no.1"
when" friday 27, 2009
where: online
why; he just found it and he is selling it up for bids
how: a bidding auction online
my lead: the original superman comic book will be up for a bidding auction friday

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

news briefs

who:  Senior Travis Logan
what; first place winner in  visual merchandising  at DECA competition
when: two weeks ago
where: Union college
why: to go to state contest to qualify in nations in Florida
How: go to state contest
lead 1: Senior student took first-place winner in the DECA competition and will now go to state contest to qualify in nations in Florida
lead 2: First-place winner in visual merchandising Travis Logan's goal is to take first at state to qualify to Florida's nations
lead 3: DECA competition in Union College took place two weeks ago and the first place winner Travis Logan is now taking his goal farther to win first at state

    Senior student took first-place winner in the DECA competition and will now go to state contest to qualify in nations in Florida
    The DECA competition took place two weeks ago in visual merchandising and they have a winner Senior Travis logan. Travis words were " My goal is taking first at state so i qualify for nations in Florida." His plans are well thought and he is now taking his goal farther to win first at state. He is greatly appreciated and he will make his dreams come true because he will try his hardest as we saw in the first contest. The state contest takes place in April.
     The second place winner in the written test is Dee Contreras a junior in high school. Duncan Pfieffer won an honorable mention in role play. We are really proud of our high school winners and wish the best of luck to Travis Logan he deserves it  after all his hard work. As for Dee and Duncan there is always next year good job kids.

lead1 :Colorguard tryouts are held May 25th-May 27 in west side parking lot for girls grade 10-12
Lead 2: Calling girl tryouts for color guard  May 25- May 27 to compete for 16 positions to join march band in the fall
lead 3:  Do you like dancing, rhythm, and twirling flags and are a girl grade 10-12 come join Colorguard auditions will be on May 25-May 27 in the west side parking lot

who: color guard
what: color guard tryouts
when: Tuesday May 25th, to Thursday May 27th
where: school campus on west side of parking lot
why: to join color guard
how: compete in tryouts by using your skills

Calling girl tryouts for color guard  May 25- May 27 to compete for 16 positions to join march band in the fall
   We are calling all the girls that are in grades 10-12 and have these special skills dancing, Rhythm, coordination, and last but most importantly have the ability to twirl a flag. If you have all of this checked off come on down and tryout for color guard auditions will be held on May25-May 27 in famous on the west side parking lot. those that get chosen will join the marching band in the fall.
You will perform at football and basketball halftimes and parades isn't that fun!
   They will be 16 positions to fill in. Last fall 68 girls auditioned so if we need to we can have two rounds of tryouts. For applications come to ms. Cindy room 103 the color guard director. So come on and join the color guards it will be a lot of fun and a great experience. good luck girls!

Friday, May 11, 2012

architecture preview

Light
This is a light photo because you can see the lights reflection and the shade.
It makes it obvious where the light is coming from and makes it look dramatically cool.

angles
This photo is an example of angles and shapes because as you can see their is different triangle shapes in the picture.
The sharp triangles gave it a shape and a pointy one.

pattern
This is a pattern photo because the windows all make a cool pattern.
All the shiny blue windows make lines go through the whole building which make it a pattern.

Details
This is an example of a details photo because its zoomed in to the point where you can see the unique details.
They have a cool art and little balls and drawings which are the details in the photo you can also see the texture.

Surroundings
This a surrounding photo because it shows the whole capital and trees and other buildings surrounding.
All the trees and grass and the baseball looking thing surround it.




Architecture photos

Angles
details
pattern

light
surroundings

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Architecture preview

La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain)
La pedrera , Spain
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Antoni  Gaudi
2. When was it built? 1912
3. Where is it located? Barcelona , catalonia , Spain
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? You can visit the first two floors and the roof
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? it was built for the married couple Roser Segimon and Pere MilĂ 
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question). I chose this building because it was in Spain and so it seemed interesting. When i searched up an image i saw that it was really pretty and unique. It had some interesting history because it was made for a wealthy married couple to be a spiritual symbol.  It was mentioned in many books, movies, and even music videos.
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Turning Torso, Sweden
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Santiago Calatrava
2. When was it built? 2006
3. Where is it located? Malmo , Sweden
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? private
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 550 million swedish crowns
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? it was based on a sculpture called twisting torso
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
I picked this building because it is so unique it looks cool how it is turning ive never seen anything like this.
I chose it because it was in Sweden so i wanted to see a building in another country. It is also the tallest skyscraper in Sweden.
Nord LB building, Germany
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Behnish Architekten
2. When was it built? 1765
3. Where is it located? Hanover, Germany
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? public building
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? 244 billion
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself? to make a bank that maintians all major financial and trading centers
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
I chose this building because its location was in Germany.
When i saw it i was suprised its so cool it looks like a transformer .
it does not look like a bank but i would totally go there just to see this cool building. it is also Germanys largest bank!
Atomium, Belgium
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Andre Waterkeyn
2. When was it built? 1958
3. Where is it located? Brussels, Belgium
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? 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? it was built for the Expo 58 or also the  Worlds Fair
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
I always look at the location first so Belgium seemed cool so i searched it up. The image is like gray circles connected it has a interesting look that drove me to choose it. It has nine steel spheres connected that form a a shape of a unit cell.  It is one of the most visited attractions in Belgium.
Sculptured House, USA
1. Who is the architect (the person who built it)? Charles Utter Deaton
2. When was it built? 1963
3. Where is it located? Genesse moountain, Jefferson county, Colorado
4. Is it a private building or can you visit it? private
5. Is there information on how much it cost to build? $3.1 million
6. Is there a reason the building was created or the history of the building itself?  his inspiration for the house: "On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to sing an unencumbered song."
7. Why did you pick this building? (write at least a paragraph on this question)
I picked this building because it was in USA . i wanted to see a cool place here in United States.
The shape and design of this house seems very modern for that time.
I love all the windows and the lcoation seems very calm.
Overall its creative and unique its a piece of art!