The Dispatch Issue #4

Pg 2. MoPac construction to continue for three years

Summary: The story explains the plan for roadwork to make it faster and safer for drivers on MoPac. The story outlines goals for this plan and teachers from Bowie opinions on the huge project. The finished project would help driver cross loop 1 faster and safer allowing better traffic flow along the main lanes.

Who? Students and teachers
What? Road Construction
Where? MoPac
When? Next 3 years
Why? To allow us to cross loop 1 faster and safer
How? By constructing a diverging diamond intersection
Who was quoted? Bishop, Wolfgang Burst, Mr. Robinson, Emily Lawson, Ruth Narvaiz, Rey Torres
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? The strongest quote to me was at the end from Rey Torres saying "Hopefully the end product will alleviate traffic frustrations in the future and the frustrations we are experiencing now will all be worth it."
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? No


Pg 5. Biker races across state for competitions

Summary: This story explains and talks about Junior Austin Buttlar and his passion for mountain biking. It explains the sport and the hard work he puts in to train and get better. This story also gives you a look into the parents view and how they get nervous on the sidelines because they cannot see what is going on. Buttlar wants to continue mountain biking through college and hopefully work in the cycling industry.

Who? Austin Buttlar
What? Mountain Biking
Where? At School
When? After school training 
Why? He has a passion for it
How? By Practicing and preparing for the races
Who was quoted? Austin, Austins mom, Chad Bobbit
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? The strongest quote in my opinion was the very last lines " Elevate other - we lift up our teammates through positivity, confidence and graciousness"
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes


Pg 14. Apple reaches new low with batteries

Summary: This story talks about Apple products and how they have been supposedly lying to their customers. With all the updates iPhones always have it slows down the phones. This story suggests that the reason for all the updates is not to protect the battery like they say but to get their customers to upgrade and buy their newest model.

Who? Us
What? Apple products (iPhones)
Where? Batteries
When? For a long time
Why? To promote and sell their newest products
How? By having update after update to slow down the phones
Who was quoted? No one
What quote was the strongest in your opinion and where did that quote appear in the story? No quotes
Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading? Yes


Photo Essays

Holiday With Mary:

Critique- Overall this photo is good because it caught them in action. The only thing i would say is that all the black from the lighting looks kind of weird on the page, theres just too much black.

Rules of Composition- Rule of thirds, depth of field, balance

Main subjects- Maddy Sparks and Blake Pousson

Is it exposed properly? Yes it is

Shallow Or Deep depth of field? Shallow because the person in the very back of the picture the person is blurred



Step In Time:

Critique- The colors in the photo are very good and they pop out a lot. Overall the photo looks pretty good on the paper because of the colors it pops out more than the others.

Rules of Composition- Balance, rule of thirds, no mergers, lines

Main subjects- Eric Larson

Is it exposed properly? Yes it is

Shallow or deep depth of field? Shallow because the objects in the background are blurred


Being Mrs. Banks:

Critique- I like this photo because it uses good rules and the shadow makes it look cool, the photos lighting could be a little better because its kind of hard to see it because its a small picture.

Rules of Composition- Framing, balance, symmetry, rule of thirds

Main subject- Piper Kopser

Is it exposed properly? Yes

Shallow or deep depth of field? Deep because she is standing farther back and is in focus


Up close and Personal:

Critique- The picture is very good at the angle it is and has good lighting so you can see little details.

Rules of composition- Lines, balance

Main subject- Fen Hendon

Is it exposed properly? Yes

Shallow or deep depth of field? shallow because the bookcase behind him is blurred out


Making an impact:

Critique- I like this photo because it shows a lot of feelings and emotion. The lighting in this picture is perfect and goes good on the page.

Rules of composition- Depth of field, balance, lines

Main subject(s)- Fen Hendon and Rose Eichelman

Is it exposed properly? Yes

Shallow or deep depth of field? Deep because the trees in the background are almost fully in focus


The Final Touch:

Critique- This photo shows someone in action but it is almost too dark. The lighting is poor and its the darkest photo on the page.

Rules of composition- Balance, lines

Main subject- Fen Hendon

Is it exposed properly? no its too dark

shallow or deep depth of field? deep because the shelves behind him are in focus





















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