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Story assignments due Tuesday 19 January 2010 |
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Story ideas that have not yet been assigned - Discipline issues at the hall - Kristen Kruger's new plane |
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Holdover from previous issues |
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Julia Cox |
- Tell about the schedule for Riffnhook, coming up, what is planned for that - Finish the story about the music program at the dorms - talk to Karrie and at least two students |
- See if we can get some pictures (maybe last year???) - The schedule of events itself from the festival, times and dates |
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Dustyn Gray |
- First impressions of our school and community - comparing to Grand Rapids - please include some info why you like writing and journalism |
- Mug of Dustyn - introduction to the staff |
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Kelsey Hensley |
- Afterschool program - how it works, what happens, why it is occurring |
- Get photos of the program - Schedule of the program |
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Sherri Kessner |
- Everything updated and polished on the website - Visitors for the learning software company with Patrick Tatera - Haitain relief at the school - Shawn Gray has been to Haiti |
- Find out what the problems are with updating and posting pictures |
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Kaylin Kopp |
- Students from community in an empty school (sidebar to Dylan's story) - Community students allowed on base to visit with GILA students, activities |
- Contact Chris R about interesting things that are happening in elem side of the building - Get photos of community, boarding kids mixing it up |
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Dylan Korta |
- Empty schools the week following the holiday - why did this happen? |
- Speak with admin, community students who attended classes |
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Kristen Kruger |
- Teacher advisory homerooms - what it means, why it is happening, student response, teacher response |
- Take notes during assembly 14 Jan - Take notes during your own advisory meeting - Talk with Ms. Shelby about reasons |
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Raven Mustafoski |
- Greenhouse for the school - proposed, coming, where is it and what will happen, Rand, TCC Heldover - lots of information |
- Contact Rand, Ross, read the proposal |
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Ernie Peters |
- Alumni game - just a few words - Games this weekend against Una boys here - you will attend game, talk to coaches, players - lots of color - Girls game - a few words, scores |
- Go to the game with notebook, get quotes on the spot, locker room interviews. |
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Warren Wilson |
- Graduates - where are they now? |
- Speak with Puddings about where they are and how they are |
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Story assignments due Friday 29January 2010 |
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Julia Cox |
- Open mic night at the dorms - what happens, who shows up, the general atmosphere |
- Get some photos of it |
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Dustyn Gray |
- demise of the cheerleading program - what happened, what replaces it |
- Speak with Jenna Lee about this |
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Kelsey Hensley |
- Describe a typical week in the cosmo program. |
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Sherri Kessner |
- Learn how to insert photos onto the page - Please change the weather - Skiing team season opens |
- When this happens, insert those photos |
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Kaylin Kopp |
- MOTS - How do you think Obama's done in his first year in office?
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- Need a picture takerer (Sherri) |
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Dylan Korta |
- Community students coming onto campus after hours for the first time - what it is like from the community perspective |
- interviews with city students, parents |
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Kristen Kruger |
- JV girls term to Huslia - report on those games in Huslia - color - game is 22 Jan away |
- Talk with the coach about what she thought |
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Raven Mustafoski |
- Computer upgrades and new laptop startions for the school - what's in store for next year |
- Photo of the equipment |
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Ernie Peters |
- Monroe, Delta varsity games |
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Warren Wilson |
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Story assignments due Friday 12 February 2010 |
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Julia Cox |
- GILA Grammy Awards - lots of color - descriptions and comments from participants |
- Get the complete list - talk to winners and Karrie |
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Dustyn Gray |
- Fake horoscpes - Fake advice column |
- Put these in the paper under the Rocket Man's predictions |
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Kelsey Hensley |
- The weird lights in Mr. Gray's room - |
- Get some photos of this for her story |
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Sherri Kessner |
- Military vistors to the school - interviews - what they're doing here |
- pictures |
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Kaylin Kopp |
- Civil air patrol - now recruiting high school members - what they'll do and how it will look - incorporate the aviation program into this story
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- Talk to Noel Frisbee about CAP, and then see if you can't a ride on the plane around town to see what they do |
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Dylan Korta |
- Project Heifer Infernation - what the kids at the elem are doing, why, learning objectives |
- Pix if possible |
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Kristen Kruger |
- Weight room - Jessica Jefferies monitors the weight room - a colorful feature on students using the weight room |
- Pictures of the weight room and the kids who use it |
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Raven Mustafoski |
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Ernie Peters |
- Eielson and Glennallen games |
- Maybe make a picture spread |
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Warren Wilson |
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Story assignments due Friday 26 February 2010 |
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Julia Cox |
- The schedule of events itself from the festival, times and dates for Riffinhook |
- If there is special guest, write up something special about this person |
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Dustyn Gray |
- Smoking and students at the boarding school - what it's like coming here, having to change habits, iqmik |
- Dorm staff, students from villages |
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Kelsey Hensley |
- Hang out on MySpace with the other students - why students go there, some nice warnings about what to do and what not to do - why the school allows it this year |
- Speak with Blasco, some of the students |
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Sherri Kessner |
- Speak with Gov. Parnell about the merit scholarship program - get the legislative language - MOTS - Should the state of Alaska eliminate the requirement to pass an exam to get a diploma? - Skiing team season opens |
- Speak with coach, some of the returning skiiers, have a schedule included with that - use photos from next year |
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Kaylin Kopp |
- MOTS - Should the state of Alaska eliminate the requirement to pass an exam to get a diploma? - Big Lake Bible Fellowship coming to visit Galena - what they're doing, what their goals are, a little history
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Dylan Korta |
- JV tournament |
- ask for the scoresheet |
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Kristen Kruger |
- Girls games - these need to be covered a lot more than they are - seasonwide spread about who they played, where, how |
- Big two page girls spread |
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Raven Mustafoski |
- Doing away with HSGQE - Christmas vacation from the perspective of the GILA student |
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Ernie Peters |
- Galena vs. Hutchison - boys |
- pix with that |
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Warren Wilson |
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Story assignments due Friday12 March 2010 |
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Julia Cox |
- Kathryn Hendrickson, flutist, performing at the Riff@nHook festival |
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Dustyn Gray |
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Kelsey Hensley |
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Sherri Kessner |
- Anne Hanley - working with Northern Echoes and Sidney Huntington video recording and working with her 2-7 March |
- contact with Karrie |
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Kaylin Kopp |
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Dylan Korta |
- Anne Hanley - working with Northern Echoes and Sidney Huntington video recording and working with her 2-7 March |
- contact with Karrie |
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Kristen Kruger |
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Raven Mustafoski |
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Ernie Peters |
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Warren Wilson |
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Classroom
Assignments
Mon 25 Jan 2010
• Students take scattered parts of a story from the Fairbanks News-Miner and piece it
back together correctly, pointing out the lede, background, and initial quote.
Tues 19 Jan 2010
• Students take notes and accurate quotes using Jay Leno's speech on the Jay Leno show
about the situation between him and NBC.
Fri 15 Jan 2010
• Work day - focus on assignments due on 19 Jan 2010.
Wed 13 Jan 2010
Contact information
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