Final examm.

June 3, 2008

Cafeteria Story J
By: Vanessa Vigne.
Final Exam.

 

During Christmas break the cafeteria at Miami Beach Senior High * will be undergoing a complete transformation, from the food, to the way it looks, even music will be added to students’ dining experience.

Over the break, a mural will be done by an advanced painting class. The mural will depict students engaged in various school activities, such as athletic contests, lab experiments, dances, and more. Bright colored restaurant style booths will replace the cafeteria tables and other new furniture will be installed over the break.

Faculty and staff are hoping these booths will make the cafeteria much more enjoyable to be in.

“We hope these booths will be more comfortable for students. We know they will be easier to clean and maintain”, stated a confident Mr. Brown.

Along with the new look of the cafeteria, the cafeteria prices being cut 10% beginning next semester.

 According to Shirley Waxen the food service director after careful student they were able to identify and put into practice several cost-saving measures. The price reductions are a result of these measures.

In addition, a new low-calorie line is going to be added is to be added. It’ll include ready-made salads, salad and fruit bar, and various low-fat, high fiber foods.

“I’m really glad to see the additional meal options coming to the cafeteria. I have really had to waste food in the past in order to eat a vegetarian lunch at school. Now I’ll be able to select only the vegetarian items I want. It is good to see that the cafeteria staff being sensitive to the needs of all students.

Continuous music is also being considered for the new, improved cafeteria.

“Music will lighten things up some and provide a more relaxed atmosphere in the cafeteria”, said Ms. Stewart.

Student council president stated that the “student council has been working for many of these changes for two or three years.” They hope that students will be more productive in their afternoon classes as a result of a more relaxed lunch.

 

* Eh, I added a school name J

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June 3, 2008

NHS Story J
By: Vanessa Vigne.
Final Exam.

To aid senior Sarah Warner and freshman Brent Warner MHS is organizing a fund-raising carnival and dance as a service project. The Warner family went out to dinner last week and returned to find fire fighters battling the blaze, no one was injured but they lost their house and all their belongings.

“They lost everything – clothes, books, appliances, and furniture! Insurance will only cover so much. We need to raise money so they can get back to some degree of normal life”, Stated Julia Jensen, a friend of Sarah and benefit organizer.

The carnival and dance is scheduled for the second Saturday of next month. The carnival will be from 6-10 P.M. in the cafeteria and the dance will be from 8:30-11:30 P.M. in the gym. No money is required to get in but donations are being taken at the door.

The carnival games will include basketball shoot, baseball throw, dunk tank, dart game, and more, games cost 25 cents each. The game booths were donated by Lions Club, and the game prizes were donated by K-Mart, Wal-mart, McDonalds, Hardee’s, and other merchants. Funds raised will be given to Sarah and Brent.

“We wanted to do something to help them get back to everyday life, I know they would do the same for their friends”, Said Andy Chambers, friend of Brent and co-organizer with Julia.

 

 

 

article ideas .

Reviews on :

sex & the city .
the strangers .
speed racers .
what happens in vegas .

 

Second Article .

Planner ( Need more questions )

– I don’t really know what to ask =( . Help ?

First article =)

Planner .

Interview Notes & Quotes

First Draft .

Final Draft .

Reflection .

I had it done on time but I couldn’t upload on friday .
Sooorrrryyy . =]]

This is what I’m turning in .

2nd storyyy . =]]

Planner .

First Draft .

Final Draft .

Reflection .

3rd storyyy . =)

Planner .

First Draft .

Interview Notes and quotes .

Final Draft

Reflection .

Other stuffs .

Mid marking reflection .

End reflection .

The links aren’t working !!! =(

jigga what !?

Name: Vanessa Vigne . Editorial Topic: Are we relying too much on technology ?

 Deadline: Next Friday ? To gather information, I’ll need to interview people who have specific background knowledge about the topic in question. 

I dont know who I’m gonna interview just yet  . Six initial questions I’ll ask: -

What? What do you think is the electronic device (s) that  people rely on the most .

- Why? Why do you think that technology is such a big part of people’s lives .  

Article Ideasss .

5 Article Ideass . =)
- The FCAT scores going up this year .
- The cliques in school and how they affect the people around them .
- Spring Break : Should people leave miami because of the danger tourists and the massive amounts of college students make it dangerous ?
- How much does texting r e a l l y affect students’ learning .
- Are we relying too much on technology ???

Yeahh . I’m done .

Hip Hop :]

Since the times of Run DMC , Tupac , Biggie Smalls , and Krs1 have passed many people are starting to doubt HipHop as a whole and they claim it is ” dead ” . Instead of trying to “revive” HipHop  some artists ( mostly newyork rappers ) are complaing , criticizing HipHop artists but doing nothing to help the situation. Southern HipHop artists on the other hand are happy with where HipHop is Kia Shine, an artist from Memphis, Tennessee even went as far to say “HipHop ain’t dead it lives in the south” in his new single W.O.W. 

“  HipHop is dead , it means nothing now we get that you’re rich , get women ,and have cars , what else is there to HipHop ? ” Buy you a drank ” ? ” Chicken Noodle Soup ” ? ” Crank That Soulja Boy ” ? are you kidding ? where’s the HipHop ? ” , commented Chardeline Vigne ( hehe my sister ) .

“Everybody sound the same, commercialize the game Reminiscin’ when it wasn’t all business They forgot where it started” when asked what she thought of this line from Nas’ song HipHop is dead freshman Samiya Thurston said
“That is definatly not true , yes 50 cent and some other ( artists ) talk about the same thing : sex , money , cars , and girls ; but what about people like Kanye West , Common , Talib Kweli , Mos Def and all those other ( artists) who dont talk about those things and actually have something good to say , you cant say HipHop is dead because of a few artists.”

 The times have changed and HipHop has too. Artists like 50 cent , Hurricane Chris , and Soulja Boy are very commercialized ( is that a word ?? ) but thats what people are listening to and what people like . Artists like Kanye West , Nas , Common , and Mos Def stay true to themselves and make amazing music. So HipHop is dead ? Is an exaggeration.

” If anything , HipHop is better , there is more feel good music and most artists’ have a variety of both ” Commercial HipHop ” and ” Real Hiphop ” on their albums . HipHop can’t be “dead” and probally will never “die” either you’re living in the wrong place or just don’t take the time to really listen, and when everything else fails theres always mixtapes.” Stated freshman Paige Martinez .

 

I realllyyyy don’t like it that much . I know what I want to say but cant get it out in words . Oh man. But I didn’t want a “F” =( I trieddd .

Uhm , Plannerr = ]

Name:  Vanessa Vigne .
Editorial Topic: Is hip-Hop dead ? =O

Deadline:  Next fridayy .

To gather information, I’ll need to interview people who have specific background knowledge about the topic in question.  Two people who know specific facts about this topic are: First Person’s Name: Samiya Thurston .                                          

Date/Place of Interview:  Feb. 12 , 2008 :; My house =]

 Six initial questions I’ll ask:

Who? Who do you think is the person ( people ) who influence (s) Hip-Hop the most ? and why ? 
What? What do you think has changed from the old Hip-Hop ? Is it a good change ?
When? When do you think Hip-Hop was at its prime ? Or is it at its prime ?
Where? Where do you think Hip-Hop is more influencal ?
Why? Why do you feel Hip-Hop is ( or is not ) dead ?
How?  How did Hip-Hop better or worsen since the days of  ‘ Run DMC ‘ and ‘ 2 Pac ‘

 Second Person’s Name:  Sloanne Carries

Date/Place of Interview: Friday ; Schoool .

 Six initial questions I’ll ask:

Who? Who do you think is the person ( people ) who influence (s) Hip-Hop the most ? and why ? 
What? What do you think has changed from the old Hip-Hop ? Is it a good change ?
When? When do you think Hip-Hop was at its prime ? Or is it at its prime ?
Where? Where do you think Hip-Hop is more influencal ?
Why? Why do you feel Hip-Hop is ( or is not ) dead ?
How?  How did Hip-Hop better or worsen since the days of  ‘ Run DMC ‘ and ‘ 2 Pac ‘

 I’ll also need to get an idea of what opinions and perspectives exist on all sides of this issue (remember, there may be more than two sides).  Two people with differing opinions about this topic are:

First Person’s Name:  Christopher Cruz                                          

Date/Place of Interview: Friday ; School .

 Six initial questions I’ll ask:

Who? Who do you think is the person ( people ) who influence (s) Hip-Hop the most ? and why ? 
What? What do you think has changed from the old Hip-Hop ? Is it a good change ?
When? When do you think Hip-Hop was at its prime ? Or is it at its prime ?
Where? Where do you think Hip-Hop is more influencal ?
Why? Why do you feel Hip-Hop is ( or is not ) dead ?
How?  How did Hip-Hop better or worsen since the days of  ‘ Run DMC ‘ and ‘ 2 Pac ‘

  Second Person’s Name: Date/Place of Interview: Six initial questions I’ll ask:

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?

I havent found a 2nd person with a differing opinion yet ! well , I have , but I forgot her name =O . My [ final draft of the prewrite ? ] is going to have her name though =]

5 story ideas .

eh randomm =]

#1 – is hiphop really  dead ?
I’d interview people into hiphop [ which won't be hard because almost every other person at beach is into hiphop on some level ] .
I personally don’t think hiphop is ‘dead’ it’s less  shooting and drugs and gangs and stuff and more feel good music and things you can dance to, but mixtapes are full of that stuff so it’s definatly not dead, just less violent [ i would explain it better obviously ]

#2
Lunch is packed into a small space =[
Ohk . So now lunch is forced to stay only by the old buildings and fitting the WHOLE student body in that space is crazy. People can't walk around like  they used to , It's impossible to find somewhere to sit ; the lunch room is packed [ and they have bad music playing in there anyways =O ] so there isn’t good. BASICALLY ? we should be able to eat lunch AT LEAST in between the new/old office and the new 3 building.