The Dispatch Issue #4

ARTICLES

News: The article titled "A new way to explore classes" on page 3 announces the new teacher made course videos that further help students figure the course direction they plan on taking in future years.  It provides insight to what each course provides with detailed videos on the course found on the jbhs website. The article also quotes a few students and expresses their feedback and concerns with the whole course selection process.

1- Counselor Kim Gilbert, freshman Fiona Tanis and sophomore Zoya Faisal.
2- Zoya Faisal:"The videos have opened up my eyes to many more courses I didn't even know Bowie offered.
3- Yes, if you are a student who's struggling with course selection like most are it is appealing because it clearly states that the article offers an alternative way to make that process easier.
4- A quote.

Commentary: The article titled "Businesses support any political charity of their choice" on page 15 talks about how businesses such as Chick-fil-A are supporting controversial charities with regards to the lgbtq+ community and how they tried to defend themselves but that didn't really help.

1- CEO of Chick-fil-A Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A itself on several platforms such as facebook.
2- Dan Cathy: "We are very much supportive of the family - the biblical definition of the family unit."
3- Yes, since it attracts the readers by using day to day, relatable examples of struggles we face as humans.
4- A statement.

Feature: The article titled "The rising flex culture changes customer purchases" on page 4 explains how a "flex" culture is arising and is resulting in the purchase of many designer or high end items from high end brands. Several students explain their relationship or stance in the flex culture and their views behind it.

1- Senior Ethan Ramirez, senior Riley Hughes, junior Vincent Nguyen and English teacher Jaqueline Gonzales.
2- Miss Gonzales: "I would not put my bills at jeopardy for buying a hydro flask personally ..."
3- Yes, because it mentions the "flex" culture that many students can relate to and look up to.
4- A quote.

Sports: In the article titled "Track team trains for a season of competition and victory" on page 11 us readers get an insight of everything that goes into training for a track season. The article includes members of the team explaining the process and difficulties of prepping for the new season.

1- Head track coach Rey Torres, sophomore Ashley Salas and senior Jacy Lim.
2- Jacy Lim: "When your times start to improve throughout the season and you become better and  faster which is really what makes it all worth it."
3- Yes, the beginning is a powerful one, as it starts by stating the core characteristics of the sport then goes into depth of the role the sport plays in high school. It makes the reader interested for the rest of the article.
4- A quote.

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