Over the past three years I have been a member of the Tiger Times Newspaper staff and loving every minute of it. Newspaper is kind of like blogging for me. It allows me to write about things I WANT to write about. I especially love the classroom atmosphere with our dance routines and inside jokes. Fellow AP English student, Marc Golsmith, is editor of the paper and he would agree what a great class it is. Newspaper class will benefit me in my future if I decide to pursue a career in journalism as well as the majority of the students in the class.
However, yesterday, the usually happy and joyous Newspaper class turned into an uproar. My fellow classmates were screaming, arguing, planning riots, and complaining. This occurred after Ms. Beach mentioned the possibility of cutting Newspaper next year. Apparently, the administration does not find the value in the school paper and is considering dropping the class for the 2011-2012 school year. I find this completely ridiculous and I would really like other students' feedback on this issue. Our class works hard to make sure we provide a factual and fun source of entertainment for the students. What school doesn't have a newspaper? I think it is very important to cover significant school events and teacher/student accomplishments. Furthermore, the Newspaper raises the majority of its money itself. For those of you who do not know how the class works, businesses pay us to advertise their store or company in the Tiger Times. We also hold multiple fundraisers a year such as raffles and candy grams. The school does not have to donate many funds to our classroom so that eliminates the expense of the class. I also feel it is the students’ decision whether we keep the newspaper or not. Ultimately, we write it for them. I love watching students open up the newspaper and laugh and point out articles to their friends. This bothersome issue has been pestering me for the past two days. What do you all think? Please be honest. Do you think we should save the Newspaper or let it fall?
SAVE TIGER TIMES! SAVE TIGER TIMES!
Brain hurts. Eyes heavy. Help me.
I never thought the hype about being a senior would hit me until a week or two before graduation. Seniors still have to take eight classes, we still have homework every night, and we do not have any "special" benefits over the other students. The only thing that has been different about senior year thus far is that I can arrive at 1st period commons at 8:00 instead of 7:40 and I can park a bit closer to the front entrance. Yet today, the reality of graduating in a few months hit me like a bus. As I was filling out my senior project packet I begin to think about something that I have never have before: Senior Prank. I have brainstormed a few funny ideas that I think would have students and staff remembering the class of 2011 forever.
-Set two pigs loose in the school. Write "1" and "3" on their backs.
-Replace all of Ms. Serensky's black pens with assorted colors of sparkly, gel pens.
-Hide alarm clocks in the ceiling and set them 2 minutes apart from one another.
-Park our cars around the school close enough together so people would have to climb to get into the front door.
-Order take out from several different resturants and have them delivered to classrooms.
-On every door of the school put a sign that says "DUMBLE" and see how long it takes people to get it (dumbledore).
-Put goldfish in all the toilets.
-Rub vaseline on every doorknob (Simultaneous Dissapointment to the max).
My personal favorite.
Today in class, Thomas mentioned a famous quote "any publicity is good publicity." I began to ponder this idea furthur and have decided to blog about it. While reading last night, I didn't really believe that the pictures of Garmony would essentially "kill" his image. As an avid magazine reader and E News viewer, I have seen many pictures of celebrities doing things they shouldn't be doing. However, the media has a way of twisting the image so what they are doing doesn't seem so bad. I feel that with all the power Garmony holds, he could say a close friend took a picture of him dressing up as a woman for Halloween to make the pictures out as a joke. If people really are his true fans, than the pictures won't influence their political opinion on him.
I mentioned in class the famous picture of Michael Jackson holding his baby over a balcony. Clearly, what Michael was doing was completely unsafe and risking his child's life. Yet Michael responded to tabloids explaining the fans down below made him feel overwhelmed with excitement that he wanted to show them his baby. Even after the pictures leaked, the press died down and this mishap was put aside. Even after his death, Michael lives on through his new movie "This is It" and even has a new wii dance game out. Did this incident really put a dent in his image? Currently, Miley Cyrus' image is at stake. A video of her smoking a bong was recently released to the public. Reps immediatly defended Miley explaining that she was smoking salvia, a LEGAL drug in California. Likewise, Michael Phelps had a similar experience. Yet, swimmers still look up to Michael Phelps as an amazing athlete. Miley Cyrus will still continue to write songs and star in movies. All in all, I feel that if the pictures of Garmony are published, he can easily fight back. The question comes down to this...Is the only thing worse than being talked about, not being talked about at all?
