This is the last post. I can’t believe that tomorrow is graduation.. The second week went by extremely quickly. I learned so much, it’s unbelievable. Here are some tips for upcoming CSPA students: 1. Wake up early. This is vital if you want to shower, get ready, grab breakfast, and come to class on...
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Archive for July, 2011
Top Tips for Upcoming CSPA Students
Quirky Tidbit of the Day (5):
I put up a video that I made of the 60th anniversary. I made it in iMovie, using still images and I changed the images by putting effects like “black and white” and stuff like that. http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=2067235773561&oid=101687019924498&comments Chris Carlson: “I wonder if it’s ok to alter still images that are placed into a video?”...
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For me, it’s been two weeks; for Ralph, 60 years.
Ralphie and Millie Alexander are not dead. I don’t believe it. You can’t make me believe it. I wish I could see their faces but what I have in front of me is nearly the same thing. Ralph’s dedication to journalism is shown in the steady eyes of Gil Chesterton. Millie’s loving sternness is...
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Videos containing press conference content
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Profile on Zack Rosenfeld: Read all about it!
Zach Rosenfeld, 17, is not just a CSPA attendee. He is also a counselor. Not a CSPA counselor (maybe one day), but he is a summer camp counselor at the Manhattan Beach Country Club, taking care of three to seven-year-olds. The camp at the MB Country Club provides a friendly and positive atmosphere for...
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A 16-year-old’s bucket list
*Yesterday, I turned 16. Although I want to, I’m not going to blog about how thankful I am for the surprise birthday party that CSPA hosted yesterday. Because firstly, everyone already knows what happened, since they did plan it. And secondly, I’m trying to make this blog less “documentary” like what Rich recommended today....
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Quirky Tidbit of the Day (4): Carmageddon Planking?
Something I came across while researching the 405 closing last weekend. It made me laugh out loud. I hope it makes you do too. Then, I decided to give a few more details on the newest hypes. Cone-ing: Owling: What has our culture come to? Planking. Cone-ing. Owling. It’s so ridiculous...
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Humor Story: Dealing with Deadlines
I am the world’s best, most brilliant procrastinator. I always put off until tomorrow what I can do today. Coming to the California Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) High School Journalism Workshop was like Achilles finding out where his heel is located. I have always hated deadlines. Before, I could find creative ways to evade...
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Click click click!
Today we did Photoshop with Chris Carlson. Here are the two pictures I photoshopped.
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Quirky Tidbit of the Day (3)
The issue of hipsters came up during dinner today, at the class picnic, with Kylie and Annette. “How many hipsters does it take to change a lightbulb?” “An obscure, probably unknown number.” When evacuating people after an earthquake, a firefighter said to the other, “Did you get all the hipsters out?” “No,...
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