story questions

talent show
mrs bagnall

1. why was the valentines pageant canceled?
2. did the talent show replace it?
3. is it open to students?
4. in the past, usually what kind of acts perform at the talent show?
5. how long has akins held talent shows? are you always in charge of it?
6. when are auditions? when is the talent show?
7. where do the proceeds go?
8. can teachers also to the talent show?
9. what is the weirdest talent someone has performed?
10. what was your favorite talent act in the past years?

reading for 15 min story opinions
-why it's a waste of time
-suggest other methods to improve reading skills
-talk to mrs red land and other english teachers
-talk about why it's not necessary in non core classes
-shouldn't be penalized for not having a book

questions for stories

art prepares for uil
-mrs yopp
-kid going to uil
-mr.cannon

1. What is VASE?
2. Where is uil?
3. How has akins done in previous years at UIL?
4. What types of art are you looking to enter?
5. Who are some artists doing UIL this year that were successful last year?
6. Do you expect anyone to go to state?
7. Has anyone entering this year won awards for their work?
8. Is it stressful preparing for UIL?
9. What goes through your head when you're at VASE and your students are being judged for their work?

battle of the bands
-sinsored
-stephanie ferguson
-Aashraya
-Luis Hernandez
-christian
-mrs. horowitz
-Alex pineda

1. How did you do at battle of the bands?
2. What went through your head when you were on stage performing? Before going on stage?
3. What charity are you choosing to give your money to and why?
4. What was the preparation process like for you before the performance?
5. Who were your favorite bands that performed?
6. What musicians inspire you?
7. What made you want to perform in the first place? When did you start playing instruments/singing/rapping?
8. Did you play your own songs or cover songs?
9. Why did you choose those songs?
10. What was the crowds reaction?
11. What do you like the most about performing?

questions for mrs horowitz

1. What exactly do you do for battle of the bands?
2. When was battle of the bands created?
3. what club is hosting battle of the bands now?
4. Why isn't invisible children doing it anymore?
5. Who decided the bands got to pick which charity they could give the money to?
6. What do you like most about the event?
7. Is the second round going to be at stubbs again?
8. What exactly are the prizes for the winners? Where does all the proceeds go?

questions for mr. valles

1. what do you teach? speech? debate?
2. how did you meet alana?
3. what award did she recently win and where?
4. how many people are in debate?
5. what sort of contribution or impact has alana made to the speech/debate team?
6. what are your thoughts on her as a student? debater? 
7. what do you like best about speech and debate?
8. why did you decided to teach them?

Alana questions

talk to
mr. vallez
alana
debate/speech friend

1. What awards have you won?
2. How long have you been doing debate?
3. Who all is in the debate team?
4. What strategies do you personally use in debate to win awards?
5. How competitive is debate?
6. When did you decide you wanted to take debate?
7. What are the challenges of it?
8. Do you want to debate after high school too?
9. How do you think debate is beneficial to you?

Beto DREAMS questions

1. When did you start the DREAMS clothing line?
2. What inspired you to create the clothing line? Why did you create it?
3. Is it just you who designs this? Who else helps?
4. When did the clothing line start to gain popularity? How did you try to get your clothes noticed?
5. What are the hardest things about trying to run a clothing line while in high school and in general?
6. Have you made a big profit off your clothes?
7. How does it makes you feel whenever you see people wearing your shirts or buying them?
8. Where can you buy them?
9. Do you plan to continue your clothing line after high school? What else do you see yourself doing after high school or college?
10. What is the process of designing, making and producing the finished product?
11. Do your designs carry any specific meaning or significance?
12.  Where did the name DREAMS come from?
13. Is it just popular among Akins students?
14. Who have you seen wear it? (what type of crowd, specific people, etc.)

questions for denmark kid

1. Through what organization did you come to America?
2. Why did you pick to come to America out of all your choices?
3. In what ways does the culture in your country look up to America's culture?
4. How did you imagine America to be before you came here? The people? land? culture?
5. How has America and American's influenced your personality, style, outlook on things, etc.
6. How did you feel when you first stepped foot in the school?
7. What did you expect American school to be like? How's it different over there from here?
8. When do you go back to Denmark? How do you feel knowing you'll have to leave America at the end of the school year?
9. What other countries have you been to?
10. What are families like in Denmark compared to here? How are the kids different?
11. Was it easy for you to make friends when you first got to the school? Were you nervous about coming to school here?
12. Do kids have more freedom in Denmark or in America? In what way?

friday oct 12

1. -i gave my paper back to dez i don't remember the number
2. My story about freddy zamora and sinsored got published.
3. 26 people contributed to the creation of the paper.
4. My favorite photo is the picture of Freddy and Yera dancing together at prom on page 6 because it is in the moment of the prom queen and king dancing and the contact he has with her while dancing.
5. My favorite story in the paper is Sean's column, "Inside the Outside" on the opinions page, page 2, it's about his thoughts on high school and what do we knowledge we really get out of high school, it's my favorite because I think it's well written and I can relate to the point he is getting across.
6. My favorite graphic is John's drawing that is a part of Sean's story, I like it because it truly depicts the kids at school in my opinion. I think it will attract many people to the story because the drawing is interesting.
7. The news pages are my favorite because it has a good amount of both pictures, art, cutouts, and graphics. I think every things on the pages look good and isn't just a bunch of words on a page, the art and pictures bring it to life.
8. This issue I want to put more art on my page and be more creative with it since it's the entertainment page, I want to also do more cutouts, this issue I'll also take pictures for homecoming.and blue & gold night