What Back Issues Can Tell Us

1. What stories are covered every year? Homecoming
• What time of year did these stories run? October
• Are any of the same people involved year after year? No

2. What was the biggest story of each year? Hurricane Katrina (2005), Tsunami (2004-05)

3. How many personality sketches of students were run each year? once a month
• What types of students were interviewed? (athletes, student leaders, etc.) student leaders
• Was any one student constantly featured in one year? Why? no, that would be unfair
• Do you think this was fair? yes

4. How many personality sketches of faculty were run each year? a couple
• Which teachers were featured? ms. mccarthy
• Why those particular people? they were new

5. What full page features (or center spreads) did the publication carry? cell phones
• Are any of those topics still relevant? sure

6. What was a great year(s) for sports teams? Activities? 2004, many fall accomplishments
• Did the school have any state champions? yes
• Olympic performers? yes
• Other honors? yes

7. Find a story that uses background information from previous years. teachers

8. What topics did the paper editorialize about each year? student life, opinion, sports
• What stand did the paper take? i don't know
• Has the problem been solved or is it still an issue? solved

9. What major news did the paper carry about classes? GPA-honors classes
• Any curriculum changes? no
• Any major new programs? no

10. Any new equipment? no
• Any building programs? no

11. Any scandals involving students, administrators, or teachers? no
• What happened? no

12. What changes in fashion among students can be found? different hairstyles

13. What signs of changing times can you find as mirrored in the concerns of students? no
• What concerns never seem to change and would continue to make good stories year after year? no

14. Did the school have any championship academic teams? yes
• Art show winners? yes
• Band or choir awards? yes
• Science winners? yes
• National honors? yes

15. Which clubs were most active? leap, student council, nhs

16. What campus events made the most news? fccla

17. What movies and music groups has the paper reviewed? from students

18. What issues did cartoonists choose? i don't know

19. How has the publication’s format changed? it's become more colorful

20. Did the demographics of your student population change? Why?

21. What are the school’s traditions and how did they develop?
• Who are the school’s traditional rivals? (Could vary between activites.)
• How did the rivalry begin?

22. What are five things most interesting about EVHS?