It was a big day today, I won an Itouch at the screenburn at SXSW. Saw some people talk about what they did. I also went to the trade show, there were some pretty cool booths and I got some business cards. It was a fun day.
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Three games. Three starting quarterbacks. During the course of three weeks, head varsity football coach Howard McMahan dipped into his reserves twice as injuries plagued the offense. In the season opener against Fredericksburg, Sept. 7, the Cougars suffered a major loss when senior Josh Hernandez tore his ACL in the fourth quarter. This is the […]
Qualifying for regionals is a goal for most athletes, but it doesn’t happen for everyone. However for senior Amanda VanDyke, regionals has become merely a routine pit stop throughout her high school career. VanDyke has won five district championships, four regional championships and three state titles. “I never thought I would end up having this […]
“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity – an opportunity that some don’t get,” Keyes said. Although few athletes immediately make the leap from high school to professional sports, basketball stars like LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant have proven athletes can be successful without college experience. While MLB drafts students out of high school, […]
Different year, different district. Same result. The boys soccer team made a seamless transition into 5A competition, picking up right where they left off last year and clinching a district title for the second year in a row. “It feels good knowing that all our hard work paid off,” senior Marco Alcocer said. “No one […]
First of all I would like to extend my gratitude to Mr. Carl Settles and the people behind the scenes who put these tours together for journalism students like me. Each of the tours I attended gave me new insight into the journalism field but The Austin American Statesman tour in particular gave me a […]
Well, we’re halfway through February and have completed several tours in Austin and Houston. This past week, we visited MediaTech Insititute in Houston and had a hands on video workshop with AMS Pictures in Austin, TX. Shown here are students working both in front of and behind the camera as they learn how to work […]
So now that we have gone on three industry tours, it is now time to blog about your experience. Sebastian started a blog about the AMS Pictures industry tour & workshop, and Makena Allaire started a blog about the Austin American-Statesman industry tour. Share your thoughts with us. What was the experience like? What did […]
On February 10,2010 a few students and myself went to AMS in Austin and we got to get a first hand experience of what they do. They gave us a tour of where they work and what they do. They help clients with anything from Commercial ads to Documentaries, they even have a set for […]