Interview questions

Diamond Dazzler spring show:

Nicole Castro:
Who chose the theme this year?

How did you feel after your performaces on senior night?

What would you like to tell your fellow diamond seniors?

Why is the spring show so important?


Victoria Galicia:
You had a solo this year in the spring show, how do you feel like you did?

How did you feel after your performances on senior night?

Do you plan to continue dancing in the future after being in Diamonds?

How have your overall experience in Diamonds been?


Erinn Muston:

You had a solo this year in the spring show, how do you feel like you did?

What was your favorite part in the spring show?

Do you plan on continue to dance after diamonds?

How was the Senior night performance different from the first day performance?


Mrs Ball:
Who got to perform at the spring show?

How have this years seniors impacted the Diamonds this year?

What is senior night?

How many years has Akins had a "Spring show"?

Questions 5th issue

Tennis:
Stephanie Downs -

1.     How long is tennis every year ?
2.     When does the program have practice?
3.      What accomplishments have you received this season?
4.      What days are your matches?
5.      Who are the coaches?

Cynthia Artiega -

1. How many years have you played tennis?
2. Why did you choose to play?
3. Whats the difference between single and doubles?
4. What is the environment like at practice?

 Diamonds:
Nicole Castro -

1. How many years have you been apart of Diamonds?
2. How many years have you gone to competition?
3. From what time to what time were you at the place which held the competition?
4. Were you surprised by your outcome?
5. How long have you been preparing for the competition? 

 Samantha N.-

1.  What is the environment like at the competition?
2. Do you know which other schools attended, or from where?
3. How do you get to be apart of competition day?
4. Who prepares the routines for competiton?
5. How many songs do you have to prepare?

Another Diamond-

1. How many judges do you preform for?
2. How is the scoring done for the preformances?
3. In what category were you ranked highest? As in what did you do well in?
4. How important was this competition?
5. Where was the performance taking place at?

Bond Proposal:
 Mr. Girard -

1.  What is the bond proposal?
2. How will it affect the school positively if the bond goes into play?
3. In what years will the renovations/work be done?
4. Who else will the bond proposal help besides Akins?

Questions ( issue 4 )

Girls Basketball:

Illiana Dominguez - What has your season been like ?
                               - How does it feel to know that this will be your last season?

Macy Whiting - What has been one thing that the team needs to improve on overall?
                        - What goes through your mind during warm-up ?

Berne Stewart - What was the most memorable game you have played so far ?
                        - What do you think about during a game?

Emily Hemmit - What is one improvement the team has made as season has progressed ?

Chynna - What game meant the most to you and the team?
             - How do you feel at the start of the game?

Coach Martin - How confident do you feel in the team , and the rest of the season ?
                       - What do you look foward to as the season progresses?
                       - What does the team do in order to improve for their future games?
                       - Having many seniors on the team, does their experience help the others on the team in improving their skills?



Prom Proposals:

Evan Ortiz - How did you come up with the prom proposal?
                  - Why did you do it before the song by "One Direction"?
                  - How did you feel going on stage during battle of the bands, knowing that you would be preforming and a proposal?
                  - What did your band mates think of the proposal?
                 - What did you and Rebecca say afterward about the proposal?

Luis - What did you think about the proposal when Evan first told you about his plan ?
       - Whats your opinion on prom proposals ?
       
Rebecca - Did you know he was going to ask you to prom?
              - How did you feel when Evan came up to you during battle of the bands?
              - What was the first reaction to the whole experience?
              - Whats your opinion on prom proposals ?



Track & Field:

Coach Ridgeway - How do you feel coaching track & field at Akins for the first time ?
                             - What are you expecting from the season ?
                            
Mariah Stewart - How does it feel knowing that season will be starting?
                          - What events do you run in ?
                         
Coach Rodriguez - How do you feel knowing that your gonna be coaching girls this year ?
                             - What can you say for the people who are scared to join track ?

Coach Thomas - What are the track meets like ?
                         - What qualifications do you need to meet before you join track & field ?

Questions

 Coach Martin:

1.      Who came up with the idea to start an FCA program at school?

       2.     What does it mean to you to be able to a sponsor of the program?

       3.     Who else helps you run the program?

       4.     Is the FCA just for athletes?

       5.     What would you like to see happen with the program over a period of time?

Jerad Loyd

1.     What does it mean to you to be one of the student leaders of FCA?

 2.     How do you feel about the outcome of students at the FCA meetings? 

3.     Do you feel that people see you differently because of FCA?

4.     What kind of roll do you play around school because of FCA?

5. What are you doing in order to get the message of FCA across to the rest of the students/athletes at Akins? 

 

Fred Blackman

1.     Some people consider you to be one of the most dedicated players at Akins. What drives you to be where you are as an athlete?

2.     What is the one thing you are looking forward to this basketball season?

3.     What would you like all of Akins to know about this year’s varsity team? 

4.     What are some changes y’all are making to be an even better basketball program?

CJ Ross

1.     How does it feel knowing that this will be your last year playing basketball at Akins?

       2.     When season starts what are you going to be looking forward to?

3.     What expectations do the coaches have on you, this being your last year?

4.     How do you think the team this year is going to do compared to last year?

5.     What goes through your mind before a game?

6.     How hard do you and the rest of the players work in order to be where you are now?

7.     What is the one thing you’ll miss about basketball?

8.     What would you like all of Akins to know about this year’s varsity team?

 

Newspaper numero uno .

1. Number 15
2. Blue and Gold night , and Opinions piece on "University"
3. 32 people helped contribute to the newspaper
4. My favorite picture is the one on page 8 of the diamond with the band in the background. she really stands out and you can tell by looking at the picture that she as well as the other diamonds are the main topic of the story without even having to read the header.
5. I honestly have to say my favorite story is the one on the volleyball team. "The road to improvement".
    a) Alex Herrera wrote the piece.
    b & c) It was about the volleyball team and it really shows the readers how much work we have actually done and how many changes we have gone through. 
6. My favorite graphic is the one by John Hauser that is on the piece by Sean Moran, "High school is only a glimpse of what real life means"
7. I really like the "News" page because it has alot to read as well as pictures that'll grab your attention. And the news page has pieces that will entertain all sorts of readers not just one genre. 
8. Next time i will try to get my pieces turned in before deadline so i have time to be able to edit them more than once.

The Three Little Pigs

1. They covered the story through the use of the internet, as well as the newspaper.

2. It's not the same story i remember as a child, because the three little pigs were found guilty.

3. The pigs and the wolf.

4. They covered both sides of the story (the little pigs and the wolf). But once the verdict was that the little pigs were the ones who framed the wolf they covered the side of the people blaming the economy for doing it.

5. Almost every aspect on this story was covered.

6.  No they never offered their own opinion on what happened. They gathered everyone elses.

7. We could use the internet to cover stories that are occurring at a "happening now" pace.

8. By contributing whatever i can and creating new story/news ideas.

- New Teachers Vs Returning Teachers

New: Coach Ridgeway , Mr.Kirksey

1. What does it feel like being one of the new teachers at school?
2. As a new teacher, what are your expectations and what experiences from other schools you would like to see implemented at Akins to make it a better place for all of us ?  We, you teachers, students and staff as well spend most of the time here.  What positive thing would you bring to the school?
3. Do you feel intimidated by any the returning teachers here at Akins?
4. Give me your own opinion on what would you like to see happen with teacher evaluations.
5. Are there any teachers who have helped you settle in and get acquainted with the campus?  If so, who ?  If not, how do you mange? Do we have approachable teachers here?
6. How was the "First Day of School" experience like for you?
7. Do you feel that since you are a new teacher gaining respect from the students is hard the first year? 
8. What about the way other teachers treat you?
9. What kind of teacher do you hope to come across to your students?

Returning: Mr.Salinas , Coach Thomas

1. Do you know any teachers that are new to Akins? 
2. Do you remember when you were new to Akins too ? 
3. What do you remember about your first day at Akins?
4. Have your teaching styles changed throughout the years?
5. Do you have any advice to the new teachers at Akins?
6. Do you feel that being a returning teacher changes the way students view you as a teacher?
7. Do you feel that you gain more respect from the student body since you are a returning teacher?
8. How about the way other teachers treat you?