The Paw Print Hits Article 100
written by Aaliyah V.
April 26, 2021
This edition of The Paw Print marks our class hitting 102 articles this school year from December 11, 2020 to April 26, 2021. The Paw Print (TPP) has been a very exciting experience for everyone involved.
If you ask a member of the TPP, whether they are online or in-person, this has been a crazy year. TPP coming to its 100th article is a huge milestone.
In order to write an article there are 15 steps we have to follow for our article to be published:
Make a plan
Schedule an interview with a professional email
Starter questions for interview
Interview and follow-up email saying, “Thanks”
Rough draft
+ 8. Peer conference for revising draft
+9. + 11. Revise draft after conference
10. Meet with Mrs. G
12. Revisit previous steps
13. Edit draft (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar)
14. Peer check for proper edits in a draft
15. Finalize draft and submit to publish
Mrs. Goodwin-Wittry, our newspaper sponsor, (who is also Galileo's drama director), stated that she started this class so students can connect with each other, spread good news about Galileo, and publish articles of student interest while working on developing real world skills associated with journalism. Currently, our class has 21 students, with half of the class online and the other half in the building. Mrs. G is proud of all of the class journalists for writing over 100 articles, considering all of the changes the class has gone through this year- from schedule changes to different formats of learning.
Cheryl Garmon, the 6th grade counselor stated that the publication has come very far since December. The first article Mrs. Garmon read was, “What to do in Your Free Time” which was written by Serena P.
Journalists' Thoughts
Lily stated that being in TPP makes her happy. This is because she could be a part of Galileo’s first virtual newspaper. Lily said that writing in the newspaper has been a very exciting experience for her.
“My thoughts on the newspaper coming to 100 articles are amazing. This just shows how hard we are working to get things out, and also shows how creative we are as students.” -Lily A.
Isai stated that writing for TPP is a very exciting experience. This is because he took the time to focus on the topic that he was writing about.
“My thoughts of the newspaper coming up to 100 articles is that it has only felt like we have been writing a couple articles, nowhere near a hundred so I’m glad that we made it this far.” -Isai L.
Julie said that by writing in the newspaper, she was able to begin her crazy dream of writing her book, “Prodigy in the Making.”
“My thoughts for the upcoming articles is that I am excited to get more things to read about.” -Julie C.
Domingo stated that being in the newspaper gave him a fun opportunity to connect with his peers and teachers. Being an online writer is a bit more challenging because there could be more distractions at home than at school.
“My thoughts on the paw print coming to its 100th article is that this is a big milestone for the newspaper and the class.” -Domingo C.
Daria stated that being in the newspaper has been an interesting experience when it comes to doing articles and focusing on one topic while being at home where there could be many things to sidetrack you.
“My thoughts on the newspaper coming to 100 articles is fantastic. Everybody worked hard and put a lot of time and effort into the articles. It makes me feel amazing knowing we only started this year, and that middle school students are the ones writing these amazing articles.” -Daria H.
Emma stated that writing for TPP has been a very fun experience in which you can write about whatever you want if it is school appropriate.
“I'm honestly really surprised we got to 100 so fast and I’m super proud of the hard work everyone has been doing.”-Emma H.
LaShantee stated that writing in the newspaper has been fun and encouraged her to write, which she had never enjoyed before. LaShantee also stated that in TPP you can see and learn about other people's perspectives. Being an online writer has been harder for her because there are more distractions at home.
“Writing in the article has been fun. You are able to learn about others, and you can choose about what you write.” -LaShantee P
Makayla stated, writing for TPP has been fun but stressful because of the deadline there is to meet. Being an online writer has been pretty easy because in person school can get very stressful.
“Newspaper is the best class .” -Makayla N
Carla stated that writing in the article is good for writing. Carla is excited to be a part of TPP’s 100th article on a remote system.
“Stay on task.” -Carla D.R.
Rowan stated that writing in the newspaper has been nice and fun. It’s very cool that there are a lot of people here writing articles.
“(👍) Epic, and I’m gonna go to sleep. (👍)” -Rowan F.
Aeva stated that writing for the newspaper has been stressful but fun. Aeva is proud that the newspaper is coming to 100 articles. She also stated that being in-person is way easier than being online.
“I like eating jelly beans. :)” -Aeva R.
All in all, the Paw Print’s class is very excited for article 100. The class as a whole is proud and expecting to hit 200 articles next school year.