Team Assignments:

Naomi: varsity girls lacrosse (Allerton)

Natalie: JV girls lacrosse (Garcia)

Mason: JV boys tennis (Lambert)

Joe: JV boys baseball (Weeks)

Dylan: track and field (Kraus)

Max: JV boys lacrosse (Kocay, Scranton)

Ryan: varsity baseball (Cannata, Carr)


Reilly:

Rachel:

Second Feature Article: Ideas

Ryan: Jeff Purlis: Penguin Fan

Dylan: Reactions to CT repealing the death penalty

Rachel: Mrs. Bailey and dolphins

Natalie: Psychology being offered (student and teacher's reactions)

Mason: Students burning the midnight oil

Naomi: Rising juniors overloading or loading up on honors/AP/7 classes

Joe: Weight training and independent proposals increase? (trend)

Max: Tearing down the Children's Science Museum (student/teacher reactions)

Reilly: Tim Allerton: coach/player or Cinnamon Challenge

Personality Profile Assignments:

Naomi: 
Profile: Owen Jarmoc, firefighter
Interviewees: Parent, sister, someone at the firehouse

Ryan: 
Profile: James McKeown (Westpoint)
Interviewees: Sam, Mr. Miles, Mr. Kraus, advisor?

Joe: 
Profile: T.J. Nesbit (freshman baseball player)
Interviewees: Mr. Canata, Mr. Carr, Marcus Pugliese

Max: 
Profile: Kennelly Allerton (on varsity lacrosse, faculty kid)
Interviewees: Mr. Allerton, Kaleigh Cannon, Katie Morgan

Dylan: 
Profile: Mr. Garcia (Team Tobati)
Interviewees: Max Obourn, Claire Halloran, Kelly Lessard, Mrs. Garcia

Reilly: 
Profile: Mrs. Tomkiel (traveling)
Interviewees: Ms. Scig, student who has traveled with her

Mason: 
Profile: Mrs. Doyle
Interviewees: Ms. Rubin, McKee, student(s) who know her well

Rachel:
Profile: Helena Roland (unified theater)
Interviewees: Brother (Ben), Mom

Natalie: 
Profile: Ms. Rubin (her work with students)
Interviewees: student, Ms. Murphy, Mrs. Doyle

Feature Ideas

1. Talking about the Claire Halloran, one of the 2 freshmen who went to Tobati this year,also interview Max Obourn, the other freshman, and Mr. Garcia

2.Grace Gentile's involvement with theater outside of school.  Would also interview Mr. Baldwin and someone else, but not sure who

3. Talk about some of the freshmen who have made varsity sports this spring: Jack Gitlin, TJ
Nesbit, Melissa Lord

Feature Ideas

1. I was thinking of interviewing Max Obourn one of the two freshmen that went to Tobati this year. I would also probably interview someon in his group, and Mr. Garcia or a senior who went on the trip this year

2. Interviewing Mr. Baker about his marathon running and triathlons. Maybe I would interview teachers close to him and a stundent of his

3.Interviewing TJ Nesbitt the only freshman on varsity baseball. i would also interview other players on the team as well as one of the coaches

Natalie's Personality Profile Ideas

Ideas for Feature Story:

1. I could interview my friend Alexa Elmy, about her summer acting camp in New York called Stella Adler. I could interview her, her friend from Tennessee who also goes to the camp, and possibly her parents.
2. I could interview Mrs. Semmelrock about her yearly trips to Spain. I could possibly interview one of the kids she has gone with, and the other teacher she goes/has gone with.
3. I could interview Ms. Rubin about how her views of student learning are different from traditional methods because she knows about learning disabilities. I could interview someone she works with, and get his or her opinion of her philosophy, and another teacher’s view on her philosophy.

Garret Meccarelio: I know he has a hot dog stand so I could interview him about that and what it's like. I also know he has a few other bussinesses.

James Mckeown: I know that he got into Westpoint and I could interview him asking what his interests were when applying there and for his future goals.

Brandon Best: I know he likes to rap a lot so I could interview him on his pursuit of becoming a rapper.

Feature Ideas

Owen Jarmoc: he is a volunteer firefighter and EMC.

I could interview him, someone in his family, and then maybe someone that he works for, a firefighter, maybe?

Megan Geier, Meghan Lembo and Marissa Landino just recently came back from Nationals and they won!

I could interview them, their coach, and family members, and also other girls on the team

Team Tobati: I could ask Mr. Garcia for someone who has been many times and is a very active leader and interview them about what they have done there how it has changed over the years and how the experience has changed them

I could talk to Mr. Garcia, the person who it is about and also other active Team Tobati people that have gone with the person.

Feature Ideas

1. Asha's running hobby and her marathon running
I would interview Asha and some other teachers that are close to her or maybe that know about her running

2. Mrs. Doyle's work at KO and how she helps k-o students
I would interview Mrs. Doyle and maybe Mrs. Rubin and a student

Max's Ideas for Features Story

• TJ Nesbit- He is the only freshman to make varsity baseball. Maybe I could interview him and one of his coaches or a different player on the team
• Jack Gitlin- He is the only freshman to make varsity lacrosse. I could interview, him, and possibly a coach or another player.
• Zack Mendolovici- Only or one of the only freshmen on varsity tennis. I could interview him, a coach, and maybe another player

My idea for the article is to incorporate all 3 stories into one about freshmen in varsity sports.

3 Feature Ideas

1. Mrs. Tomkiel's trips to nearly all 50 states.

I would interview Ms. Tomkiel as well as Ms. Scig, as they share an office and I'm sure Ms. Scig would know about her trips (and I think that Ms. Scig even went on a few trips with her..) I could also interview Mrs. Repp, because she and Ms. Tomkiel are friends, sharing the bond from being math teachers for so many years together.

2. Grace Gentile inspiring young children to dance and do theater.

I could interview Grace, some other teen-instructors, Grace's teacher, and maybe even one of her students, depending on his or her age.

3.Mr. Garcia and his many years working with Team Tobati

I would interview Mr. Garcia, a senior or junior who went to Tobati multiple times, and another teacher that has gone to Tobati many times.

3 Feature Ideas

For three off campus feature ideas, I could:

1. Talk to Mr. Baker about his experiences running different marathons and what he does to train. I could also talk to Ms. Franczyk about this too, since she and him spend so much time together.

2. I could interview Helena Roland about unified theater and how that group works, and what they do. For this story, I could talk to other people in Helena's family (her brother, her mom, etc.) and I could find out how other people can get involved and participate.

3. Finally, I could talk to Mrs. Loeb about her unique outlook on life. I'm not sure who else I could interview about this, but I could maybe talk to some other teachers here at KO that interact with her most, to see how her unique views have influences on different aspects of her life, and what her life philosophies are.

Rachel

Common Usage Errors: Sample Sentences

Sample Sentences: Style Sheet 6 (Common Usage Errors)

           It’s going to be a hot summer.

Understanding its theme is key to this book.

      You better not lose this thumb war.

Straighten your tie up; it’s very loose.

       We had fewer cold days this March.

We had less sunlight this winter.

       A large number of cars got into an accident on Rt. 44.

A large amount of rain flooded the streets.

      More than 10 sports are offered at Kingswood Oxford.

The plane flew over the Great Wall of China.

      We went out to dinner and then to a movie.

The rabbit is much faster than the turtle.

       I took their money.

I looked over there but didn’t see anything.

They’re angry because they lost the lacrosse game.

        The captain led the baseball team on the field during practice.

The president is supposed to lead the country.

     We had to accept the cold weather after spring break.

The kid likes every time of vegetable except carrots.

     That test affected my overall grades.

My voice created a strong effect on the audience.

      I rode the bus to school every day.

There was a little too much bussing at the school dance.

      The coach complimented the team on their winning streak.

Peanut butter and jelly are complementary.

      The best friends spoke to each other during class.

At graduation, the graduates hugged one another.

     She wore the same shoes every day.

She had an everyday look.

      Mr. Allerton made us run father in lacrosse today.

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