October 2017
Also in this paper... Meet Thomas Jeffersons’ new hall monitor as we get an exclusive inside look into who is protecting our halls. Morgan Jacobson and Courtney Jones join forces in TJ gets new hall monitor. Page 2 An incident resulting in a death puts two local schools into lock out. Join Alondra Ibarra in Local Shooting put schools into lock out. Page 3 Do you have to pay your red light tickets? Lawmakers recently declared it unconstitutional. Read Red Light Cameras; Do they have to be paid? Written by reporter Madasyn Davis. Page 3 Two Thomas Jefferson seniors have gone on a mission to fight cancer, while they do the thing they both love to do; play volleyball. See how these seniors get the community involved in the fight against cancer, in TJ Seniors raise money to fight cancer, written by Emily Eikenberry. Page 4
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Manz nominated for MVC
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Emily Eikenberry Reporter On September 19th, 2017, the Thomas Jefferson wrestling coach, August Manz got voted in the top 50 for the U.S Cellular’s Most Valuable Coach. Manz was nominated by Mrs. Busch. “I didn’t know that I was nominated for the Most Valuable Coach until the judges emailed me stating that they were looking into me and wishing me luck,” stated Manz. Manz was surprised that he even made the top 50, and even states, “I never win anything big, so this is a great chance for me and the school.” Staff, students, alumni and
Coach August Manz is a finalist in the Most Valuable Coach. He has won a cash prize, and students are still sending in their votes in order to get him to number one. Photo by: Emily Eikenberry residents of Council Bluffs helped him stay in the top 50 and helped him get to where he ended. 14 of the top 50 coaches are from Iowa. The last day of voting for the
first round of coaches ended on October 9th. When the first round of voting ended, Manz was in 3rd place, winning the school $5,000. The second round of voting started on October 12th.
Don’t forget to vote for Coach Manz before November 14th! You can cast your vote daily at themostvaluablecoach.com/vote.
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Local students travel to Iowa City for IHSPA fall convention Cami Wagaman Editor-in-Chief
Keynote speaker, Scott Winter, tells the room full of student journalists all about his experience. Photos by: Cami Wagaman and Adriana Ibarra
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On October 26, 2017, High School students from all over the state of Iowa came together for the Iowa High School Press Association 2017 Fall conference. The day long conference included many sessions where student journalists got the chance to learn how to get on top of deadlines, learn team building exercises, become more involved in their school, and much more. “At the conference I learned a lot of new things about journalism, and how to improve SwarmTV,” said junior Taylor Honig. “Overall, it was a very fun trip. I learned that it’s better to tell a story rather than recap an event. We’re actually skipping an episode of SwarmTV in order to incorporate some of those new ideas.” The conference was held on the University of Iowa’s campus, where students arrived in bus loads either the night before, or early that morning. In the group of people that went, there were a total of five seniors, and three juniors. During the bus ride, students from three different schools in the area bonded.
“The bus ride was a lot of fun,” stated Honig. “We all bonded, and I got to know some people that I never would have gotten close to otherwise. I look forward to next years’ conference with those that aren’t seniors.” Students got the chance to tour the Daily Iowan, as well as the other journalism buildings on campus. Keynote speaker, Scott Winter, had gone into detail about his experience as a student journalist for his school newspaper as the Editor-in-Chief. Winter explains how his years as an editor have taught him to catch interest in the viewer’s mind, with things that are exclusive to student journalists. “Being a student journalist means everything to me,” Honig states. Journalists need to be willing to push boundaries in order to be the best. Being a journalist means many different things to many different people. It makes you unique, and sometimes that is not recognized. Congratulations to all students that participated in the fall conference, we cannot wait to see how the outcome will influence the work in the Journalism department.