S3. Online Publishing..

I’m very happy about my decision to take Online Publishing this year. Not many other electives are usually this fun. When it comes to us as a class, we know just the meaning of laughing. This is definitely one of my number one classes that I look forward to. This is mostly because everybody seems to get along perfectly in here, plus who else doesn’t like coming in and hearing stories about Fergie or clowns or my favorite of all, Angola. Mr. Currin leaves you with so many stories that will make you laugh and they never get old. Coming into this class, I wasn’t quite sure what to think. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or benefit from it. However, I was wrong. I ended up truly enjoying this class and learning so much more about myself as writer and as a person. Not only does Mr. Currin help you grow but so does everyone else in this class with you. Another thing I must add is that this elective never was boring to me. I’ve never laughed so much in one class then I have in here. Online Publishing offers you so much to help you expand you’re writing but also give you the opportunity to become yourself. I’ve become extremely good friends with many people here in this class and it’s going to be sad leaving some behind and growing apart from some. Looking back on all my articles, I’ve seen growth in every form possible. This class isn’t just about writing for The Bulldog, although that is a major honor, but it’s about expressing yourself. In here, I’ve felt that everybody has expressed their self in so many ways through articles, blogs, and jokes of course. If I could go back to the day I scheduled my classes for this year, I wouldn’t have changed my choice of Online Publishing. This class is the best.

S2. Top Five Online Publishing Moments

Choosing the top five most memorable moments of Online Publishing 2011-2012 is quite difficult because there is honestly so much I can talk about. However, if I did have to choose my top five, I do have some good ones that instantly come to mind. My first one just so happens to be our clapping. Whenever someone enters our room, everybody welcomes them with a clap. The first time we ever did this in class everybody looked around at one another in a confused manner. Now, we all do it as an instant reaction without thinking twice. My second moment would be some of the bickering between our fellow reporters such as, Rudy and Tara, Meghan and Mr. Currin, and of course, Mike and Brian. Some of the things they tend to say to each other definitely have kept this class entertaining. For my third one, I’d have to say Joe’s music that he plays. Now he plays music out of the blue for no apparent reason, but the most memorable times would be when he plays it as someone gets moved from seat to seat. I can’t even name the amount of times I have heard him play the same music over and over for the big effect of moving. The fourth moment is more than likely a favorite moment of everybody’s; yes I am talking about Austin’s fall. Being that I was lucky enough to sit next to Meghan at the beginning of this year; I was able to see the whole thing play out. Watching him struggle with his foot stuck between the two chairs and grab another chair for help as he falls, was the most entertaining thing I’ve seen in this class. Although everybody still hounds at him for this funny event, he should feel lucky to be in the top five memorable moments of Online Publishing by pretty much, everyone. Lastly, my number five most memorable moment is definitely involves Mr. Currin. When it comes to him all of his stories and comments are what made this class the best possible. His stories involving Fergie are definitely going to be missed along with his shout out at the beginning of class. Thanks to him, this class has been full of laughs and memories that no other class can live up to.

S1. Suggestions, suggestions!

Some suggestions I’d have to help make Online Publishing a bit better would definitely be more special features. For example, we all did an article for a certain teacher where we wrote about them and their influence on us as well as others. I enjoyed that very much and I felt that that was a very good way to show our appreciation for our teachers, especially when some may not know they are appreciated. I also enjoyed this because it does tend to get a bit harder when you have to choose topics that have to be Alden related. Sometimes there are only a selective few to choose from and those article choices get taken quickly. There were a few time I and some others had a difficult time deciding what to write our next article on. It also wasn’t fun when we didn’t know and got stuck with a topic that didn’t interest us. It’s much easier to write about something you’re interested in. Another suggestion would be to also expand our choices. There are some things that are going on outside of Alden that do interest us and others. I think that may help us out more when we’re having a tough time choosing from Alden related topics. Another thing would be to give us less choice blogs at the start. If you’re going to give us more do it progressively towards the end of the year when more is going on with the school and when we have a bunch of topics to write about. At the start and middle of the year, choice blogs became difficult to write about due to not much going on. Overall, I was very pleased with this class and I had a lot of fun being able to be part of this class.