Mixed Media Madness: Sketchbooks
Kelly Cheng, reporter
February 12, 2020
Let’s just say, not every page in my sketchbook is neat, fancy, or perfect. I either have the best linearts or hideous faces and non-proportional anatomy drawn everywhere. It’s safe to say that many princesses and fairies in my old sketchbooks could use a redraw. As I slowly watched every printer paper disa...
Life as a student journalist: Headlines and the Core Four
An Vo, head reporter
February 5, 2020
When writing articles as a journalist, you should always consider what your headline will be and which of the core four your article goes under. There are rules to creating an interesting and concise headline that can get the audience to read your article. Headlines Every article needs a headline. A headline is the t...
Life as a student journalist: Newswriting and the Code of Ethics
An Vo, head reporter
December 22, 2019
Learning blogs are short articles that talk about, obviously, what one has learned. The Pinion staff began writing blogs in 2013 about what they learned about journalism but stopped for unknown reasons. I want to bring back this trend as it’s a part of The Pinion’s traditions. What is Newswrit...
Experiencing the spotlight
Alexandria Buchanan, editor
October 4, 2017
Ever since Aug. 19, I have had interviews, articles and recognition for simply scoring a touchdown. This newfound “spotlight” has been focused on “McKinley’s girl quarterback” or “Alexandria Buchanan from McKinley,” and I don’t believe it is right for me to have so much attention. M...
21st century skills
Lin Song, Web Co-Editor
May 21, 2015
I spent two years practicing journalism in high school. This practice has trained me in 21st century skills, which are abilities that students need to develop in order to succeed in the information age. Creative thinking is one of the 21st century skills I have learned. To produce articles with great...
Final Learning Blog and Reflection
Silvana Bautista, Web Co-Editor
May 20, 2015
I spent the last two years, my junior and senior years, practicing journalism in high school. This practice has trained me in 21st century skills. It has allowed me to develop skills in communicating (learning skills), technology literacy (literacy skills) and productivity (life skills). The class ha...
Procrastination is not good at all
Lin Song, Web Co-Editor
May 8, 2015
I once wrote an article about procrastination. Ironically, I have found that my procrastination symptoms have become more and more serious since then. In that article, I wrote that procrastination exists because of the natural laziness of human beings. It is not a bad thing if it can be controlled...
The perks of being a head worrier
Silvana Bautista, Web Co-Editor
April 24, 2015
Working on the package was harder than I expected it to be. After going through with it, I fully understand the role of "head-worrier." It was a stressful but fun experience. My group and I worked on an editorial spread for the upcoming issue of The Pinion. We each wrote our own views on class importance....
Learning Blog 9 is simply divine
Sean Gleason, Print Design Co-Editor
April 21, 2015
Sean Gleason, co-editor of McKinley’s newspaper, here once again to share what I’ve learned. Last time I talked about the power of cooperation. This time I'll be talking about responsibility. Recently, The Pinion staff discovered that their camera had been misplaced. Right now we aren't sure where...
Learning Blog 8 is a piece of cake
Sean Gleason, Print Design Co-Editor
March 5, 2015
Sean Gleason, co-editor of McKinley’s newspaper, here once again to share what I’ve learned. Last time I talked about photojournalism and learning how to take better photo's. This time I'll be talking about the power of cooperation. In the past, I alone have been the layout editor for the Pinion....
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