WRITING FOR THE EAR INSTEAD OF THE EYE
Other than writing articles, majority of the time, I am writing stories for THS TV's shows. The difference between writing articles and stories for the show is your writing for something different. For articles you are writing for the eye, and for stories for shows you are writing for the ear. One thing that I am still learning and improving on is how to make sure all the information is relayed to the audience without it being too long. When it comes to live broadcast, you always want to use the inverted pyramid, meaning the most important information first. This helps insure you are clear and concise. When using this style, it keeps your audience more engaged. but you do it with the four C's: correctness, conciseness, clarity, and color. As much as I enjoy the aspect of story telling, writing them is really fun as well, especially when you get to writ about things you know or are really interested in. Check out some of pieces below.
Sadies Dance!
AMBASSADORS AND KEY CLUB HAVE UNITED TO PUT ON THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL SADIES DANCE. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE. SADIES WILL BE ON FEBRUARY NINETEENTH AT AMERICAN VILLAGE’S LIBERTY HALL. THE DANCE WILL START AT SEVEN P-M AND END AT TEN P-M. THIS DANCE IS A SEMI-FORMAL. SINGLE TICKETS ARE TWENTY DOLLARS AND COUPLE TICKETS ARE THIRTY DOLLARS. IN PERSON SALES WILL BEGIN ON THE WEEK OF JANUARY THIRTY FIRST. HOWEVER IF YOU WISH TO PAY EARLY, YOU CAN PAY IN CASH OR CHECK AND BRING IT TO MR. FURMAN’S ROOM - C-2-0-9. ALL THE MONEY RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL TO HELP CHILDREN HAVE MORE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE BEST MEDICAL CARE. BE SURE TO FOLLOW BOTH OF THEM ON INSTAGRAM AT THOMPSON DOT AMBASSADORS AND AT T-H-S KEYS FOR MORE UPDATES AND EXAMPLES ON THIS YEAR’S MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE SADIES DANCE.
MISS THS PAGEANT
STILL CELEBRATING THOMPSON’S ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF GROWTH, COMMUNITY, AND EXCELLENCE, THE MISS T-H-S PAGEANT IS GIVING LADIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW POISE AND PRESENCE ON STAGE WITH HOPES TO TAKE HOME A CROWN, A TITLE, AND MANY FRIENDSHIPS. THE MISS T-H-S PAGEANT WILL BE HELD IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY TWENTY SIXTH AND THE THEME IS “A CENTURY OF GOLDEN GIRLS”. LADIES WILL TAKE PART IN INTERVIEW, FUN FASHION, AND EVENING GOWN. THE TITLE OF MISS T-H-S, MISS FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, AND JUNIOR WILL BE AWARDED. AS WELL AS BEST FUN FASHION, MISS CONGENIALITY AND MISS PHOTOGENIC. IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE, YOU CAN PICK UP AN INFORMATIONAL PACKET IN THE FRONT OFFICE.THE PACKET ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY TWENTY SIXTH AND THE SIXTY DOLLAR ENTRY FEE IS DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY THIRTY FIRST. FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEE MRS. VICKERS IN STUDENT SERVICES OR MRS. BRADLEY IN THE FRONT OFFICE.
MR. FOOTBALL AND STATE AWARDS
RYAN PEPPINS HAS MADE HISTORY AFTER BEING AWARDED MR. FOOTBALL BY THE ALABAMA SPORTS WRITER ASSOCIATION. PEPPINS WAS THE FIRST TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ACHIEVEMENT IN BOTH T-H-S AND SHELBY COUNTY HISTORY. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE SEVEN “A” BACK OF THE YEAR AWARD JOINING CONNER HARRELL, AND FORMER TEAMMATES, SAWYER PATE, AND TAULIA TAGOVAILOA. ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED WAS EARLY-ENROLLEE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, JEREMIAH ALEXANDER RECEIVING THE SEVEN “A” LINEMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. RYAN AND JEREMIAH WILL BE JOINING QUARTERBACK AND U-N-C COMMIT, CONNER HARRELL ON THE SUPER ALL-STATE TEAM.
THS WARRIORETTES
AS THE WARRIORETTES SEASON HAS COME TO AN END, THEY ENDED MAKING THOMPSON HISTORY MORE THAN ONCE. FROM TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT STATES LIKE LOUISIANA AND TENNESSEE TO COMPETE, PLACING IN THE TOP THREE AT MULTIPLE COMPETITIONS, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THOMPSON HISTORY, THEY WERE NAMED THE N-D-A STATE CHAMPIONS OF BOTH THE JAZZ AND KICK DIVISIONS THIS YEAR. THE WARRIORETTES WERE READY TO CONTINUING SUCCEEDING INTO THEIR COMPETITION SEASON AS THEY HEADED TO THE U-D-A NATIONAL COMPETITION IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. DURING THEIR TIME, IN THE SUNSHINE STATE, THESE LADIES CONTINUED TO EMBODY THE LEGACY AND CONTINUOUS GROWTH AT THOMPSON BY NOT ONLY MAKING FINALS, BUT BEING NATIONALLY RANKED AFTER PLACING SIXTH IN THE NATION AT THEIR NATIONAL COMPETITION. WITH THE WARRIORETTES SEASON BEING OVER, THESE LADIES ARE ALREADY WORKING ON FORMING A NEW TEAM FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR, AS TRYOUTS ARE IN COUPLE WEEKS. TO STAY UPDATED WITH WARRIORETTES, BE SURE TO FOLLOW THEM ON INSTAGRAM AT T-H-S WARRIORETTES.
