By Juan Gonzalez
The Emery
Ann Arbor Huron HS
1st Place Division 1, News Writing
News Brief
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Does not sacrifice accuracy for the sake of timeliness
- Sharp, attention-getting lead that underscores news story importance
- Uses inverted pyramid
- Sentences are carefully constructed to be as concise as possible
- Emphasizes news elements, i.e. timeliness, nearness, impact, and prominence
- Uses direct quotes or attributed information from at least one source
Origami Club is preparing to do a collaborative project with Key Club. They are making origami for the psychiatric patients at University of Michigan Hospital. The “Hope Crane Project” had members making cranes and their other favorite origami animals. The Origami Club is looking forward to making ninja stars and flowers from different countries for their next job. President William Chettleburgh is excited about what they have accomplished ready to and learn more of many cultures.
“I never would have thought to impact people in the community through paper cranes,” Chettleburgh said. “It makes me want to collaborate with groups that are very different from us.”
Origami Club meets every Tuesday during 8th hour. Students learn and teach others how to fold origami and will discover a new or already enjoyable leisure activity that can also improve critical thinking.
Co-President of Key Club Kenny Yue wanted to do more than volunteer when he joined the club.
“I wanted to improve our communication skills as a group so we teamed up with Origami Club to add more interaction between each other,” Yue said. “It’s not just about volunteer service.”
The mock trial team had their first practice trial of the year on Nov. 1. Their main focus currently is helping the new members get prepared for their first trial.
“We’ve been working with the new recruits to make sure they understand the rules of evidence and components of the trial,” senior Samer Yassir, co-captain, said. Yassir has high hopes for the team, which finished second in states last year.
“My expectations are that we’re going to have a good year. We want to make sure we try our best and continue to learn,” Yassir said.
Yassir described the type of person who will be successful in mock trial as someone who “isn’t afraid to make mistakes.”
The mock trial team hopes to build on last year’s success. The student board is already taking strides to ensure that they can continue to be successful.