{"id":4697,"date":"2020-06-04T16:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=4697"},"modified":"2020-06-04T16:57:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T20:57:31","slug":"taking-the-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=4697","title":{"rendered":"Taking the Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Asia Strobel<\/strong><br \/>\nCeniad<br \/>\nEast Lansing HS<br \/>\n1st Place Division 3, Yearbook Verbal<br \/>\nFeature Writing &#8211; Student Life<\/p>\n<p><b>JUDGING CRITERIA<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear, relevant, engaging angle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solid lead that draws reader into story<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence of adequate research<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective transitions and use of active voice, freedom from editorial comment, careful editing and proofreading to eliminate mechanical errors, correct use of grammar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">Growing up, <span class=\"s2\"><b>Drake Johnson (12) <\/b><\/span>would sit on the ground in his backyard, watching as his uncle and father would work on their cars&#8211;the scent of gasoline filling the air and a rainbow of oil spread across the dirt. Grease and brake fluid covered his hands and pants. Occasionally, they would encourage Johnson to fix a wire or help change one of their tires. These little gestures blossomed into his fascination for cars that served as a hobby, an escape from traditional schooling and an opportunity to succeed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Johnson was never a fan of school when he was younger. He struggled to focus on what was being taught and found it easy to daydream or think about something other than the lesson. During his sophomore year, Johnson was recommended by his counselor to explore the options that the Wilson Talent Center had to offer as an alternative to the classes taught at East Lansing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Johnson joined the Wilson Talent Center his junior year. After enrolling in the Automotive Technology course, he quickly became familiar with his new surroundings and gained a refreshed way of looking at school. Johnson enjoyed the class, because it is more free-thinking and hands-on than a typical day in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cWe start the day with a short discussion and then we get to work,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe choose a mod to do with a partner for the day, then we ask our instructor for a car to work on. There\u2019s a lot of goofing off, but we get a lot done. [My classmates] joke with each other constantly and pull pranks on each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Johnson also gained confidence in his abilities, as well as a higher self esteem, both at the Wilson Talent Center and at the high school, as a result of taking the course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201c[When I work on cars] I feel a lot better about myself and my ability. It feels like I\u2019m actually doing something right, which was more than I ever felt while at school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">He plans on attending the University of Northwestern Ohio in hopes of becoming an auto mechanic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cI don\u2019t enjoy the thought of school at all,\u201d Johnson said, \u201cbut I enjoy going to the Wilson Talent Center&#8230;it\u2019s given me a second chance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Asia Strobel Ceniad East Lansing HS 1st Place Division 3, Yearbook Verbal Feature Writing &#8211; Student Life JUDGING CRITERIA Clear, relevant, engaging angle Solid lead that draws reader into story Meaningful student quotes that enrich story and reflect effective interviewing Evidence of adequate research Adheres to rules of good journalism including: short paragraphs, effective [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[101,3,11],"tags":[175,22],"class_list":{"0":"post-4697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-image","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featurewritingsl","8":"category-yb","9":"category-ybverbal","10":"tag-2019-20","11":"tag-division3","12":"post_format-post-format-image","13":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/38325-2019-140-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/38325-2019-140-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Joel Beeker","author_link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?author=9"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/38325-2019-140-scaled.jpg?fit=1747%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6K0n6-1dL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}