Journalistically, I would begin this with a lead and follow every rule of the AP stlyebook that I can remember, but since this is just a blog, I think I'll pass on the lead and just begin with an explaination of the blog. When I began writing for my school newspaper, I never had thought that it'd lead (no pun intended) to so many lessons, controversies, and funny stories. I rather thought that I'd be getting yelled at by people only a few years older than me, following style rules that I couldn't explain and following a strict deadline that I thought would kill me; I was wrong.
In my freshman year in high school, I took an Introduction to Journalism class, which was the prerequisite for joining the newspaper staff. After finishing the one trimester class, I joined the newspaper class and I was in a completely different enviornment than any class, it seemed fun and exciting. From that day on, it seemed that journalistic writing would be in my future for years to come.
In beggining my Junior year, I enrolled in AP Language & Composition and was asked to write a blog, so I decided to write about my experiences in a class that was like none other.
Aside from all my journalistic experiences in the class, I also want to relate it to my life personally and talk about stuff that actually has meaning outside of my newspaper class. In each installment of my blog, I want to incorporate a lesson that is either meaningful, humorous, or just whatever seems acceptable.
That seems about the best attempt at I can do at explaining what I'm going to try and do with this blog. Hopefully this blog will entertain rather than explain my shenanigans. As a way to exit this blog, I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a 16 year old teenager from Iowa. I'm the sports editor on my school newspaper and I'm interested in sports, music, and technology which I will incorporate into my blog from time to time.
