Good Riddance

Its that time of the year again- the time when we have to say goodbye to some and hello to others. The time when we sit back and reminisce on all the fond memories another schoolyear has brought us. The time when we hope that next year will be just as good, or maybe even better. By writing this blog, I hope to say, not goodbye, but farewell until we meet again. To our brilliant Station Manager who kept everything in order since the first day of school. To some pretty good anchors and a great CobraCam editor. To a friend who traveled thousands of miles just to be part of our group. To the best blogger we have. To a certain Stofer. To all of those who leave us today- We hope you’ll be back tomorrow. So to honor this year, share your memories with the rest of us. And to everyone, Have a great and very safe summer.

Until next year,

-Annie

HardHat Productions?

Today, Mr. Diaz decided that we needed a Production company. He also decided that Equipment Manager, Director, Producer, and he himself, had to wear a bright yellow hardhat. I sit here as the class argues about the Production name and I wonder to myself- what is wrong with this picture? I’m sure that if you were within 20 feet of the classroom you’d be able to hear the yelling and arguing. But seriously? Don’t we get a vote in this? We live in America! Majority rules.

So what do you think? HardHat or not?

Its Good Mr. Diaz!

If you have been anywhere near Mr. Diaz in the past two or three weeks, then you have noticed that he has been working on several videos for his son’s graduation (and by working I really mean showing off). Anyways, the point of this blog is to let Diaz know that while we do criticize him an awful lot sometimes, we’re just looking to make a statement as to how much we know on the subject. I mean he should be proud that we know there’s some continuity errors, some mistakes with the lighting and that the lip syncing was not all that great. But lets face it, deep inside we know that Diaz is one of the best, and under the circumstances presented, this video turned out AMAZING. Please, like we could ever do something like that in 6 hours!

So there you have it D, it was real good! Now, did you really need a blog post to understand where we are coming from?

End of the Year

Hey Cobras, this is Daylin.

Jose Dos Santos, Alexi Cardona and several other students have been working closely with Mr. Diaz to set up the first End of the Year Banquet since… the turn of the decade. All details are close to becoming final and fee due dates are coming up.

[**Edited for accuracy**]
Here is what I know: The Banquet will be held at Fox’s Sharron Inn on Friday, May 21st. The dinner will start promptly at 6 o’clock in the afternoon followed by an awards ceremony. We will have our very own dinning area and can stay there til 2 o’clock in the morning. Dress business causal. Tickets will be sold later on next week for $15.00 a piece.

For more information jump Jose Dos Santos out in the hallway* or check back here, to this very post, for updates and edits. I’m sure Diaz will talk about it in class for a solid 20 minutes, regardless. Bless him.

In any case, it promises to be a very nice evening out with the class and maybe one of the last chances we’ll get to be a group. Hope to see you guys there!

*Daylin Reyes does not support violence of any kind against Jose Dos Santos. SMCobraTV is not responsible for any accidents that may occur do to any “jump”ing of in the hallways of South Miami Senior High. It is a figure of speech, for shift’s sake.

Hey, you, there- with the ideas… come closer.

Hey Cobras, this is Daylin.

Believe it or not: your comments are not only for grades. They’re read. Every single one of them. By me. Not by choice, mind you. I have to read every comment before approving them to be on the site. I’ll admit, if it’s longer than 3 sentences I might just skim it. But it still counts as reading. And I’ve noticed the trends: the blog is nice, I want the old blog, the website needs to be updated, I want more posts, blah blah blah.

I have no power over the website. Last time I tried to change it, Diaz overrode my design and brought his own back. He thinks it’s a design marvel. It’s your fault. You told him it was nice. He believed you. Thanks a lot.

I want more people blogging. Annie stepped up, and thank whatever deity you believe in she did. We had two new blogs by the time I even remembered to approve your comments. [Truly sorry about that, by the way. I heard there was some minor freakouts over your comments not showing up in weeks. Twas my bad.] But we do have sections for Sports, Weather, and Entertainment in our blogs that have NOTHING under them and NO ONE writing for them. They’re sad. Please adopt one.

NO MORE HOW’S IT LOOKING BLOG POSTS AND COMMENTS. It’s difficult to get creative with so little going on. We wake up. We go to school. We do some reports. We yell at each other. We go to the next class. I’m not thrilled about going home to blog about it. But monotony makes me want to cry. You wouldn’t want to make me cry, would you? I sit through all your comments. All 56 “the blog looks nice” ones. And the 102 “do something!” ones. I know. It seems like we’ve been on the same topic since we started this idea. Time to let go. I’ll redesign when WordPress gives me something nicer. Promise.  So let’s talk about something else from now on, okay? And that’s not your fault! There are five blog posts up and 3 of them are Opinions on the Blog. What are you going to do? Comment on porcupines? I get you. It’s more of a “to the writer” [me] than to you guys. That’s why I want people blogging on different stuff they’re already managing on the Newscast.

Help me make this interesting. Adopt a blog topic. Blog about it. They need you. We need you.

EDIT: Yes, I read the comments on my last plea for help. I am currently tracking the Walkout footage for a post. Great stuff.

In Hopes of A New Look….

I’m thinking we need to refresh this website. Actually, I think we’ve all come across that thought in the last, I don’t know, 3-4 months that Mr. Diaz hasn’t touched it. So let’s try one last time. Let it be known that I’m making this a petition to get a new look over here!! Any ideas on what we could change? 

-Yours Truly (:

I’ll Give It To Them…Just This Once

The Pep Rally today was a great way to start FCAT week, and it happened all thanks to our Juniors and Seniors. Now, I’m not denying the effort of us underclassmen, but lets face it, you guys deserve a very BIG portion of the credit. The video, the ambulance, the acting, everything  was a success. I have to congratulate you guys for your hard work and effort, you did a very nice job! 

Hopefully Daylin or Diaz will be uploading some videos soon…  

Until next time,

-Annie

On Behalf of the Afternoon…

Hey there Cobras, this is Annie, writing on behalf of the afternoon. As Daylin promised, I’m here to give you some updates on what happens during our newscast. Sports, Entertainment, Offbeat, the whole shebang.  I’ll try writing on a steady schedule and keeping everyone fully up to date. Until then, be sure to look around the site and leave your opinion on what we can do to make things prettier and make everyone happy.

You Caught Me

I am not that great at posting at regular intervals. In fact… I’m not that great at posting at irregular intervals either. So, the thing is, I NEED HELP! In so many ways. One of which you can actually do something about.

If you have a solid idea about what’s going on half the time, a decent concept of the English language, and a reliable-ish internet connection; please consider writing for the blog. I’d like a Sports reporter to keep game dates and summaries, an afternoon person to battle against for the “who has the best class” title, and someone to start handling the ropes for when I leave. [I'm looking at Annie, truth be told.]

Anyone who has ever been in a pre-pro meeting led by me KNOWS how much assigning jobs goes against my religion. But I will do it if no one volunteers. So e-mail [on second thought... I don't check my smcobratv email. Don't judge. You don't either.] or AIM me at thisisdaylin, or find me on facebook, or something; and let me know what you can do.

-Yours Truly.

Let’s Play a Game

Hey Cobras, this is Daylin.

The name of the game is “Better or Worse”. Unless you feed this blog directly to your desktop, you might have noticed the new theme, layout, and colours. The game is simple; just comment answering whether you think the new look is better or worse than it was let’s say… three days ago. Also consider the possibilities of changing the main site to this new “Light” theme, and if you think it’s a good idea.

This is part of my 2009 List-tacular Adventures spicing up the program sponsored mediums. Give me some feedback!

-The Director