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interviewing the swim team

Cortez Akins, Oracle Sports Editor

December 13, 2018

This story was very interesting. I knew NOTHING about swim coming into this meeting. The players helped me a great amount and now i understand the sport more than i previously did. The coach was very open to having me interview...

The Battle of the Ravine Volleyball game

Cortez Akins, Oracle Sports Editor

December 12, 2018

This game was the most intense volleyball game of the season. The gym had more students than it had the entire season. The reddies one in an intense five set match. after the game the coach was very open to talking about his teams...

End of the Volleyball Season story

Cortez Akins, Oracle Sports Editor

December 12, 2018

This story was a sad one for me. I knew the season would come to an end eventually, but I personally wanted to cover a team that won a championship. The Volleyball team made it to the GAC championship but lost to Harding University...

The Battle of the Ravine

Cortez Akins, Oracle Sports Editor

December 12, 2018

The Battle of the Ravine or BOTR was an event that I have experienced before and even been apart of for the school across the street. The Reddies lost but i did find a new respect for the work that people put into making the event...

G.L.O.W.

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

The fashion show was one of the most entertaining events I’ve been to as a reporter. Everyone was genuinely excited to raise awareness for G.L.O.W. or Girls Living on Wings. The DJ for the event, Archie Allister and the host...

Theater Festival

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

It was difficult to find people to interview at the festival. Most of the attendees were in classes, or having their plays reviewed. I was able to talk to a few people, but I wasn’t able to write the in-depth article I wanted...

Board of Trustees Meeting

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

I was very nervous about writing this article, because I had to interview several members of the board of trustees. Writing this article taught me the importance of interviewing multiple people. You end up with a lot of good quotes...

Tailgates and Traditions

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

I enjoyed attending the homecoming presentation, because I was able to see all the participants. However, it was stressful trying to get quotes. Candidates and their family members where all in the same place. Everyone was trying...

Margin of Excellence

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

Interviewing my sources helped me realize how important it is to have good interview questions. Thankfully my questions allowed my sources to talk about things at length. This got me no one word responses and a lot of information...

Homecoming

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

I really enjoyed asking athletes what No Mere Beast meant to them. It was kind of difficult to find someone from every sport but I managed to get almost all of them. I was even able to interview someone from the cross-country...

E-Sports

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

I enjoyed writing this article, because of all the good information I got doing the interview. John Price, the director of E-sports was very passionate about what the hobby means for Henderson. In addition to telling me the ins...

Arkansas General Election

KaBryn Grayson, Student Reporter

December 10, 2018

This was a relatively easy article to write. A lot of information was online regarding voting in Clark County. Not only did these sources make it easier to write the article, it also gave me great resources to give my peers. When...