My Best

Quote:
"If I just played high school I wouldn't get recruited," said Kara Barber, a competitive soccer player for Fayette Football Club.

Lead:
In today's world playing for your local high school may not be enough, in fact most colleges do not even go to high school games anymore but rather choose to attend the increasingly competitive summer leagues where young athletes today play at.

My Best

Quote of day:

"What they have done is make one step down a slippery slope," said Dr. Suggs a Professor at Grady College.

Lead:
For many high school athletes across the nation an athletic scholarship is their ticket toward an education, the pros, or a better life.  

Favorite Quote + Lead In

Quote: I got this quote from the Dean of Grady in a press conference earlier today. "Technology has turned journalism and mass communication on their heads. It has changed the business model, and everything! We are using new technology to distribute wonderful things. Mass communication is now everywhere and not just focused in Grady. Everyone is moving into the new media environment to connect with the new generation. It is transformative for education."

Lead In: Social connections, sounds, and colors flash from the array of tabs and attempt at snatching your attention from the task at hand. Without knowing it, you have given yourself to the mercy of technology: benefits, distractions, and all that comes along with it.

First 24 Hours at Grady

Excitement, anxiety was all I was felt as I dragged my bags downstairs, Grady Glee was where I was about to be though the weather tried to block my happiness ,but it failed.

Angela Pyle Leads

1) As I walk into Boggs Hall on the first day of the Georgia Journalism Academy, I feel the chaotic excitement of summer camp for the first time.

2) Evenings of culture and tradition intending to celebrate the history of The University of Georgia's international students merely one of the ways the University works towards celebrating the accomplishments made by their foreign exchange students.

First Day

The first day of anything is notoriously nerve wracking, yet it is made somewhat less so by being in an environment surrounded by those with similar interests. The concept of a Journalism Academy is an interesting one due to the fact that writing is typically a solitary activity, and often one gets better by doing. The teaching of writing is often made difficult by differenced is opinions and styles. However, my first day at Grady Glee has assured me that poor instruction will not be a problem.

Lead: !st impressions of journalism academy

Lost. Immediately upon entering Boggs Hall the rush of new faces flashed by so fast that I must admit to not remembering anyone's name, at least not until later that night when I re-asked them for what must have been the third or fourth time. After that it was all smooth sailings. The guys all bonded pretty quickly and we branched out to meet the other group: the females. I must say the transition from strangers to friends happens pretty fast here and everyone smiles a lot. So how were my first 24 hours? In one word, memorable.