First of all, I wanted to tell you where I am standing in the picture of my class. I am in the back row, so it is hard to see me, but I am behind the girls with the pink and purple tie-dyed shirt to the left, and to the back right of the boy with the red sweatshirt.
Here is a lead that I wrote for a feature story, which I highlighted in red. This may help you, although it is different than the news leads you have been writing. Feature leads do not have the "who," "what," "when," "where," and "why," but news leads do have these things. Notice that for a feature story, the story is not recent like news is. Also, feature leads start out with a story of someone doing something. The nut graph follows the lead, which I highlighted in blue. Tell me what you think about it, and if you have any questions about it or want help with your own, let me know!!
~Kelley
Senior Tania Althoff wandered the halls of Hunterdon Central in search of the National Honors Society meeting that she was supposed to attend ten minutes earlier. She looked through each door hoping to see fellow NHS members participating in the meeting. When she saw a group of her friends, she asked, "Do you guys know where the NHS meeting is?" Her friends either have no idea when or where the next meeting will be, or they are not involved with the National Honors Society at all. Feeling frustrated, Althoff decides to skip the meeting, as she was unable to find where the meeting was held.
Althoff is a member of the National Honors Society, Vegetarian Club, and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) among other clubs at Hunterdon Central. She notices that clubs and other activities are not always advertised at Central, and she often finds herself unsure of when or where club meetings are held.
"Posters are good," Althoff says, "but I know not everyone watches the announcements," she says. This causes students to have no idea when or where meetings are held.
Because of problems with advertising, unawareness, time constraints and student interests, school related activities like clubs and sports do not always get the recognition they deserve. With this in mind, students and teachers at Hunterdon Central have their own comments and suggestions regarding this dilemma.