Editing Leads and Writing 2nd Paragraph
Board of Education Meeting
Who: Assistant Super Intendent
What: The enrollment drop
When: Wednesday morning
Where: School board meeting
Why: To address why the school keeps losing enrollment
How:
Lead: The Hattiesburg Board of Education met early Wednesday morning to discuss why the school has continued to decline in enrollment over the past several years.
Second Paragraph: Assistant Superintendent Max Hoemmeldorfer announced to the board that enrollment had dropped by 200 students over the past year, and it has consistently declined over the past three years.
Faculty in Plane Crash
Who: Professor John Dumont, Professor George Johnson
What: They escaped injury, five were killed
When: Thursday night
Where: Kennedy International Airport
Why: Their jet crashed
How:
Lead: Five people died when a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew crashed while taking off at Kennedy International Airport in New York City late Thursday night.
Second Paragraph: Two Backwater State University professors, John Dumont and George Johnson, were both aboard the TWA jet when it crashed, but they thankfully escaped with no injuries.
Meeman Speaks
Who: Norman Meeman
What: Spoke to English students about winning the Pulitzer prize
When: 4:30 p.m. on Sunday
Where: Room 111 in the William Oxley Thomson Memorial Library
Why: Because he won the Pulitzer prize
How:
Lead: A Pulitzer Prize winner spoke to a group of English students on Sunday afternoon at the William Oxley Thomson Memorial Library about his accomplishments and hard work.
Second Paragraph: Norman Meeman, the author of “My Life as Far as It Goes,” offered advice to the audience by urging them to go out and experience life to the fullest.
Professor Wins Award
Who: Professor Clement Crabtree
What: Awarded the George Washington Honor Medal
When: Last week
Where: Valley Forge in Pennsylvania
Why: For the work he did in his essay “Plan for Peace”
How:
Lead: A horticulture professor was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal last week at a ceremony in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania last week for his work in the essay “Plan for Peace.”
Second Paragraph: Clement Crabtree, the professor, won his George Washington Honor Medal by advocating for the distribution of red, white, and blue flower seed in foreign countries.
