Current Events is a new course available for Juniors and Seniors at Lester Prairie High School and it is taught by Ben Machemehl. This course is centered on what is happening in the news around the world. From Lester Prairie to worldwide and beyond! Students receive copies of this very paper, the Herald Journal, every Monday and also receive the Star Tribune three days a week. Along with reading the newspaper students use online news websites to stay informed on current events.
Some issues that the class has talked about is the Migration Crisis in Europe, Violence in the Middle East, the Paris terrorist attacks, the issues surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests and obviously the Presidential Race. They also look at local and state news stories.
Currently the students got into groups and are now creating their very own newscast. They are required to film themselves talking about local, state, national and world news stories. They are treating this as a 2015-year in review and covering the biggest news stories from 2015. They are having fun dressing up, editing and creating catch phrases for their newscast. I will use my favorite catch phrase to send you off.
You stay classy Howard Lake, Lester Prairie, Mayer, New Germany, Waverly, and Winsted!
students researching their news stories
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