Editorial

Welcome to the Hunt RETN wikipage!
This is a place where you can check out the news and opinions of students in Hunt M.S. You will have opportunities to view current issues, courtesy of Hunt students. RETN is helps people understand ideas and gain new perspectives.

Mrs. Rossell’s social studies classes, Mrs. Hevey’s classes, and others are taking part in a very interesting technological movement for school. Transcribing students’ write ups of current events onto informational videos not only provides the opportunity to learn the latest news, but also helps with future public speaking for the students.
 * RETN videos:**

Students research an article on a public newspaper database and write a minimum of two paragraphs: one to briefly summarize the article, and write another to write what they think people should do as a solution to this problem. Now comes the interesting part, recording. The students, using borrowed RETN camera and recording equipment, read their paragraphs as a script. Later on, the student's video is posted on the RETN website; a school approved website.
 * The process:**

media type="custom" key="17934192" align="left" Khadija: “Shooting in City Hall Park” Khadija talks about a suicide in ‘Tent City’, part of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and debates the moral stand for the people who knew about this suicidal person’s plan and didn't say a thing. This is similar to the question, “if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise”, similarly will the people who knew about the man’s plans get the blame? Listen to more on this follow up story and Khadija's opinions! “You don't bring a gun unless you intend to use it” the words of Khadija

media type="custom" key="17934616" align="left" Leo: “Burlington Community Sailing Center” The fallout of Hurricane Irene, causes extremely high water, and other damage, especially to the Burlington Sailing Center, a popular spot for tourists and locals. Listen to Leo talk about the Sailing Center’s plans for raising money and reinforcing hurricane prevention so next year opening will be on time in this video!

media type="custom" key="17934784" align="left"Phillip: "Bullying Musical" No. This isn’t a play that bullies other musicals, but instead, banishes bullying. The play premiered September 15, 2012 at the Spruce Performing Arts Center in Stowe, Listen to Phillip advocate this vanguard technique of banishing bullying and reasons.

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Dylan: “Extreme Cold in Europe” In Ukraine and other countries in Europe, suffering frigid weather means an increase in hospitalization, but also has other consequences, e.g. an important river is now frozen that is depended on for drinking water, irrigation, tourism, and more. Dylan's solution to this devastation in Europe and an extraneous count of people hospitalized, dead, and more data can be found in the video...

media type="custom" key="17897860" align="left" Eliza: “Syria and Protestors” In a series of news prompts, Eliza presents an overview of Egypt,Tunisia, and Syria’s situation such as “Rebellious students tortured for offensive graffiti”. As a focus, Eliza talks about her plan for “education to action” in order to help the Syrian people get their rights, for example, there are protests for the right to vote. Find more in the video…

media type="custom" key="17934024" align="left"Jack: “Rats in the Military” Jack starts us off with news of Columbia using rats used to sniff out bombs. He talks about how he supports this alternative to dogs and debates the pros and cons of using rats. Click the video to learn more...

By writing Current Events, and the eventually RETN scripts, students have the opportunity to explore the world of media news and 'open their eyes' eyes to the world and all its strife that’s happening outside of their own town and country. It also allows them to form their own opinions about new subjects and ideas. Probably the most interesting benefit from this activity is covering current ongoing events from all over the world, such as the interactions between Iran and Israel, rebellious strife in Africa, and the mudslinging that takes place during campaigns for president.
 * Why:**