1. Editing For AP style, grammar and spelling errors as well as clarity and precision.

2. Common errors Don’t put school name or initials in story unless absolutely necessary. A person is a “who,” not a “that.” Which vs. that The band is an “it,” not a “they.” Class designation: seniors, juniors, etc. Jan. 5, not January 5th First person “we, us, our” “Over” vs. “more than” “About” vs. “approximately”

3. Nouns & verbs Begin a sentence with “there is.” Place verb in front of noun for no good reason. Separate nouns from verbs for no good reason. Place nouns in front of adjectives for no good reason. Use “to be” verbs when they’re unnecessary. Redundant, wordy verbs.

4. Number errors 9 p.m. — not 9:00 p.m.. $20 — not $20.00 $20 million — not 20 million dollars Numbers: spell out one through nine. With a few exceptions, write 10 and above as numerals. Exception: age. The boy is 2 years old. He is a 2- year-old boy. Exception: first word in sentence.

5. Frequently misspelled words surprise receive

6. Editing There will be a meeting of the Albert Einstein High School Student Council on Monday afternoon at 2:30 pm during which they will discuss next month’s elections. The Student Council will discuss next month’s elections at 2:30 p.m. Monday.

7. Editing Competing on November 24th in the National Science Bowl will be junior Jim Daniels and senior Gloria Bailey. The competition will be held in Chicago, Illinois. Senior Gloria Bailey and junior Jim Daniels will compete in the National Science Bowl Nov. 24 in Chicago.

8. Editing On Monday, Bill Thomas, who is a senior right here at Albert Einstein High School, took top honors in the “Michigan Student Journalist of the Year” contest, which was sponsored by the Detroit Free Press. Senior Bill Thomas took top honors Monday in the Detroit Free Press “Michigan Student Journalist of the Year” contest.

9. Editing The Albert Einstein High School National Honor Society held it’s first meeting at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in the library. At the meeting, the members of the NHS voted to cancel its Halloween dance. They voted to do this because no members of the NHS could find dates. The dance was originally scheduled for the 29 th of October. Because no members could find dates, the National Honor Society cancelled its Oct. 29 Halloween dance.

10. Editing Ric Mount, who advises the yearbook, tendered his resignation after school officials made an investigation of yearbook expenditures and determined that Mount had spent just about nine hundred dollars on Britney Spears posters for the journalism room. Yearbook adviser Ric Mount resigned after school officials determined he had spent approximately $900 on Britney Spears posters for the journalism room.

11. Editing When asked about the game next week, Head Boy’s Basketball Coach Gary Morgan revealed to this reporter that he feels our Varsity team will be ready to battle their opponents, the Bill Gates High Geeks. Head coach Gary Morgan said the boys varsity basketball team would be ready to play the Bill Gates High Geeks next week.

12. Editing Our own Fighting Nerds won the game that they played last Friday against the hated Bill Gates High Geeks by the final score of 52-34. Junior Oliver Holmes led the team with a high score of 24 points. Behind junior Oliver Holmes’ 24 points, the Fighting Nerds whipped the Bill Gates High Geeks 52-34 Friday.

13. Editing To end world hunger and paying its delinquent printing bills are the 2 main goals of this year’s Newspaper Staff, according to Editor Luanne Jenkins. Ending world hunger and paying its delinquent printing bills are the newspaper staff’s goals this year, editor Luanne Jenkins said.

14. Editing The Albert Einstein debate club competed in the Garden City Invitational Speech Tournament and placed third overall in the competition. Joe Smith, senior, won the tournament’s top prize, the “Golden Hammer Award.” Senior Joe Smith won the coveted “Golden Hammer Award,” and the debate club placed third in the Garden City Invitational Friday.

15. Editing The Albert Einstein High School Band will be hosting their annual Spaghetti Dinner Tuesday night. The dinner will be held in the school cafeteria from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. that evening. The band will host its annual spaghetti dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria.

16. Editing Carol Walker, principle, will be attending the National School Administrator’s Assn. convention in the city of Dallas next month. Principal Carol Walker will attend the National School Administrator’s Association convention in Dallas next month.

17. Editing Dr. Glenda Tinsley, superintendent, won a three million dollar jackpot during a trip to Las Vegas last week. “I’m still in shock,” Tinsley said. “I have no idea what I’ll do with the money,” she added. Superintendent Glenda Tinsley won a $3 million jackpot during a trip to Las Vegas last week. “I’m in shock,” Dr. Tinsley said. “I have no idea what I’ll do with the money.”

18. Editing Last Saturday, the AEHS french club held a fund-raiser, the club raised over 400 dollars. The money will be used to defray costs of a trip to Paris during the month of March. The club raised money by selling croissants before school classes began in the morning. To help pay for its March trip to Paris, the French Club raised more than $400 by selling croissants before school.