Numbers
1-9 are always spelled out
Wrong. Exceptions include dates, money, addresses, etc.
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"East football is going look a lot different this year." Coach Josh DeWaard said.
No. The period should be a comma. Periods belong after the attribution because the quote is not over until we know who said it.
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East high school
No. East High School
There are eight new teachers at East this year.
Yes. Eight is spelled out.
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"East journalism is going to have the best new laptops this year!" teacher Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz said.
No. We always use a comma after the quote. Avoid !
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principal Jill Versteeg
No. Since we include her name after, Principal should be capitalized. If you said DMPS has many new principals, you don't capitalize it.
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My little sister is in 7th grade.
No. Seventh should be spelled out.
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"I love East journalism," Principal Jill Versteeg said.
Yes. And she does love East Journalism!
"We had a post-game meal at dairy zone," sophomore Jazmine Jones said.
No. Dairy Zone is a proper noun so it should be capitalized.
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Des Moines Public Schools is spending $1 million on new athletic facilities.
Yes. We spell out million because AP style avoids all of the extra 000,000s
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"Who is ready for buffalo chicken dip?" teacher Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz commented.
No. It is okay to use ? when it is a question, but we don't use commented. Always use said.
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Cole Buehler is a senior.
Yes. Grades are not proper nouns so they should not be capitalized.
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They spent 10 dollars at the fair on lemonade.
No. This should be $10 according to AP style.
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"We can't wait to go to IHSPA in October" senior Kenady Fallis said.
The comma is missing after October,"
Is this correct? Students spent time in Math classes getting better at solving equations.
No. Math should not be capitalized. We only capitalize classes that are languages: English, Spanish, French...