The Upstart

Meet the Staff

This is a meet the instructors’ thinglink. If you scan over the dot on the staff member’s chest of in the grass, you will able to read the staff’s biography. […]

MIPA 2016: Shoot like a Pro students discuss skills 

“Shoot like a Pro” students talk about their experience in the class and how they are using their newfound knowledge in the real world. The class is run by second […]

Sneak peek at tonight’s variety show

Come out to the variety show on the terrace at 6:45 tonight to see acts like the MIPA Philharmonic Kazoo Orchestra and many more!

MIPA 2016: Casper Volas gives an inside look at Beyond the Basics

Casper Volas is a incoming freshman that loves photography. Here at MIPA he is taking the “Beyond the Basics” class with Julie Price to further his skills and knowledge. Watch the […]

MHSAA Excutive Director John E. Roberts speaks to Sports Coverage class

During Tuesday’s afternoon session, the Sports Coverage students had the opportunity to talk with John E. Roberts, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) executive director. Each year, Roberts takes […]

Announcements for Wednesday, Aug. 3

MIPA Today (8-3-2016) from MIPAMSU on Vimeo.

Teachers visit MIPA for Adviser Day

Today, staff advisers bring a piece of home as they visit their staff members at the MIPA classes. With the arrival at 11 am, teachers were just in time for […]

Participants in the News Editors class put their editorial skills to work

The students in Dean Hume’s News Editors course wasted no time this week perfecting their class. After a brief exercise to strengthen their descriptive skills, the class split off into […]

The Bobby Hawthorne Experience’s students and guests interview Cheryl Pell

This afternoon, students and guests attending The Bobby Hawthorne Experience were given the opportunity to have all of their journalistic inspired questions answered by Cheryl Pell, the former director of […]

Learning how to make an infographic and why they are important

Infographics are a way to make information as complex as the weather or the rise and fall of eating disorders in high school students easier for people to understand, according […]