During the opening session, workshops director Chad Sanders and assistant director Rod Satterthwaite had two teams of students compete against each other in an ice-breaker relay. Part of the relay required a participant on each team to write an original haiku about journalism. Here are the poems: Poem #1 Newspapers involve Smart kids who like writing Like us at … [Read more...] about From the opening session: Haiku poems from journalists, for journalists
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Ben Daniels Band visits MIPA 2012
On Monday, the MIPA staff brought The Ben Daniels band to perform for all the journalist attending camp this week. Before the show, instructor Jeremy Whiting and high school student Katie Denton interviewed the band at 89FM The Impact followed by live performance. Later that evening, the band performed some of their own songs like "Spoon Fed" and covers from other … [Read more...] about Ben Daniels Band visits MIPA 2012
Ben Daniels Band Concert Recap
Opening with their song “Baby Doll,” the Ben Daniels Band drew a crowd of about 100 student journalists and workshop instructors. “I found myself jammin’ out, tapping my foot,” said Shannon Shaver of Plymouth high school. “It was a good experience having everyone outside covering entertainment in a different way.” The band played for about a half an hour in the … [Read more...] about Ben Daniels Band Concert Recap
The Bobby Hawthorne Experience finalizes bullying stories
Students in The Bobby Hawthorne Experience are working to finalize their stories from the bullying panel that took place on Monday, July 30. "We are going talk about leads, which we haven't really talked about, and some transitions which we talked about yesterday, but I m going to show them today," Hawthorne said. "The kids are going be working on the first draft of their … [Read more...] about The Bobby Hawthorne Experience finalizes bullying stories
Bully panel answers student questions
Nearly 10 years ago to the day, Kevin Epling’s son Matthew took his own life. Matt, who was 14 and just entering his freshman year, killed himself, his father said, because he had been bullied by upperclassmen. It was a tradition for upperclassmen to treat new students that way, Epling said.“Hazing has been normalized in schools,” Epling said. “No one was speaking … [Read more...] about Bully panel answers student questions