The line of eager students and advisers snakes through the West Shaw lobby with feelings of anticipation in the air. To check in they make a few stops: grab their name tag, turn in any remaining forms, and receive their room key, bathroom key, and access card. For the next few days, they're living the lives of journalists, leaving their advisers behind and fending for … [Read more...] about MIPA Overview: Day One
Archives for July 2015
Journalism Workshop brings in wary parents, excited students
Spiders. Clowns. The dark. That’s the list of things that eighth grader Victoria Braedon could be afraid of, but she’s not. An addition to that list is the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, an overnight camp for student journalist held at Michigan State. Braedon isn’t afraid of staying four nights and 179 miles away from her home in Traverse City. “I’m not … [Read more...] about Journalism Workshop brings in wary parents, excited students
“Your dog sucks”
MIPA's week of seminars started with a bang as Karl Gude spoke to campers about the importance of creativity and independence. From kindergarden judgemental drawings of dogs to simply speaking up in class, Gude explored society's role in conforming and standing out from the crowd. … [Read more...] about “Your dog sucks”
Students set-up birthday surprise
People usually make sure to post ‘Happy Birthday’ on their friends’ Facebook walls, but for this adviser, her students went beyond a simple message, bringing a small celebration to MIPA camp for her birthday. The Grand Ledge High School publication staff joined together on Sunday night to deliver a cake to the West Shaw lounge while singing Happy Birthday to their adviser … [Read more...] about Students set-up birthday surprise
Karl Gude touches on the importance of risk taking
On Sunday, a barefoot Karl Gude helped kickstart MIPA with an inspiring lecture on creativity. With experience as an illustrator for both his own children's books as well as the Associated Press and News Week Magazine, Gude deals with the struggle of breaking the arrangement of traditional thinking. "Our brains crave this," Gude said, speaking about these patterns of … [Read more...] about Karl Gude touches on the importance of risk taking