Every year students between seventh and twelfth grade gather from across the state to study journalism at Michigan State University for the annual MIPA Summer Workshop Camp hosted at the college. Some students travel from a little farther than the state of Michigan. Four of these students sat down with us to discuss their journey to MIPA. Lauren Batts: Hometown: … [Read more...] about Our farthest travelers’ journey to Michigan
Why The Curtains Are Blue: The Importance of Reading On Our Empathy
By Christina Karcher | Sophomore | Grosse Pointe South High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] Ever since I knew how to string letters into words, and those words into sentences, I have loved to read. I would read for hours at a time, fiction about fairies and puppies, but despite their simplicity it taught me to … [Read more...] about Why The Curtains Are Blue: The Importance of Reading On Our Empathy
Careers in crayon
By Baity Wagner | senior | Wylie E. Groves High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] I soaked in school like a sponge. I loved learning about shapes, addition and how to write a proper sentence. Despite the abundance of lessons that are thrown at you in Kindergarten, story time was always my favorite. I would sit in … [Read more...] about Careers in crayon
Flaws
By Belle Potter | senior | East Lansing High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] We’re all flawed. We yearn for the sweet validation of being right, wincing when we hear we’re wrong. If control is in the hands of another, it must be siphoned into ours. Looking up at someone standing four inches higher on … [Read more...] about Flaws
“Normal”
Story by Finn Konett | sophomore | Skyline High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] I’m not normal. I never say the right thing. Whenever someone is talking about anything even slightly related to something I’m interested in, I freak out and jump in. When someone asks me a question, I answer in a 15 minute rant, and … [Read more...] about “Normal”