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Inspiration and Innovation

July 21, 2025 by Antonio Cholagh

Jostens Team Price brings inspiration and innovation to MIPA Camp With their table lined with yearbook samples, feature sheets, and expert insight, Jostens Team Price returned to MIPA camp this week with one goal: helping student journalists create their best yearbooks yet. “We’re here to represent our company, but also to help the students make the best yearbooks they … [Read more...] about Inspiration and Innovation

What Is MIPA Camp?

July 20, 2025 by Kaylee Zirkelbach

What you need to know about Michigan State's journalism camp By: Kaylee Zirkelbach and Ashe Watson What: The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, or MIPA, is a statewide nonprofit organization affiliated with Michigan State University’s journalism program among their different camps throughout the year. This summer program includes a five-day stay on the MSU … [Read more...] about What Is MIPA Camp?

Office Occurrences: A behind the scenes look

July 24, 2024 by Miranda Urbanczyk

At the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA), Broadcast News students were assigned to create a package. Alyssa Eddy, Ivy Hetherington, and Carter Gilstad of HH Dow decided to think outside the box for their project. They did this by making a “The Office” themed video featuring staff, including a "Who Done It" style mystery. The trio went in with a plan and … [Read more...] about Office Occurrences: A behind the scenes look

Concert at class: A behind the scenes preview

July 24, 2024 by Miranda Urbanczyk

Taking an interest in music and DJing, Huron High School student Izzy Yip enrolled in the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association’s (MIPA) Music Journalism course. She first discovered her love for music when her mom would play her songs at a young age. Since then, music has been a key part of her life. “I think it’s definitely given me different views — maybe about … [Read more...] about Concert at class: A behind the scenes preview

Passion in practice: MIPA adviser shares her teaching journey

July 23, 2024 by Miranda Urbanczyk

The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) welcomes a variety of schools into their program each summer. With each school and its associated students comes an adviser who sends their students to this program in hopes of them bringing back their newfound skills to class. Holt High School teacher, Michelle Fulton has been teaching English for 18 years. And 11 of … [Read more...] about Passion in practice: MIPA adviser shares her teaching journey

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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 […]

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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 […]

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