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Campers show school pride

July 31, 2013 by Julianne Bonk Leave a Comment

The special event for Wednesday was to show your staff some love by wearing your staff shirt or school shirt. Campers showed off their individual school pride by wearing t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other items with a wide range of colors and styles. Brianne Twiddy from Woodhaven High School shared why she thinks showing off school pride is important. "I feel like school … [Read more...] about Campers show school pride

InDesign for Yearbook takes skills to their own books

July 31, 2013 by Jodie Bosheers Leave a Comment

Editors and designers from schools all over in the Indesign for Yearbook take advantage of the tools they’ve learned in this week’s course as they work on designs to apply to their own books. Alex Murray, L’Anse Creuse High School North senior Editor in Chief, utilizes the time to work on her spread so she may bring back a solid start on the book. As only one of the two … [Read more...] about InDesign for Yearbook takes skills to their own books

Writing and Designing the Newspaper students work with InDesign

July 31, 2013 by Isobel Futter Leave a Comment

After working on writing and developing good stories for the first couple days of MIPA camp, the Writing and Designing the Newspaper class is taking a new approach to journalism: designing. Most of the students in the class have little to no experience with the application and the class today will teach them how to create and layout a page of their own. They began with paper … [Read more...] about Writing and Designing the Newspaper students work with InDesign

‘Smile, You’re on Camera’ class visits WILX news

July 31, 2013 by Lauren Kostiuk Leave a Comment

WILX news anchor Lauren Evans speaks to the class “Smile, You’re on Camera” when they watched a live production of the 5 o’clock news and received a tour of the station. “She was really put together and presentable to go on the air. She kept focused on her main goal of the live broadcast but also paid close attention to us on the breaks,” Waterford High School senior Carson … [Read more...] about ‘Smile, You’re on Camera’ class visits WILX news

Jim McGonnell teaches You’re Designing the Newspaper with help from years 35 of experience

July 31, 2013 by Karina Zanyk McLean Leave a Comment

Day three of You’re Designing the Newspaper appears very similar to the two previous ones. The 11 students are sitting against the walls of the room, working on the assigned project of the day. Yesterday’s class ended with the Zombie Run project, although some students are still working on it.  Today’s project is to rework any page from the student’s own paper, with the aim of … [Read more...] about Jim McGonnell teaches You’re Designing the Newspaper with help from years 35 of experience

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