Sandy Strall’s Complete Yearbook class is focusing on capturing a full school year and telling a story through the yearbook. “A yearbook is the only published record of that school year, our book will last forever," Strall said. Strall has had many past students ask her if they could have their high school yearbook. “I had one girl call me that graduated in 1983 that … [Read more...] about A Yearbook Lasts Forever
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Advanced InDesign class begins with basics
Kicking off their time at the conference, the Advanced InDesign class spent their time reviewing the basics that “most kids already knew,” according to instructor Jim Woehrle. “It’s about designing the pages like they know how, but doing it faster and with more advanced tools,” said Woehrle. Learning new tips and tricks for speedy, streamlined page design is what Caroline … [Read more...] about Advanced InDesign class begins with basics
The Bobby Hawthorne experience opens doors for writers to meet new people
Coming to a new camp means being surrounded by strangers. Their back stories are unknown to you, if not irrelevant. MIPA is no different. With a camp of around 400 students, there’s no possible way to learn traits of every single person attending. But everyone has a story to tell, and ‘The Bobby Hawthorne Experience’ takes the idea of learning about another person head on, … [Read more...] about The Bobby Hawthorne experience opens doors for writers to meet new people
You’re Designing the Newspaper class prepares students through various design projects
Students wanting some extra InDesign practice signed up for You’re Designing the Newspaper, taught by Jim McGonnell, a recently retired journalism teacher from Ohio. There are 11 students in the class, which allows for a more relaxed classroom environment with sufficient one-on-one time with McGonnell. The objective of the class is to learn design techniques that will be … [Read more...] about You’re Designing the Newspaper class prepares students through various design projects
Students find crash-course journalism in Writing & Designing the Newspaper
Students looking for an introduction into the world of journalism started day one of the class Writing & Designing the Newspaper, taught by Jody Mackey. Mackey, advisor for the yearbook and the video program at Traverse City East Middle School, hopes for the students to experience their initial “splash” into journalism, specifically learning the basics of interviewing, … [Read more...] about Students find crash-course journalism in Writing & Designing the Newspaper