The Upstart

MIPA helps sisters bond

  Sisters Natasha and Shea Vatalaro from Grosse Pointe are the type of sisters who do everything together. Even at the MIPA summer workshop they can be found eating breakfast […]

Friends from Traverse City take on photography class as a pair

Rachel Raniszewski and Riley Farmer of Traverse City, Mich. are in different grades at different schools, but their friendship of five months is bolstered by something they have in common: […]

Panel to speak about refugees tonight

Tonight at 7 in the N130 Business Hall, MIPA will host a panel with three women who will talk about the issue of refugees and how they are treated when they arrive […]

Young journalists take on MIPA

Around 1400 miles away, middle schooler Rian Turner finds her way to Michigan State University for a week of journalism camp from Florida. She has never had experience with publications […]

Sarah Ashman prepares to wrap up MIPA

As MIPA reaches the halfway point of the week, Sarah Ashman realizes her job as MIPA’s student life director is also winding down. Ashman will continue to aid any students […]

Hadley Hilner wants to be a photographer or hair stylist

By Paige Kendra, East Middle School Thirteen-year-old Hadley Hilner is an eigth grade student at Traverse City East Middle School who grew up around sports. Trying to balance supporting her […]

Paige Kendra encourages people to be themselves

By Hadley Hilner, East Middle School An outgoing soccer player, Paige Kendra, is going into 8th grade at Traverse City East Middle School. Kendra’s brother. Noah is 15-years-old and they […]

Rayna Adams enjoys life as the oldest of six kids

By Toria Breadon, East Middle School When sophomore Rayna Adams’ mom went to the hospital to deliver her fifth sibling, something went wrong. That meant that Adams, as the oldest, […]

Victoria Breadon loves volleyball and meeting new people

By Rayna Adams, Grand Ledge High School Victoria Breadon, 13, was born in a little suburb outside Detroit. When she was two, Breadon moved to Traverse City with her two […]