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Covering the 2026 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

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Dorm rooms made like home

August 6, 2014 by Chelsea Thayer Leave a Comment

Dorm rooms— notorious for uncomfortable beds, stuffy air and odd furniture setups. While this is uncomfortable during the school year, it’s all made even more uncomfortable in mid-August. MIPA students Maggie Schaller and Megan Pisarczyk challenged the traditional setup and created a new organization plan for their dorm room. “We originally changed the room because we … [Read more...] about Dorm rooms made like home

James Gardin performs for MIPA students Aug. 5

August 6, 2014 by Meeshon Rogers Leave a Comment

Musician James Gardin performed for students at the 2014 MIPA summer workshops on Aug. 5 at the Erickson Hall Kiva Auditorium. Gardin was the second of three headlining musical acts at this year's worked, titled "MIPA-Palooza." On Monday, singer-songwriter Jim Streisel played. Wednesday night will feature the group Lights and Caves. Check out the highlights of Gardin's … [Read more...] about James Gardin performs for MIPA students Aug. 5

Students of MIPA

August 5, 2014 by Megan Pisarczyk 1 Comment

Inspired by the “Humans of New York” project run by Brandon Stanton, five MIPA participants were randomly selected and shared some facts about themselves. They also contributed their favorite song to go along with the Mipapalooza music-based theme. This is a follow up to the first Students of MIPA post from Aug. 4, 2014.   Miranda Konja Senior at North Farmington … [Read more...] about Students of MIPA

Voices of MIPA are Overheard by Upstart Student

August 5, 2014 by Courtney Zhu Leave a Comment

Just some things I've overheard here and there at MIPA-Palooza.     … [Read more...] about Voices of MIPA are Overheard by Upstart Student

Mercedes Hussein has high hopes for Digital Storytelling

August 5, 2014 by Lucas Hendricks Leave a Comment

The class was involved, everyone pointing out every detail of Midland High School Senior Mercedes Hussein’s website presentation of The Focus. The black and white themed website captured the attention of many of the students in the room, along with other small details such as a 50 word rant page, who class teacher Betsy Rau claimed was “Really cool”. Rau was the director of … [Read more...] about Mercedes Hussein has high hopes for Digital Storytelling

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