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Covering the 2026 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

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My town of Midland

July 23, 2025 by Natalie Yates

By Finn Konett | Sophomore | Skyline High School [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] Growing up in the charming town of Midland, senior Jazzy Steins has always held on to the little things — the things that make her want to stay. These are the things that she knows. She knows that her neighbor Jason is a chef and has a … [Read more...] about My town of Midland

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?

Close to the Heart

July 24, 2024 by Miranda Urbanczyk

By Natalie Yates [This work comes from the Art of Storytelling class, taught by Julia Satterthwaite.] She drew a heart. An anatomically correct heart. Not the heart shape attached to love notes. A real one, arteries and all. Carefully colored and shaded with pencil.  She grabbed scissors and cut it up. Slicing entire pieces away from the page. She took those … [Read more...] about Close to the Heart

MIPA’s climate change panel: A feature

July 24, 2024 by Miranda Urbanczyk

By Jessica Mielock Mia Brazneu’s felt sick to her stomach. How was this possible? She thought back to the family trips she’d taken, back to the national parks visited, back to the days where she’d hike for miles of dirt, gravel and sand. The sun peeking through the leaves and hitting her face just right, the warmth kissing her skin with a silent ‘I love you’.  But … [Read more...] about MIPA’s climate change panel: A feature

Environmental Justice & Climate Change: Highlights From MIPA’s 2024 Issues Panel

July 24, 2024 by Miranda Urbanczyk

By Nina Tinney  Photo by Alex Schwartz “What is environmental justice?” is a question that was answered for many at the 2024 MIPA Summer Workshop’s  Issues Panel. Held on July 23 in the Eli Broad College of Business, the panel focused greatly on the intersections between social justice and climate change. Designed to give workshop participants the chance to … [Read more...] about Environmental Justice & Climate Change: Highlights From MIPA’s 2024 Issues Panel

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Work From Across MIPA

Why The Curtains Are Blue: The Importance of Reading On Our Empathy

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 […]

Careers in crayon

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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