• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Resources
  • Submit
  • Tips/Contact Us
  • About
  • MIPA
theupstart.mipamsu.org

The Upstart

Covering the 2026 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

  • Home
  • Narratives
  • News
    • News Briefs
    • Announcements
  • Trends
  • Profiles
  • Commentary
  • Visuals
    • Photography
    • Design
    • Video
    • Data Visualizations
  • Submitted Work
    • Design & Graphics
    • Multimedia
    • Photography
    • Writing

Sarah Ashman is MIPA’s lifeguard

July 28, 2015 by Kristen Hiser 1 Comment

Who is looking after the MIPA campers? Who is making sure the campers are in class? Who implements the MIPA laws? Sarah Ashman, MIPA’s Student Director, takes on this task as MIPA’s lifeguard.

“I basically make sure campers are where they are supposed to be, when they are supposed to be there,” said Ashman. She obviously cannot follow each camper to their specific class so, instead, she spends most of her time in West Shaw, where she electronically receives attendance for classes all over campus as sessions begin.

As MIPA’s doctor, Ashman aids campers who are sick of camp, sick of being away from home, and also campers who are just simply sick. Ashman is not only a lifeguard and a doctor, but she is also the principal of MIPA when she deals with the rule-breaking campers.

“I’m not the kind of person who gets joy out of disciplining campers and sending them home,” said Ashman. “I feel bad about it, but I have to decide if their punishment is worth a call home or just a warning.”

Overall, campers should look for Ashman if they feel homesick or under the weather, but should stay far away from her if they are skipping class or breaking rules.

FullSizeRender
Sarah Ashman, MIPA’s Student Director, is in her element working in West Shaw Hall, room 135. Photo Credit: Kristen Hiser

Filed Under: News Briefs

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Maria Broecker says

    July 28, 2015 at 10:13 am

    Kristen your point is clear throughout the article that Sarah Ashman is the lifeguard of MIPA and you back it up with valid evidence and quotes, that entertained me.
    Right off the bat your rhetorical questions including “Who is looking after the MIPA campers?” grabbed my attention. It got me thinking about the camp as a whole and made me realize I have no idea, that must be a busy job. It informed me of the chaotic job Ashman has that clearly goes unnoticed, which opened my eyes to how we should appreciate her more. You references of Sarah Ashman proved to me that she is a superwoman.
    The last paragraph adds some humor by wrapping up the point, while advising students to stay clear of Ashman if they are breaking the rules. It was humorous and related to me, because I like many other students feel temptations to break the rules.
    Overall your purpose is concise and down to the point, and even entertaining to the reader.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Follow on Instagram
3 weeks ago
3 weeks ago
@mipaupstart
The Upstart
@mipaupstart
Follow on TikTok
42Videos
2Following
125Followers
884Likes
Student journalism at MIPA!
@mipaupstart @mipaupstart 3 weeks ago
Dialed in for badbucks!! . . . #mipa2026 #mipa #journalism #upstart #summercampcontent by: @Zolton Hall Jr.
View on Twitter
 photo
View on TikTok
@mipaupstart @mipaupstart 3 weeks ago
Our students are excited to jump into MIPA. #mipa2026 #mipa #journalism #msu content by: @Zolton Hall Jr. @jess
View on Twitter
 photo
View on TikTok
@mipaupstart @mipaupstart 3 weeks ago
Don’t let the fear win! #mipa2026 #mipa #fyp #fearless
View on Twitter
 photo
View on TikTok

More to See

An afternoon at the skatepark

July 23, 2026 By Ella Yip

Tuning into Impact 89 FM

July 22, 2026 By Isha Savi

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 […]

Footer

Search

Recent

  • Goodbye MIPA 2026 July 23, 2026
  • An afternoon at the skatepark July 23, 2026
  • MIPA Class Round-Up July 22, 2026
  • Tuning into Impact 89 FM July 22, 2026
  • Everyone’s a critic July 21, 2026

Copyright © 2026 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in