The Upstart

MIPA 2012 Volleyball Tournament

Workshop classes go head to head to win the first MIPA volleyball cup. The competition is getting tougher as the bracket gets smaller.  slideshow by Emily Wolfe

Students, faculty perform at MIPA 2012 Talent Show

Both MIPA students and staff members participate in the highly anticipated talent show. Each act is judged by a panel of judges who decide who will win the first place […]

Volleyball Challenge concludes, champions emerge

After several days of competition, the MIPA 2012 Volleyball challenge has finished leaving Newspaper Editors as champions. It came down to the final game of Newspaper Editors and Advanced Indesign […]

Students share thoughts minutes before Talent Show

Students had the chance to participate in the annual MIPA Talent Show Weds. night. Class cheers were demonstrated and staff performances were held, but the Upstart caught up with the […]

WLNS anchor speaks to broadcast students

After getting a behind-the-scenes look at the production side of broadcasting yesterday, the Smile, You’re On Camera students had the opportunity to see the field from a more personal angle. […]

Press conference highlights impact auto industry has on teens

Students filed into the Biomedical & Physical Sciences Building from 7-9:15 p.m. Tues. night for a press conference covering the automotive industry from the view of a professional journalist. Sharon […]

Q & A with (a very pregnant) Sara-Beth O’Connor

Sara-Beth O’Connor is the advisor of  The Comets’ Tale from Grand Ledge High School and now the yearbook advisor as well. Students would recognize her as the pregnant woman showing up […]

‘Call of the Wildman’ star speaks with Entertainment Coverage class

Student journalists of the Entertainment Coverage class were given the opportunity to interview Neal James of Animal Planet’s “Call of the Wildman” on July 31. Laden in his Kentuckian accent, […]

Ben Daniels Band visits MIPA 2012

On Monday, the MIPA staff brought The Ben Daniels band to perform for all the journalist attending camp this week. Before the show, instructor Jeremy Whiting and high school student […]