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Archives for August 2011
Hawthorne students write with purpose
On Aug. 2, Bobby Hawthorne pushed students in his class to forge through the roughest portion of the instruction. The students covered the sexting seminar on the evening of Aug. 1, and prepared for the Lansing Roller Derby Vixens press conference on the evening of Aug 2. Jane Hess from Grosse Pointe South High School described the class as "difficult" and "very intense," and … [Read more...] about Hawthorne students write with purpose
MIPA summer workshop shows ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’
On the evening of Aug. 2, MIPA staff members got together two "gargantuan" bags of popcorn in order to put together 300 single bags for the students who decided to come to the showing of the documentary "Mad Hot Ballroom". According to staff member Melissa Mueller, the staff normally tries to get movies that have not yet premiered in theaters. "There's nothing quite out … [Read more...] about MIPA summer workshop shows ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’
Photo gallery: MIPA students participate in sexting issues seminar
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Review: Mad Hot Ballroom
They are every empathetic movie-goer's dream become reality: Kids growing up in the ghetto, set up for a life of crime and hardship, who experience an intervention that changes their outlook on life and their personality. The documentary "Mad Hot Ballroom" does just that, and it does it in a pretty good way. The film focuses on New York City elementary students who are … [Read more...] about Review: Mad Hot Ballroom