Students participating in the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association "J-cation" summer journalism workshop were treated to pizza and ice cream after class on July 31. This time allowed students to work on their first class assignments and socialize with other young journalists, while helping to conclude the first day "back to the beach." By Samantha VanHoef / Upstart … [Read more...] about Students socialize during MIPA mealtime
Archives for August 2011
Infographic students work from real-life
‘Opinion Coverage’ class strives to make publications personal
Julia Satterthwaite, Rochester HS teacher for six years, teaches her MIPA Journalism Workshop students all about columns, editorials, political cartoons and other opinionated pieces in publications. "I've been coming to MIPA for about eight years, but I've only been teaching this class for three," Satterthwaite said. The students in the class said they believe opinionated … [Read more...] about ‘Opinion Coverage’ class strives to make publications personal
Mipa students bond over pizza, new experiences
Many MIPA students got to experience first-hand the awkward yet exciting feeling of meeting and interacting with complete strangers on July 31. Eisenhower High School student Kayla Varicalli was one of these students. She said she found herself in "The Bobby Hawthorne Experience" with not one person she previously knew. The students were initially told to go to a certain … [Read more...] about Mipa students bond over pizza, new experiences
Students and staff at the MIPA summer workshop make predictions about the upcoming week
After a quick testing of the “MIPA-waters,” students gathered in the cafeteria on the evening of July 31 for pizza, ice cream and scheduled socializing. Although the week has just started, students spent their first night in anticipation of the day—and the work—that will follow. “So far [the work load] doesn’t seem so bad, but I feel like it’s going to be a really intense … [Read more...] about Students and staff at the MIPA summer workshop make predictions about the upcoming week