On the last full day of classes, the 'Writing and Design for Newspaper' class finally started the design half. Using InDesign, the students learned text cropping and how to get creative with images. Brianne Overall, a junior from Sterling Heights High School, said, "We're learning how to format a newspaper on the computer using InDesign. It's really, really difficult." By … [Read more...] about ‘Writing and Design’ class begins designing
Small crowd gathers to watch ‘Ballroom’
A small crowd of about 40 MIPA students attended the Aug. 2 showing of "Mad Hot Ballroom" in the auditorium of the Business College Complex. Some students said they expected more of a student turnout. Aya Abe, a sophomore from Loy Norrix High School, said she expected the turnout of last year for the showing of "Waiting for Superman," an auditorium that was packed to the … [Read more...] about Small crowd gathers to watch ‘Ballroom’
‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ students hone their writing skills
As "Writing and Design for the Newspaper" student Madissen Miller, an eighth grader from Traverse City East Middle School, said, "I want to take away more knowledge on journalism writing." And apparently, so far she is. On Aug. 2, the students in the class, taught by Jody Mackey, learned about writing hard and soft news. They also worked to create good leads, thinking up … [Read more...] about ‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ students hone their writing skills
‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ class prepares for sexting issue seminar, creates first news piece
On Aug. 1 in Room 242 of the Communication Arts Building, "Design and Writing for the Newspaper" students were hard at work learning how to create a news story. The students were researching that night's issue seminar topic, sexting. The goal for them, according to instructor Jody Mackey, is to be somewhat knowledgeable at the seminar. She said her goal was for them to … [Read more...] about ‘Writing and Design for the Newspaper’ class prepares for sexting issue seminar, creates first news piece