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 for Newspaper for the cup, but both teams had game plans on how to win it all. "My advice for them is to keep doing what they've been doing," Advanced Indesign for Newspaper … [Read more...] about Volleyball Challenge concludes, champions emerge
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 student acts minutes before their performances to ask, “What are you thinking right now?” Cassie Bondie (singing): “I hate going first. Usually I sign up last on purpose so I can be last. But … [Read more...] about Students share thoughts minutes before Talent Show
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 Carty of the Huffington Post (left) and Mike Ramsey of the Wall Street Journal took student questions for over two hours, beginning with Ramsey explaining to the attendees … [Read more...] about Press conference highlights impact auto industry has on teens
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 throughout the MIPA days-but only on the main floors, because at five days OVERDUE to have her first child, she is still at MIPA 2012 and avoiding challenge of climbing a flight of stairs. Q: … [Read more...] about Q & A with (a very pregnant) Sara-Beth O’Connor
‘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, James advised the students over conference call, “stay off drugs and alcohol to go see the places out there. It can really work your adrenaline glands. If you go outside, jump off a … [Read more...] about ‘Call of the Wildman’ star speaks with Entertainment Coverage class