Cammie Hall is the instructor of Writing and Designing for News which is an introductory course for learning the basics of putting together a news story. Students learn to write news and feature type stories and then take them and put them into packages to expand it to newspaper, yearbook and even online and social media. “I’m trying to give them everything … [Read more...] about Writing & Designing the News
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Students Take Their Newspapers to the Edge
Double the instructor, double the fun. Taking Your Newspaper to the Edge is the only class at MIPA-palooza with two instructors, Tracy Anderson and C.E. Sikkenga. And working with those two instructors, 24 seasoned high school journalists chose this class to revamp their newspapers–making it more edgy and contemporary than ever before. This advanced class brought a … [Read more...] about Students Take Their Newspapers to the Edge
Journalists use their creativity on dorms
Watch out Martha Stewart, MIPA’s has its own interior room decorators. Just search the hashtag #MIPA2013 and see photos of MIPA campers dorm rooms decorated. Whether you search the hastag on Twitter or Instagram, surely you’ll find them. On day one of Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) attendees of the summer workshop began settling into their dorms. While … [Read more...] about Journalists use their creativity on dorms
Staff sizes at MIPA: the large staff viewpoint
On the first day of camp, the first observation is the overwhelming amount of people. The huge mass is split up into various schools. Some staffs send under five kids, other staffs send more than 20 kids. The 395 students are made up of editors in chief to beginning journalism students. Their ideas of what to bring back to their adviser and share with their fellow staff … [Read more...] about Staff sizes at MIPA: the large staff viewpoint
Michigan native Joe Hertler entertains MIPA students
Raised in Lake Orion, Michigan, Joe Hertler, of Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, performed for a crowd of MIPA student journalists last night behind Shaw Hall. Hertler performed a solo set, but promoted and sold his band's two most recent records, "On Being" and "The Russell Sessions" after the show. Want more music from Joe Hertler & the Rainbow … [Read more...] about Michigan native Joe Hertler entertains MIPA students