The Upstart

Shoot Like a Pro students visit the Ingham County Fair

Students in Ike Lea and Michael Caterina’s Shoot Like a Pro class headed out to the Ingham County Fair on Friday night to sharpen the photography skills they have been […]

Highlights of MIPA Day 3: volleyball, visit to the county fair

July 30, 2019 at the MIPA summer journalism workshop featured Round 2 of the annual volleyball tournament as well as an evening photo trip to the Ingham County Fair in […]

Students host podcast discussing relevant political topics

As part of the Podcasting, Audio Storytelling & Radio class, incoming seniors Manit Patel and Austin Aldrich of Huron High School have taken the initiative to begin a podcast named […]

Humans of MIPA 2019

Joel Beeker, MIPA Minion“Freshman year is still pretty scary at first but it’s definitely helpful to be really social. Try to get out there as much as possible because making […]

Monday night at MIPA features tattoo artist, movie

During the evening on July 29, 2019, students participated in two activities. First, they heard from tattoo artist Cam Pohl as he discussed his transition from high school journalist to […]

MIPA students add thoughts to ‘MIPA Makes’ poster

The theme of this summer’s MIPA workshop is “MIPA Makes…” To enhance the theme, students added their ideas to a large poster to say what word or phrase they thought […]

‘MIPA Makes’ kicks off July 28

The 2019 MIPA summer journalism workshop, titled “MIPA Makes,” began on July 28 with an opening session in the Wilson Hall auditorium. Michael Catarina and Ike Lea/Photos

Photo students select favorite shots

Students in the Shoot Like a Pro class, taught by Michael Caterina and Ike Lea, showcase their favorite pictures from the MIPA 2018 Summer Journalism Workshop.

PHOTO ESSAY: Photographers head to the fair

Photographers are each given a different assignment, such as workers or kids, and have to find a creative approach for a photo. Along the way they met different people who […]