October 2013 Stet

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Michigan Interscholastic Press Association presents

OCTOBER 2013 VOL. 40, NO. 1 WWW.MIPAMSU.ORG

in this issue College students reflect on MIPA impact 4 Tinker Tour to stop at Fall Conference 6 Adviser Watch 10 Summer Workshop Re-Cap 12 Photo by Alexis Kelley Fenton HS 2013 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop Shoot Like a Pro Sparty Award Winner

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Pell to be honored with JEA’s Lifetime Achievement Award Former MIPA executive director Cheryl Pell is being honored with the Journalism Education Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Pell will be recognized during the JEA/ NSPA National High School Journalism Convention on Nov. 16 in Boston.

Pell served as MIPA’s executive director for 25 years before her retirement in 2012. She continues to teach at Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.

“So many wonderful high school journalism teachers and their students made my work in scholastic journalism the pleasurable experience it was, and I’m proud to have been a part of MIPA for so many years,” Pell said.

Pell teaches publication design, a capstone journalism course that creates an iPad magazine and a study abroad course in Spain. She also is the co-adviser of the MSU student chapter of the Society for News Design.

Previously, Pell has been honored with the Journalism Education Association’s Medal of Merit, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association James F. Paschal Award, the National Scholastic Press Association Pioneer Award, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Scholastic Journalism Division Educator of the Year and Honors Lecturer awards.

In 2007, she was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

Mich. advisers train at Reynolds institute Four Michigan advisers were among 172 high school teachers selected to attend the 2013 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute this summer.

Kathryn Burkholder of Pinckey Community HS, Serge Danielson-Francois of Divine Child HS in Dearborn, Marilyn Hess of Plainwell HS and Jayna Salk of Troy HS attended the program.

The program “provides comprehensive journalism training to fill gaps in existing professional development opportunities for teachers and gives them hands-on experience with technological advancements in the field,” according to the American Society of News Editors, which puts on the program.

For more information, visit the ASNE’s Youth Journalism Initiative’s website at www.schooljournalism.org.

MIPA OFFICERS 2012-2013 Julia Satterthwaite, President Jeremy Whiting, 1st Vice President/New Media Chair Tracy Anderson, 2nd Vice President Sara-Beth Badalamente, Secretary Jesse McLean, Treasurer Shari Adwers, Trustee Sarah Ashman, Trustee Kate McCallum, Trustee Pam Bunka, Yearbook Chair C.E. Sikkenga, Newspaper Chair Diane Herder, Video/Broadcast Chair Alexis Bunka, Membership Chair Rod Satterthwaite, Legislative Chair Gloria Olman, Hall of Fame Chair Gayle Martin, Curriculum/Special Projects Chair Jody Mackey, Middle School Chair Brian Wilson, JEA Liaison Chad Sanders, Summer Workshop Director

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Summer workshop instructor named teacher of the year Jim Streisel of Carmel HS in Indiana has been named the 2013 Dow Jones News Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year.

He advises the award-winning HiLite and Acumen newsmagazines and www.hilite.org.

Streisel is an instructor at the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop, where he advises The Upstart, the workshop’s student publication.

“What I am teaching kids is life skills, the ability to meet deadlines, solve messy problems, work with peer groups,” Streisel said. “I happen to be using the language of journalism.”

MSU scholarships available for summer workshop attendees

Students now in grades 8-10 who attended the MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop in 2013 can apply for a $2,000 scholarship to attend Michigan State University.

A maximum of 60 Pre-College Achievement Scholarship are awarded by MSU each year to students who attend designated precollege programs.

The deadline to apply is Oct. 14. Applications can be found at http://mipamsu. org/mipa-summer-workshop/precollege/.

ABOUT STET

Stet is the newsletter of the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association and is published online by the MIPA executive director and MSU students.

Send letters to the editor and advertising inquiries to mipa@msu.edu

MIPA STAFF Jeremy W. Steele, Executive Director Kelsey Parkinson, Conferences and Workshops Assistant Haley Kluge, Contest and Membership Assistant Alex Everard, Social Media Manager www.mipamsu.org Twitter: @MIPAMSU Michigan State University School of Journalism 404 Wilson Road, Room 305 East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-353-6761 Fax: 517-355-7710

UPCOMING DATES October

21

Fall Conference

7

Middle School Conference

November

15

Fall Yearbook Spartan Deadline

December

15

Late Fall Yearbook Spartan Deadline

14

2014 Contest Deadline

February

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

Tinker still impresses When 13-year-old Mary Beth Tinker put on a black armband in 1965, she was standing up for the First Amendment rights of all students

Julia Satterthwaite 2012-2014 President Rochester HS

When my husband Rod and I began dating, he lived in Manchester and I lived in Royal Oak, which is about an hour and 10 minutes of drive time. It wasn’t exactly convenient. We resorted to finding places in between to meet and ended up one evening at a lovely establishment in Plymouth called Grape Expectations. (Why wouldn’t two English/journalism teachers go on a date there?)

We were munching on appetizers and sipping wine (which, if you know us at all, is hilarious … but again, the place was called Grape Expectations, so we had to try it), when Rod’s cellphone rang.

He rudely pulled out his phone and made it clear that he intended to take the call … on, like, our second date.

“Well, who is it?” I asked, failing to disguise my annoyance.

Rod held up his phone. The screen blinked the name Mary Beth Tinker.

“THE Mary Beth Tinker?”

“Yeah, so I guess I’m gonna take this call,” Rod said, trying to act suave and impress me with his important connection.

It worked. I was smitten with both Rod and Mary Beth. I even joked that if Mary Beth Tinker were his secret lover, I’d be totally OK with that. She’s Mary Bethfreaking-Tinker, after all.

Mary Beth Tinker was one of the plaintiffs in the famous 1969 Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District that famously declared “neither students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom

TINKER TOUR STOPS The Tinker Tour will be swinging through the Great Lakes area throughout October. Get details about the tour at tinkertourusa.org.

Oct. 15 Chicago Elk Grove, Ill. Oct. 16 Milwaukee Oct. 17 West Allis, Wisc.

Oct. 18 White Water, Wisc.

Oct. 21 MIPA Fall Conference, Lansing Oct. 22 Detroit Oct. 23 Indianapolis

MORE INSIDE First Amendment fighter takes message on the road, page 6

of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”

It turns out Rod had established contact with Mary Beth because he had invited her to speak at a MIPA First Amendment rally at the state Capitol.

She was calling to iron out the details.

Fast-forward about four years and I still get just as excited about Mary Beth Tinker. Why wouldn’t I? She’s a First Amendment goddess, after all. I “friended” Mary Beth on Facebook after Rod and I got married, and I still freak out when she “likes” one of my photos.

“Mary Beth-freaking-Tinker liked a photo of my boys today!” my internal voice screams as my stomach tightens into excited knots.

The cool news is that we all get to share in the Mary Beth Tinker excitement at this year’s

Fall Conference on Monday, Oct. 21 at the Lansing Center.

As part of the Tinker Tour, Mary Beth Tinker and former Student Press Law Center lawyer Mike Hiestand will be stopping in Lansing to talk to students about the importance of the First Amendment and raise awareness about the Constitution.

The tour kicked off last month in Philadelphia. It will have stopped New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, South Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin before swinging through Michigan.

Tinker was 13 in 1965 when she and her brother John, 15, and their friend Christopher Eckhardt, 16, wore black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War. Being 13 is tough. Being 13 and going to middle school with a black armband as a protest is tough. Being 13 and going to middle school with a black armband after administrators banned them and getting suspended? That’s awesome.

It took just shy of four years and help from the Iowa Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU, and, of course, the Tinker parents to persist through the courts and file appeals, but in the end, a 7-2 Supreme Court ruling would set the standard that many of our publications are fortunate enough to operate under.

So bring your kids to the Fall Conference to get inspired, to learn what it takes to stand up to injustice and to realize that responsible, driven young adults do have the ability to change the course of history.

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YOUR VOICE

Why go to MIPA? These students have the answer for how MIPA, journalism help them

By Alex Everard Thousands of students attend MIPA programming each year, and many graduates use the skills they developed as student journalists during their collegiate endeavors. Whether pursuing journalism, education or something else entirely, MIPA has lessons for

Eric Schwartz

every student looking to better their understanding of the world around them. MIPA reached out to some recent graduates to talk about their experiences and what they were able to take away from their time in high school journalism.

Miranda Mors

Anthony Peddle

Hartland HS grad Michigan State University freshman

Dexter HS grad Olivet College freshman

Utica HS grad Ohio Wesleyan University senior

For Michigan State University journalism freshman Eric Schwartz, college has already been influenced by his time in high school journalism.

Schwartz said MIPA’s summer camps and seasonal conferences not only helped his leadership skills as editor-in-chief and the quality of his publication, but that the exposure he was given ignited a deeper passion.

“It was great to be a member of a larger community of like-minded people who want to preserve and grow the field of journalism,” he said.

He also noted that MIPA and its members have a keen perspective on the art of reporting and displaying information.

“It’s so frustrating to hear people who think that it’s a dying area of study,” Schwartz said. “It’s about having a large circle of people who want to make a difference, and prove to others that there are no limits as to where people can go in journalism.”

Miranda Mors is a freshman at Olivet College studying journalism and mass communication. Mors is a former MIPA member who attended fall conferences and the 2012 summer workshop.

According to Mors, MIPA showed her something about herself she wasn’t previously aware of.

“My time at MIPA prepared me for college because it showed me a hidden love I didn’t know I had,” she said. “It helped me realize that I wanted to pursue journalism and photography in college.”

Mors said her experience to be so positive that she encourages current high school students to get involved with their publications and MIPA as well.

“I would tell high school students: any opportunity you get to attend MIPA conferences and workshops— go to them,” she said. “You learn from some of the best advisers and instructors.”

Anthony Peddle, an education major at Ohio Wesleyan University, said his experience in high school journalism has helped him succeed.

“One of the best aspects of MIPA for me was engaging with professionals all day,” Peddle said. “It also helped enhance my writing and my approach to how I carry myself.”

Peddle said the knowledge and experience he gained with MIPA will continue to benefit him into the future.

“If you’re given the opportunity to attend MIPA, take it,” Peddle said.

“You won’t regret it.”

He also believes that MIPA isn’t something that ever ends, even after high school graduation.

“Four years later, I still recall my days in our publications room, and I’m still going back to help out,” he said. “I not only gained friendships but also an eye for design.”

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TIPS & TRICKS

How to build a strong editor-adviser relationship

By Haley Kluge and Sara-Beth Badalamente

SHARE YOUR TIPS & TRICKS Do you have ideas to share to help student journalists and advisers do their jobs better? Submit your column of no more than 800 words and a high-resolution photo to mipa@msu.edu.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Haley Kluge is a journalism freshman at Michigan State University. She was on the newspaper staff for four years at Grand Ledge HS, working as a designer, managing editor and editor in chief. She also attended MIPA camp for four years and was recognized as a member of MIPA’s Student Journalist Staff in 2013. She works in the MIPA office.

Sara-Beth Badalamente (known to her students as “O’C”) has advised newspaper for six years and yearbook for one at Grand Ledge HS. She was named a JEA “Rising Star” in 2011 and received the future journalism teacher scholarship in 2006 from the national organization. She is secretary of MIPA’s executive board. She still close with her high school adviser, Lydia Cadena of Novi HS.

When we opened a one-pager from a first-time designer in InDesign, several words came to our heads that could describe the layout … but for the sake of this article, we’ll just say it wasn’t going to work.

After a week of working with the designer, the two of us agreed the design wasn’t good enough to publish. So over one of our many midnight phone calls, we made an executive decision to take over the page and spent four hours of school the next day putting the paper to bed Ultimately, the newspaper wouldn’t have shipped that day if it weren’t for the strong relationship between an adviser and her editor. Through our four years working together as the adviser and editor-in-chief of Grand Ledge HS’s The Comets’ Tale, we created a working relationship rooted in friendship.

Here are the five key things we learned: 1. Honesty If you want something changed, you must be honest with yourself as well as the other person. You are not always right as the adviser or as the e-in-c. It is a coexisting relationship and one that relies on a common goal of how the publication should look and operate. Sugar-coating and stepping around issues won’t help — it’s best to be up front about a story, a layout, a photo or any other element, no matter what your feelings are about it.

In or out of the classroom, it is important both people respect each other’s opinions and take them into consideration. In this give-and-take relationship, the adviser and e-in-c each must be able to handle the criticism of the other and have the guts to speak up if something isn’t feeling right.

2. Constant support In and out of the journalism room you must support each other. In our case, that meant acting as a baby sitter or coming to every musical, and never forgetting each other’s birthdays.

The relationship is somewhere between co-workers and siblings. It must remain professional, but it needs a personal touch. We would bake cakes and get excited for each other, acting as a minicheerleading squad any time something exciting happened. The attitudes outside the classroom have a direct correlation with the success within the classroom.

3. Caffeine Buy a fridge; keep caffeinated beverages such as pop and Starbucks mochas on constant hand. There is nothing that keeps an adviser and her editor happier than a caffeine boost from a Diet Coke or a skinny mocha (no whip) from the McDonald’s drive-thru.

4. Communication Texts, phone calls, emails, in person — it never stops. We cannot tell you the countless numbers of emails we exchanged on a daily basis. It was a sign that both of us loved and were committed to the newspaper and that there was never a bad time to share some thoughts with each other. And it’s important to always reply — even if it is to say you are busy. Knowing the other person has received a message is important.

5. Being friends There is an unspoken special bond between an adviser and e-in-c. Especially for the adviser. This is the student you see the most, [see EDITOR-ADVISER on page 11] October 2013 ■ 5

FALL CONFERENCE

BANDING TOGETHER FOR YOUR RIGHTS

In the decades since Mary Beth Tinker stood up for students’ rights by wearing an armband to protest the Vietnam War, she has maintained her passion for freedom of speech. In September, Tinker launched a bus tour of the United States to spread knowledge and information about the constitutional rights and responsibilities of students.

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er actions seemed simple. On Dec. 16, 1965, 13-year-old Mary Beth Tinker wore a home-made, black armband to school.

Mary Beth, brother John and a few of other students in the Des Moines Independent Community School District were protesting the Vietnam War. There were some 200,000 U.S. troops in the war-torn nation in southern Asia, and protests were becoming commonplace at American colleges and universities.

But the protest by teenagers in Des Moines would stand out. Tinker’s seemingly simple display would change her life and impact the lives of millions of young people across America for generations.

In 1966, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas would write the words that would lay the foundation for First Amendment protections for minors. And he would be writing about Tinker, her brother and their friend, Christopher Eckhardt, who had been suspended for expressing their anti-war beliefs. [see TINKER TOUR on page 8]

2013 MIPA FALL CONFERENCE n WHAT:

More than 2,000 students and advisers and nearly 80 breakout sessions, including sessions led by Mary Beth Tinker and the Tinker Tour

n WHEN:

Monday, Oct. 21

n WHERE:

Lansing Center in downtown Lansing

n COST:

w MIPA members: $11 per student w Non-members: $13 per student w Advisers: $25 (includes lunch) w Registering/paying after Oct. 11? Add $1 per student n DETAILS:

www.mipamsu.org/events/2013-fallconference/

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? CREATE AN ARMBAND Mary Beth Tinker was suspended at age 13 for wearing a homemade black armband to school to protest the Vietnam War. Coordinate with your student media staff to create armbands of your own to wear to the MIPA Fall Conference. Your armband should say something about an important issue.

Exercise your First Amendment rights. MIPA loves free speech!

Top: Mary Beth Tinker and her mother at a Des Moines, Iowa, school board meeting in 1965.

Middle: Tinker launched the Tinker Tour in September with Mike Hiestand, who spent two decades as an attorney with the nonprofit Student Press Law Center.

Bottom: The Tinker siblings with their armbands in 1969.

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Key court cases for student media Student journalists look to two key Supreme Court decisions to determine their First Amendment rights.

Tinker: Students do not leave their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door.

TINKER V. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1969) The case involved a group of high school and junior high school students who were suspended for wearing black armbands to school to protest American involvement in the Vietnam War. In the Tinker case, the court ruled that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” and have the right to express their opinions. However, school officials may intervene if the student expression substantially and materially interferes with the work of the school or impinges upon the rights of others. The desire to avoid the unpleasantness that accompanies an unpopular view is not sufficient reason for administrators to censor student expression.

Hazelwood:

HAZELWOOD V. KUHLMEIER (1988)

School officials may censor anything they decide is against the mission of the school.

The principal of Hazelwood East High School censored two pages of the school newspaper prior to publication because they contained articles describing students’ experiences with pregnancy and the impact of divorce on students at the school. The Supreme Court ruled that educators have authority over “all schoolsponsored publications, theatrical productions, and other expressive activities that ... might be perceived to bear the imprimatur of the school.” Higher standards for all theatrical and publication activities may be set by school authorities than would be set by some publishers or producers in the “real” world.

In the Hazelwood decision, the court held that school officials may censor the style and content of student speech in school-sponsored expressive activities so long as their actions are “reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns.”

PROTESTING VIETNAM By 1965, there were more than 200,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam, but opposition to the conflict is beginning to grow. Teach-ins — featuring seminars, rallies and speeches — against the conflict were becoming commonplace on college campuses across the country.

On Saturday, Dec. 11, 1965, a group of teenagers met at the home of 16-yearold Christopher Eckhardt in Des Moines, Iowa. They wanted to protest the Vietnam War, and they decided they would wear black armbands to school on Thursday, Dec. 16, and continue wearing them until Jan. 1, 1966.

On Dec. 14, Des Moines school system administrators — having learned of the students’ plans — adopted a policy banning armbands at school. Students wearing armbands would be asked to remove them, and those who refused would be suspended until they were willing to return without the armbands.

Fearing the consequences, most of the students who planned to protest backed out.

On Dec. 16, Christopher Eckhardt, 16, a student at Theodore Roosevelt High, and 13-year-old Mary Beth Tinker, a student at Warren Harding Junior High and family friend, wore their home-made black armbands, complete with peace signs, to school. Mary Beth’s 15-year-old brother, John, wore his the following day to North High School. More than two dozen students wore black armbands on Dec. 16 and 17 in Des Moines high, middle and elementary schools.

Five students, including Eckhardt, Mary Beth Tinker and her brother were disciplined.

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[Tinker Tour, from page 9]

Tinker launches tour to promote Constitution, First Amendment “Neither students nor teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,” Fortas wrote, striking down the school district’s punishment of the students.

Nearly 50 years after she was suspended from school, Mary Beth Tinker is taking that message on the road. On Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 2013, Tinker and student free speech advocate Mike Hiestand launched the Tinker Tour, a nationwide road trip to raise awareness about the Constitution among students.

The Tinker Tour will stop at the MIPA Fall Conference on Oct. 21 at the Lansing Center in Lansing.

“One of our main goals is to encourage youth voices through the use of free speech and free press rights,” said Tinker, a pediatric nurse.

The goal of the Tinker Tour is not just to spread awareness, Tinker said.

She’s also interested in what students are already doing to express what they believe in.

“We also want to hear how students are using the First Amendment to stand up and speak up for the issues that affect them,” she said.

Aided by the Student Press Law Center, Tinker has raised more than $50,000 to support the effort.

MIPA is among the organizations supporting the tour.

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District was the leading law governing the First Amendment rights of student media for nearly two decades. It prevented school administrators from censoring student publications unless they could show student expression would “substantially interfere with the work of the school or impinge upon the rights of other students.”

Tinker v. Des Moines has been cited in nearly 6,000 court cases since the 1969 decision.

In 1988, the court would roll back some of the protections it gave students under the Tinker ruling.

In a case over the censorship of articles reporting on pregnancy and divorce in the Hazelwood East High School newspaper, the Supreme Court ruled administrators could censor the style and content of student speech in school-sponsored publications as long as their actions are “reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns.”

In the 25 years since Hazelwood, the pendulum has swung from little censorship of student media to a heavy-handed approach by too many administrators, free speech advocates say.

“No legitimate pedagogical purpose

is served by the censorship of student journalism on the grounds that it reflects unflatteringly on school policies and programs, that it candidly discusses sensitive social and political issues, or that it voices opinions challenging to majority views on matters of public concern,” the Journalism Education said in a resolution approved in April.

“The censorship of such speech, or the punishment of media advisers based on that speech, is detrimental to effective learning and teaching, and it cannot be justified by reference to ‘pedagogical concerns.’ ” Tinker said she’s seen the impact on students as she’s traveled the country.

“This is not a good time for student free speech rights or for students to generally express themselves creatively in schools,” she said.

Students also are being left out of the process to determine their educational futures, she said.

“Students should have more control over the educational decisions that impact them,” she said.

“Ask your students for input on decisions that affect their lives. Then, really incorporate their ideas into the final decisions.”

She said it can be a challenge to keep from getting discouraged, but added that young people have often struggled throughout history to have their rights recognized. Yet students keep speaking up, she said.

“It makes me happy to see students speaking up for themselves and their rights,” she said.

“Free speech is the basis of our humanity and our democracy.”

TINKER: A TIMELINE Dec. 11, 1965

Dec. 21, 1965

A group of students meet at 16-year-old Christopher Eckhardt’s home to plan a protest of the Vietnam War. They agree to wear armbands to school.

Nearly 200 people attend a Des Moines school board meeting where the ban is discussed. The board postpones a decision on whether to back administrators.

Dec. 14, 1965

The school board votes 5-2 to uphold the administrative ban.

School administrators hear of the students’ plan and ban armbands in school.

Dec. 16, 1965 Christopher, a student at Theodore Roosevelt High, and 13-year-old Mary Beth Tinker, a student at Warren Harding Junior High and family friend, wear their home-made black armbands, complete with peace signs, to school. Mary Beth’s 15-year-old brother, John, wears his the following day to North High School. More than two dozen students wear black armbands on Dec. 16 and 17 in Des Moines high, middle and elementary schools.

Five students, including Christopher, Mary Beth and John are punished for wearing armbands.

Jan. 3, 1966

March 14, 1966 The Iowa Civil Liberties Union files a lawsuit on behalf of Christopher, Mary Beth and John in U.S. District Court, claiming the school infringed on the students’ First Amendment rights. The court rules for the school system.

Nov. 12, 1968 The case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court.

Feb. 24, 1969 The Supreme Court rules Des Moines schools violated the First Amendment rights of the students. Justice Abe Fortas, writing for the majority, declares, “Neither students nor teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”

IT’S TIME FOR

MIPA CONFERENCES OCT. 21

Be among 2,000 student journalists and advisers who FALL flock to the Lansing Center to sharpen their skills.

CONFERENCE Bond with your staff, get pumped about journalism, find some inspiration and just have fun.

NOV. 7

Students can attend interactive sessions while advisers MIDDLE SCHOOL can share ideas with others. Enter your best work in CONFERENCE our carry-in contest. Awards will be presented at the end of the day.

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ADVISER WATCH

Courtesy Photo

Jayna Salk (back row, third from left) joined the staff at Troy HS this fall to advise The Gladiator yearbook.

Jayna Salk moves from MIPA office to Troy HS yearbook classroom

By Alex Everard and Haley Kluge

Jayna Salk tries to teach her students about real-world experiences.

Organization. Deadlines. Passion.

They’re lessons she picked up during her own real-world experience working five years as an assistant in the MIPA office. Now she’s putting her experience processing event registrations, designing brochures, sorting awards and making things happen to use as the new yearbook adviser at Troy HS, where she also teaches English.

“I have found that teaching is all about little details, much like my job at MIPA was,” said Salk, who started working for MIPA in June 2008. “Missing the smallest details can really affect the way my lesson — and sometimes my day — goes.”

Salk graduated in 2012 and received her certification in 2013.

“I think a big reason I landed the job that I did was because I was able to network with so many wonderful people in the MIPA family,” she said. “Everyone was so supportive and helpful while I looked for jobs.”

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don’t always know where to find me for help before and after school.”

But, she said, the situation forces her to be more organized — which helps her balance the challenges of advising student media. a .”

“Advising a yearbook sometimes — Cheryl Pell seems like I’m wearing a lot of different former MIPA executive director hats,” Salk said. “I can be coach, mentor, pseudo-mom, copy editor, importantnections that enabled her to become a bet- document-signer, administrative liaison, ter adviser. Pell retired from MIPA in 2012 and more.” and continues to be a faculty member in But no matter what role she takes on, the MSU School of Journalism. she said her job is to give students the op“She has a built-in advantage of know- portunity to gain knowledge from learning so many teachers and having so many ing firsthand. mentors in the field who knew she was “Journalism classes teach so many going to be a teacher,” Pell said. “She got important lessons to students really to see a lot of teachers in action, and that naturally,” she said. “But one thing I am could only improve her journalism and actively trying to help them see right her teaching.” now is that the experiences they’re getNow Salk is the one in action. ting in yearbook class will mirror the Her first year as a teacher has not real-world experiences they have in the come without its challenges, including workplace — no matter which career working from a mobile cart instead of her they choose.” own classroom.

Salk’s passion for her job originated “It’s a really big pain,” Salk said. “I also feel like it’s tougher on my students, who [see ADVISER WATCH on page 11]

“She’s passionate about journalism and passionate about teaching, and those two things together are just

powerhouse

Yearbook Spartan deadline is Nov. 15 Yearbooks with fall delivery should be submitted by Nov. 15. The late deadline is Dec. 16. Entry forms are available at www. mipamsu.org.

Entries for the individual category yearbook contest submitted by Nov. 15 save 10 percent. Of course, you can also send them in on the Feb. 14, 2014, deadline as well.

MIPA launches pilot critique service for first editions

Wondering how your first issue shapes up? Get it critiqued by one of MIPA’s Spartan judges.

MIPA is launching the Spartan Checkup, a pilot program to provide member student media outlets with feedback on their first issue of the academic year. This is purely a critique service and is not connected to any awards.

Members can submit an edition published by Oct. 15 to be sent to an out-ofstate judge who will evaluate the issue

2013-14 CALENDAR OCTOBER 21 Fall Conference

NOVEMBER

7 Middle School Conference

DECEMBER

7 MIPA Board Meeting 16 Spartan Yearbook Fall Late Deadline

JANUARY

12 MIPA Board Meeting

FEBRUARY

14 Contest Deadline

MARCH

1 Judging Day 14 One-Day Workshops

APRIL

22 Spring Awards & On-Site Contests

MAY

11 MIPA Board Meeting

AUGUST

3-7 2013 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop

MIPA Board Meetings are at 9:30 a.m. in room 25 of the Communication Arts & Sciences building at MSU.

against the standards set by MIPA in the Spartan Evaluation booklet. These are the same standards used for the spring multiissue Spartan Evaluation.

Entries are only accepted in a digital format, such as a PDF hosted on a publication’s website or a service such as Issuu. Print copies of a publication will not be accepted.

The judge’s evaluation booklet will be emailed to the adviser. The cost for this service is $20. For details, visit www.mipamsu. org/spartan-checkup.

Quill and Scroll updates Principal’s Guide, launches companion website Advisers have a new resource when talking to their principals about the importance of scholastic journalism programs and the role of student media in schools.

Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists is publishing the third edition of its “Principal’s Guide to Scholastic Journalism.”

The new guide also has a companion website, principalsguide.org.

Print copies of the guide are scheduled to be available Nov. 1 from the Journalism Education Association Bookstore and Quill and Scroll. Since 1966, the book has been a resource for principals and other school administrators as well as for teachers.

The guide was last updated in 2002. The new third edition takes into account the digital age while informing readers about journalism education standards, and includes an overview of how student media achieve contemporary outcomes of Common Core State Standards, teach 21st-century skills, prepare savvy media consumers and create informed global citizens.

It’s time to renew your MIPA membership

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[Editor-Adviser, from page 5] mutual understanding that our relationhave to confide in and rely on to keep order.

Realistically, we spent more time with each other than we did our own families on some nights. We were always there for each other during the good times, but it’s so much more important to be there through the rough patches. So when big events happened in each other’s lives — breakups, not getting the lead in the musical, getting into a car accident, family health scares — it’s important to be there as a support system and as a friend first.

With the two of us, we operated on a

[Adviser Watch, from page 10] right in her own high school newsroom at Waterford Kettering HS. “She’s still probably the most wellrounded journalism student I’ve ever had,” said Brian Wilson, who advises the yearbook and newspaper at Waterford Kettering. “It seemed obvious to me that she’d make an amazing adviser, but there’s definitely something special about having a student follow in your footsteps. Her students are probably just now becoming aware of how lucky they are.”

ship was much more like sisters or friends than a teacher and student. We supported through the good times and aided through the bad. That relationship translated into our work together and helped our newspaper be the best it’s ever been.

Being friends first creates a built in support system and makes working together so much more fun. Even now, we still talk almost every day, see each other on weekends, and email on a constant basis. It is no surprise that this editor-in-chief knew her adviser was pregnant before she told her own family.

And ultimately the passion behind the instructor is what will make her a strong adviser.

“She’s passionate about journalism and passionate about teaching,” Pell said. “And those two things together are just a powerhouse.”

With the first month of the year under her belt, Salk has no intention of slowing down.

“This job is a little nutty sometimes, but there’s nothing like it,” she said. “The relationships I’m building with students are worth the long hours. I’m hoping to be in this for the long haul.”

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SUMMER workshop They learned it. They lived it. And they loved it. Here’s a quick re-cap of the 2013 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop at Michigan State University.

For more photos from the 2013 MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop (and other events!) check out the MIPA Flickr page at www.flickr. com/mipamsu.

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2013 SPARTY AWARD WINNERS MIPA SUMMER JOURNALISM WORKSHOP The Sparty Award is the summer workshop’s top award.

Excellence Awards recognize outstanding work in each class.

The Quest, L’Anse Creuse North HS

Danielle Kullman, Rochester HS

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Most Creative Approach to Infographics

Kismet, Waterford Kettering HS

Camille Willbrandt, Plainwell HS

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InDesign for Newspaper

The Ledge, Grand Ledge HS

Newspaper Editors Class, MIPA 2013

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Editorial Leadership

Unsinkable, Dexter HS

Caitlin Heenan, Fenton HS

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Outstanding Work in Opinion Coverage

Echoes, Bellaire HS

Matthew Cox, Pioneer HS

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Excellence in Sports Coverage

The Looking Glass, Laingsburg HS

The Tower Team, Grosse Pointe South HS

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Taking your Newspaper to the Edge

Alex Murray, L’Anse Creuse HS North

The Hawkeye Team, Grosse Pointe South HS

That ONE in a Crowd

Taking your Newspaper to the Edge

Delaney Davies, Bellaire HS

Regina Chen, Stoney Creek HS

Taking your Yearbook to the Edge

Consistent Excellence in Writing

Delaney Davies & Sierra Kintigh, Bellaire HS

Simon Sun, Stoney Creek HS

Taking your Yearbook to the Edge

Consistent Excellence in Writing

Megan Remer, Lake Orion HS

Eleanor Alexander, Olivet HS

All Around Excellence

Journalism Excellence

Caitlyn Theis, St Johns HS

Avery Cook, Lakota East HS

Amazing Yearbook Editor-in-Chief

Best Overall Design

Lauren Boyd, Rochester HS

Haley Kluge, Grand Ledge HS

Section Editor Leadership

Excellence in Multimedia Journalism

Hannah Gebstadt, Waterford Kettering HS

Chloe Kosinski, Lapeer County Ed-Tech

Beyond the Basics

Smile, You’re on Camera

Brian Fogel, Lakota East HS

Ashley Powell, Rochester HS

Best Overall Portfolio

Visual Excellence

Alexis Kelly, Fenton HS

Camille Douglas, Rochester HS

Shoot like a Pro

Excellence in Design Portfolio

Sean Vichinsky, Divine Child HS

Rachel Eaton, Lake Orion HS

Entertainment Coverage

Sports Photography

Brianne Twiddy, Woodhaven HS Feature Coverage

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2013 EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS Krystin Verran, Grand Ledge HS Most Dynamic Infographic Emma Puglia, Grosse Pointe North HS Excellence in Multimedia Journalism Nancy Huang, International Academy Outstanding Reporting & Writing Shane Huisman, H.H. Dow HS Best Design Skills & Work Ethic Jill Monson, Lakota East HS Visual Expression Kathryn Grier, Lyons Township HS Excellence in Opinion Coverage Jonathon Breland, Lakota East HS Outstanding Reporting & Writing Lauren Fang, Lakota East HS Most Informative Infographic Meghan Hurley, North Farmington HS Home-word Bound Kristin Warholak, Waterford Kettering HS Sports Page Design Unique Reed, Chandler Park Academy Excellence in Creativity Taylor Sprague, Jackson HS Entertainment Page Design Emma Phillipson, Ovid-Elsie HS Purple Heart Award Elizabeth Jordan, Rochester HS Most Creative Designer Madyson Basch, Traverse City Central HS Super Strong Sports Writer Rahuldev Mukherjee, Lakota East HS Most Elegant Design Michael Halvorsen, Novi HS Yearbook Editor Persistence Connor Doyle, H.H. Dow HS Super Strong Sports Writer Robert Swetlic, South Lake HS Biggest Change Alissa Szandzik, Utica HS Section Editor Leadership Megan Pisarczyk, H.H. Dow HS Outstanding Opinion Writing Cordero MacNear, L’Anse Creuse HS North Entertainment Writing Lindsay MacAulay, L’Anse Creuse HS North Amazing Effort Award Haley Aouate, Rochester Adams HS Design Precision Kierra Fillwock, Niles HS InDesign for Newspaper Andrew Merica, Niles HS Starting from Scratch, Ending at the Edge Nicole Skandalaris, Mercy HS Photo Excellence Austin Schouman, Grand Haven HS Master Entertainment Blog Francesca DiJulio, Grosse Pointe South HS Literary/Academic Coverage Hannah Andrews, Ithaca HS Photo Excellence Sidney Sparks, Ithaca HS Photo Excellence Madison Hunter, Grosse Pointe South HS Most Outgoing

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MacKenzie Cahill, Mercy HS DaVonta Nathan-Miller, InDesign for Newspaper Communication & Media Arts HS Most Outgoing Natalie Bradley, Rochester HS Section Editor Leadership Marey Anderson, Ogden International School of Chicago Jordyn Pair, homeschooled Insanely Talented & Brave Feature Coverage Alexander Elliott, Sarah Griffith & Rachel Gabriella Vaughn, Grand Ledge HS Ready, Learning & Able Spencer, Dexter HS Best Plan of Attack Sarah Dwyer, Clarenceville HS We Wish There Were More Covers Like This ... Amanda Koss & Elizabeth Wilson, Utica HS Combat-Ready Spirit Award Hope McColl, Oxford HS Editor-in-Chief Extraordinaire The Spark Team, Lakota East HS The 212th Degree Kelly Arnold, Community HS Most Creative Design Emily Resmer, Midland HS Sports Photography Louisa Zheng, Novi HS Image Excellence Katie Vontom, Dexter HS Image Excellence Meg Darrow, South Lyon HS Excellence in Multimedia Journalism Ally Barnett, Fenton HS Future Design Guru Annie Lewis, Haslett HS Cutline Queen Carlee Porter, Fruitport HS Excellence in Opinion Coverage Dean Thomas, Grand Ledge HS Most Likely to Become a Reporter Anthony Prisciandaro, Rochester HS Entertainment Writing Cassady Collins, Novi HS Sports Section Design Isabella Hickey, Seaholm HS Feature Coverage Kelly Martinek, Seaholm HS Excellence in Multimedia Journalism Sabra Francis, Ovid-Elsie HS Super Shooter Angela Meador, Lake Orion HS Most Improved Alexa Walkowicz, Haslett HS Rocked Out Entertainment Spread Sarah Bratton, Eisenhower HS Outstanding Reporting & Writing Brittany Little, Eisenhower HS InDesign for Newspaper Emma Simon, Traverse City Central HS Super Shooter Irving Quintero, Loy Norrix HS Reporter of the Week Keely Johnson, Novi HS Image Excellence Sara Dougherty, East Grand Rapids HS Feature Coverage Harrison Kane, Dexter HS Insanely Talented Anna Bulkowski, East Grand Rapids HS Super Strong Sports Writer Alexa Danek, Laingsburg HS Sports Photography Jada Tipton, Communication & Media Arts HS Excellence in Opinion Coverage

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