2022-23 Membership

MIPA membership runs the academic year. We update the names of member student media programs and their advisers weekly. If yours isn’t here, it might mean you have not renewed or joined for the current year. Join now!

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Student Media Members

Media type: Yearbook (YB); Newspaper (NP); Newsmagazine (NM); Broadcast Video (VJ); Radio Broadcast (R); Digital Media/online only (DM)

• Anchor Bay HS, Ira Township
  • The Anchor, Lori Boseak (YB)
• Annapolis HS, Dearborn Heights
  • Catamount, Michaela Frost (YB)
  • The Cougar Crier, Amanda Steger (NP)
• Armada HS, Armada
  • Regit, Orsola Curcuru (YB)
• Berkshire Middle School, Oakland
  • Berkshire in Three, Chelsea Gacki (VJ)
  • The Wildcat Record, Chelsea Gacki (YB)
• Brighton HS, Brighton
  • Brightonian, Tami Heinonen (YB)
• Bloomfield Hills HS, Bloomfield Hills
  • The Hawkeye, Rachel Matz (NP)
  • BHS-TV News, Danielle Tier (VJ)
  • WBFH: The BIFF, Danielle Tier (R)
• Carman-Ainsworth HS, Flint
  • The Classic, Colette Majestic (YB)
• Caledonia HS, Caledonia
  • Cal Donian, Michael Cornell (YB)
• Chippewa Halley HS, Clinton Twp.
  • Chippewa Valley Talon, Rebecca Kiel (YB)
• Davison HS, Davison
  • DTV, Randy Scott (VJ)
• Dearborn HS, Dearborn
  • The Pioneer Press, Mike Schmitt (NP) – view print issues
• Detroit Country Day, Beverly Hills
  • The Day Times, Matt Sadler & Jessica Salamin (NP)
  • Blue and Gold, Jessica Salamin (YB)
  • DCDS School of Film, Brett Salamin (VJ)
• Dexter HS, Dexter
  • The Squall, Chris Mackinder (NM)
  • Film, Barrett Mergler, (VJ)
  • Unsinkable, Barrett Mergler (YB)
• East Lansing HS, East Lansing
  • Portrait, Cody Harrell (NP)
  • Ceniad, Cody Harrell (YB)
• Eisenhower HS, Shelby Twp.
  • The Eagle’s Eye, Erica Kincannon (NP)
  • Espirit De Corps, Erica Kincannon (YB)
• Fenton HS, Fenton
  • InPrint, Bethany Hoover (NP)
  • Fentonian, Bethany Hoover (YB)
  • FHS News 74, Kevin Smith (VJ)
• Fowlerville High School, Livingston
  • Gladiator TV, Amanda Tomassi (VJ)
• Forest Hills Central HS, Grand Rapids
  • Central Trend, Ken George (NP)
  • Ranger’s Yearbook, John Fisher (YB)
• Frederick V. Pankow Center, Clinton Twp.
  • LCPS-TV “CreuseLine”, Michael Kaufman (VJ)
• Garber HS, Essexville
  • Aristocrat, Dawn Bromberg (YB)
• Grand Blanc HS, Grand Blanc
  • Bobcat Banner, Timothy Langford (NP)
  • Echo, Dorenna Studaker (YB)
  • GBHTV, Jamie Nicholson (VJ)
• Grand Haven HS, Grand Haven
  • The Bucs’ Blade, C.E. Sikkenga (NP)
  • Blue and Gold, C.E. Sikkenga (YB)
• Grand Ledge HS, Grand Ledge
  • The Comets’ Tale, Ryleigh Scott (NP)
  • The Ledge, Jason Westra-Hall (YB)
• Grosse Pointe North HS, Grosse Pointe
  • North Pointe, Allison Dunn (NP)
  • Valhalla, Sarah Clinet (YB)
• Grosse Pointe Pierce MS, Grosse Pointe
  • Pierce News, Steve Geresy (VJ)
• Grosse Pointe South HS, Grosse Pointe
  • GPTV, Steve Geresy (VJ)
  • The Tower, Kaitln Edgerton (NP)
  • The Tower Pulse, Kaitlin Edgerton (DM)
  • The Viewpointe, John Cillufflo (YB)
• Haslett HS, Haslett
  • The Viking Longboat, Alex Smith (NP)
  • Haslett Media Productions, Joe Dutcher (VJ)
  • Dixit, Alex Smith (YB)
• Holt HS, Holt
  • Ramparts, Sarah Ashman (NP)
  • Rampages, Michelle Fulton (YB)
• Howell HS, Howell
  • The Main Four, Valerie Plaul (NP)
• Huron HS, Ann Arbor
  • The Emery, Sara-Beth Badalamente (NP)
  • The Enthymion, Sara-Beth Badalamente (YB)
• Ionia HS, Ionia
  • IHS Announcements, Dexter Hansen (DM)
• Jackson HS, Jackson
  • The Reflector News, Aaron Hunt (NP)
• Kalkaska HS, Kalkaska
  • Kalkaska Yearbook, Stacey Hicks (YB)
• Lake Orion HS, Lake Orion
  • Dragon, Stephanie Orth (YB)
  • WDBC Dragon Broadcasting, Roger Smith (VJ)
• Lake Shore HS, St. Clair Shores
  • Shorian Report, Tamela Blazkowski (VJ)
• Lakeview HS, Battle Creek
  • The Crystal, Jodi Darland (NP)
  • The Log, Darcy Hassing (YB)
  • Channel 101 News, Jodi Darland (VJ)
• Lapeer County Education & Technical Center, Lapeer
  • The Edge, Jennie Holladay (VJ)
• Loy Norrix HS, Kalamazoo
  • Accolade, Brianna English (YB)
• Midland HS, Midland
  • Focus, Jim Woehrle (NP)
• Milford HS, Oakland
  • The Milford Messenger, Robert Hamilton (NP)
• Mercy HS, Farmington Hills
  • Newsprint, Angela Harris (NP)
  • Lore, Angela Harris and Hallie Smith (YB)
• Mona Shores HS, Muskegon
  • The Sailors’ Log, Warren Kent III (NP)
  • Compass Points, Warren Kent III (YB)
• Monroe HS, Monroe
  • Highlighter, Travis Trombley (YB)
  • Lotus Leaf, Ben Cornett (DM)
• Montrose Community School, Montrose
  • Broadcast, James Kitts (VJ)
• North Branch HS, Lapeer
  • Yearbook, Shawn Sorensen (NP)
• Northwest HS, Jackson
  • Moxie Mountie, Ron Woodruff (DM)
  • Mountie Nation Station, Marnie Hade (VJ)
  • Retrospective, Marnie Hade (YB)
• Novi HS, Novi
  • The Wildcat Roar, Hallie Smith (NP)
  • Reflections, Hallie Smith (YB)
  • Cat’s Eye News, Nicholas LeTarte (VJ)
• Okemos HS, Okemos
  • The OHS Press, Erik Potere (NP)
• Ovid-Elsie HS, Elsie
  • OETV Update, Michael Puffpaff (VJ)
• Portage Central HS, Portage
  • Roundup, Ann Alburtus (YB)
• Portage Northern HS, Portage
  • The Northern Light, Amanda Thorpe (NP)
• Rochester HS, Rochester
  • The Talon, Michaela Youngs (NP)
• Saline HS, Saline
  • The Salinian, Jamie Vollrath (YB)
  • Hornet Nation, Nathan Bush (VJ)
  • SHS Today, Nathan Bush (VJ)
• Spring Lake HS, Spring Lake
  • The Laker Anchor, David Theune (DM)
• South Lyon East HS, South Lyon
  • Beast News, Kate McCallum (DM)
  • The East Edition, Kate McCallum (NM)
  • WSLE-TV, Kate McCallum (VJ)
• St. Joseph HS, St. Joseph
  • Wind-Up, Joyce Hunter (NM)
  • Mazenblue, Joyce Hunter (YB)
• Stockbridge HS, Stockbridge
  • The Panther, Courtney Fletcher (YB)
  • Uncaged, Alex Doering (NP)
• Swartz Creek HS, Genesee
  • Into the Creek, Ben Gillett
  • The Dragon, Ben Gillett
• Traverse City Central HS, Traverse City
  • Front & Central, Kathryn Polus (VJ)
  • Pines, Gina Houdek (YB)
  • Black & Gold, Susan Roskelly (NP)
• Thornapple Kellogg HS, Middleville
  • Yearbook, Kevin Kane (YB)
• Traverse City East MS, Traverse City
  • Flashback, Jody Mackey (YB)
  • The Link, Jody Mackey (DM)
  • Trojan TV, Jody Mackey (VJ)
• Troy Athens HS, Troy
  • The Odyssey, Sadie Besl (YB)
  • Athens TV, Adam Burns (VJ)
• Troy HS, Troy
  • The Chariot, Morgan Clark (NM)
  • Film Club, Thomas Butcher (DM)
  • Gladiator, Emily Rusk (YB)
• Trillium Academy, Taylor
  • Weekly Wildcat, Dayna Winczner
  • Yearbook, Dayna Winczner
• Union City HS, Union City
  • Newspaper, Megan Burgett (NP)
• Utica HS, Utica
  • Arrow, Stacy Smale (NP)
  • Warrior, Stacy Smale (YB)
• Waterford Kettering HS, Waterford
  • Kismet, Meg Grossnickle (YB)
• Waterford Mott HS, Waterford
  • Polaris, Catherine Bicknell (YB)
• Wayne Memorial HS, Wayne
  • The Spectator, Jennifer Crane (YB)
• West Bloomfield HS, West Bloomfield
  • Spectrum, Jennifer Williamson (NM)
  • Laker Update, Jennifer Williamson (VJ)
  • WBLD – Lakes FM, Jennifer Williamson (R)
• West Ottawa HS, Holland
  • The West Ottawan, Ken Strobel (NP)
  • WOBN, Lindsay Walcott (VJ)
• Wylie E. Groves HS, Beverly Hills
  • Scriptor, Karen Reed-Nordwall (DM)
• Walkerville HS, Walkerville
  • Yearbook, Jake Norman and Olivia Prado(YB)

Associate Members

Associate members are individuals or organizations that support MIPA’s mission and have a strong interest in scholastic journalism, but are not student media outlets. This may include teachers who don’t advise student media, individuals who believe in the educational value of scholastic journalism, media trade organizations, collegiate journalism programs, professional media companies, those who provide sales and services to student media and others. Join as an associate member

• Jostens
• Michigan Press Association