MIPA recognizes 2017 all-state Student Journalist Staff

Members of the 2017 Student Journalist Staff — Members the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association's 2017 Student Journalist Staff. Not pictured: Lindsay Cameron. (Click on the image for a larger version)

The Michigan Interscholastic Press Association honored 15 outstanding high school seniors as members of its 2017 Student Journalist Staff.
The students — who represent the state’s top journalists among scholastic media outlets — were honored April 18 at MIPA’s Spring Awards event at the Lansing Center in Lansing.
Graduating seniors chosen for the Student Journalist Staff submit a portfolio of their work that is judged by a committee of student media advisers.
“These talented students not only represent tomorrow’s journalists, but future civic leaders,” said Jeremy Steele, executive director of MIPA and a faculty member in the Michigan State University School of Journalism. “They are talented writers, creative thinkers, strong researchers, skilled technicians and community-minded individuals.
“These core skills of journalism are needed now more than ever to help citizens in our democracy sift through the onslaught of news, information and propaganda we receive from traditional and social media sources.”
MIPA also recognized six members of the Student Journalist Staff as All-MIPA Award recipients, the organization’s highest honor for student journalists. These journalists represent the top students in their field for News Design, News Writing & Reporting, Photojournalism, Video, Yearbook and Multiplatform journalism.
Members of the 2017 Student Journalist Staff are:

Julia Best, of Troy, Troy High School, Yearbook (parents: Peggy and Stuart Best)
Jordyn Bruns, of Davison, Davison High School, Video (parents: Kellynn and Brian Bruns)
Lindsay Cameron, of Macomb, Frederick V. Pankow Center, Video, All-MIPA (parents: Paula and Glenn Cameron)
Cortney Chow, of Portage, Portage Northern HS, News Design (parents: Carrine and Michael Chow)
Ella Colbert, of Midland, Midland High School, News Writing & Reporting (parents: Kelley and Edward Colbert)
Joslyn Fox, of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, News Writing & Reporting (parents: Lisa and Jackson Fox)
Leah Graham, of Troy, Troy High School, News Writing & Reporting (parents: Laurie and David Graham)
Chloe Keener, of Laingsburg, Laingsburg HS, Photojournalism (parents: Julie Bach, Bryan Bach and Alex Keener)
Sarah Morgan, of Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc High School, Photojournalism, All-MIPA (parents: Jim and Helen Sue Morgan)
Maddy O’Callaghan, of Midland, Midland High School, Photojournalism (parents: Christin O’Callaghan)
Michael Pearce, of Grand Blanc, Fenton High School, Multiplatform, All-MIPA (parents: Mike and Bobbi Pearce)
Maggie Schaller, of Midland, H. H. Dow High School, News Writing & Reporting, All-MIPA (parents: Carrie and Mike Schaller)
Jack Silberman, of Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Hills High School, News Design, All-MIPA (parents: Laura and Scott Silberman)
Zapporah Turner, of Flint, Grand Blanc High School, Yearbook, All-MIPA (parents: Rachel and Antonio Turner)
Shelby Zeigler, of Pinckney, Stockbridge High School, Multiplatform (parents: Michelle and Steve Zeigler)

In addition, MIPA submitted Troy High School student Leah Graham’s portfolio to represent Michigan in the national Journalism Education Association Student Journalist of the Year content. Each state can submit the portfolio of one student journalist to the prestigious contest.

ABOUT THE MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION

Founded in 1921 and housed in the Michigan State University School of Journalism, the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization composed of scholastic journalism teachers and publications advisers and their students. MIPA is committed to promoting and recognizing excellence in scholastic journalism at all levels through education, training and support of student journalists and their advisers.