Student Voices

In 2014, GreatNews.Life established the Student Voices internship program (formerly #1StudentNWI), allowing high school students to share an insider’s view of everything happening at the high schools on a monthly basis. The GreatNews.Life staff not only edits and publishes their work but also sends feedback to the students to help them grow as journalists.

#1StudentNWI: Ongoings at OUR HOUSE of New Prairie High School

#1StudentNWI: Ongoings at OUR HOUSE of New Prairie High School October News: The Cougars of New Prairie spent the bulk of their time in October participating in the Student Hunger Drive. New Prairie is a part of the St. Joseph County chapter of the drive and is competing against other schools in the region to...

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#1StudentNWI: Fun Events and Fun Students at South Central High School

#1StudentNWI: Fun Events and Fun Students at South Central High School Sports:FootballThe regular season may be over, but it's just the beginning for the South Central football team! With their current record of five and four and the efforts of head coach, Stevens, the team is bound to put up a fight at their first...

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#1StudentNWI: A Lookback at a Great Month At La Porte High School

#1StudentNWI: A Lookback at a Great Month At La Porte High School Dragon Boat Races This year at La Porte High School, the wrestling team competed in the annual Dragon Boat Races at Stone Lake Beach. All the proceeds of the Dragon Boat races go toward the local Dunebrook organization. In a Dragon Boat, 20 team...

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#1StudentNWI: Busy September for the Cougars at New Prairie High School

#1StudentNWI: Busy September for the Cougars at New Prairie High School New Prairie High School’s September saw a lot of highlights, the largest being homecoming week, stretching from September 21-­25. Homecoming week was filled with numerous themes including Western Wednesday and class day (where the class of ‘16...

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#1StudentNWI: Sports, Clubs and Musicals at South Central High School

#1StudentNWI: Sports, Clubs and Musicals at South Central High School Events Powder Puff- Coming up this month is the South Central High School's annual Powder Puff game! This is a football game between the Junior and Senior girls for pride and, of course, bragging right! When you include boys of the school who are...

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#1StudentNWI: Students Start the Year Off Right at La Porte High School

#1StudentNWI: Students Start the Year Off Right at La Porte High School Students to Make a Difference This year at La Porte High School, students have decided to change how their community views their school corporation. LPHS is offering a Mass Media class led by Erin Parker. Here students break up into small groups and...

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#1StudentNWI:Back to School Rally at Michigan City High School

#1StudentNWI:Back to School Rally at Michigan City High School Though students will be sad to see it go, summer is coming to an end. So, the Michigan City Area Schools are ready for classes to start up again this fall. In preparation for school, M.C.A.S. threw a “Back-to-School Rally” on August 13, 2015 for...

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#1StudentNWI: Excited for New Beginnings at La Porte High School

#1StudentNWI: Excited for New Beginnings at La Porte High School Championship Wednesday This summer La Porte High School Athletics has created a new program to promote summer conditioning for all athletes. This new program is called Championship Wednesdays. Every Wednesday athletes of all different sports come...

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#1StudentNWI: College Ready and College Bound at La Porte High School

#1StudentNWI: College Ready and College Bound at La Porte High School La Porte Seniors are College Ready This summer, La Porte High School seniors have the opportunity to take a college applications summer workshop. Mrs. Hunt, LPHS counselor, has put together a three-hour long meeting to help seniors get familiar with...

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