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From sports to school spirit to the latest news, we want to capture and create media for students, by students. Keep watching below.

June 6, 2023 • Culture

Hallway Interviews Part 1

Staffers Avery Bock, 10, and Dylan Conybeare, 11, venture through the halls in search of summer plans.

 
Follow along as Wind-Up staffers, Leyla Dumke, 11, and Sam Adkins, 12, make Hot Cocoa Bombs.

December 19, 2020 • Feature

Let’s get cooking with Leyla and Sam

Learn how to make a holiday treat, hot cocoa bombs, with Wind-Up staffers Leyla and Sam

 
Follow along as Ben WIlliams and Tyler Meier cook brownies.

December 11, 2020 • Humor

Let’s get cooking with Ben and Tyler

Wind-Up staffers, Ben Williams and Tyler Meier lead us through how to make out-of-the-box brownies in this humorous video.

 
The Mothman of West Virginia, The Lizard people of LA, and Scotland's Lochness Monster are all creatures that haunt our world. But did you know that Southwes...

October 21, 2020 • Humor

The Melon Heads of Southwest Michigan

Given the season, Sam Adkins and Ben Williams have decided to investigate the large-headed monsters and hunt them down in order to prove their existence.

 
Roberto, Alex, and Josh are joined by Brennen Kerns to continue the conversation about Among Us. This time they play the game live as they chat.

October 21, 2020 • Culture

Among Us Podcast Part 2

Roberto, Alex, and Josh are joined by Brennen Kerns to continue the conversation about Among Us. This time they play the game live as they chat.

 
For our first challenge, Lily Conybeare, 12, Norah Judge, 12, and Kiersten Olson, 12, had to wake up at 5:00 am every morning of the week.

December 11, 2020 • Feature

Wind-Up challenge #1: we wake up at 5 am for a week

For our first challenge, Lily Conybeare, 12, Norah Judge, 12, and Kiersten Olson, 12, had to wake up at 5:00 am every morning of the week.

 
Roberto, Josh, and Alex break down why Among Us has grown in popularity from January 2020 to the present day.

October 21, 2020 • Culture

Among Us Podcast Part 1

Wind Up staffers, Roberto Cuadra , Josh Hafley, and Alex Jewell break down why Among Us has grown in popularity from January 2020 to the present day.

 
Though this school year is going to be different, the Wind-Up is happy to be back.

September 24, 2020 • Culture

Wind-Up welcome video

The Wind-Up welcomes you back to school a little differently than usual this year. We captured these moments showing how St. Joseph High School looks with Covid precautions in place.

 
Wind-Up staff member and high school student Lea Douglas takes us through a vlog-style day in her life as an essential worker during COVID-19.

April 28, 2020 • Profile

Being an essential worker during COVID

Wind-Up staff member and high school student Lea Douglas takes us through a vlog-style day in her life as an essential worker during pandemic COVID-19.

 
Uploaded by The Wind-Up on 2020-01-27.

December 30, 2019 • Feature

A first look at Lakeland’s new wing

Introducing Spectrum Health Lakeland’s newest addition: The Pavilion. Complete with five stories and 260,000 square feet, the wing expects to open to the public in February of 2020.

 
SJHS Wind-Up students Tyler Meier and Nolan Youngstedt set out on a mission to find the best hot chocolate in Saint Joe, Michigan.

December 15, 2019 • Culture

Finding the best hot chocolate in SJ

SJHS students Tyler Meier and Nolan Youngstedt set out to find the best hot chocolate in Saint Joe, based on location, price and overall taste.

 
A goodbye to the Class of 2020 by Sky Stockton and Dylan Marzke.

May 22, 2020 • Bearing Down

The senior video

As a tribute to the Senior class of 2020, Sky Stockton and Dylan Marzke made this video compiling footage of the school and videos taken by the students.

 

January 15, 2020 • Fashion

Grace Wertanen’s closet

Meet Grace Wertanen, SJHS’s resident fashion icon and overall cool art kid. We spent an afternoon touring her closet, talking about awkward middle school style and playing with her adorable dog, Blitzen.

 
Uploaded by Sky Stockton on 2019-09-27.

October 5, 2019 • Culture

Saint Joe Bears hype video

Meet the Saint Joe Bears’ football team and student section, captured live at the annual Team Up Against Cancer game vs. Lakeshore by Sky Stockton and Dylan Marzke.

 
Produced by John Adkins. This video is categorized as Humor.

February 8, 2019 • Humor

George the Edamame Bean

An awe-inspiring coming of age story about a young edamame bean narrated by the Wind-Up staff, illustrated by Sam Adkins and edited by John Adkins.