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Choir program hosts movie night fundraiser

Choir program hosts movie night fundraiser

By Lyndsey Kluge, Staff Reporter • February 9, 2017

To raise money for the choir program, students have been attending a series of movie nights put on by the choir class. The money goes towards the choir’s uniforms and events, such as the upcoming spring...

Protesters against Trumps travel ban stood up together in different places, especially airports.

Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 6-12

By Lindsey Ramsdell, Editor-in-Chief • February 6, 2017

Travel Ban suspended President Trump’s controversial travel ban, which prevents citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days, was temporarily...

Attendees performed at the halftime show during the boys varsity basketball game on Jan. 31. “I think it’s a really great team-building opportunity,” Genest said. “The girls get to work together to help put the dance together, put the flyers out so they really need to strategize with each other on ways to be successful on getting the job done.”

Dance team hosts first official clinic

By Caitlin Bush and Michal Ruprecht • February 6, 2017

On Jan. 31, kids from around Grosse Pointe danced at the halftime show for the varsity boys basketball game against Roseville High School. This was part of the Dance Team’s first official kids clinic....

Fortune telling was one activity the German classes took part in on Feb. 1.

German classes celebrate holiday with traditional activities

By Syeda Rizvi, Staff Reporter • February 3, 2017
One aspect of taking a foreign language class is getting immersed in the traditions surrounding the culture being studied. On Feb. 1, all of the German classes spent their class time learning about German activities that are held during Sylvester—the German New Years. To do this, classes participated in fortune telling, which is a tradition in Germany that is popular during this time. Fortune telling in Germany is done in honor of the upcoming year and is celebrated on Dec. 31. Freshman Uvejs Gerguri, inspired by his aunt who resides in Germany, took German as his foreign language at the start of this year. He enjoyed the fortune-telling activities and was surprised with the outcome.
President Trump signed an executive order restricting the issuing of new visas to travelers from seven Muslim countries.

Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5

By Sofia Ketels, Staff Reporter • January 30, 2017

Donald Trump signs “Muslim Ban” At 4:42 on Friday, Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order that indefinitely prevented Syrian refugees from entering the country and suspended...

New Board of Education president Brian Summerfield shares the news on Facbook. Summerfield, who replaced now-treasurer Judy Gafa, said he is excited for the year ahead.

Board of Education chooses new leadership

By Alex Harring, Website Managing Editor • January 25, 2017

Board of Education members elected new officers on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Each trustee was able to nominate a candidate and vote to confirm or deny nominations. After serving the past two years as president...

People met in Washington D.C. for the March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21

Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 23-29

By Alex Harring, Website Managing Editor • January 23, 2017

Women’s marches bring crowds to Washington D.C., other cities On Saturday, Jan. 21, one day after the presidential inauguration, the Women’s March on Washington drew a crowd of over 500,000,...

The flyer for the Walk for Peace, sponsored by We GP, that will take place on Saturday Jan. 21

Walk to promote unity, solidarity in Grosse Pointe

By Caitlin Bush, Editor • January 18, 2017

After the presidential election, We GP, which is short for Welcoming Everyone Grosse Pointe, created a Grosse Pointe Walk for Peace in hopes of unifying the Grosse Pointes. The walk will occur Saturday,...

As the Barack Obama regime ends this week, Donald Trump looks to make his own name in the White House starting from Jan. 21, 2017.

Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 16-22

By Zoe Graves, Staff Reporter • January 16, 2017

Donald Trump’s inauguration to take place this Friday President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President on Friday, Jan. 20th in Washington, D.C. This is the 58th Presidential...

From left to right: Brie Larson, who won Best Performance by an Actress for Room, Leonardo DiCaprio, who won Best Performance by an Actor for the Revenant, and Jennifer Lawrence, who won Best Performance by an Actress for Joy.

Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 9-15

By Lyndsay Kluge, Staff Reporter • January 9, 2017

The Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport On Friday, January 6,  26-year-old Esteban Santiago drew a gun from his luggage at Fort Lauderdale airport. The gunman killed five and injured eight....

One of the dresses that students designed and displayed at Savvy Chic Boutique, which is located in Grosse Pointe Park

Students design holiday dress

By Syeda Rizvi and Elizabeth Ballinger • December 28, 2016

The students in the Advanced Fashion and Fabrics classes had been given a festive assignment: making a holiday dress for display at the Savvy Chic Boutique in Grosse Pointe Park. Lanna Young, the store...

The music world lost an icon in George Michael when he passed. His cause of death will be revealed in the near future.

Keeping it brief: five things to know for the week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1

By Montana Paton, Assistant Editor • December 26, 2016

The pop industry has lost yet another star. On Sunday, December 25, George Michael died. He was a musician, having written songs such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.” His cause of death...

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