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Adolescent health clinic postponed: GPPSS loses grant from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Adolescent health clinic postponed: GPPSS loses grant from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

By Annabelle Julien, Katie Madigan, and Lilly Kline March 8, 2023

Following the four-hour emergency school board meeting, held on Jan. 19 at Brownell Middle School, questions arose surrounding the future of the adolescent health clinic at Grosse Pointe North High...

Diversifying curriculum: AP African American Studies course piloted by College Board

Diversifying curriculum: AP African American Studies course piloted by College Board

By Sophia Dragich and Lauren Kaled March 8, 2023

On Feb. 1, the College Board released the official curriculum for its new AP African American Studies course. The creation and development of this course led to controversy, especially in Florida where...

Requirement of financial literacy courses to take place

Requirement of financial literacy courses to take place

By Elly Meteer and Lauren Veitengruber February 3, 2023

At North there are a wide variety of business oriented elective courses for students to choose from, including accounting and finance. Such courses are now going to be a requirement for graduation. ...

The connection between forensic science and Idaho murders

The connection between forensic science and Idaho murders

By Isabella Boedeker, Intern February 2, 2023

In the early morning of Nov. 13, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their house in Moscow, Idaho. 28 year-old suspect Bryan Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30. Kohberger is a graduate...

Elected and sworn in: New school board members inducted

Elected and sworn in: New school board members inducted

By Connor McGrail, Intern January 29, 2023

On Jan. 5 three new board members, Sean Cotton, Ginny Jeup and Valarie St. John, were sworn in to the GPPSS school board. Superintendent Jon Dean believes these new members will make an impact on what...

Emergency board meeting postpones adolescent health clinic

Emergency board meeting postpones adolescent health clinic

By Annabelle Julien and Grace Rossman January 20, 2023

The four-hour emergency school board meeting on Jan. 19, called only 48 hours prior to the event, brought a large crowd into the multipurpose room at Brownell Middle School. The space was packed with people,...

Paint therapy

Paint therapy

By Bella Yoakam, Section Editor January 6, 2023

In addition to chair yoga to help students relax and destress, Peer2Peer invited an art therapist to the Wellness Fair to help teach other forms of stress relievers. The class consisted of drip painting...

Chair yoga 

Chair yoga 

By Allie Mattes, Intern January 6, 2023

The Wellness Fair on Dec. 8 and 9 was hosted by Peer2Peer, a group that aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. The fair provided resources to students to alleviate stress and included calming...

Experiences in literature: Q and A with English department chairs, Kristen Alles and Jonathan Byrne

Experiences in literature: Q and A with English department chairs, Kristen Alles and Jonathan Byrne

By Ella McCarthy, Section Editor January 6, 2023

On Nov. 14, the GPPSS school board approved the addition of a new English course at North titled “Experiences in Literature.” We asked English department chairs, Kristen Alles and Jonathan Byrne, about...

THROWING AWAY POTENTIAL | The utilization of space inside the building is of utter importance to senior Grace Korkmaz, who questions how beneficial turning a classroom into a clinic will be. “ I feel like its a waste of classroom space,” Korkmaz said. “We have classrooms increasingly filling up and yet they chose to dedicate an entire large classroom to this.”

Community health check-up: Adolescent health clinic to open in science building

By Kaitlyn Barr, Sasha Poradun, and Maggie Dunn January 6, 2023

On May 18, GPPSS was awarded a grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to open an Adolescent Health Clinic which will be operated by Beaumont Health. On Nov. 28, the board approved...

Today in the forecast: Book flakes

Today in the forecast: Book flakes

By Wren Cueter, Intern January 5, 2023

It's December and to patrons of the library that means one thing: Book Flakes. The yearly challenge is put on by librarian Amanda Pata who has students use their library searching skills to find a...

ACT scores at an all time low: Largest decline of math scores 31 years

ACT scores at an all time low: Largest decline of math scores 31 years

By Elly Meteer and Joleigh Jackson December 1, 2022

The national average ACT score in 2022 reached a record low of 19.8, which is the first time since 1991 when the average fell to below 20 out of 36. Nationally, the math section experienced the biggest...

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