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FAMILY FIRST | Following her brief speech at the podium, North senior Naima Wright invited members of North’s choir to join her at the front of the room. “We have found a tight knit community, some may even say family in many of the extracurricular programs offered at North,” Wright said. “We will be singing the North alma mater to demonstrate the support that not only exists in the performing arts program, but in the Grosse Pointe community as a whole.”

Board meeting lasts nine hours due to district budget discussion

By Grace Cueter, Annabelle Julien, and Katie Madigan June 9, 2023

When senior Naima Wright walked to the podium to give her allotted 3 minute public comment at the May 22 board meeting, she was followed by 15 choir students who joined together to sing North’s alma...

NEW ATTRACTION | As the Metro-Detroit area has introduced numerous fast food restaurants, Taco Bell will become the latest addition to the area at the cross section of Mack and East Warren. According to business teacher Richard Cooper, there are benefits when establishing chains due to their widespread appeal. “[A benefit] is foot traffic,” Cooper said. “Its going to bring a lot of people to the specific location where it is so those businesses will thrive.”

New fast food additions shorten lunch commute

By Elly Meteer and Stephanie Karoutsos June 8, 2023

Alongside other students who go out to eat, junior Lea Paluzzi can often be found taking a trip to Starbucks during her lunch period. However, drive-thru fast food restaurants are prohibited in all Grosse...

TikTok, the clock is running out: Social media app poses potential safety risks

TikTok, the clock is running out: Social media app poses potential safety risks

By Isabella Boedeker and Maggie Dunn May 9, 2023

Nearly two and a half years ago the previous presidential administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States if it did not break away from its Chinese owners. Now, a bipartisan group of senators...

District proposes new budget cuts: Potential halt on band and orchestra instrument funds

District proposes new budget cuts: Potential halt on band and orchestra instrument funds

By Kaitlyn Barr and Sophia Dragich May 2, 2023

The school board has recently tasked a group of administrators with identifying $3 million in budget reductions by asking them to find places where district spending can be cut or reduced. Some of these...

Detroit ozone reaches dangerous levels: City fails to meet federal air standards

Detroit ozone reaches dangerous levels: City fails to meet federal air standards

By Sophia Dragich, Shayla Andrews, and Sage Cole April 11, 2023

The Detroit area has recently experienced increased air pollution, which has led to high levels of ozone in the atmosphere. This issue caused the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to reclassify Detroit...

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. ...

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...

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...

ENJOYING THE FRESH AIR | A new design element that has been added to the library is the live, self-watering plant wall, according to Branch Manager Pat McClary, making the library feel more modern and inviting to the public.  
	“All of those things under our director Jessica Keyser have been accomplished, including infrastructure, which makes the environment more comfortable and the space more usable,” McClary said.

Book it to the library: Woods Branch reopens after construction

By Bella Yoakam, Lauren Kaled, and Gianna Roux November 8, 2022

After nine months of construction, the Woods Library has finally reopened its doors to patrons, with brand new features. Improvements such as a Dream Lab, also known as the Design, Record, Experiment,...

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