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Climate crisis worsens: Hurricane Ian increases in severity amidst the warming of ocean temperatures

Climate crisis worsens: Hurricane Ian increases in severity amidst the warming of ocean temperatures

By Annabelle Julien, Grace Rossman, and Gabe Goode November 8, 2022

The deadliest hurricane to hit Florida since 1935, Hurricane Ian, struck the southwestern coast of Florida on September 28. Mass destruction followed, leaving homes and businesses either underwater or...

New virtual hall passes

New virtual hall passes

By Elly Meteer & Jamie Wallace, Section Editor & Intern November 4, 2022

  Within the first several weeks of school, students became aware of the changes the school made with the new rules, especially in regards to attendance and hall passes.  According to Spanish...

Upcoming school board elections

Upcoming school board elections

By Elly Meteer & Jamie Wallace, Section Editor & Intern November 4, 2022

With the Grosse Pointe school board elections approaching on Nov. 8, voting organizations are encouraging voter participation, saying that decisions made may contribute to revised curriculums, budgets...

National inflation reaches Student Union: Increased prices follow economic trends

National inflation reaches Student Union: Increased prices follow economic trends

By Grace Cueter, Allie Mattes, and Isabella Boedeker October 13, 2022

Over the past year, we have watched the cost of food, housing, utilities, gasoline and other goods skyrocket. According to TIME Magazine, as of August, the consumer price index has increased 8.3%, a 40-year...

Limits on LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom

Limits on LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom

By Jo Jackson, Katie Madigan, and Christina Shea May 18, 2022

According to the newspaper Education Week, over the last six months, there have been over 30 bills originating in 15 different state legislatures placing new restrictions and guidelines on the discussion...

QUESTIONS ANSWERED | The event allowed a panel of students from the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods to ask Dr. Kendi questions regarding the topic of racism and “The Other America”. Senior attendee Maelisa Watkins expresses her gratitude for Dr. Kendi’s advice and the sense of community that was created at the event. “It was truly an amazing experience, just to see all these students coming together for the same cause, to see [Dr. Ibram X. Kendi] being able to answer their questions and to see the discussion that was going on, it was awesome,” Watkins said.

Bestselling author and professor visits Ford House

By Farrah Fasse, Grace Cueter, and Ella McCarthy April 7, 2022

March 14 marked the 54th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Grosse Pointe South, where he delivered his “The Other America” speech to 3,000 spectators. This was one of King’s...

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League of Women Voters holds voter registration drive

By Farrah Fasse and Anneliese Lechner March 25, 2022

On April 29, the Grosse Pointe chapter of the League of Women Voters will be hosting their annual voter registration drive outside the Student Union, the first in-person one since 2019.  According...

Biden nominates first black female Supreme Court Justice

Biden nominates first black female Supreme Court Justice

By Farrah Fasse and Shannon Kane March 10, 2022

Following the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, President Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Black woman, to fill Breyer’s spot on the Supreme Court of the United States,...

Wayne County mask mandate lifted

Wayne County mask mandate lifted

By Katie Madigan, Staff Reporter February 17, 2022

On Feb. 17, the Grosse Pointe Public School System declared that the COVID-19 mask mandate was lifted. As a result, GPPSS buildings will be mask optional for staff, students and visitors.  This week,...

New strategic plan soon to be rolled out

New strategic plan soon to be rolled out

By Alyssa King and Gabe Goode February 8, 2022

The Grosse Pointe Public Schools Strategic Plan has been in the planning process since September 2021, and was recently presented to the Board of Education. 50 members of the community, including staff...

District announces changes to midterms

District announces changes to midterms

By Farrah Fasse, Editor-in-Chief January 8, 2022

On Jan. 7, following backlash from many in the Grosse Pointe community, Grosse Pointe Public Schools announced changes to midterm exams in light of COVID-related absences and stress.  Traditionally,...

Proposal to defy mask mandate tabled

Proposal to defy mask mandate tabled

By Farrah Fasse, Editor-in-Chief December 21, 2021

On Nov. 18, Board Trustee Lisa Papas withdrew her resolution to implement a mask-optional policy in Grosse Pointe Public Schools from the board’s voting agenda. If approved, the resolution would have...

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