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KIB: Week of 4/22

KIB: Week of 4/22

By Adam Schwartz, Page Editor April 23, 2018

On Thursday April 26th, there is a half day for all students due to afternoon staff development. Students will report to class at regular time and will be dismissed at 10:55 A.M. All classes will be...

KIB: Week of 4/16

KIB: Week of 4/16

By Savannah Burguron, Intern April 19, 2018

“Super Troopers 2” will premiere in theaters Friday, April 20. The movie is not yet rated, but it is a comedy/mystery movie. The first “Super Troopers”  got a 90 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating...

Local chemistry Olympiad exam more difficult than anticipated by students

By Colin Haroutunian, Intern April 17, 2018

Junior Teddy Pappas and four other North students attempted the local 2018 Chemistry Olympiad exam on March 22nd at the University of Michigan campus in Dearborn. None of the five participants would proceed...

Is the SAT necessary?

Is the SAT necessary?

By Jordan Craighead & Cairington Stahl, Business Manager & Staff Reporter April 16, 2018

Each year, millions of high schoolers sit at desks with two perfectly sharpened number two pencils and a state-approved calculator. They wipe the sweat from their brows, attempt to shake out the nerves...

KIB-Week of April 9

KIB-Week of April 9

By Adam Schwartz, Page Editor April 9, 2018

Juniors will have Workkeys testing on the morning of Wednesday, April 11th in the gym. All other grades will be attending class as normal, and continue with a regular school day during testing. For...

Keeping it Brief: Five things you need to know for the week of March 26-30

Keeping it Brief: Five things you need to know for the week of March 26-30

By Ben Uram, Staff Reporter March 27, 2018

“Ready Player One” premiers in theaters on Thursday, March 29th.  This movie is about a teenager living in a post-apocalyptic, near future version of our world.  In this reality, citizens can...

KIB- March 14-23

KIB- March 14-23

By Savannah Burguron, Intern March 19, 2018

“Love, Simon” premiered Friday, March 16 and earned a 90 percent rating in Rotten Tomatoes. It is about a teenage boy named Simon who is done living by the world’s rules and is ready to come...

Police coordinate with district in wake of school shooting

By Michal Ruprecht, Abi Murray, and Cairington Stahl March 14, 2018

As junior Maria DiSanto walked the halls on Thursday, Feb. 15, one day after the shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, she felt a usual sense of safety at the sight of...

Colleges respond to student demonstrations in, out of school

Colleges respond to student demonstrations in, out of school

By Alex Harring, Managing Editor March 7, 2018

When senior Raegan Bastien paid her deposit to Ohio University this month, it seemed like the end of the college admissions process. However, with walkouts and other protests happening in Grosse Pointe...

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Keeping it Brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 26- March 5

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large February 26, 2018

1. Winter Olympics come to an end The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea ended on Sunday, Feb. 25. According to the New York Times, Korean athletes marched under a unified flag in the...

Keeping it Brief: five things to know for the week of Feb. 4 -10

By Amelia Nowicki and Halle Pepper February 15, 2018

The outcome of Super Bowl LII has given the Philadelphia Eagles their first Super Bowl win in the team’s history. The final score was 41-33, putting the Eagles above the New England Patriots The...

Keeping it Brief: five things to know for the week of Jan. 29 – Feb. 2

By Lindsey Ramsdell, Editor-in-chief January 29, 2018

State of the Union Address - President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union speech on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 9 p.m. The annual speech will outline the President’s agenda and points of attention...

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