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The other F word

By Sophie Kehrig, Staff Reporter October 11, 2017

I am a staunch pacifist. I believe peaceful, indignant protest is the key to being heard over the deafening white noise of injustice. However, I don’t think I’ve ever come as close to violence as I...

Standarized testing to impact student schedules

Standarized testing to impact student schedules

By Colin Haroutunian, Intern October 11, 2017

Students of all grades missed their daily classes on Wednesday, Oct. 11, due to the Preliminary SAT that occurred in school. Unlike most students, seniors did not partake in the PSAT, giving them a...

District discontinues special education adapted art, music classes

District discontinues special education adapted art, music classes

By Michal Ruprecht and Hannah Zalewski October 4, 2017

Parent Mary Ellen Kaiser was shocked when she was informed the first day of school that the adapted art and music classes her daughter took last year would be cut from the master schedule. These are...

Design: Volume 50, issue 2, page 7

Design: Volume 50, issue 2, page 7

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large October 4, 2017

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Learning through literature

Learning through literature

By Alex Harring, Managing Editor September 22, 2017

Two weeks ago, a Mississippi school district made national headlines for pulling “To Kill A Mockingbird,” a historical fiction piece with a resonating message about equality and social injustice, from...

Apple drops new products

Apple drops new products

September 21, 2017

Apple announced in their latest keynote that they will be releasing three new products available for purchase Friday, Sept. 22. To celebrate the company's tenth anniversary they are releasing the...

TRAVELING TO NEW PLACES | Noa Liv Dyhr and freshman Karina Hartley pose for a picture with other exchange students in Denmark. “It was my  rst time in America, and I love it over there,” Dyhr said. “We were also in the Village in Grosse Pointe Parks/Farms and it was like a cute little city. It totally looked like something from a movie.”

To Denmark and back

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large September 20, 2017

When students vacation in foreign countries, many stay in hotels, away from the culture and daily life. However, freshman Karina Hartley chose to spend two and a half weeks getting an authentic taste of...

Design: Volume 50, issue 1, page 7

Design: Volume 50, issue 1, page 7

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large September 20, 2017

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A presidential assault on the media

A presidential assault on the media

By Lindsey Ramsdell, Editor-in-Chief July 2, 2017

This morning, President Trump tweeted from his personal Twitter account a mocking gif of himself knocking down a man with the CNN logo covering his face. Regardless of political affiliation, as a journalist,...

Sense8, and what it truly meant

‘Sense8,’ and what it truly meant

By Addison Toutant, Staff Reporter June 5, 2017

On June 1st, the first day of LGBT pride month, Netflix announced that they were cancelling their series “Sense8.” Many people were infuriated, myself included, that the show was canceled, especially...

Students go on Global Leadership Adventures

Students go on Global Leadership Adventures

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large June 3, 2017

Many students vacation in tourist hotspots like Florida and Mexico, however, sophomores Camryn Simon and Maggie Mattes chose to travel to authentic, non-tourist communities. They visit countries through...

Design: Volume 49, issue 15, pages 4-5

Design: Volume 49, issue 15, pages 4-5

By Michal Ruprecht, Editor-at-Large June 2, 2017

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