The student news site of Grosse Pointe North High School. 707 Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

North Pointe Now
The student news site of Grosse Pointe North High School. 707 Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

North Pointe Now
The student news site of Grosse Pointe North High School. 707 Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236

North Pointe Now
Grace Cueter

Grace Cueter, Editor-In-Chief

Hi! My name is Grace Cueter and I am a Senior at GPN. I have been a part of North Pointe since I was a freshman, and I am currently the Editor-in-Chief. Outside of North Pointe, I am the secretary of my class council, a Link Crew leader and a member of three school sports teams. Those teams are varsity field hockey, varsity ice hockey and varsity lacrosse. I have three younger siblings and a dog named Monty who I love to spend time with. I love to ski, watch new movies and go to concerts. I am super excited for everything that is coming this year!

All content by Grace Cueter
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
SEED TO SALE | After the microgreens were fully grown, the class washed, dried and packaged them to prepare them for delivery. Senior Aijalon Fernanders delivered the plants to a variety of different people around the community. “We packaged and delivered them,” Fernanders said. “We went around and said ‘do you want this, do you want that,’ and they would pay for them.”

Growing greens and gaining ground: Special needs students maintain and sell microgreens

By Grace Cueter and Grace Rossman
May 11, 2023
CLOSING CONCERNS | Even with the extension of the due diligence period, school board member Sean Cotton is apprehensive about Robertson and Renovare’s ability to close the deal within that time frame. “The developer must receive more than $8 million in government subsidies in order for the deal to close,” Cotton said.

Sale of Poupard Property stalls as Robertson and Renovare work to acquire government subsidies

By Grace Cueter and Annabelle Julien
May 9, 2023
Rokicki’s aviation career takes off: Senior is second in family to acquire pilot license

Rokicki’s aviation career takes off: Senior is second in family to acquire pilot license

By Grace Cueter and Christina Shea
April 13, 2023
(Playlist) Student Association Favorites

(Playlist) Student Association Favorites

By Grace Cueter, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2023
Community collaboration leads to record-breaking Charity Week

Community collaboration leads to record-breaking Charity Week

By Grace Cueter, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2023
DON’T LOOK BACK | The positive, future-focused mentality that Rob Johnson has brought to the varsity basketball team is something that junior and varsity basketball player Brady Beers believes has improved their game. “Coach Johnson is very big on the mental aspect of the game,” Beers said. “He always wants the team to focus on the next play, and not dwell on the mistakes we made in the past, and I think that’s very helpful for the team.”

Passing the ball : Johnson continues father’s coaching legacy

By Grace Cueter and Sophia Gauldoni
January 11, 2023
New safety protocols take effect

New safety protocols take effect

By Grace Cueter, Annabelle Julien, Hayley Zalewski, Isabella Boedeker, and Troy Lipscomb
November 11, 2022
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
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
IRREPLACEABLE LESSONS | Lessons in leadership, connection, communication and information are only a few of the things that were taught at the DECA state conference. Business teacher and DECA advisor Brian Levinson emphasizes the importance of those opportunities as one of the many reasons that he believes field trips are so important. “There's no way of replacing that type of experience,” Levinson said

Field trips return as mandates are lifted

By Grace Cueter, Elly Meteer, and Gabe Goode
March 24, 2022
(Podcast)The Link Episode 4: How North Pointe Has Impacted Us

(Podcast)The Link Episode 4: How North Pointe Has Impacted Us

By Farrah Fasse and Grace Cueter
February 28, 2022
Michigan Trans Student Union accepting anyone and everyone

Michigan Trans Student Union accepting anyone and everyone

By Grace Cueter and Anneliese Lechner
February 18, 2022
TEAM CAPTAIN| Junior Annabel Ayrault says her leadership skills have improved since her start on the team. “I've changed as a player because I've had to step up and be a leader as a junior, which has definitely helped my confidence on the court,” Annabel Ayrault said. “This has also affected who I am as a teammate, because I have become more vocal, and feel like I can be someone my teammates rely on.”

Basketball in their blood: Ayrault twins dominate the game

By Grace Cueter and Olivia Dodenhoff
January 31, 2022
(Podcast) The Link E3:Your lack of a developed prefrontal cortex isn't a smokescreen

(Podcast) The Link E3:Your lack of a developed prefrontal cortex isn’t a smokescreen

By Farrah Fasse and Grace Cueter
January 19, 2022
Protecting this house and each other

Protecting this house and each other

By Farrah Fasse and Grace Cueter
December 21, 2021
(Podcast) The Link E2: Equity of Grading Practices Questioned

(Podcast) The Link E2: Equity of Grading Practices Questioned

By Farrah Fasse and Grace Cueter
December 9, 2021
Senior Maddi Yee notices a correlation between cold weather and low motivation. “As the weather gets colder, I start losing motivation to do my work because I feel like I just kind of want to curl up in my bed,” Yee said. “When the warmer weather gets warmer, I feel that I get more motivated, because I can also like go outside, and that makes me want to do my work more.

The cold truth: Temperature’s negative impact on mental health

By Grace Cueter and Kyleigh Egli
November 23, 2021

(Podcast)The Link E1: The Continual Disrespect of Teachers

By Farrah Fasse and Grace Cueter
November 9, 2021
On the day following the sick out, students showed their support for their teachers by wearing black. Social studies teacher Sean McCarroll said he was happy to know that his students understood their concerns. “It was great to see students who were supportive and on board,” McCarroll said.

Board votes to loosen quarantine restrictions, teachers express their discontent

By Farrah Fasse and Grace Cueter
June 4, 2021
Senior Logan Ladach agreed with his coach Jaron Nelson, saying that this is not the end of his wrestling career, or at least he hopes not. “My high school wrestling career is over but I’m actively going on college visits to wrestle in college,” Ladach said.

Senior Logan Ladach places sixth at the MHSAA 2021 state wrestling tournament

By Grace Cueter, Section Editor
April 30, 2021
Sophomore Paige Spence said that reaching the state-level competition was a major accomplishment for the team because they only had one opportunity to earn the scores that they needed. “In the past few months we have had to cancel two out of our three competitions, so we had one left and whether we made it to states or not was dependent on how we placed in our only competition,” Spence said.

Two of three community figure skating teams advance to the state competition

By Grace Cueter, Section Editor
March 22, 2021

Board votes on return to face-to-face learning

By Grace Cueter and Farrah Fasse
March 3, 2021
The Swift sisters: Folklore and Evermore showcase Taylor Swift’s lyrical and musical growth

The Swift sisters: Folklore and Evermore showcase Taylor Swift’s lyrical and musical growth

By Grace Cueter, Section Editor
January 29, 2021
Student Association gives back during the holiday season

Student Association gives back during the holiday season

By Grace Cueter, Section Editor
December 22, 2020
Junior Helena Haney attends an Interact Club officers meeting. Haney said she is glad to be able to meet with the officers, but not being able to have large meetings with the whole Interact Club chapter has been a difficult part of the transition to an online learning environment. “The biggest challenge with not being in person is not being able to have meetings and not being able to do group work together,” Haney said.

School clubs amid COVID-19

By Grace Cueter and Alexa Mazzola
December 1, 2020
At the end of the team's first win, they ran together to form a celebration huddle. "It was a big moment, all the hard work during the offseason paid off," Coach Drouin said. "That was the win to end a 16 game losing streak."

Varsity football team wins first game in over a year

By Grace Cueter and Sophia Dragich
November 5, 2020
Choir instructor headed to semifinals in Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament

Choir instructor headed to semifinals in Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament

By Grace Cueter, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2020

District switches to Google Hangouts after Zoom privacy concerns

By Grace Cueter, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2020

Schools continue teaching through online programs

By Grace Cueter, Staff Reporter
April 2, 2020
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