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Wars Devastation Bucha, Ukraine, used as a battleground between Russia and Ukraine, and the evidence of ruin left behind blocks the street. Photo courtesy of: Wikipedia
Russian Failure in Ukraine
Everythings online: In 2023, the FDA dropped rules against Mifepristone being sold remotely via telehealth. Photo courtesy: Robin Marty
A failure to draw a line
Photo courtesy of: Sebastian Scott-Koerber '28
Expanding the farm; Fresh Farms Market expansion
Inc Magazine honors Gabel’s global impact
APPOINTEE Appointed 7-0 by the Grosse Pointe Board of Education for the role of superintendent, Dr. Roy Bishop will continue to serve as deputy superintendent under superintendent Dr. Andrea Tuttle until Sept. 1, 2026, when Tuttle will retire and Bishop will assume her role.
Full Grosse Pointe superintendent controversy
A shot of the Michigan Capitol at night, the same place where the House proposed Bill 5310. The bill will go through committee, where the House will decide whether or not to vote on it. Photo courtesy of WEMU.
Michigan House proposes expansion of school choice
CLOSED PROCESS: The board of education’s decision to skip an open interview process for the next superintendent leaves the community divided. Deputy Superintendent Roy Bishop was directly appointed.
BOE pushes against school enrollment legislation
TURN AROUND: In a faster process than previously used by the school board, Bishop could potentially be appointed Superintendent by Mar. 9. Photo Courtesy of GPPSS.
BOE to appoint Roy Bishop as superintendent
FORCE TO BE RECKONED: By 2016, Verlander had asserted himself as one of the best pitchers of his generation, having led the league in strikeouts four times, and throwing 23 complete games in ten seasons. Photo courtesy of KeithAllisonPhoto.com.
Veteran Verlander’s Homecoming
The BOE during the April 14, 2025 meeting.
BOE to repurpose Trombly following survey
Hecker takes 6th place in nationwide competition
Hecker takes 6th place in nationwide competition
Earning the badge: Former South student, Paul Lyke shakes hands with South resource officer Jim LaBeau at the Farms police station. On May 20, Lyke was sworn into the Farms police after graduating from the police academy on May 18. He was offered a job before entering the academy and plans to work there for many years. Photo courtesy of: Kassiani Norris
South’s own armed forces community
Junior Malone Sullivan joins in on hacky sack trends alongside junior Henrik Moore. Moore kicks the sack up onto Sullivan's chest to stall until she passes onto the other friends joined in the circle. Photo courtesy of: Amelia MacGillis
Sacking coming back
Hoco Fun: Freshmen Evelyn Kraydich, Khloe Mills and Lee Anderson take a quick photo at Patterson Park before rushing over to dinner. All the girls in their homecoming group wore their heels to the dance and quickly learned their best option was to go barefoot. Photo courtesy of: Marielle Macuga
Freshman Recap
Hired for the summer
Photo of American Red Cross flyer from the National Honor Society blood drive this past year
March: a month of donating
Infographic by: Sophia Fowler
The internet’s worst nightmare: “Cancel culture”
Living differently: How students are being affected by COVID-19
Living differently: How students are being affected by COVID-19
Out of school, out of sight: A look at lesser-known extracurriculars
Shooting for the stars: A look at women in male-dominated fields of STEM and media
Mr. Finney relaxing after a long day of excited Art and Design.
Five minutes with art teacher Alexander Finney
Maddison Duff' 23 racing at a Girl's Track Meet.
Five minutes with track star Madison Duff
Cierra Rice the new girls' track coach.
Five minutes with new Girls’ Track Coach Cierra Rice
The referee lifts Wyatt Hepner's '25 arm in victory after defeating his opponent in an intense match.
Five minutes with silver medalist wrestler Wyatt Hepner
Richie Barnwell ‘24 poses for a photo at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, TN for the Heart of America Showcase choir competition on March 11, 2023.
Five Minutes with Student Tech Crew Manager Richie Barnwell
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
Backrooms is the best horror movie of the year
Summer concerts in Detroit
Summer concerts in Detroit
Picture perfect: Seniors Mackenzie Adams and Vivi Cilano show off their prom dresses. Adams made sure to present the beautiful floral pattern of her dress, which she loved. Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Adams
South’s best dressed
Photo Courtesy of Spotify
Left out in the cold
More than music: Michael movie
More than music: Michael movie
The new location of Chick-fil-A on the corner of Mack and Marseilles Street opening October 30.
Excitement builds as Grosse Pointes welcomes Chick-fil-A
JJ’s just in.
Dinner in the Pointes
Dinner in the Pointes
Cooking up controversy; popular chain restaurant has become unwelcome in Grosse Pointe
TikTok crazes at Choco Mania Cafe
TikTok crazes at Choco Mania Cafe
“Obsession” Review: Curry Barker pioneers a new age of horror
“Obsession” Review: Curry Barker pioneers a new age of horror
Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons
“Scream 7” arrives at the end of February
Wuthering Heights Controversy
Wuthering Heights Controversy
Black Phone 2 Review
Black Phone 2 Review
Sticking with the classics
Sticking with the classics
Reflecting Puerto Rican Values: Bad Bunny sings “El Apagón” which means “The Blackout” at the Super Bowl LX. During this performance, Bad Bunny held a light blue Puerto Rican flag to represent independence. Photo courtesy: Getty images
The 50-yard line welcomes Bad Bunny
Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons
New era for Noah Kahan
Album Cover Image Source: Mitski.com
Mitski continues to exceed fan expectations
The Life of a Showgirl isn't as glamorous as it seems
The Life of a Showgirl isn’t as glamorous as it seems
Super Bowl Halftime becomes a topic of debate between Pop culture and Politics
Super Bowl Halftime becomes a topic of debate between Pop culture and Politics
Left to right: Leo Neds-Fox ’26 as Edward Ferrars, Delaney DeMarco ’28 as Margaret Dashwood and Violet King ’26 as Marianne Dashwood at the Tuesday, Oct. 14 dress rehearsal for “Sense and Sensibility.” The Pointe Players rehearsed for months before performing the finished product on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Oct. 16-18. Photo courtesy: Grace Geresey
Pointe Players perform “Sense and Sensibility”
Murals lined the old AI building as old art legacy projects.
The IA Legacy Lives on
Image courtesy of Amazon.
Feminism in literature: The Bell Jar review
Sage Suson '26, Jolina Huchingson '25 and Allison Thomas '25 practice their lines for the musical.
Behind the curtains of South’s new musical
Photo courtesy of Amazon.
Beyond the pages
Inescapable Epidemic
Inescapable Epidemic
Let it fly
Let it fly
Graphic credit: Elyse Lenglet '27
Social Media Helps Raise Awareness of Hantavirus
Graphic credit: Elyse Lenglet '27
Don’t jump to panic
Learning how to live
Learning how to live
Graphic Credit: Christina Karcher
Don’t say “What If?”
Graphic credit: Christina Karcher '28
Caring about climate change
Art is not dead. Your attitude is
Art is not dead. Your attitude is
Subtle sexism
Subtle sexism
Not your relationship, not your business
Not your relationship, not your business
The issue of the MLB salary cap
The issue of the MLB salary cap
Breaking down the NFL Draft
Breaking down the NFL Draft
Chiefs vs. 49ers: Super Bowl predictions
Chiefs vs. 49ers: Super Bowl predictions
Showtime in Detroit
Showtime in Detroit
The highlight-reel of recruiting
The highlight-reel of recruiting
Spring sports recap
Pack the Den: The same bleachers that were overflowing for the football games are now scattered with just a few people for the varsity boys lacrosse game. Photo courtesy of Thaddeus Houk ’28.
Where is everybody?
LEADING THE TRACK Morgan Duff runs the 200-meter dash as the South Girls’ track season opener against Warren Mott High School. Duff ran a 27.96, earning first place in the event. Photo courtesy of: Isabella Chaptini
Tower athlete of the year: Morgan Duff
Trump sits at his desk in the Oval office singing document. Photo courtesy of Flickr.
Trump’s action to save college sports
Graphic courtesy of NCAA
March Madness Recap
Devils in the Details: South students' spring breaks
Devils in the Details: South students’ spring breaks
Tradition in transition
Tradition in transition
Stranger Things season 5 predictions
Stranger Things season 5 predictions
How high school prepares people
How high school prepares people
Spending summertime
Spending summertime
Devils in the Details: South students' spring breaks
Devils in the Details: South students’ spring breaks
Tradition in transition
Tradition in transition
Stranger Things season 5 predictions
Stranger Things season 5 predictions
How high school prepares people
How high school prepares people
Spending summertime
Spending summertime
The South bench cheers on the team from the sidelines. The game started close, but Dakota soon took a 4-1 lead after the first period.
Boys lacrosse comeback comes up short on senior night
Donte Ormond ’26 dribbles up the court.
South’s unified basketball team wins against Clawson
Ruby Lenhard ‘26 locked into the game.
Girls varsity hockey senior night mercy
Anastazja Zieleniewski ’26 and the rest of the team line up for the national anthem before the first period starts.
Victory over the Hills
Lucy Tull ’25 is escorted by her parents during the Grosse Pointe United Gymnastics teams Senior Night.
Starring the senior
The Tower Class of 2023
The Tower Class of 2023
The Tower Class of 2022
The Tower Class of 2022
Tales from quarantine
Tales from quarantine
MAC basketball semifinal recap: Blue Devils take on Roseville
Dogs, pancakes, horses and more: Wellness week destresses post midterms

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Mary Sheffield Detroit’s first woman mayor

Maureen Scanlon ’27, Opinion Editor
December 5, 2025

Mary Sheffiled, City Council President and Detroit’s Mayor-Elect, is set to become the city’s new mayor.

Sheffield, a member of the Democratic Party, won the 2025 election with a landslide 77 percent vote, defeating the other candidate, Solomon Kinloch. In Detroit’s history, Sheffield will be the first woman to lead the city.

“Tonight our city adds another chapter to its great history. Throughout Detroit’s 324-year history, 75 mayors have led this city. Not one has been a woman. But tonight, Detroit, we know that changes. And you changed it Detroit!” Sheffield said to the crowd attending her election party on Nov. 2 at the MGM Grand Detroit.

Sheffield’s official transition initiative, “Rise Higher Detroit,” aims to be community-focused and driven, highlighting opportunities and equity in the city.

“[Detroit] We are a city of innovators, of champions, of changemakers…from these Detroit streets, came freedom,” Sheffield said in her victory speech on Nov. 2.

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Photo courtesy of: Sebastian Scott-Koerber '28
Expanding the farm; Fresh Farms Market expansion
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APPOINTEE Appointed 7-0 by the Grosse Pointe Board of Education for the role of superintendent, Dr. Roy Bishop will continue to serve as deputy superintendent under superintendent Dr. Andrea Tuttle until Sept. 1, 2026, when Tuttle will retire and Bishop will assume her role.
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Maureen Scanlon ’27
Maureen Scanlon ’27, Copy Editor
As an only child, Maureen Scanlon ’27 was always pushed by her family to write for The Tower: being their only hope to have a literary genius in the family. Begrudgingly she signed up to start a journalism class her freshman year. Soon this mindless decision became a passion. This year will be Scanlon’s first year on staff and she is ready to take on new stories and challenges. “Journalism is just so raw,” Scanlon said. “I’ve always loved every aspect of literature, reading, writing, poetry, and I just think that journalism is so informational.” When she is not found reading classic works by Kurt Vonnegut or Toni Morrison, she is probably listening to Lana Del Rey or the Grateful Dead- she does consider herself a “deadhead”. “When I started learning about Journalism, I loved it,” Scanlon said. “Now I’m thinking about going into journalism as a career which I never thought of before starting Tower.”