Working out is one of many stress-reducing strategies for students
Grace Reyes '19, Pulse Editor-in-Chief
March 20, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Features, Health and Fitness
Balancing work and other extracurricular high school activities can be overwhelming. Finding a healthy coping strategy to battle stress can be a great outlet for busy students. Working out is one of many ways to reduce stress, according to South’s school psychologist, Lisa Khoury. Carly Orhan ’...
How Lent’s Meaning has Changed
Anna Ludvigsen '20, Staff Writer
March 18, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Opinion
When spring begins to thaw the icy winter in Grosse Pointe, many students might begin to plan for spring break. Yet, most of the Christian students at South start to think of what they are going to give up for lent. Lent can be thought of in one of two ways: a time to sacrifice something to praise...
Grosse Pointe’s Best Smoothies in a 5-mile Radius
Morgan Skaff '20 and Tara Cole '20
March 17, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Health and Fitness, Multimedia
Cannelle, a Detroit bakery, attracts new customers with stellar pastries
Sumner Verlinden '20, Staff Writer
March 17, 2019
Filed under Entertainment, Featured Content, Uncategorized
I recently visited Cannelle by Matt Knio located at 45 West Grand River, just one block from downtowns shopping district on Woodward. My first thought when I arrived there was shock. The outside of the building is so grand but simple, which I assume pulls many customers inside. The inside of the ...
Basketball student manager reminisces on the past four years on the team
Keegan Spitz '20, Staff Writer
March 13, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
There has not been a student manager position open for the boys Varsity Basketball team in four years because John Weglarz has spent his years at South in that position. “Each year I have the opportunity to go through the ups and downs of the season with a stellar group of guys and personalities...
Student finds enjoyment in numerous sports
Bridget Doyle '21, Copy Editor
March 13, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
Practices. Games. Tournaments--A constant cycle for Jen Crowley ’21. Crowley plays four sports; a mix of travel and high school athletics. She participates in JV basketball, varsity and travel soccer, and varsity golf during the school year as well as swimming for the Country Club of Detroit in the ...
South has a voice, it’s time to listen
March 12, 2019
Filed under Editorial, Featured Content
“We have a voice, and we are speaking.” “You have a voice, and we are listening.” These words, the focus of a mural upon entrance to the IA building, are meant to show that students have an opportunity to speak up, but, unfortunately, these complaints aren’t usually, truly heard. We...
Candid about culture: The Tower investigates a change in environment at South
Alyssa Czech '19, Editor in Chief and Bianca Pugliesi '19, Associate Editor
March 11, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Features
Based on the 2017-2018 Employee Engagement Survey, which The Tower obtained through FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), over half of the staff at South say they are not satisfied with the culture of their workplace. Over the past several months, The Tower has conducted over 35 interviews and obtained multi...
New movie displays the importance of female empowerment in the workplace
Julia Ambrozy '20, Page Editor
March 9, 2019
Filed under Entertainment, Featured Content
What Men Want is a classic twist on the original film What Women Want released in the 2000. It is a romantic comedy that takes the viewers through a journey of a successful business woman and her struggles of being the only woman in a workplace full of men. The main character Ali Davis, played by...
The life of a high school gymnast uncovered
Hope Whitney '21, Page Editor
March 8, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Features
Kate Ennis ‘21 has loved gymnastics since the moment she stepped into the Extreme Gymnastics gym, when she was just nine years old. Ennis said her first gymnastics memory was joining the team and meeting her best friend. “My first day of practice, I had no friends, until we had to do a partner drill a...
Community college: a path to consider
Ally Bearman '20, Staff Writer
March 7, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Features
Community college is a widely-popular alternative to a state college with 5.8 million students enrolled in the U.S. per year, according to statistica.com. This option is less expensive, Statistica said, and serves the same purpose as state college with the additional factor of possibly living at home...
My view: Basketball players should be able to go to the NBA as soon as they’re ready
Jackson Jogan '21, Page Editor
March 7, 2019
Filed under Featured Content, Opinion
For as long as I can remember, entering the NBA directly out of high school has been a subject of much debate. At one point you could, but as of 2006, the NBA rules state you must be at least 19 years old to enter the league, or the one and done rule, referring to the single year you must wait. This...
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