Student Association makes history with the addition of a homecoming king
John Bellamy '19, Staff Writer
September 25, 2017
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On September 29th, a Homecoming King will be crowned for the first time in South's history during halftime at the Homecoming game. Crowning a Homecoming Queen has been a tradition at Grosse Pointe South for decades. However, this year our Student Association decided to change it up. In the past tw...
A king will be crowned at homecoming
Lauren Thom '18, Staff Writer
September 22, 2017
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After much support was shown last year for the nomination of a homecoming king, Student Association (SA) has included boys to the homecoming court ballot this year for the senior class. This year, students from the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes will all vote for two girls from their grade that h...
The clock tower rings in the new year
Riley Lynch '18, Supervising Visuals Editor
September 21, 2017
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The first day of school rung with more than just seven-minute bells and one-minute warnings this year after the renovation of South’s historic clock tower, which now chimes every hour and half-hour. Prior to the recent renovation, the clock’s time, bells and backlighting weren’t functioning. Ho...
Dissections tread a thin line as budgets are in limbo
Adrian Doan '19, Page Editor
September 21, 2017
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Dissecting, a core component of Grosse Pointe South’s biology classes, is at risk of being scrapped due to budget cuts, according to biology teachers James Adams and Shelly Rothenbuhler. The addition of new classes to the science department has stretched the budget thin; unless the department can ob...
Rock Wars
Ian Dewey, Copy Editor
September 21, 2017
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Back and forth, back and forth. Over the course of the preceding summer vacation, the rock in front of South became the home of unapproved Pro-Trump messages, along with those of gay pride--a minor political battle took place in the form of anonymous attempts of painting over the other’s message. ...
The new hall pass policy
Elizabeth Flower '20, Copy Editor
September 18, 2017
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To increase the safety of South and keep students from roaming the halls, a new school-wide hall pass policy was implemented for the school year by Assistant Principal Cindy Parravano along with South’s administration. “It (the policy) is to keep more order and to keep people more safe,” Pa...
Parents meet the teachers at Back to School Night
Blair Cullen '18, Staff Writer
September 14, 2017
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Parents will have the opportunity to meet their students’ teachers while shadowing their daily schedule. Back to School Night will take place this Thursday, Sept. 14. "Parents will have 12 to 15 minutes with each of their students’ teachers to learn the daily rules and expectations and what's in store for ...
Ready; set; sail
Audrey Whitaker '19, Section Editior
September 7, 2017
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The morning of July 22, 206 sailboats awaited starting signals for Bayview Yacht Club’s 92nd annual Port Huron to Mackinac Island race. According to a statement from Tricia Smotherland, the 2017 race chair, all boats had finished by mid-Monday morning. 83 boats finished Sunday night between 6 ...
A new era of Farms: local owners exceed expansion goal
Ray Hasanaj '18, Supervising Editor
September 6, 2017
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After twenty years of owning Fresh Farms Market, business owners Steve and Larry Najjar have accomplished their goal of expanding the grocery store into something larger. “In 1997, we purchased the business here, and that was our plan all along was to some day buy the property and expand the sto...
War Memorial Hosts Charlottesville Solidarity Vigil
Adrian Doan '19, Page Editor
August 30, 2017
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Plagued by foul weather and organized within a few days, the GP/Charlottesville Solidarity Vigil to support the Charlottesville community still managed to fill the War Memorial Auditorium to standing room only, another success for the community group, Welcoming Everyone Grosse Pointe (WEGP). ...
History in the Making: Grosse Pointe holds its first Pride march
Riley Lynch '18, Graphics Manager
June 12, 2017
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After nearly a year in the making, the first Pride March in Grosse Pointe was held on Sunday, June 11. The march was organized by Welcoming Everyone Grosse Pointe (WEGP), which aims to include members of any group into the Grosse Pointe community and provide an open environment. The marc...
Mother’s Club Scholarship Night Awards $40,000 to South Students
Ariana Chengges '17, Pulse Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2017
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The Mothers Club of Grosse Pointe South held their annual scholarship awards night to commemorate deserving seniors on Tuesday, May 23 in Cleminson Hall, according to VP Scholarship Carrie Calcaterra. Each year the Mothers Club designates a portion of its fundraising profits for financial need and...
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