North Pointe Vol. 48, Issue 15- May 25, 2016

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SYDNEY BENSON

NORTH

DAN LEONE

GROSSE POINTE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Far left: Senior Markael Butler plans to attend Michigan State University next fall to play football.

Left: Junior Dan Leone pole vaulting.

To find out more about these athletes head to page 10.

POINTE WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016

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Title IX expands to protect transgender students

Rise in online learning forms supplement classwork

By Mora Downs & Sonny Mulpuri MANAGING EDITOR & DIGITAL EDITOR

By Bella Lawson ASSISTANT EDITOR

ALEX HARRING & MORA DOWNS

The Departments of Education and Justice released a joint directive that extends Title IX of the Education Amendments to transgender students two weeks ago.

Title IX was first implemented in 1972 and originally prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in schools. Now, the government has clarified that Title IX also applies to discrimination based on gender identity. Gender identity refers to a mental perception of self, while gender in the traditional sense refers to the gender one is assigned at birth. One’s gender identity may differ from their biological gender, qualifying them as transgender.

The Obama administration sees trans-

gender rights as a civil rights matter, and has been working to protect them.

Title IX applies to all schools that receive federal funding. Schools must now treat transgender students according to their gender identity and use names and pronouns that the student specifies. This goes into effect as soon as the student or their parent or guardian prompts the school to change their name and gender in the school records. Transgender students must be provided the same opportunities as other students, even if others in the community object.

Transgender students are also allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms con-

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The strategic goals for the state were created by the State Board of Education and Michigan Department of Education.

According to the memorandum the state is “committed to reducing the impact of high-risk factors and providing equitable resources and access to quality educational opportunities to meet the needs of all students,” The goals provided are aimed to prevent any form of harassment as well as educating staff and students about LGBTQ issues. This includes designating a staff member that is a resource for LGBTQ students.

By proposing these goals, the state is hoping to combat bullying directed towards LGBTQ students, which can lead to depression, anxiety and stunted academic goals among victims.

Health and educational obstacles are greater among transgender students than in gay, lesbian or bisexual students. The memorandum also says, 26 percent of transgender students were physically assaulted because of their gender identity in the past year.

By trying to create a more comfortable environment, the state expects to see better results for all students by breaking the barrier that has been created over the years. However, the students who are impacted specifically by this initiative are expected to see the greatest increase in performance because they will feel safer in their surroundings in school.

The Department of Education also encourages schools to change unofficial school records along with the official ones.

Unofficial records include class and team rosters and any mention in the school’s yearbook or newspaper.

The memorandum also addresses school dress codes. The state believes that school dress codes should be gender-neutral and schools should not restrict clothing choices on the basis of gender.

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sistent with their gender identity.

Failure to comply with these guidelines or keep a transgender student’s information private will result in a Title IX violation, and the loss of federal funding.

The Michigan Department of Education also released a memorandum in February aligned with the interests of the national mandate. But, the state memorandum was merely a suggestion, not an obligation as the Title IX additions are.

The state also posed future goals in terms of trans inclusion and trans education.

Read to see how the state and national policies differ.

As opposed to the state memorandum, the national statement is mandator y. Breaking Title IX regulations could result in the school losing federal funding.

Protocol is extended to housing and overnight accommodations at the national level. W hen on an overnight trip, schools must prov ide housing consistent w ith gender identity and prov ide single-occupancy rooms if the student chooses that route.

The national guide also encompasses single-sex classes.

Transgender students must be able to attend the class consistent w ith their gender identity.

Privacy concerning personally identifiable information is also part of the national directive. Disclosing information like a student’s birth name or gender assigned at birth is considered potentially harmful to the student and can v iolate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. However, public institutions are the only ones under these guidelines. Private and single-sex schools are not forced to follow them, since they do not receive federal funding.

Similarly to single-sex and private schools College fraternities and sororities w ill also get to choose their path of action, as Title IX does not apply to them. These schools can set their ow n policies for gender identity if need be.

Comprehension of new material in classrooms is difficult to determine without the methods of standardized testing.

Online learning sources such as Kahoot, Google Classroom, various social media sites and clickers have become a tool in classrooms to assist academic performance. These devices all reach out to students through something more frequently utilized in their generation: the internet.

According to junior Adam Schade, Kahoot and other learning resources similar to it are very helpful and he enjoys the aspect of competing with his classmates in games.

Google Classroom is a way for teachers to alert students of assignments in class that are due or coming up. It also allows students to receive feedback from their teacher directly on the assignment itself.

It is accessible on many devices, not only through the computer, which many students find helpful on-the-go. One feature that appeals to sophomore Jacqueline Squillace is the online submission process.

“I feel like technology is really important.

It is so present in everybody’s lives,” Squillace said. “It’s easy because in Google Classroom, you can submit something, so that if your printer isn’t working you can always just submit it and (the teacher) can get it.”

On the other hand, Kahoot is a game used by teachers to test their students’ knowledge on certain subjects the class may be working on. It is a competitive game where players get points for how fast the question is answered and whether or not the answer is correct. Kahoot is used in many foreign language classes to practice vocabulary, prepare for tests and quizzes, but also just for entertainment.

“I like Kahoot—everyone loves it, it’s fun. I find it kind of helpful, it’s a different way to review and it’s interactive, so you actually sort of feel like you’re doing something and preparing. So I think it’s helpful,” Schade said.

Digital Seminar teacher Sean McCarroll uses many different online resources, including social media, to connect his students to their classes.

“You can use technology to do stuff that otherwise you would not have been able to do, and that’s what we do in iTech, we use technologies in that room that allow us to do different stuff like prototyping ideas and stuff like that,” McCarroll said.

“In terms of review and things, I’ve used Kahoot before, I’ve used clickers before. Sometimes the amount of time it takes to set it up detracts from class and doesn’t add value to what we’re doing. It kind of washes it out, but it’s all about how you use it.”

READ MORE ABOUT THIS DIRECTIVE ON PAGE 11 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

NEWS - PAGE 3 Students walk into the Lochmoor tennis courts during the evacuation drill on Monday, May 16.

“We create a rosy view of life, an image and brand curated painstakingly to depict our lives and pursuits as colorfully as possible.”

EDITORIAL - PAGE 9

Correction: last issue’s front page headline should have read “Selling notes breaches academic integrity.”

See page 9 for more information.

CAITLIN BUSH

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Librar y media skills teacher Amanda Pata expects to see North adopt a specific learning system to increase academic performance in the future.

“I think dow n the road there may be an adoption of a specific learning management system, but that doesn’t mean that teachers w ill all be using it, nor does it mean they can’t use the ones that they use already,” Pata said. “That’s really up in the air and is more of a tech department, beyond me, ty pe of thing. For now we’re just tr ying things out and seeing what works best w ith kids and putting our two cents in when the decision making comes.”

Technolog y is a commonly used part of this generation’s life and being on phones and other portable electronic dev ices is expected by teachers. Unfortunately, huge textbooks and backpacks aren’t as portable as a five-by-five inch iPhone, which is where apps like Quizlet and Google Docs or Classroom reside.

Online learning forms are especially helpful to students w ith expanded knowledge and experience w ith technolog y.

“One of the advantages is we have kids who are ver y tech-sav v y, so we don’t have to spend a lot of time teaching them how to use the tools because they’re

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ver y intuitive. Students are intuitive now in technolog y,” Pata said. “(Students) know what to do if we say ‘hey tr y this out.’ But there are always the disadvantages if you don’t use it effectively, then students are just going to move right back into that social mode on their phones. Technolog y is a tool to help teach, it is not the tool that is teaching.”

Contributing: Emma Puglia

Code of conduct expands to extracurricular activities

By Lindsey Ramsdell & Ritika Sanikommu EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & EDITOR-AT-LARGE

Junior Olivia Randazzo keeps a busy schedule laden with extracurricular activities.

Along with being Student Association president, she is a CEO of WILLOW, a member of Link Crew and KNOTS and is on the softball team. Previously, she only had to answer to the Athletic Code of Conduct. This will change next year.

The new Extracurricular Code of Conduct that goes into effect August 1 will apply to both student athletes and students involved in extracurricular activities. For Randazzo, this means she could be suspended both from her softball games and her many clubs if she ever were to break the code.

“I think that that’s helpful because if you’re getting suspended from a sports game for a reason, then you shouldn’t be allowed to participate in other activities,” Randazzo said. “Obviously you did something wrong, so you should get some time off from those, too, so you can help regroup yourself.”

The current Athletic Code of Conduct has been in place since 2006 and applies only to student athletes. But in September, a committee composed of teachers, administrators, coaches and parents met to revise the code so it would incorporate students who participate in any extracurricular activity—whether it is sports, clubs or student government.

TV Production teacher and former golf coach Brian Stackpoole is on the committee that amended the code. They met monthly over the course of the year to ensure that it not only encompassed more students, but was also easier to follow.

“What was interesting was that we reviewed many different codes of conduct from around the state, and some of them were like 30 to 40 pages long and covered the minutiae of details,” Stackpoole said.

“I think one thing that I personally wanted was to say it can’t be something that’s 30 pages. I don’t understand it. I don’t even want kids to look at something that is 30 pages. How can we get something that is useful and meaningful in the shortest form possible?”

The punishment for code infractions will remain the same: suspension from a certain number of events. These events now include performances, competitions and club meetings. However, in an attempt to clear up the confusion in the previous Athletic Code, under which student athletes were suspended for a percentage of games in a season, the revised version sets a number of events for the suspension. For example, activities with 1-9 events per season results in a suspension of two events.

While it includes the same punishments, the new code expands on the kinds of violations that students are penalized for. These include failure to cooperate in an investigation and supporting the use of illegal substances.

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Punishment for supporting the use of substances is an addition to the code that is similar to older Minor in Association laws. If a student is at an event where substances are present and does not remove him or herself or make a legitimate attempt to, the student will be penalized. However, these association-based penalties are not as severe as for a student who is in possession of illegal items. Association penalties equate to half of the suspension time of a full punishment.

Athletic director Brian Shelson has had to suspend athletes from games in the past and has seen its impact on them. He expects similar reactions when students are suspended from clubs.

“They care about (sports and clubs). It’s not that they don’t care about school, but they care about this so much,” Shelson said. “This is huge for them, which is why I want to work with them.”

As a former coach, Stackpoole understands that coaches already have higher expectations for their athletes because of their increased involvement in school activities.

After hearing feedback from coaches, deputy superintendent Jon Dean also acknowledges this and strived to implement it into the new code.

“No student is required to participate in any extracurricular activity. That is a choice that every student makes,” Dean said. “By making that choice, they are agreeing to hold themselves to a higher standard. For the same reason, we already have higher academic standards to be an athlete than we do to graduate our high schools.”

In the revised code, those academic standards for participating in sports have been raised. Prior, the school system followed the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s (MHSAA) academic guidelines for participation in sports. It details the minimum requirements set by the state.

Under the new code, students have to be passing four classes, w ith at least a C- in three of them. The athletic department w ill mandate regular grade ALEX HARRING checks to ensure that students involved in extracurriculars are meeting these standards.

Dean emphasizes that the goal of this rigorous system is not to keep students from being involved. The code implements a three-week probation system to help students get their grades up to code before suspension from extracurriculars. It also offers them tutorial opportunities to improve their grades in subjects they struggle with.

“Physiologically, their brains aren’t fully developed. They’re more impulsive than adults. You know they do need a second chance,” Dean said. “We’re not supportive of your mistake, but we want to support you and give you a chance to do better ... We want kids to get better. We don’t want to punish them, and I think this document is reflective of that.”

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Professional Learning Committee encourages reading

Math teacher Lauren Nixon is reading The Outliers. English teacher,Kristen Alleles is reading The Great Gatsby. Math teacher Brad Armbruster is reading Seabiscuit: An American Legend. After the introduction of reading signs, every classroom now has signs posted that list the books each teacher is reading for fun.

One of the Professional Learning Committe teacher introduced the signs and are meant to help encourage students to pick up a book and read outside of school.

Earth Science teacher Chris Amore participates in the PLC project, and sees it as leading by example.

“As teachers, we are lifelong learners. We read for education, but we also read for enjoyment. Speaking for myself, there are times that I may not read anything for fun for a while, and having something to

Social Studies Honors Society integrates school, community

Histor y teacher Andrew Taylor has created a new club called Social Studies Honors Society, which he hopes w ill showcase the school’s impact on the Grosse Pointe community.

“It is designed to help promote North out into a larger community,” Taylor said. “We’re going to make a club that has some outreach (and) some ambassador programs to get more publicity for our school (about) the same, ever yday things that go on.”

Taylor asked several teachers to recommend students in order to kickstart the club before the new school year. Students attended an informational meeting held by Taylor on Tuesday, May 10. Junior Ben Sliwinski is one of many chosen to be a part of the club.

“It seems like a unique opportunity where I’m able to show off North in the community,” Sliwinski said. “I don’t think any other club can really do that, so I think it would be an interesting opportunity to be able to have.”

remind me that I can read for fun is always a good thing,” Amore said.

“For the students, having an example that reading does not have to be a chore and can, in fact, be fun is also a good thing.”

The reading engagement PLC is made up of teachers Shari Adwers, Chris Amore, Joe Drouin, Steven Kosmas, Barr y Mulso and Dan Gilleran.

Drouin, who teaches English, views the reading lists as a way of not only encouraging students to read more, but also encouraging conversation between teachers and students.

“We hope the signs will become part of our culture at North. It’s nice to have conversations before or after class about what we, the teachers, are reading,” Drouin said via email. “Plus, it gives the students a look into our personalities.”

The signs are likely to become permanent features in all classrooms.

Sophomore Hazel Lyman believes the signs will be beneficial.

“I think they are really cool because it encourages the students to read,” Lyman said. “It shows that their teachers are just reading stuff for fun.”

NO SCHOOL

Monday, May 30

SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM

Thursday, June 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the PAC

OUTDOOR CONCERT

Friday, June 3 from 7 -11 p.m. on the soccer field

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By Katelynn Mulder Starting next fall, Taylor is giv ing students the opportunity to sign up for the club. However, there are several requirements to join, which are listed on the infographic below.

Since the club’s purpose is to inform the community about North, groups of students w ill be asked to speak in public, interv iew city council members and obser ve different teaching styles.

Through this, they will experience what it is like to work on a team.

“I’ll learn communication skills and teamworking skills,” Sliwinski said. “They’re good skills to have for college and for the workplace.”

Taylor agrees. He thinks the club is a great way for students to learn more social studies, journalism and digital seminar skills.

Taylor hopes new members are passionate about the club and dedicated to improv ing the school’s image.

“It benefits students because it makes our community stronger when parents and non-parents recognize what goes on in our high school,” Taylor said.

Friday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the PAC

SENIOR EXAMS

Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m. for periods 6 and 7

SAT TESTING

Saturday, June 4 at 8:00 a.m.

SENIOR ATHLETIC BRUNCH

By Michal Ruprecht

Sunday, June 5 at 12 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

SENIOR EXAMS

Monday, June 6 at 8 a.m. for periods 4 and 5

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First evacuation drill was successful North has added a full-scale evacuation drill to its emergency preparedness program. Administrators ran a practice drill Monday, May 16 and students were evacuated to the Lochmoor Country Club tennis courts.

However, North is not the only school in the state looking to add additional drills for security but only recently incorporated this procedure into its existing emergency drills.

“A lot of it is just getting the time and the personnel behind it. In this case, you kind of have the perfect mix of personnel to get it to happen,” Assistant Principal David ReedNordwall said. “It’s a lot. It’s a big undertaking.”

Police officers helped evacuate 1,400 students and teachers from the building during first hour, and they returned by third. Moving the entire building population to an offcampus facility proved to be a success to Reed-Nordwall.

“There’s a lot of things you have to deal with because you’re coordinating between personnel outside of the school, the school itself and over 1,400 students, and the students were incredible,” he said.

Junior Syed Rizvi said that while some of his peers didn’t take the drill as seriously as they could have, it was still a success.

“By what was going on throughout the drill, I saw that everyone was evacuating very concisely and easily. Everyone was able to make it to Lochmoor,” he said. “It’s nice to know for the students that there is a drill in place for these emergencies and there is a safe zone for North in these circumstances.”

Staff members raised concerns about the matter of disrupting learning as little as possible, but Reed-Nordwall believes disruptions were kept to a minimum.

“Any time you plan for something, the more you plan for a potential problem, the better you are if it were to happen. I think it helps. It’s difficult to overplan for a problem,” Reed-Nordwall said. “Kids were back by third hour, so when you think about (it), we took the entire school out, put the entire school back and did it in less than two hours. It was phenomenal.”

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Tuesday, June 7 at 8 a.m. for periods 2 and 3

SENIOR EXAMS

Wednesday, June 8 at 8 a.m. for period 1

GRADUATION REHEARSAL

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Students head to the Lochmoor Club for the evacuation drill. Classes were dismissed one-byone, and students were asked to remain with their classmates.

Wednesday, June 8 at 9:45 a.m. in the gym

SPRING SPORTS AWARDS

Wednesday, June 8 at 7 p.m. in the PAC

ACT TESTING

Saturday, June 11 at 8 a.m.

FINALS WEEK

Monday, June 13 Thursday, June 16 from 8 -11:15 a.m.

Students wait at the Lochmoor Club for the drilled to be cleared.

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ON CAMPUS

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Annual art exhibit displays talent Since North first opened in 1968, students have hosted a yearly art show to promote their creations

By Sydney Benson

SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR

FACES IN THE CROWD

Brendan Berger

Not many people can say they have sat at the same dinner table as journalist Mitch Albom.

Sophomore Brendan Berger is one of those.

His stepfather’s sister is married to Albom. They have worked on many projects like Save Detroit, an organization that is dedicated to fixing buildings in Detroit. Berger’s family also helps take care of Albom’s Haitian child named Chika. “(Albom is) involved in an orphanage in Haiti. So Chika, she’s the little girl, was in there and started to get sick so he took her to New York,” Berger said. “She had a brain tumor, and now she’s kind of living with them.”

Albom is Chika’s legal guardian and provides her. Once she’s done with treatment, she will stay with Berger’s family.

Berger admires Chika’s attitude, even with her condition.

“She’s still happy and upbeat regardless of the countless hardships she’s had to face,” Berger said.

Maria Zaki

The art that students have worked on throughout the year is displayed in the PAC on bulletin boards and show cases.

Every summer, freshman Maria Zaki visits her family in Cairo, Egypt.

Zaki’s family v isits Cairo ever y other year to v isit extended family and explore the capital.

“We go to my grandma’s house instead of the hotel,” Zaki said. “And depending on the weather, we spend the day walking around and sightseeing or spending the day on the water.”

Zaki believes the 12-hour flight from Detroit is worth it. She enjoys returning to Cairo because she gets to see new places each trip.

“It’s interesting because we get to see the same country changing every couple of years,” Zaki said. “It’s really fun to revisit the same things.”

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Art teacher Michael Lamb rings up a student purchasing a piece of art. “It’s great to see the kids display their hard work to everybody,” Lamb said. “They work hard and this is an excellent outlet and opportunity for them to show that effort and learning throughout the year.”

Sophomore Charlotte Stellars poses with some of her art work that she works on in drawing and painting. ”I liked seeing everyone else’s art because I’ve seen other kids’ in classes, but I didn’t see the finished project,” Sellars said.

Art teacher Susan Forrest staples art to the bulletin board where it’s on display. “We look for “anchor pieces” in the corners-the larger pieces,” Forrest said. “We try not to put many of the same things, we try to have boards where everything’s a little bit different, so that you don’t have the same artwork on the board.”

Senior Anna Pantuso looks at her artwork. “I’ve gone out of my comfort zone a lot, I’m used to graphite, but I used watercolor for the first time and acrylic paint, and I got use to different mediums,” Pantuso said. “I’ve learned how to teach myself how to use them.”

FIVE MINUTES WITH Counselor Jennifer Sherman

By Erin Kaled & Asia Simmons DIGITAL EDITOR & STAFF REPORTER

JENNIFER SHERMAN

Sherman with her husband Tim and her daughter Anna at Sherman’s mom’s cottage on Gunn Lake. “I like to look around but I don’t like to be super stressed like that adrenaline thing doesn’t work well for me. I like to be in control of myself,” Sherman said.

Counselor Jennifer Sherman is no stranger to the water. With the w ind in her face and waves crashing below, Sherman spends her time water skiing at her cottage on Gunn Lake, south of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

“It’s difficult to water ski. I started on two (skis) and dropped to one,” Sherman said. “It’s a little bit difficult especially because the waves—you can never know when they’re coming.”

After five years learning to balance on the current, Sherman looks for ward to water skiing ever y chance she can get. It’s an activ ity she enjoys w ith her family.

“My husband (Tim) has a ski boat. W henever we can get out there, he wants to go,” Sherman said. “He grew up w ith a dad that water skied and loved it right away. They had a cottage on an inland lake, and they would ski together as much as possible. He

also continued to ski and compete when he attended (the University of Michigan) in the slalom.

W hen she was in middle school, Jennifer participated in the ski club but became more interested in the summer version of the sport when she met Tim 10 years ago.

Jennifer and her husband hope to teach their kids how to water ski in the future. Her 4-year-old daughter Anna was the first of her two kids to start.

“We absolutely want our kids to water ski,” Jennifer said. “We started w ith my daughter Anna last summer and plan to keep working on it this coming summer. She is super excited.”

Although she finds the pastime challenging, Jennifer appreciates the time she gets to spend with her family on the water.

“I enjoy doing that because it’s something we can do together,” she said. “It’s a fun thing we can share.”

Hours spent working in resource rooms and volunteering her time to help students with disabilities are clear evidence that junior Cam Champney loves helping others.

Champney is involved in Kids Need Opportunities to Socialize and spends her independent study in resource teacher Lisa Lucas’s room.

During the summer, Champney is also a classroom assistant for Extended School Year.

“Last summer was my first year,” Champney said. “But I’m definitely doing it again this summer.”

Champney believes that by volunteering her time to assist students with disabilities, she is more experienced in the special education field.

“I don’t know what really got me into special education,” Champney said. “I just always had a love for (students), and once I started working more and more with them, everything just clicked, and it got me into my goal of being a special education teacher.”

By Anna Post

FAVORITE PART OF NORTH

Oh I love North. I was here about seven years ago. I worked here for four years this is my fifth year here. I think there’s so many great teachers, there’s great students.

Everyone’s so active. I love being in the high school, so working with students on college and what they’re doing after high school it’s one of my favorite parts of counselling. I just think it’s such a great building, great people.

PETS

We have one cat, her name is Sammy.

FAVORITE RESTAURANT

We don’t go out to eat very much with the children so the one I really like around here (is) Red Crowne it’s one of my favorites.

FAVORITE MEMORY

I would say right now to me my favorite memory is anytime I’m just hanging at home with my family and kids are having fun and my baby Connor he’s 5 months and he’s smiling and it’s just my favorite time when we’re all together and they’re having a good time and everyone’s getting along it’s all good.

LIFE

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Jamba Juice comes to school store

By Erin Kaled & Asia Simmons DIGITAL EDITOR & STAFF REPORTER

Jamba Juice is the latest craze at the school store. With the new health laws, students working the store hoped to find new products they could sell.

“Especially w ith the restrictions, it’s pretty hard to find something we can sell, and so because of that, we looked at different things that didn’t v iolate health code,” senior Jill Berndtson said. “That (Jamba Juice) was one of them that we thought would sell well, so that was how we decided to get it.”

An all-natural beverage w ith no artificial preser vatives fit the bill. Jamba Juice doesn’t v iolate the health code and was also a product that Berndtson and other Marketing students thought would be popular.

“The biggest positive is Jamba Juice is an all-natural beverage w ithout added sugar that tastes great,” Marketing teacher Brian Lev inson said v ia email. “It really is the best tasting and healthiest snack option at North.”

The closest Jamba Juice stores are in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. After purchasing the machine earlier this month, store traffic has gone up according to Berndtson.

Jamba Juice has mixed rev iews—especially regarding the price. The North Store sells a 12-ounce cup for $2.

A lthough freshman Christian Eckerman enjoys the drink, he doesn’t think the price is appropriate.

At other Jamba Juice locations, a 12-ounce cup sells for $4.99.

Sophomore Sydney Murray believes Jamba Juice has affected the school in a positive way, and it’s a good snack for ever yone. She also thinks the price and size of the cup are appropriate.

“I think it’s a good amount because I only have so much time to drink it,” Murray said. “It’s refreshing, and it’s healthy, so I can start my next class with great energy.”

Like Murray, junior Kelsey Hamilton believes that the drink is both healthy and fairly priced.

“It’s a sweet refreshing drink that isn’t expensive,” Hamilton said. “It’s delicious. It’s a new popular sweet treat that’s exciting to have at North, much like the Union cookies.”

Current f lavors offered include strawberr y-banana and mixed berr y, and upcoming f lavors are mango-passion fruit and watermelon-kiw i. Jamba Juice also has trademarked f lavors including Orange Carrot Karma, Apple ‘n Greens Smoothie, Great Greens Smoothie and Orange Berr y Antiox idant.

“The students in Marketing II and III who run the store thought Jamba Juice would be a great addition to our business,” Lev inson said. “Especially since there really is nothing like it offered in the school currently or even in the Grosse Pointe area.”

If there happen to be other investments for products in the North store in the future, it would entirely be up to the students in Marketing II and III. “I leave it up to them as to what products we tr y and move for wards,” Lev inson said. “We do, however have to stay w ithin the federal healthy snack guidelines, so we are a bit limited as to what we can get.”

Even w ith the overall positive rev iews, the product has f laws, especially w ith maintenance. There’s only one f lavor a day, and students who work at the store have to refill it throughout the hour. Levinson also said the fact that there’s no sink to maintain the machine can also be a hassle. Berndtson feels it’s worth the effort.

“It’s slightly annoying, but it’s definitely doable,” Berndtson said.

LINDSEY RAMSDELL

Senior Jill Berndtson works at the same Jamba Juice machine located in the school store during late lunch. We can only have one flavor at a time, so we’re kinda stuck with one flavor for at least a day,” Berndtson said. “Other than that I dont really think there is a negative affect. Maybe we have to keep refilling it the entire hour which is slightly annoying, but it’s definetly doable.”

The Jamba Juice poster advertises the drink as healthy smoothies made from real fruit. “I think it’s a healthy snack that we all can enjoy that most students like,” sophmore Sydney Murray said.

LINDSEY RAMSDELL

Blue light from electronic devices alters sleep patterns

By Lindsey Ramsdell & Rey Kam

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Apple’s iOS 9.3 has a “night shift” mode that converts the phone backlight to a light orange tone, which emits less blue light and is softer on the eyes.

There are also several apps available for computers and Androids that serve the same purpose.

Orange-tinted glasses can also block out blue light, protecting eyes. They are available from online retailers like Amazon.

6 – Wednesday, May 25, 2016 – North Pointe

LIFE

Summer season brings lake water safety into question

By Lindsey Ramsdell, Alex Harring, Trevor Mieczkowski & Anu Subramaniam EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, ASSISTANT EDITOR & SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR

With summer approaching, boaters are bringing out their toys for the season. However, ever y year the subject of water quality in Lake St. Clair comes into question. How safe is our water source to sw im in, boat in or just lay on its beaches?

Junior Elizabeth Lemanski is an av id boater. During the summer, she and her family frequently take their boat to Put-in-Bay or the North Channel in Canada. She sees a contrast in the quality of water in Lake St. Clair and the Great Lakes, where the water is clearer and less polluted. She blames difference on varied amounts of boating in the areas.

“The lakes in Michigan are ver y unique. The color of the water can look different depending on where you are,” Lemanski said v ia email.

“In Lake St. Clair the water resembles an off-green color, but near the Upper Peninsula and near Canada the water is ver y clear. I think this is because of the overpopulation of boats in Lake St. Clair versus the underpopulation of boats near the Upper Peninsula.”

According to RMB Env ironmental Laboratories Inc., boats affect water in two ways—by adding chemicals and metals to the water column as well as churning the water.

Any added chemicals and metals are usually from discharged and unburned fuel. A standard two-stroke motor can emit up to 25-30 percent of its unburned fuel into the water it’s in. This fuel affects the water’s pH and dissolved ox ygen levels—the amount of un-bonded ox ygen suspended in water.

At the same time, churning brings lake sediment to the surface of the water, thereby re-suspending nutrients which algae feeds on.

With higher levels, the algae can spread farther than what is natural, which can affect water clarity.

S.A.V.E. adv iser Chris Skow ronski said that another factor that degrades water quality is our community’s inefficient infrastructure.

Grosse Pointe and neighboring Canadian cities are on a sewage system that involves combined sewage overf low. This system allows untreated wastewater to enter the lake after lots of rainfall.

“Most communities send their waste water from their homes and the storm water from the street drains to the same location for treatment,” Skow ronski said v ia email. “If there is a significant rain storm, the combined overf low (water from street drains and households) by passes major treatment and simply heads to Lake St. Clair. This allows large amount of bacteria to enter the lake.”

This overf low contains a bacteria called fecal coliform, which

originates in the intestines of warm-blooded animals. W hen it is present in high amounts, it can lead to beach closings, making it a determining factor in water safety.

AP Env ironmental Science students and Skow ronski usually test Lake St. Clair once a year for its pH level, nitrates, phosphates, dissolved and biological ox ygen demand and turbidity.

However, the fecal coliform level is their main concern during testing. S.A.V.E. officer Oly v ia Shimko helped test the water at Metro Beach and said that fecal coliform is something to look for when testing water because it can make the water dirty, unsafe and undrinkable.

In 2015, Metro Beach was closed due to high pollution levels along the shoreline according to the Macomb Daily. The E. Coli bacteria concentration was tw ice what is considered a safe amount.

Skow ronski and the science department recently received a grant from the Knight Foundation at Michigan State University. He is using the money to buy equipment that w ill allow AP Env ironmental science students to get more precise results when testing at Metro Beach and other locations.

Another contributor to poor water quality is litter. According to a government sur vey taken in Carmel, Indiana, litter can suffocate aquatic life and lower ox ygen levels in water.

Low ox ygen levels do not affect water drinkers because Lake St. Clair water is cleaned before the community can use it. However, Shimko says it is still a prevalent issue because of its effect on the ecosystem. “(Plastic is) horrible for our ecosystem because plastic takes so long so decompose. It can trap animals. It creates a horrible habitat for them,” she said. “It takes thousands of years (for a plastic bag to decompose).”

S.A.V.E. is currently working on a project to ban plastic bags. The project involves a sur vey which the club w ill then show to companies like Kroger.

Even w ith current water issues, Shimko sees Lake St. Clair’s water improv ing, especially after the S.A.V.E. trip to Metro Beach. By testing water levels frequently and publishing them, the AP Env ironmental Science students and members of S.A.V.E have helped contribute to the safety of the community.

“The clarity (of the water) was nice and it was just better. Basically ever y thing was better because we started cleaning that area and people started raising awareness, which is the most important (thing) because most people don’t know about how many issues we have and how bad it can get,” Shimko said. “We still have work to do but it is starting to get better.”

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DANGEROUS WOMAN Ariana Grande’s album, Dangerous Woman, was released May 20. It features artists Nicki Minaj, Lil’ Wayne, Future and Macy Gray and includes 15 songs which follow in her R&B and pop style.

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THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE Based on the popular app Angry Birds, Columbia Pictures’ The Angry Birds Movie hit theaters May 20. The movie follows angry bird Red (Jason Sudeikis) and his experiences with fellow birds and pigs in town. It is rated PG and is 1 hour, 37 minutes long.

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Fans of the popular TV series Game of Thrones will be happy to hear that the new GOT-inspired game, Game of Thrones: Episode 4 - Sons of Winter, is hitting the App Store on May 26.

The game begins in season three of the trending show.

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on the soccer field. Stop by and take a listen June 3 at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The second Alice in Wonderland movie, Alice Through The Looking Glass, will be released May 27. The fantasy features all of the original actors including Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Mia Wasikowska (Alice) and Anne Hathaway (White Queen). It’s rated PG and is 1 hour, 48 minutes long.

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The National Spelling Bee is scheduled to air on ESPN May 25 at 8 a.m. Follow along with the 1 million other watchers as 281 students fight for first place. These will be the preliminaries. Finals will air May 26 at 10 a.m.

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The 34th annual Memorial Day Ceremony will be held May 30 at The Circle of Honor on Vernier Road. The ceremony to honor veterans starts at 10 a.m. Keynote speakers will be in attendance, and local singers will perform.

MY TURN JENNIFER KUSCH

Views from the iPhone 6 We see the world through rose-colored glasses.

Or, nowadays, a rose gold iPhone.

This lens fits into our hands, yet encompasses our v iew. A ll that we do is colored by the desire for aesthetic, for status on social media. We create a rosy v iew of life, an image and brand curated painstakingly to depict our lives and pursuits as colorfully as possible. But this act of curation leaves a vacuum in its wake, our small glow ing screens the only light in an other w ise devoid human experience.

I recently was luck y enough to have a front row spot at the Masonic when I saw my favorite band, Cage the Elephant. The group’s frontman, Matt Shultz, is electric. His voice shook the venue, a live w ire snaking through the ocean of his audience as he w rithed on the stage. The air pulsed w ith electricity as one of the decade’s best alt-rock bands put on a show for the ages.

Yet nobody was watching.

Thousands of eyes were trained on their screens, eager to show their friends how good the show they weren’t watching was.

I was f lanked by two teen girls, each holding up a megatron Galaxy S smartphone. As Shultz approached us with his hands outstretched, his body heat within reach, their screams filled the air, but their hands did not stray from the red “record” button on their phones to meet his touch. His song “Come a Little Closer” shook the paneled walls, but did not shake their dedication to recording every second of the concert, cementing memories and images of sights they did not really see. Their eyes were illuminated with the glow of their phones, the f lashing strobe light display ref lecting off of

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Season three of the crime series Graceland, which aired in 2015, will be available on Netflix May 26. The show follows federal agents who train and live undercover in a beach house in Southern California.

their otherwise occupied visages.

Our generation’s dedication to fabricated intimacy prevents us from taking that step closer. It turns front row v iews into seas of separation.

The experiences that unite us— births, music, laughter and the common banalities of ex istence—are turned into platforms of self-promotion. Our species is regressing from an entangled community to simply man and screen. Desperation has severed connection, and we are adrift in our hy per-connected world, holding on to our phones as anchors in a world that doesn’t really ex ist, a world of contrived profiles, aesthetics and 10-second Snapchats.

I stood on the Masonic’s trembling f loor, my hands feeling the v ibrations of ever y riff and chord as I clutched the only tangible barrier between me and the band whose songs I belt out ever y day. I tilted my head back in awe of our human experience that is no longer a common one, a depth that is photographed and never dove into.

My fingers locked w ith Shultz’s, his eyes scanning the crowd for a returned glance. W ho knew in a crowd of so many, we can truly be alone.

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REVIEWS

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONTANA PATON

BookCon: a reader’s paradise

By Montana Paton ASSISTANT EDITOR

Alexandra Bracken (The Darkest Minds) signs a prereleased chapter of her upcoming book Waylander.

Authors place books in shelves while staying at Hyatt Regency.

Victoria Aveyard signs her book Glass Sword during a wristband-only signing.

Authors of all genres make their appearance at the 2016 BookCon in Chicago

The West Building at McCormick Place in Chicago is a large, almost forgotten place. That is, until BookCon began.

On May 14, I walked into a room full of books and publishing company representatives, and it didn’t turn out at all how I had expected.

I hadn’t expected the screaming of fans when they saw an advanced reader copy by an author they had never heard of or even the tears that leaked dow n the faces of those around me as they saw their favorite author’s books on the wall in front of us. No, this is not what I expected at all.

Going into BookCon, I anticipated seeing a couple hundred other book lovers as I got in line for w ristbands at 6:30 a.m. To my surprise there were a couple thousand people in front of me. Doors didn’t open until 8.

Harr y Potter shirts dotted the crowd around me, and I saw a couple fans dressed as fairies. These were my kind of people.

W hat really got me, though, was the sense of family from everyone.

Now, I’m not a shy person by any means and don’t mind talking to those around me, but usually those people don’t want to engage in a full-on conversation that w ill bring us both to tears. BookCon was a different stor y.

These people wanted to tell you about their favorite books, their love for it, how it changed them, and I shared how these authors changed me, too.

W hen the doors finally opened, we swarmed the w ristband room.

These were only given to a select few, and luck y recipients would meet the author of their choice. Once they ran out, there was no way around the inev itable disappointment.

Imagine the way your heart seems to f lip f lop in your chest in anticipation as you wait for your favorite celebrity or band member or even the pre-release of a v ideo game.

I ended up getting three wristbands. One each for Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass series), Lauren Oliver (Delirium) and Victoria Aveyard (Red Queen series). My mom got one for Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments series). I almost died on the spot from excitement.

The people were amazing. Ever yone was friendly, wanted to walk around w ith me and happened to know more about the event than I did, even though I had spent the last month doing research.

Once we were able to get into the actual area that contained the publishing companies and authors, my heart stopped. I was home.

Ever y where people were tr ying to hand out free books or some sort of merchandise or were signing them, saying, “Tell your friends,” and “It’s so amazing to meet all of you.”

But that wasn’t even the most exciting part.

As I lined up to meet Maas, my favorite author, I saw her walk out and ever yone around me quieted. Not from being over whelmed or even from shock, but respect.

No one saw these authors as some sort of prize, but rather someone who poured their being into the paper we held and changed us.

They were just regular people, like us.

Once it was my turn to meet her, I said the most stupid thing I think I’ve ever heard myself speak.

Maas: “Hey, how are you? ” Me: “Honestly, I’m completely overwhelmed to be in your presence.”

Smooth. I almost smacked myself in the face. Maas simply brushed it off and laughed.

“W hy? I’m so lame though,” she said. They were the words of a normal person.

We talked for a few minutes, I asked her questions, we took pictures, and it felt normal, casual, like two friends meeting up after not seeing each other for a long time.

I walked away w ith a smile on my face and my name in her handw riting. This was the case for ever y other author I saw.

Walking around and talking to the lesser-know n authors was by far the most incredible part.

They gave me free copies, and we just talked, connected, like normal people. They were just as excited to meet me as I was to meet them. I even got a few email addresses from ones who told the crowd to contact them if they liked their book to get a free ARC. An ARC is an unedited copy of a book that has not yet been officially published. They were handed out left and right at BookCon. The experience was utterly incredible.

By the end, I had emptied my large duffel bag of books tw ice, gotten a few numbers and basically cleaned out the publishing companies around me.

W hether you’re a book lover, a w riter or even someone who just likes free stuff, this is the place for you.

A tip for anyone interested in going in future years: wait until the end of the convention before you decide to buy books you are interested in. Those authors w ill be glad to give you a free copy. This way they don’t have to pay to ship them back to wherever they came from. Just tell them you have no money and really like their books.

Trust me. It works.

By the end of the night, I was ex hausted, had carried a total of 45 books and ended my day by collapsing into the hotel bed. BookCon is a place where authors can easily connect w ith their fans and v ise versa. Anyone interested in such an experience w ill not be disappointed there.

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Readers can buy or recieve books during BookCon. This stack is one example of a haul.

Sarah J. Maas signs her latest book in the Throne of Glass series, Queen of Shadows.

Penguin publishing’s Teen section advertises ARCs.

IDEAS

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 – North Pointe – 9

An honest look at cheating “Grosse Pointe Public School administrators and teachers are responsible for encouraging and ensuring freedom of expression and freedom of the press for all students, regardless of whether the ideas expressed may be considered unpopular, critical, controversial, tasteless or offensive.”

Lessons learned

BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY Lindsey Ramsdell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Mora Downs MANAGING EDITOR

Ritika Sannikommu Alex Harring EDITOR-AT-LARGE ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Gowri Yerramalli LIFE EDITOR

Abbey Cadieux IDEAS EDITOR

Katelynn Mulder ASSISTANT EDITOR

Sonny Mulpuri DIGITAL EDITOR

Billy Moin MANAGING EDITOR Anna Post SPORTS EDITOR Caitlin Bush NEWS EDITOR

Our editorial represents the opinion of the North Pointe Editorial Board consisting of the editors above. Members who have a conflict of interest with an editorial topic do not partake in that meeting or vote.

Editor’s note: The front page headline of our May 11 issue was misleading. It read “Sharing notes breaches academic integrity.” It should have said the sale of notes breaches academic integrity. The sources in the story did not sell notes, nor were they cheating in any way. We apologize for any confusion. Because we have noticed cheating in other forms throughout the school, we have decided to address possible solutions to it in our editorial this issue.

OUR EDITORIAL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Lindsey Ramsdell MANAGING EDITORS: Mora Downs, Billy Moin EDITOR-AT-LARGE: Ritika Sanikommu ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR: Alex Harring DESIGN EDITOR: Emma Brock SECTION EDITORS : Caitlin Bush, Abbey Cadieux, Anna Post, Gowri Yerramalli DIGITAL EDITORS: Erin Kaled, Sonny Mulpuri, Sarah Wietecha ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR: Lauren Sexton ASSISTANT EDITORS: Josie Bennett, Alison Lackner, Bella Lawson, Trevor Mieczkowski, Katelynn Mulder, Montana Paton, Billy Steigelman, Tommy Teftsis SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITORS: Olivia Asimakis, Sydney Benson, Yena Berhane, Katelyn Carney, Radiance Cooper, Rey Kam, Jennifer Kusch, Emma Puglia, Olivia Robinson, Anu Subramaniam STAFF REPORTERS: Darcy Graham, Nathan Lonczynski, Giuseppe Parison, Michal Ruprecht, Asia Simmons, Addison Toutant INTERNS: Nicole Fazekas, Katie Link, Alyssa McLarty, Cate Troost The North Pointe is edited and produced by Advanced Journalism students at Grosse Pointe North High School and is published every two weeks. It is in practice a designated public forum without prior review.

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There is always a deadline to meet. In school, at work and in one’s personal life, the pressure to complete a task within a time period is always present. However, students may feel like this strain affects them the most. This has led to many resorting to drastic measures to maintain their grades. With finals right around the corner and stress mounting, remaining honest about grades is crucial.

Part of the problem is that grades are taking precedence over education. The desire to earn that A has turned students down the wrong path.

Spending eight hours a day for 180 days a year in an environment where even schools revere good grades above all else only catalyzes the temptation.

This paired with increased competition for college admittance exacerbates the issue. Pressure can cloud a person’s judgement, leading one to cheat in order to reach desired goals.

Cheating is an age-old dilemma, but with the Internet offering access to information in seconds, it has become simpler and more frequent.

Taking pictures of tests and sharing them through social media as well as searching for previous assessments online has made it so much easier to get away with cheating. Gone are the days when students would write answers on their arms or inside of their water bottles. These methods have been replaced with more reliable ways to cheat.

According to Stanford University, 75-98 percent of college students admitted to cheating in high school. This directly disparages their integrity, regardless of whether it was a one-time occurrence or a repeated offence.

It is no secret that students communicate between classes after tests. While it is inevitable for students to refrain from doing so, there is a definite difference between collaboration and cheating.

Simply reviewing a unit’s topics with a peer is collaboration. It becomes plagiarism when students share specific answers. All of this has become commonplace.

Although student behavior is the root of the problem, teachers are encouraged by administrators to annually revise their assessments while catering to their specific classes.

Teachers already take measures that signifi-

cantly make it more difficult for students to cheat.

Some modify assessments slightly for different class periods, eliminating the possibility for students to communicate about content. Other teachers give students in the same class alternating versions of a test. If work raises suspicion, faculty are not hesitant to question students about it.

But the instant gratification of receiving a good grade through cheating only lasts for a moment.

The effects of cheating transcend beyond high school.

Students become less independent as they rely on others’ hard work. They lose vital studying skills as they don’t have to worry about memorizing the information. All of these factors lead to difficulty on any test or assignment on which the student is unable to cheat. Most importantly, students miss out on retaining information when they they don’t have the discipline to spend time studying and reviewing material.

The work that teachers do to keep cheating at bay is a substantial part of limiting it. It is hard to prove a student copied and keep an eye on the entire class during a test.

In addition, teachers also have no control over what goes on outside of the classroom.

This means that eliminating cheating is ultimately up to the students who participate in the dishonesty.

While cheating is appealing to many, the longterm consequences make it a poor decision. Steps teachers have taken to limit cheating have helped, and once caught, a student is less likely to try to cheat again in that class.

However, it is up to us to remain honest while taking tests and completing assignments. The satisfaction of accomplishing a goal by yourself and succeeding is better than someone else doing the work for you.

Implementing an honor code and reminding students of the ethical obligation they must uphold has been proven in the past to work in deterring cheating. But now it is up to us to mend our ways.

Besides, while you may get into the college of your dreams, you won’t stay there for long if you aren’t truly prepared.

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“Yes ... because once the teacher finds out, the consequences only affect that person.”

Kim Familara FRESHMAN

“Yeah, because if you get a zero your grade goes down a lot, and you learn not to do it again.”

“No, I’ve seen people cheat right in front of me and nothing been done about it.”

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“I think cheating is punished properly because usually if somebody gets caught cheating, their test is ripped up, or they get a zero on it.”

“I think (teachers) do so with the severity that would be appropriate and most of the time it’s about a learning opportunity.“

Darion Brummitt SENIOR

Tom Beach PRINCIPAL

“Well, in terms of punishment I’m not sure ... The problem is (students are) not just cheating for their grade, they’re cheating themselves.”

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Being as though I am about to graduate in two weeks, I thought it would only make sense to reflect on my time here. Just for sentimental purposes. I learned a lot during my four years here at North and I want to sprinkle some of my senior wisdom on my fellow underclassmen. Now that I’m about to leave North, I’m realizing this place gave me a bundle of experiences that were priceless to my growth. You see, as much as we all grumble and moan about having to come to school everyday, this place is going to leave you with a number of experiences and lessons when you leave. And when you do leave, if you’re anything like me, you’ll be grateful for them.

Like many high schoolers, I love music. I’m a music fanatic actually. As a matter of fact, I have a knack for making playlists. I made one for the first day of school, endless study sessions and so forth.

Here I have compiled a playlist of songs that embody my time here at North. I listened to all of these songs (I swear) while I walked the halls and they all describe each year I was here.

Now I give it to you. Enjoy.

Freshman year: “Breakaway”

by Kelly Clarkson, “Sympathy” by the Goo Goo Dolls, “Hear You Me”

by Jimmy Eat World My freshman year, I came to North unsure of where I fit and cautious of everything like most.

Even though I was intensely shy, I took baby steps away from my shell by trying new things, like joining this fine staff. I think sometimes as freshman, there’s this notion that you have to stay quiet and stay in your place.

Don’t. Don’t let fear hold you back.

You have a voice. Use it.

Sophomore year: “New Day”

by Tamar Kaprelian, “Wasted” by Carrie Underwood, “Unwritten”

by Natasha Bedingfield.

Sophomore year gave me a new slate to shed more of my shy skin. Like many sophomores, I thought I had this whole “high school” thing down. But I didn’t.

The sophomore slump is very real, and if you find yourself struggling, ask for help. It’s never too late to change the path you’re on.

Junior year: “Break Me Out”

by The Rescue, “All I Need” by Matt Kearney, “Addicted” by Greg Laswell Junior year is an upgrade for many, and for me, it came with a lot of changes. It was a year filled with firsts. Having new experiences is incredibly thrilling, and although they don’t all have a happy ending, be grateful you had them. Talk of college is in the air and nerves can seem overwhelming. Breathe in, breathe out. Stay calm and on top of things, but be sure to enjoy the experience while it’s here.

Senior year: “Keep Breathing”

by Ingrid Michaelson, “Run, Run, Run” by Jill Scott, “Alive” by SIA. By senior year, I was an entirely new version of me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of fun and all that good stuff, but be prepared for an entirely new wave of emotions in your final year here. I found myself doing things freshman me would have never tried, and that may be the whole point. We’re about to embark on a new chapter in our lives, so let’s jump in headfirst.

North has left me with an entire album’s worth of experiences like it has for many and many more to come. They have each had a hand in molding me into the person I am writing this now.

When I walked in to B302 for my first day of Honors Journalism, I was this mousy, awkward, shy little freshman girl who only spoke when spoken to. Ask anybody. I didn’t know then how coming to this school would change me, but sure enough, here I am as a senior.

A completely different, better person. Now I’m heading to Chicago where I will start the next four years of my life with a blank slate.

Only this time, I’ll be the person North molded me into.

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Senior aims to walk on at MSU Markael Butler plans to tryout for the football team for 2016 season

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so if I want to, I can wait ‘till my sophomore year,” Butler said. “Or if I make the team in September or January, I can redshirt my freshman year.”

Becoming a Division I athlete is a difficult The greatest strength Butler has that Kaiser task to accomplish, especially when attempting witnessed while coaching him is his football IQ, to walk onto a team without a scholarship like whether he’s helping out his teammates or on senior Markael Butler. Butler is planning to try the field himself. out for Michigan State University’s football team

“He’s like the quarterback of the defense next fall. and the secondary, always making calls and Butler has been on the varsity team for two adapting,” Kaiser said. “So I think his knowledge years and quickly realized that he would have to of the game was definitely his biggest strength.” work harder if he was going to be able to walk on Sophomore free safety Peter Ciaravino started to such a prestigious program. alongside Butler for much of the season this year “You need to want it. It’s a process that takes and learned many things from him. a lot of time,” Butler said. “You have to spend a “He was really good with pass protection, one lot of your time working out, of the best on the team and lifting weights and watching he always made big plays film, stuff like that, just imwhen it counted,” Ciaravino proving yourself as a player.” said. “He helped show me W hile Butler has been around because I was new to training for the past two the team, so he would help years, defensive coordiname become familiar with the tor and former student athdefense, which was really lete, Charles Kaiser knows helpful.” all the other work that Like Kaiser, Williams becomes w ith it. lieves that Butler has certain “Walk-ons need to prove traits that give him an adtheir worth, and they have to vantage on the football field go to a lot of morning workand make him an unique adouts, can never be late, that dition to his team.

Markael Butler kind of small stuff,” Kaiser “He’s a leader. He’s not said. “And when they are easily influenced to do what SENIOR there, they have to be super isn’t right. He has the right hard working, and they can’t be a problem.” morals and values and he has dreams and is Butler’s mother, Chere Williams, has seen her dedicated and hopeful,” Williams said. “He son’s abilities develop as a football player over wants to be successful, and that’s because he has the last two years. that inner drive and determination that is going “I realized (Butler could play in college) in the to contribute to his success, no matter what he last two years, how he really developed and be- does in his life.” came really motivated and just developed more While Butler is excited to recieve an opportudrive,” Williams said. “That just showed me how nity to earn a spot playing for the Spartans, he hard he worked and how dedicated he was in still wants to stick to his roots and keep his perthese last two years so he could do it.” sonality the way it is.

As for making the team, Michigan State gives “I just want my actions to inspire others to their walk-ons two different opportunities to try dream more, learn more and become more than out–once in September and once in January. they already are,” Butler said. “(I want) to be re“For me, I’ve been talking to the coaches, and membered for what type of person I am.”

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You have to spend a lot of your time working out, lifting weights and watching film, stuff like that, just improving yourself as a player.

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Junior leaps to new heights

By Michal Ruprecht STAFF REPORTER

A long, white and green pole gleams in the sun as junior Daniel Leone jumps over the 14’7” mark, just one inch shy of breaking the school record. Since Leone began his pole vaulting career his freshman year, he has dreamed of beating the school record.

However, it wasn’t easy for Leone to achieve his goals in pole vaulting because of his stature.

“I knew I wasn’t going to grow any taller because I’m kind of short,” he said. “It made me realize the only thing that I could do is get stronger.”

Leone’s aspirations to become stronger finally became a reality when he and junior Carter Waldrop began working out together freshman year. They posted two videos about their journey on their YouTube channel, Power of Muscle.

“It was tough. It took a lot of hard work,” Leone said. “It was always good to see yourself achieve things you went for, like new goals and stuff, and watch yourself be stronger along the way.”

Pole vaulting is in Leone’s blood. His brother Matthew Leone (a 2013 alumnus), father Nicolo Leone, uncle and grandfather all pole vaulted in high school.

Daniel first discovered the sport after watching numerous videos on YouTube. He started pole vaulting in the spring track and field season of 2014.

He is currently on the boys track and field team and the Inversion Vault Club. He frequently places first at meets and invitationals. In addition to pole vaulting, Daniel enjoys calisthenics, parkour and gymnastics, which he says plays a part in his pole vaulting success.

“I thought I’d be pretty good at it with my strength, and then the technique for pole vaulting relates to gymnastics bar movements,” Daniel said. “People always told me I’d be good at

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Leone springs himself forward with his pole. “I always watch the really good pole vaulters and they all have a lot of core strength and arm strength,” Leone said.

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Butler stands with his team during the national anthem. “You’re going against some of the best athletes in the nation.” Butler said. “I mean it’s the Big 10, so you go up against teams like Michigan and Wisconsin. It really doesn’t get better than that.”

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it, so I just gave it a try.”

Nicolo thinks Daniel’s growth in pole vaulting symbiotically brings work ethic and passion and that these values will help Daniel achieve his goals in the future.

“Pole vaulting has helped give some structure to his life because he can refer to his goals and then do what it takes to make them happen,” Nicolo said via email. “All the training, time, travel and commitment to this sport has shown him what hard work and dedication can produce—a champion on and off the track.”

His brother Matthew finds that Daniel’s active lifestyle brings many benefits, like new friends and scholarship opportunities.

“I think (sports) have affected him very positively and given him an outlet for a lot of different things. They have given him an outlet to just basically be creative and outgoing, and he’s found friends through it, and it’s just something that he loves to do,” Matthew said. “It’s something that he can call his own because not a lot of people do it, and I think it has affected him extremely well physically.”

After Daniel gained a passion for the sport, his family realized his talent. Both his father and brother expect him to have success in pole vaulting because of his dedication to it.

“He’s doing more than I ever did in pole vaulting, and he’s doing more than a lot of people do in pole vaulting. I think he’s got a bright future ahead of him,” Matthew said. “I hope that he goes forth and does the best that he does, the best that he can do.”

Daniel hopes to improve his skills and receive scholarships for pole vaulting in the future.

Daniel aspires to pursue pole vaulting after college in pursuit of staying active and fit. “(Pole vaulting has) made me realize that there’s no limits to my potential,” he said. “When I fail it makes me more motivated to get back up and try again and work harder next time.”

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Leone leaps over the bar during one of his track and field meets. Leone placed first in regionals on May 20.

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Title IX regulations affect school sports

Sports send off They say money can’t buy you happiness. But money can buy me a trip to Hawaii, and that would make me happy, so...

They say eating dessert before dinner will spoil your appetite. Eating an apple before dinner could spoil my appetite just as well as a fudge sundae, and the apple might not even keep the doctor away anyways so...

They say distance makes the heart grow fonder.

There must be distance for a reason so…

They say laughter is the best medicine. Unlike many teeth whitening products, all five doctors agree that antibiotics cure strep throat better than a marathon of George Lopez.

Clearly, “they” don’t make much sense.

But they also say that all good things must come to an end, and in my expert opinion, it has yet to be determined if there is a plausible dispute against this common cliché, at least until now anyways.

I’ve been an athlete my entire life. There has yet to be childhood memory that I can recall that doesn’t involve a ball, the appropriate athletic attire and my curly mess of hair tied back into a thick scrunchie.

But now, as senior year draws to a climactic close, it draws the question of what the following weeks, months, years will be like without coaches pushing me to sustain my effort, or sweat pooling in my every pore during the hot summer practices.

It makes me wonder if it was all worth it if I don’t do anything with it in the future. Was it a waste of my time? Even so, what is coming next if the largest chunk of my identity is about to be extracted like it never existed at all? But isn’t that the unanswerable question that we all seek a knowledgeable response to?

From band to choir to sports to theater to student council, seniors have poured their hearts into something for the last four years or more, knowing that it would come to an end eventually.

But Lou Gehrig is the one who had it right. Even though he left baseball for reasons far worse than moving on to a higher education, he still knew he was the “luckiest man alive” for having the opportunity to play. He knew he was lucky for being received so kindly into a profession that was merely a child’s recess activity and for being given the chance to excel for as long as he did.

It is this attitude that disrupts the cliché.

Yes, everything does come to an end. But what’s important is how we continue to play despite the inevitable end, and accepting it when our time comes to a close.

Representing North for the past four years has been both a blessing and an honor, but I now realize that my time has expired.

It is now the responsibility of others to uphold the Norsemen legacy that the seniors leave behind. We pass on the torch as brains, athletes, basket cases, princesses or even criminals, because even though this era is ending, it is merely the start of something new.

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Stick hits ice. Puck goes flying. Freshman Julia McLellan stops it. Cheers all around, but deeper than expected. McLellan will be stopping goals next year, but for the boys team and not the girls.

For the 2016-17 hockey season, McLellan plans on trying out for the boys hockey team at the suggestion of her private coach.

“I still have to go through the tryout process, but it’s pretty highly likely that I am going to be on the team. My goalie coach suggested that I play with the guys this year and develop my skills as a goalie,” McLellan said.

McLellan is not alone this upcoming school year. While she is playing to develop her goalie skills, other students will use the newly enforced 2012 provisions in Title IX to play on a different gender team for emotional reconciliation.

The 2012 provisions that allowed girls and boys to play on the opposite-sex team is being enforced nationally for the first time this upcoming school year.

As long as a student is not taking extra hormones, either testosterone or estrogen, they are permitted to play on the team whose gender they identify with as long as they request it.

For girls and boys tennis coach John Van Alst, this won't change how he coaches. Van Alst is the varsity tennis coach for both sexes and expects the same things out of his players, regardless of gender.

“I will have the same expectations of every mem-

ber of the team,” Van Alst said. “Work hard. Play hard.

Have fun. Give your best.”

The Michigan High School Athletic Association is in charge of enforcing Title IX. While they have outlined general guidelines and expectations of how to handle these situations, they do intend for every situation to be dealt with on an individual basis.

At both North and South the district has successfully worked on an individual basis with students to ensure that they have comfortable, appropriate opportunities to participate in all school sponsored activities in GPPSS,” Shelson said via email. “The best way to handle these situations is on a case-by-case basis. GP North administration anticipates that we will continue to work individually with students to ensure that all Norsemen are comfortable at school.”

The new enforcement lines up with Michigan’s new policy to allow students to pick their gender, name and other information without parental consent needed.

McLellan thinks this is advantageous to both genders because it allows them to learn from players with different skill sets. She does not think the new enforcement will change any team’s competitive levels. Instead, it opens them up to new players who will feel more comfortable on a team that accepts their gender identity.

“I think it’s actually going to make it more competitive because it is going to have a bigger amount of people coming in a single tryout and you may have to expand the number of teams there are,” McLellan said.

McLellan, though playing on the boys team for skill reasons only, feels like an equal with the group.

She thinks the new enforcement will continue to draw players to certain caliber teams, but now players of both genders.

“Some teams have a lower standard, so you might draw in lower standard players, but other teams like Little Caesars and Honey Baked draw in big teams and big crowds,” McLellan said.

Van Alst feels as if this encourages coaches to take an individual approach to coaching. Instead of treating a group as a group, they can cater to the individual needs on the team.

“The competitive mindset of a student athlete is the same regardless of the sex of the individual,” Van Alst said.

Van Alst already has male managers for the girls varsity tennis team and female managers for the boys varsity team. These relationships yield positive skill development and have gone well in the past.

He doesn’t think having a different sex player actually playing on the team will affect the dynamics but won’t know until the situation actually presents itself.

McLellan believes that for skills reasons, more girls play on guys teams as of right now, but thinks this new enforcement will create opportunities for guys to play on a girls team too. She feels comfortable on the boys team, and hopes for the same for all students facing this shift.

“They are totally cool with it, they think I’m one of the guys too,” McLellan said. “We’re all just going to go out there and play our best.”

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GHOST TOWNS Grosse Pointers are used to polished lawns and well-manicured streets, but this summer is the perfect opportunity to appreciate the bubble by visiting cities that didn’t have a happy Grosse-Pointe-ending. Come June, Michigan’s ghost towns will be alive with everything that breathes—except humans.

A ghost town is the abandoned remains of a once lively city, town or village. The cause of abandonment varies but is usually economic failure or natural disaster. Stepping foot in a ghost town is like stepping into the past.

The sight of one of these towns after their demise is perhaps more interesting than when they were alive. The buildings sag with age yet are vibrant with the ecology that’s slowly consuming them. Most contain the bones of America’s past—blacksmith shops, meat markets and oneroom schoolhouses.

Perhaps Michigan’s most well-preserved ghost town is Fayette. Located in the Upper Peninsula, Fayette was once a booming iron mining center.

Over 500 people resided in the coastal town.

Fayette produced over 229,000 tons of iron during its 24 years of operation. However,

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after the iron market crashed in 1891, the town slowly suffocated until it was completelydeserted.

The Fayette State Park is open to visitors who want to take a step into Michigan’s history in its natural setting. The park is adorned with historic structures that appear just as they did in the 1800s.

Northern Michigan is littered with ghost towns like Fayette that are either free or cheap to explore. A tour of the abandoned Quincy Smelter Mine in Ripley offers visitors in-depth tours of the historic ruins throughout the summer and fall for $5. Tour guides ensure a safe, informative venture.

Nestled in the Upper Peninsula, Old Victoria acts as an example for how people lived in the late 1800s. The town gives daily tours from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. from Memorial Day until the fall season.

Just beyond the pristine bubble of Grosse Pointe, visitors can witness life before electric lawn equipment and smooth, paved roads. Here lies an age forever locked in time, the struggles of early settlers, and their successes that led to where we are today.

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audience members laugh out loud. Written by the creators of South Park, this musical follows Elder Price and his Mormon brothers on their mission trip to Uganda. The show runs at Michigan State University’s Wharton Center June 14-19 and in Grand Rapids at Devos Hall June 21-26. Tickets are $48-138.

Heathers: The Musical is a take the 1998 movie Heathers. Leading lady Veronica Sawyer finds herself thrown into the world of “the Heathers,” a popular clique at school.

Before she can begin to enjoy her newfound popularity, Veronica falls for a brooding and dangerous boy named J.D. When the Heathers kick Veronica out of their circle, she takes the high road, but J.D. plans for revenge.

Heathers: The Musical will be at the Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale May 13-June 13. Tickets are $10-25.

Whether you’re a Broadway fanatic or a newbie to the theatre scene, this summer’s lineup will leave you wanting more.

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Cure your summer boredom with some comedy.

Whether dark and mysterious comedies are your niche or satire that pushes the envelope is your go-to, two sure-fire hits are coming to Michigan to fill the bill.

A multitude of professional Broadway musicals tour the country during the summer, stopping in Detroit along the way. A few heavy hitters coming to Michigan this year include The Book of Mormon and Heathers: The Musical.

Unlike stand-up or a comedy movie, these musicals offer an all-inclusive experience, lighting up the stage with song, dance and acting. Broadwayesque shows give theater-goers the opportunity to enjoy top-notch talent with background stories in a professional space.

Theatres like the Fisher in downtown Detroit offer affordable tickets for normally expensive seats with a valid student ID. Many performing arts camps such as Interlochen Center for the Arts also present studentcast musicals throughout the summer. Tickets range from $10-30.

With a script that tests the boundaries between comedy and offense, The Book of Mormon will make

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ADVENTURE PARK In addition to an adrenaline rush, participants should expect a hardcore workout when they soar through the variety of challenges at The Adventure Park in West Bloomfield.

Raised 65-feet up in the trees postsunset, visitors can experience the fresh air in their faces and the sights of twinkle lights attached to the different ropes. The Adventure Park makes the dizzy feeling from stepping onto each thin wire worth it in the end.

There are 10 different trails depending on age and difficulty to test patience and challenge minds. For organizational purposes, they’re color coded from easiest to hardest, ranging from purple to double black. Along with the trails, The Adventure Park also showcases 15 ziplines and over 140 challenge bridges.

Before one is able to swing through the “jungle,” he or she must pre-register online and have a guardian sign a waiver if they are under the age of 18. Other rules include

reading and understanding all instructions, receiving specific training in the utilization of safety equipment and understanding the risks involved.

As long as partakers bring comfortable athletic wear and tennis shoes, the park provides them with a harness and gloves during the visit. However, they are held responsible for wearing harnesses and remaining attached to the carabiners.

Tickets are only valid for three hours, and depending on the trail chosen, a climber will generally explore two to four different courses during that time. Once the journey through the forest is complete, visitors can go to the adventure store on site for hot and cold beverages, snack items and souvenirs.

Hours of operation vary seasonally. On Sundays, holidays and Mondays through Thursdays, the park is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

However, The Adventure Park extends its hours on Fridays and Saturdays to 10 p.m.

Tickets for those 12 and older are $44.

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