North Pointe - 2014 Senior Extra

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GROSSE POINTE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

SINCE 1968

POINTE

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014

By Kristen kaled Contributing Kayla Luteran

Colleges

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Loyola University Chicago

University of Michigan

Grand Valley State University

Brielle Ahee Caroline Schulte

Patricia Bajis Carter Bock Alexander Brady Vincent Bruno Abigail Casterline Phoebe Dodge Melina Glusac Leslie Jacobs Gregory Lazar Dayle Maas Elizabeth Marck Emily Murray Michael Murray Pearce Reickert Sarah Schade Andrew Sharon Brigitte Smith Grant Strobl Sydney Thompson Jacob Zacharias

Marie Bourke Marty Brown Michael Carlisle Emily Huguenin Jovana Maros Taylor McAfee Anna Sinh Jasmine Thomas Danielle Zukowski Jenna Belote Nicole Fletcher Jasmine Thomas Michael Dougherty

Wayne State University Barbara Allor Brian Almeria Uribi Beaumont Elizabeth Bejin Mariah Herfi Chelsea Howard Bradley Isherwood Alex Popovic Leen Mosa Kathryn Perna Jonathan Wujek Bianca Dean Abigail Fielder Jacob Harris Kate Freeman Christian Heidman Jillian Fenner Keelia Hamdan Andrew Hauler Carlos Sheldon-Chavis

Johns Hopkins University Emily Alway

Central Michigan University Christina Amato Deciah Antkowiak Joshua Champney John Hoover Zachary Josefiak Matthew Karle Connor LaPratt-Perreault Jack McLauchlan Emily Mulier Chrisoula Pitses Tyler Rheaume William Schaber Claire Schaden Andrew Toutant Christopher White Hunter Wykes

Northwood University Marisa Atkinson Nicholas Murray Edward Nepi

Hope College Michelle Austin Colleen Reveley Thomas Vismara

Art Institute of California Eric Taylor

Michigan Tech Michael Bakowski Thomas Lombardi Robert Simone Joachim Wright

Miami University Mackensie Balcirak Stephanie Walworth Andrea Held

University of Detroit Mercy Petrina Allor Cheyenne Kelly Robert Nesom Thomas Rafaill Sydney Rozycki Elizabeth Sumnik David Walton

Western Michigan University Elizabeth Bejin Michael Bylski Stephen Cleland Cierra Hines Lindsay Ireland Tess Kolp Marshall Koziol Dana O’Donnell Samatha Rogers Vincent Romanelli Ethan Rukofske Angela Tibaudo Michael Wickham Monae Harvin Chene Frontiera Andrew Goralczyk Mary Harder Kayla Jones

Michigan State University Eric Bergeron Conner Blaine Monaeja Brown Hannah Brunson Gabrielle Burchett Harrison Campion Lindsay Carlisle Bradley Centala Justin Clayton Ava Cosens Gabriel Duncan Izzy Ellery Allison Fly Jessica Gabel Matthew Kain Kristen Kaled Enxhi Lalo Scott Linington Daniel MacAskill Camille Makowski Julian Makowski Connor Olzem Chrissy Panagos Julia Rustmann Sarah Rustmann Angela Scapini Michael Schudlich Lauren Semack Hadi Shehadeh Amanda Shenouda Ted Supal Tiara Terry Keir Thomas Susan Tomasi Madison Vens Madeline Vyletel William Zinn

Aquinas College Courtney Berns Joey Garvin

University of Toledo

Eastern Michigan University Lauren-Elise Brush La’Shanay Mack Johnny Thomas Kamrie Woods

University of Michigan Flint

Justin Kennedy

Geoffrey Fong

Kalamazoo College

United States Marine Corps

Isabella Kirck Gabrielle Shimko

Oakland University

Indiana University

Anthony Cafagna Mary Lynn Hryciuk Valentina Izzi Natalie Schaefer

Katelyn Kohler

Macomb Community College Kaylin Causley Anthony Corrado Tiye Curry Wissam Jawad Nicolas Salet Maya Sewell Christopher Solomon D’wan Wilcox Daniel Wyrick Courtney Gieseking Chris Ghaniem Matthew Dannell Anthony Corrado Deshawn Hardges Paige Abdella Eleni Doherty

Oakland Community College

University of Dayton John Kusch

Tyler Nelson Jonathan Bevier

Michigan Career and Technical Institute Raven Mattaws

Northern Michigan

Ferris State University

University Kathryn Little

Maximilian Sheehy Maxwell Harring

Military College of South Carolina

Northwestern College

Andrew Lock

Texas Southern University Tod Long

Kent State University Colleen Maher

American University

Antoniette Calbone

University of Debrecen Matthew Dezeery

Bucknell University Susan Hartzell

Norfolk State University Claude Harper

Bluffton University

South Carolina State University

Kyle Moton

Tyra Dubose

Salvatore Ciaravino Carrie Rakowicz Brooke Ford

Valparaiso University

Savannah School of Art and Design

Amy Olson

Lauren Hartt

Arizona State University

Baker College of Owosso

Tennessee State University

Meagan Curran

Jordyn Parent

Colorado State University

Baker College Clinton Township

Volanda Frazier Audrey Franklin-Curl

Andres Hensley

Shelby Bolden

Case Western Reserve University

Albion College

Jasmine Christian

University of Alabama

Jayla Hubbard

Tiffin University Jaron Nelson

Howard University Nathon Jones

Daniel Braker Lisa Zymslowski

Bowling Green University

Baker College

Troiana Jackson Kayla Luteran

Shelby Bolden

Muskegon Community College

Maria Liddane

Nikhil Patel Victoria Ruprecht

United States Naval Academy Marissa Stinson

Endicott College Patrick Turnbull

University of Michigan Dearborn Easton Washburn

Rochester Institute of Technology Adam Roach

University of Notre Dame Ken Elkin

University of Denver Joshua Decraene

Columbia College Anthony Greene

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Beyond the borders of the bubble

By Brigitte Smith

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2014 likes brianalmeria “I must be like Will Smith or a true Asian because I look exactly the same. #sheerWILLpower #whyamisoasian”

2014 likes stevenmozdrech “All he had to say was ‘Mirror selfie game STRONG.’”

2014 likes jaronnelson “#omg #tbt #jjfourm #transformationtuesday #stillcutedoe”

2014 likes libbysumnik “Each time I went to Disney World was in high school, and it always reminds me to remain young at heart. Age is just a number.”

2014 likes jillianfenner “Shoutout to puberty.”

2014 likes johnkusch “Ditching the bangs was a good call.”

2014 likes leenmosa “As my confidence grew, so did the fun memories and smiles. #seniors #almostdone #sadbutexcited”

2014 likes rhyswilliams “Be true to your own style and influences.”

2014 likes danielbraker “Nothing was the same.”

2014 likes phoebedodge “It’s embarrasing to even look at pictures from freshman year, but thank goodness the awkward stage is over.”

2014 likes andiheld “I don’t really think I look that different after four years, which is actually really weird.”

2014 likes taylormcafee “#transformationtuesday #FromFreshieToSenior #TimeFlies.”

Transformation Tuesday

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Senior Matt DeZeery breaks the norm by enrolling at the University of Debrecen in Hungary

Graduating seniors muse the thought of escaping the “Grosse Pointe bubble,” but Matthew DeZeery is about to burst through the surface.

Starting in the fall, DeZeery will be attending the University of Debrecen medical school in Debrecen, Hungary. He’s excited to jump directly into his chosen field of study.

“Right after high school, if you were to go to high school in Europe, you’d go straight into the profession you’d want to go in. So, they developed an Englishspeaking program in Hungary for this,” DeZeery said.

“It’s a medical school; it’s a six-year medical school.

It’s entirely English-speaking, so all the surrounding English-speaking places, they would go to this school.”

DeZeery became aware of the university and what it had to offer through his family. Both of his parents were born in Hungary, his mother in Debrecen, and

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his grandmother lived near the campus.

As a result of his upbringing, DeZeery’s somewhat confident in his cultural and linguistic abilities.

“My parents were afraid of teaching me Hungarian, in fear of hurting my English. They spoke it around me, but they didn’t teach me,” DeZeery said. “So it’s all in my head somewhere. I can understand almost everything, but speaking is a lot more difficult.”

Also difficult was the university admissions process. DeZeery had to go to Toronto to take his examinations.

“They send out representatives to cities—around the world, I guess—and I went to one in Toronto, where two professors came out. And they gave me an oral exam, and I took a written exam,” DeZeery said.

“They continue with the oral examinations while you’re at the university. So I think, to a degree, it is competitive.”

DeZeery is confident that the first-hand experiences he will gain attending this medical school will benefit his knowledge.

“I think the curriculum itself will put me in the hospital a little bit more than it would here,” he said.

DeZeery is attending this university for the long haul. As a result, he doesn’t think he’ll want to study abroad after his stint in Hungary.

“I’m sure I’ll get it out of my system. I’ll be there for

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the entire six years. I don’t know if I’ll be able to come home at all,” DeZeery said. “There is a summer break.

It’s just that there might be internships and whatnot that they’d offer. And just the cost of traveling back and forth might be a little excessive.”

Once he’s done, DeZeery plans on coming back to the United States to further pursue his career.

“They actually train you for the U.S. Medical Licensing exam at the university itself. So I’d take all the licensing exams there and come back for residency, and so on,” Dezeery said.

He is hesitant about the great change he will endure, though.

“The whole experience of living in Europe, being outside of what I’m used to, not being able to speak English with the natives there. I guess going outside of my comfort zone,” DeZeery said.

But to DeZeery, it’s all worth it. He’s enthusiastic about the myriad of opportunities Europe will bring his way.

When asked what he was most looking forward to, DeZeery said, “Just the entire experience of living in Europe, I guess, just being there, out of America.

And just seeing all the other people and how diverse it’s gonna be. And I’m gonna be outside of the Grosse Pointe bubble. Just the whole overall experience of everything.”

HUNGARYfor a change

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COMMITTED to the game

By Sydney Thompson & Colleen Reveley Senior Assistant Editors

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Who: Ja’Ron Nelson What: Wrestling Where: Tiffin University Why: I really wanted to continue my wrestling career at the next level. I’m really excited. sean o’melia

Who: Jamal Hawkins What: Football Where: Tiffin University Why: Tiffin gives me the opportunity to play at a higher level and at the same time to develop my skills. Their experienced coaching staff really sealed it for me to decide to play there.

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Who: Maria Liddane What: Basketball Where: American University Why: After I went on my

Who: Izzy Kirck What: Softball Where: Kalamazoo College Why: When I visited it, I

After years of training and countless practices, these 10 student athletes will pursue their sports at the collegiate level ava deloach

Who: Patrick Turnbull What: Lacrosse Where: Endicott College Why: I really like the la-

visit, American proved to be the perfect basketball program and school for me. I’m really looking forward to moving down to D.C. and working with coaching and staffing team.

just really loved it and what it offered, and it just felt like the right fit for me. It was a huge bonus when the coach asked me to play for them.

crosse program there, and the coaches are really nice and welcoming.

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Who: Cait Gaitley What: Lacrosse Where: Albion College Why: It was the only place that offered me a scholarship.

I’m really excited. I’m scared, but I’m excited because I get nervous in new places.

Who: Brad Centala What: Soccer Where: Michigan State University Because it was a very good school for soccer. I liked the big campus. I liked the big sports how everyone rallies around them.

Why:

Who: Sarah Rustmann What: Track & Field Where: Michigan State University

Why: I guess it’s been my dream to run at Michigan State. And especially because it’s a D1 school. So I thought if I run there, then I’ll have more competition, and then I’ll potentially get better.

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Who: Julia Rustmann What: Track & Field Where: Michigan State University

Why: I am very excited to see where my running will take me. I think it will be a great adventure, and I can’t wait to push my limits.

Andi Held

Who: Justin Kennedy What: Basketball Where: Muskegon Community College I wanted a chance to get stronger and better my game before I take it to the next level.

Why:

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15 for ‘14: Goodbye from your North Pointe seniors It started with you.

We talked to your teachers and coaches, we heard you in the halls, we read your tweets.

Stalking? Maybe.

Reporting? Certainly.

At the start of a new issue, we garnered the latest happenings globally, nationally, state-wide – but mainly – here at North.

We assigned out stories, contacted the experts – and you, of course. We listened to our hideous voices in recordings and transcribed our conversations, re-listening countless times to accurately type that inaudible word you said. We saved you to our contacts. We sat on Google Drive writing ledes. We contemplated the connotation of that one word in the headline. We endured edits upon edits. We placed a story on the page to realize those edits left a 200-word white space to fill. We lamented page design only to rejoice in the glory of Myriad Pro and anchor points. We stayed here Monday nights after dinner hours. We met on Thursday for Editorial Board, discussing what Big Brother was up to now. We spent lunch hours in B-302, took refuge in the Bat Cave and coaxed InDesign to open before the hour was over. We panicked over deadlines – but hit them. We stressed until we knew our pages were North Pointe quality.

All to bring you the news.

Real coverage was priority, always: news analysis of Grosse Pointe’s special education department, a Netflix breakdown (better than The Tower’s), a look inside Detroit and

thorough reviews of albums from Slim Shady to One Direction to Justin Timberlake.

North Pointe consumed us, and we embraced it as it did. From staff reporter to Editor-in-Chief, we each cherished our time working for this nationally-acclaimed publication. As it comes to an end, we’d like to thank all the fifth-hour teachers who grudgingly accepted tardy passes as our bi-weekly production cycles came to a close.

A big thank you to Shari Adwers for transitioning into the position of North Pointe adviser for our junior and senior years. Your undying enthusiasm was much appreciated. We would be remiss not to thank Andrew Taylor who established the tradition of North Pointe excellence by flipping the paper in his four years as adviser, instituting procedures, policies and a culture of excellence – that we still follow. In our freshman and sophomore years, he instilled this knowledge in us, providing the tools to become the nationally award-winning publication we are today.

Friendships formed here kept us coming back, even after sources ignored our calls and stories fell through. North Pointe gave us a place to mature not only as students, but as people. Finally, thank you to the students who gave us a reason to write. We hope you enjoyed our production as much as we enjoyed making it.

Sincerely, Your Class of 2014 North Pointe staff

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CLASS OF 2014

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Brielle Ahee • Petrina Allor • Barbara Allor • Brian Almeria • Emily Alway • Christina Amato • Deciah Antkowiak • Marisa Atkinson • Michelle Austin • Patricia Bajis • Adam Baker • Michael Bakowski • Mackensie Balcirak • Caroline Barnwell • Uribi Beaumont • Elizabeth Bejin • Jenna Belote • Eric Bergeron • Courtney Berns • Jonathan Bevier • Conner Blaine • Daniel Blohm • Carter Bock • Shelby Bolden • Marie Bourke • Cidney Bowden • Alexander Brady • Daniel Braker • Marty Brown • Monaeja Brown • Claysha Brown • Vincent Bruno • Hannah Brunson • Lauren-Elise Brush • Gabrielle Burchett • Sean Burrell • Michael Bylski • Anthony Cafagna • Harrison Campion • Lindsay Carlisle • Michael Carlisle • Abigail Casterline • Kaylin Causley • Bradley Centala • Joshua Champney • Craig Chandler • Jasmine Christian • Salvatore Ciaravino • Justin Clayton • Stephen Cleland • Eva Cobau • Breanna Cochran • David Cody • Giancarlo Collette • Diondre Collins • Anthony Corrado • Ava Cosens • Meagan Curran • Tiye Curry • Bianca Dean • Joshua DeCraene • Matthew DeZeery • Phoebe Dodge • Eleni Doherty • Michael Dougherty • Tyra DuBose • Gabriel Duncan • Martice Dunlap • Matthew Dunnell • Kenneth Elkin • Isabelle Ellery • Ja’Von Ellis • Jillian Fenner • John Ferguson • Raymond Ferworn • Abigail Fielder • Nicole Fletcher • Allison Fly • Geoffrey Fong • Brooke Ford • Audrey Franklin-Curl • Ricky Franks • Volanda Frazier • Kate Freeman • Chene Frontiera • Jessica Gabel • Madison Gafa • Caitlin Gaitley • Joseph Garvin • Eliott Gatteno • Christopher Ghanem • Courtney Gieseking • Melina Glusac • Noel Golden • Sean Goolsby • Julian Goolsby • Andrew Goralczyk • Anthony Greene • Analisa Guido • Krystal Hadley • Keelia Hamdan • Mary Harder • Deshawn Hardges • Claude Harper • Maxwell Harring • Jakob Harris • Susan Hartzell • Monae’ Harvin • Andrew Hauler • Jamal Hawkins • Christian Hedman • John Paul Heinemann • Andrea Held • Andres Hensley • Mariah Herfi • Cierra Hines • Donavon Holmes • John Hoover • Chelsea Howard • Mary Hryciuk • Jayla Hubbard • Emily Huguenin • Lindsay Ireland • Bradley Isherwood • Valentina Izzi • Troiana Jackson • Cody Jackson • Leslie Jacobs • Wissam Jawad • Darryl Jennings • Bryce Johnson • Kayla Jones • Nathon Jones • Tamara Jones • Christina Jones • Zachary Josefiak • Matthew Kain • Kristen Kaled • Matthew Karle • Cheyenne Kelly • Justin Kennedy • Domonique Key • Hakem Killebrew • Isabella Kirck • Benjamin Klingensmith • Katelyn Kohler • Tess Kolp • Marshall Koziol • Christopher Kusch • John Kusch • Ronald Kyles • Enxhi Lalo • Connor LaPratt-Perreault • Gregory Lazar • Kathryn Lechner • Raven Lewis • Asha Lewis • Maria Liddane • Scott Linington • Kathryn Little • Andrew Lock • Thomas Lombardi • Tod Long • Alana Lorkowski • Amanda Louwers • Kayla Luteran • Dayle Maas • Daniel MacAskill • La’Shanay Mack • Colleen Maher • Julian Makowski • Camille Makowski • Elizabeth Marck • Jason Marek • Jack Marone • Jovana Maros • Iain Marshall • Shalise Martin • Raven Mathaws • Loyd Mattox • Emma Maurice • Taylor McAfee • Nicholas McCourt • Cullin McGraw • Jack McLauchlan • Ryann Melville • Matthew Mercer • Isabella Meteer • Shane Mlynarek • Brittney Moore • Brandon Moreno • Leen Mosa • Kyle Moton • Stephen Mozdrech • Emily Mulier • Emily Murray • Nicholas Murray • Michael Murray • Anthony Nance • Tyler Nelson • JaRon Nelson • Treshira Nelthrope • Edward Nepi • Robert Nesom • Cydni Newman • Liam O’Connor • Dana O’Donnell • Amy Olson • Connor Olzem • Donovan Orr • Kevin O’Shea • Andrew Owens • Alana Page • Olga Panagos • Jordyn Parent • James Passalacqua • Nikhil Patel • Yecica Pavlovich • Rebekah Pawelczyk • Kathryn Perna • Chrisoula Pitses • Makai Polk • Alex Popovic • Krystian Quint • Thomas Rafaill • Carrie Rakowicz • Pearce Reickert • Colleen Reveley • Tyler Rheaume • Todd Riley • Adam Roach • Samantha Rogers • Vincent Romanelli • Sydney Rozycki • Victoria Ruprecht • Sarah Rustmann • Julia Rustmann • Ethan Rutkofske • Nicolas Salet • Adam Savage • Angela Scapini • William Schaber • Sarah Schade • Claire Schaden • Natalie Schaefer • Michael Schudlich • Caroline Schulte • Jamar Scott • Travion Seal • Lauren Semack • Maya Sewell • Andrew Sharon • Maximillian Sheehy • Hadi Shehadeh • Amanda Shenouda • Carlos Shields-Davis • Gabrielle Shimko • Anthony Shubnell • Robert Simone • Anna Sinh • Brigitte Smith • Nateria Smith • Mackenzie Snitgen • Christopher Solomon • Kevin Sperry • Mitchell Stapleton • Marissa Stinson • Grant Strobl • Elizabeth Sumnik • Ted Supal • Eric Taylor • Tiara Terry • Keir Thomas • Carmen Thomas • Johnny Thomas • Ricky Thomas • Jasmine Thomas • Sydney Thompson • Angel Thompson-Blade • Angela Tibaudo • Susan Tomasi • Maria Tomovski • Andrew Toutant • Patrick Turnbull • Alessandro Valenzano • Katherine Vallejo • Joshua Veillon • Madison Vens • Tynia Vickers • Thomas Vismara • Madeline Vyletel • Daphney Walker • Yarnell Waller • David Walton • Stephanie Walworth • Easton Washburn • Ricky Watson-Wilson • Katlynn Weaver • Loni White • Jermaine White • Keshonda White • Christopher White • Michael Wickham • D’wan Wilcox • Dwayne Wilcox • Simone Williams • Rhys Williams • Taylor Williams • Kamrie Woods • Joachim Wright • Jonathan Wujek • Hunter Wykes • Daniel Wyrick • Jacob Zacharias • Adis Zalic • Brandon Zielke • William Zinn • Lisa Zmyslowski • Danielle Zukowski