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PROBLEM-SOLVING & DATA ANALYSIS “Includes using ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning to solve problems in science, social science, and career contexts.”

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PASSPORT TO ADVANCED MATH “Focuses on the student’s familiarity with more complex equations and the manipulation they require.”

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“For every passage students read, there will be at least one question asking them to select a quote from the text that best supports the answer they have chosen in response to the preceding question.”

“Students will engage with questions grounded in the real world, questions directly related to the work performed in college and career.”

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“Students will read a passage and explain how the author builds an argument. They’ll need to support their claims with evidence from the passage. This task more closely mirrors college writing assignments.“ “The essay prompt will be shared in advance and remain consistent.

Only the source material (passage) will change.”

PURPOSE STATEMENT The redesigned SAT will focus on the knowledge and skills that current research shows are most essential for college and career readiness and success.

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College Board overhauls SAT: shifts focus on college prep

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Filled with a jumble of unrecognizable words, complicated math problems and a mandatory essay, the SAT had its faults, so the College Board is sending this 88-year-old standardized test under the knife.

“Less than half of the students who take the SAT are college-ready, and that statistic has remained constant over time,” Kate Levin, Associate Director of Communications for the College Board, said via email.

The test’s reconstruction will resurface with adjustments to fit the curriculum of national high schools’ new K-12 Common Core way of learning through changed question type, content, scoring and point scale.

“The vocabulary words in the past have been words nobody has ever heard of. Well, what good does that do you? You never use them, and you will never use them. Now there are going to be words that you are familiar with,” Skelly said. “It will be more reasonable to expect you to do better on each portion because you are going to be more familiar with the words.”

Freshman Sarah Scott agrees with Skelly and

Vaccination controversy continues

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Junior Gabrielle Shimko got her flu vaccination the first time this school year. Shimko’s mother , Kelly Shimko, was reluctant to allow Shimko to get the flu vaccine or other similar vaccines because of the possible side effects.

“They only let me get a few vaccines. I had to get vaccinations for Applied Med class, but my mom, she was skeptical on the flu vaccine so she wouldn’t let me get (the vaccine) till a few months, till I signed the terms and conditions,” Shimko said. “But she would never (let me receive) vaccinations ... I’ve only had a few of them, like polio and stuff (for the class). I’ve never had any vaccines before that.”

The debate was rekindled when 25 children in California developed paralysis and other polio-like symptoms.

Since the polio vaccination was developed in 1952, vaccines have become a more widely accepted form of preventing contagious diseases. Vaccines are used to prevent against deadly diseases such as polio and whooping cough and less severe diseases such as the common flu.

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finds the excessively elevated language throughout the exam unnecessary.

“It’s unfair when the kids get (to the test) because they are already under enough stress, and then they get to a word in the passage, and it’s hard for them to spend time on that when they have other questions to answer,” Scott said.

In addition to the refreshed vocabulary, the SAT is following in the footsteps of the ACT and will not penalize students an extra quarter point for marking answers wrong. This influences students to not leave answers blank but to fill in them in with guesses. With these changes, the SAT is becoming an achievement test, similar to the ACT. “The SAT is now being called an achievement test as the ACT is, centered around what you’re learning in school. Students tend to do better on achievement tests, so this will be in kids’ favor, measuring what they are learning in school,” Skelly said.

While altering the exam to include the positive aspects of the ACT, Levin sees even more benefits of this new test.

“The ACT measures across a large domain, while the redesigned SAT will measure fewer things much more deeply,” Levin said. tion has begun to emerge in the United States and the rest of the developed world.

Many parents choose not to vaccinate their children to protect them from any side effects such as low fevers or flu-like symptoms. But some, such as Shimko’s mother, question the effectiveness of vaccines.

“Diseases were transferred through not cleaning or washing our hands properly, not disinfecting things and antibiotics come into play. So you can look at those things as well, they go hand in hand. It wasn’t vaccinations that eradicated disease or illness, there was a combination of us learning how to sanitize ourselves and our system … that’s what eradicated most viruses and diseases,” Kelly Shimko said.

The discussion that has drawn the most attention is that vaccines lead to regressive autism and worsen existing medical conditions. Conversation about autism development and vaccines focuses around regressive autism. This type of autism appears in otherwise healthy children around the of age 2. Some parents and doctors blamed these sudden changes on thimerosal, a preservative used to store vaccines given to younger children. A growing number of parents are choosing not to have their children vaccinated because of the recent study by a British doctor. The study linked vaccines to autism but was later found to be falsified.

“There was one very small study that was a retrospective study (conducted in) England that blamed the MMR (mumps-measles-ru-

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Additional changes to the math portion have centered the section around what students will be using in adulthood.

“The test used to cover topics Algebra 1, geometry, and a little bit of Algebra 2, and now it will cover problem-solving and data analysis, so more applicable to how you are going to be using math in your life,” Skelly said.

Levin also says the math po will focus on areas that evidence has shown to be most effective for student readiness for college and career training.

Scott sees the combination of future changes to the standardized test along with her college preparatory classes to be of benefit to her collegiate goals.

“I think it will definitely help it because I’m already in honors english and honors classes, and (I) plan on going higher, so I think it will make it a lot easier to get my score a lot higher to help me get into the Lyman Briggs program at Michigan State,” Scott said.

“Our goal is to support college readiness and success for more students and to make sure that those who are prepared take full advantage of the opportunities they’ve earned through their hard work,” Levin said. bella) vaccine for the development of autism.

That study was poorly designed to begin with, and then was retracted, redacted and actually the fellow who worked there lost his

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license to practice medicine,” said Dr. James Landers, a practicing pediatrician in the area.

Although the study has been disproven, it has launched a anti-vaccine movemnt, which has proven to be profitable.

“Nothing irritates me more than seeing certain beliefs, groups, individuals … people who profit from those fears of parents. People who write books about the dangers of vaccines, making a ton of money off of it because they are capitalizing on that fear that parents have, and I think that that is wrong. It’s morally wrong. There’s always been a market for the ‘antis’... and this has been something that has been championed by the likes of Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy and other celebrities that have taken this on, spreading their beliefs that have almost no backing,” Landers said.

Lack of familiarity with some of the nearly eradicated illnesses also influences parents’ decisions.

“If I had a vaccination that would protect people from getting in a car accident, I think that people would line up around the block to get that shot, even if there was a small risk of potential side effects. People see car accidents, everybody knows someone who’s been in a car accident … it can be very serious or deadly. So, the risk that people would be willing to take, even if it’s a measured risk, would be very very small. Certainly

the risk of getting in a car accident is far greater,” Landers said. “What has happened is that vaccines have rid vaccine-preventable illnesses from the population, and we don’t see them anymore. The people have forgotten how serious they are … they’re a victim of their own suc-

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The modern world is a world nearly free of the devastating illnesses of the past.

“If you try to get your child not vaccinated against measles, the odds are he’s not going to be exposed to measles until he’s much older, if at all. So odds are he’s going to be safe,” Landers said. “But if enough people make that decision,

Students’ college preferences hindered by financial issues

By Brittney Hernandez & Izzy Ellery Staff reporter & life editor

Getting the acceptance letter from his top college choice did not necessarily calm senior John Kusch’s nerves. He still had to wait to find out if he would receive any financial aid from the school.

If not, he would have to kiss his dream of attending that university goodbye.

“Well, my number one college choice was Dayton. It’s very expensive — $47,000 a year. I re1978 ‘80 ‘82 ‘84 ‘86 ‘88 ally wanna go there; I think it’s the best college for me. I got scholarships from them because they give everyone scholarships based on their grade point average, but the scholarships only brought me down to $33,000,” Kusch said. “I’m hoping I’ll get a little financial aid, but I probably won’t.”

Kusch isn’t the only one running into this problem. According to USA Today, although the number of students receiving financial aid increased, the percentages of students that received aid from their college of choice did not rise as drastically (only 21%). The increase in student aid stems from federal sources, where each year the percentage of

then you have a whole population that is susceptible to measles. That is when there is an opportunity for an epidemic,” Measles, mumps, whooping cough and chicken pox have been largely eradicated but have recently resurfaced.

“However, if a significant number of a certain percentage of the population goes without the polio vaccine, then we will see a resurgence of polio that will look very similar to this,” Landers said.

According to the Center for Disease Control, “herd immunity” or “group immunity” is said to protect the current minority that opt out of inoculations. When a strong majority of a community is immunized against a contagious disease, most members of the community are protected against that disease because there is little opportunity for an outbreak. Even those who are not eligible for certain vaccines, like infants, pregnant women or immunocompromised individuals, are somewhat protected because the spread of contagious disease is contained.

However, that group benefit is not permanent.

“If enough people don’t get vaccinated, then we’ll be at the point where we have another epidemic and we will be reminded of how serious these illnesses are,” Landers said.

The potential drawbacks that can come with vaccinations could be very real, but so is the threat of not vaccinating.

students receiving aid from it rises.

Nevertheless, the percentage of aid coming directly from colleges remains low. This can be discouraging for students and parents but not unpredictable.

“I kind of expected it, so I’m not upset about it. I mean I will be upset if I don’t go there, but I wasn’t too surprised,” Kusch said.

Being a well-off student from Grosse Pointe, Kusch and his family understand they may not be the most qualified candidate for financial aid.

“We are one of those hardworking middle class families that save money, so it probably doesn’t put us in the running to get any additional financial aid, and the scholarship doesn’t bring the tuition for a private

other things.

“The poverty line is if you make less than $30,000, you become pelleligible. So other financial aid that’s given is in terms of loans or merit,” counselor Jill Davenport said. “If you’re a high-end student but very high-end student, you are eligible for merit. But true financial aid comes with a family income that’s below $30,000.”

According to USA Today, the average college tuition has increased 250% in 30 years, a scary fact that has been the stem of President Obama’s decision to help make higher education more affordable.

Kusch recognizes the financial burden that is college.

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The averLuke Sturgill age household income school down to something that is re- for Grosse Pointe Woods is higher ally enticing for us,” Kusch’s mom than the national average. TwentyLinda said. “John wants to go to this one percent of residents were in the school, and we’d like him to go to this $50,000-$74,999 range, and another school, but we’re at the point where 21% was in the $100,000 to $149,000 we’re asking ourselves ‘What’s the range. Because of the fact that Grosse value of a bachelor’s degree, and how Pointe’s income tends to be higher much should we be willing to pay for than the average, it can be harder for it?’”

North students to receive financial Students can fill out the FAFSA aid, as they are competing against (Free Application for Federal Student families with lower incomes.

Aid), which weighs factors to deter“Relying on the federal governmine if a student is eligible for a fed- ment is a calculated risk,” Davenport eral pell grant (does not have to be said. “The illusion is that students repaid). The amount of money a stu- are going to college for free, and that dent receives depends on financial is simply not the case.” need and cost of attendance, among

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NHS hosts blanket drive The National Honor Society hosted a blanket-making charity event on Thursday, March 13. Sixty NHS members created 20 tied-fleece blankets for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and other charities still being determined.

The event was a school sponsored community service project. NHS adviser Milissa Pierce did not anticipate such a large group at the event.

“It was wonderful to see so many students attend. We not only got the blankets done–it also gave our NHS students a chance to simply hang out together for a while,” Pierce said.

Junior Matt Kane saw it as a rewarding experience because of how much the group accomplished in such a short amount of time.

“It took about a half hour to make a blanket. It’s pretty cool how in a half an hour we can make such a difference in someone else’s day,” Kane said. “I’m just glad we could help out while having fun.”

NHS members will also be volunteering at upcoming events such as the S.A.V.E. A Life 5k.

“I think that just the ‘being together’ and feeling like what you are doing has value is important,” Pierce said.

“Always remembering that service should be a way of life and one of the reasons that all of these students were chosen as NHS members. Students in the NHS and at North should always be thinking about others less fortunate than themselves.”

Bucket Drive ends in profit for DRAW Winning a pizza party as well as free Union cookies is an award Patrick Hicks’ third hour deserves. Filling 11 bright orange buckets has earned these students not only bragging rights but the satisfaction of helping out those in need.

DRAW (Disaster Relief at Work) is a charity that supplies families with basic necessities after natural catastrophes strike their lives. Hicks’ third hour students were more than willing to participate and exceeded the expected amount.

“The strategy? Well, there really wasn’t one. From the first day when I mentioned it, a lot of students raised their hands and said they wanted to participate, which happens a lot when you do these kinds of things,” Hicks said. “The students really came through with what they said they would.”

Sponsored by Student Association (SA), North was able to aid DRAW with 100 completed toiletries buckets, valuables buckets and patching buckets. Finishing in second place was Devin Cox’s third hour with 10 buckets, and in third was Jonathan Byrne’s with nine.

“We were really proud. Our goal was 50 buckets and we ended up completing 100,” SA director Jonathan Byrne said. “We were very happy with the way it turned out.”

DECA States competition outcome Students in business attire walked around at the DECA states competition on March 14-16. This year, DECA members were able to participate in this business showdown at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. Sophomore Fran Giacona prepared for the competition.

“From what I saw at districts it looks like it will be hard work if I want to make it to internationals,” Giacona said before the event took place.

Students were given various real-life scenarios by judges with 10 to 30 minutes to solve these scenarios.

There are individual, partner and group categories.

“The test score was a third of the grade and then we did two role plays that they give you business situations that you have to say what you would do and each two were one third of the grade. Then the scores are put together,” junior Meghan Veltri said.

Over 3,000 students from various schools participated in this competition, and many DECA members made it to nationals.

Giacona predicted the that International Academy East would be their toughest competitor.

“They’ll most likely be one of the hardest, but I only know the schools from our district, and there’s still seven other districts I haven’t competed against,” Giacona said.

However, Veltri confirmed there weren’t any top competitors, and everyone gave it their all.

“It was a great experience and I learned a lot about business, and overall it was just really fun with all of the North kids,” Veltri said.

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Most SAT changes worthwhile In order to compete with the ever-popular ACT, the SAT has changed their aesthetic. With a heavier reliance on Common Core-esque tasks, the test is ready for a comeback.

The College Board is wise to move to a straightforward scoring system. Abolishing the 1/4 point penalty for wrong answers was a much-needed change, as the current scoring system often leaves students unsure of whether it is advantageous for them to guess if they don’t know the answer.

Incorporating America’s founding documents and other important documents, such as the Gettysburg Address, is a great idea. Understanding and analysis of these works is a critical skill, one that is representative of modern expectations of students.

The test will now ask students to interpret the meanings of words taken from passages, making vocabulary application more real-world and less based on rote memorization. Though the number of questions that relied on knowing obscure vocabulary was not large enough to have a substantial effect on scores, the change is a step in the right direction.

Instead of attempting to answer a philosophical question in 25 minutes, the redesigned SAT will give students 50 minutes to analyze how an author crafts an argument. These changes provide a much more relevant task, one that students will encounter in college.

But the essay should not be optional. The ACT, SAT’s main competitor, contains an optional essay, one written by only 52% of the students who took the exam last year. Since some school districts and colleges will continue to require the writing portion of the SAT, students will tend to write the essay only if they are obligated to.

This change tells students that writing is not a necessary skill to possess or that its utilization will continue to be voluntary. But the writing portion of the SAT tests the ability to analyze critically and express information effectively, something students will be asked to do throughout college and their careers. Asking students to understand strategy and purpose, style and context is a worthy task. Students need to graduate high school as capable writers. Of all things evaluated on a standardized test, writing is most applicable to being a student in a university setting. And analysis and communication are vital skills in nearly every career.

Omission of the essay portion returns the exam to its original 1600 point scale — half reading/writing, half mathematics. This seems unrealistic and does not correlate with the purpose of the changes: to align the test more closely with the type of work students do in school and to “more closely reflect the real work of college and career”— one of the College Board’s stated goals. High school students typically take anywhere from five to seven courses, only one of which is math. College also is not 50% math; neither are most careers, engineering and accounting being notable exceptions. The new reading comprehension writing portion, which is half of the test, requires students to interpret and use evidence from graphs and tables, literary passages and scientific or social-studies-based texts. These skills that are necessary in this sections are also necessary in fields ranging from the humanities to the sciences, and even the College Board acknowledges that a “flexible command of evidence — whether found in text or graphic — is more important than ever.”

The College Board also announced it is partnering with the online Khan Academy to provide free, comprehensive test preparation in an effort to level the playing field for disadvantaged kids whose parents simply cannot afford to properly prepare their kids for standardized tests. Khan Academy will offer hundreds of practice questions, instructional videos and a personalized learning dashboard to help students gauge their strengths and weaknesses, develop a plan for improvement and measure their growth. Idealistically, this information will be publicized enough to reach students who need the preparation but may not be able to afford classes or tutors.

Goosebumps. Brain tingles. ASMR. What is that?

Searching for it on YouTube will generate thousands of results.

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. I discovered this strange phenomenon on a bleak Sunday afternoon My TURN while I unknow- ritika sanikommu ingly stumbled into the “weird” part of YouTube again. I came across this video of a woman whispering into the camera and tapping on a box.

Needless to say, I freaked out, but something made me want to continue watching.

The sensation that I felt watching that video can only be described as ineffable.

ASMR is like a free brain massage. It can be described as a tingly feeling people get that starts in the head and travels down the spine when they’re exposed to certain experiences.

It was amazing that I could feel this through a YouTube video. ASMRtists, as the people who make these videos call themselves, have been discovering new triggers to cause tingles in all sorts of people. ASMR videos have become increasingly popular because until now, no one has been able to create this kind of an experience that almost everyone can relate to.

When I was younger, I would love it when my mom played with my hair. The feeling that I got was comforting and I felt safe.

When I was five, I ran off screaming into the parking lot before I got my hair cut. I guess it didn’t sit well with me that someone was so close to chopping off my hair. After a few haircuts, it started to create a pleasurable

tingly feeling in me, and now, I look forward to them. Unfortunately, whenever I try to explain this sensation to my friends, I am always rebuked with strange stares and reluctant “okays.”

It always seemed as though I was alone in this incredible experience. Recently, I realized I was not. The thing is, almost everyone feels ASMR. It’s getting goosebumps from having someone glide their fingers on your arm or the tingly feeling you get when someone scratches your back. It is just the word itself that many are not acquainted with.

Everyone is familiar with the response. To those who don’t understand it, videos of someone whispering to the camera or tapping on objects are probably the most boring things on the internet. To those who are triggered by these videos, they’re not.

I started watching these videos regularly when I was stressed and wanted to clear my mind of worry and distress. They made me immediately relax when I started watching, and my mind felt tingly and fuzzy. Most of the time I find myself falling asleep at the computer (in fact, some people use ASMR to cure their insomnia). Think of it as a pain free, side-effect free, positive sedative; a tranquilizer for the mind. I realized that many things that are considered my pet-peeves are my favorite “triggers” in the ASMR world, meaning I immediately have this response to them. Some of them include gum chewing or tapping noises (which happens to be one of my favorites).

People who don’t understand ASMR may think of it as a dangerous cult that only people with certain intentions experience.

However, it makes me feel like I’m participating in something that will be known to almost everyone in a matter of years; a new craze that will take over the world.

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I did take German, but I haven’t spoken it in years.

It’s a lot like Klingon, actually.”

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Tired body, restless legs You could call me motivated. Hard working,. Driven. You could call me a girl with perfectionist tendencies. That might be true. But the term I think best describes me is tired.

I might also use exhausted, and my brothers would throw in moody and irritable. I’m tired of lying in bed, weary to the bone, waiting for sleep to carry me off for hours of renewing rest. But sleep always eludes me. Instead of drifting into unconsciousness, I fight off the sensation crawling up my legs. A tickling finger strokes the back of my knee and ankle, over and over. The only relief comes by moving my leg, shaking off the feeling.

Over and over the sensation comes; over and over I am jerked from my almost-sleep, needing to shake the feeling from my bones.

Relief is momentary. The feeling returns, and sleep is always denied for yet another night.

Such is the life of someone who suffers from Restless Leg Syndrome, or RLS. The condition has a mind of its own, attacking and retreating at will. Often with a genetic link, it is incurable and usually gets worse with age. I don’t expect to get better, but I’m constantly searching for a means to manage the situation. I developed it early, my pediatrician never having seen a case of it in any of his patients before.

My aunt and my twin brother are bothered by it occasionally, but not like me.

At times of high stress, the nights are endless. Anxiety over tests, papers, friendships, grades – they are a flashing neon sign, beckoning my problem to surface and make itself at home. The more anxious I am, the less I sleep, the more anxious I become and on and on. The vicious cycle.

I should have enjoyed that time when I could, as I was recently sucked into the RLS vortex with no end in sight.

The ensuing exhaustion sometimes masquerades as the antics of a teenage drama queen. My teenage brothers, who already have little tolerance for my drama, are reduced to spectators, sharing a bag of popcorn on the sideline as I have a meltdown on the kitchen floor because we’re out of my favorite yogurt. I feel like a subject of a twisted experiment, some bored puppet master messing with me for kicks, plotting exactly how little sleep he’ll grant me.

There is no help, no glue to help me keep it together through the day. Why, you may ask, am I so dramatic?

Haven’t I tried coffee? Oh I have, you betcha. I love its biting taste and the rush it gives me. But my legs don’t; the caffeine is like an IV drip to my legs. The relief, although sweet, does not even last as long as the coffee breath.

Soon enough it’s as though the imaginary IV drip of caffeine was attached directly to my legs because soon it’s as though they have a life of their own, moving all day, as though coordinating their own sloppy tap dance.

I will continue to pursue a solution to my problem, temporarily adjusting my lifestyle to accommodate my new sleep cycle, swallowing medications and downing gallons of tea. But when I think about it, I am one of the lucky ones. My suffering has an expiration date, the wave of insomnia always abating eventually. All I can do for now is shake off that feeling, and wait for those days where I am able to slip into sleep. Which is, for some reason, especially easy in Spanish class. Buenas noches!

On Campus

4– North Pointe – Friday, March. 21, 2014

Clubs perform for future high schoolers Members of WILLOW (Women in Leadership Leading Our World) and Brotherhood visited Mason, Poupard and Maire elementary schools Monday, March 10 for Strong Girls and Strong Boys. These groups present in fifth-grade classrooms separated based upon gender. While Strong Girls used a series of skits to emphasize realizing their own beauty and avoid gossiping, Strong Boys encouraged students to be involved in middle school and to avoid bullying.

By Anu Subramaniam & Andrea Scapini Web Manager & News Editor

LEFT: Junior Emily Aziz asks a group of fifth grade girls what their favorite things about themselves are.

“My favorite part is going around to talk to all the girls because they are always so nice and really look up to us,” Aziz said. “The best message we give them is that they are perfect the way they already are.”

BELOW: “My favorite part of the presentation was doing the bullying skits because we were able to convey a good message to the students but at the same time make fun of our friend Jack Reith,” sophomore CJ Ramsdell said. They performed in a skit about bullying when picking teams for sports to teach the boys how to react in a similar situation.

Faces in the crowd Ala’ya Stitts

Junior Ala’ya Stitts gives the mundane start of every school year a fun twist by traveling to Chicago to go back-to-school shopping.

“I like going shopping in Chicago because they have outlets and a better quality than in Michigan,” Stitts said.

Stitts, along with her mom and sister, have been going to Chicago for five years. She also enjoys unique shopping experiences.

“I like to shop in Atlanta and Las Vegas because they have better quality and carry different types of clothes,” Stitts said “I would rather go to Chicago instead of Michigan because their stores are bigger,” she said. “Like the Forever 21 store has everything, even stuff that’s out of season.”

This yearly trip is not all about shopping.

The Stitts stay at least a week and go out to eat at places like The Cheesecake Factory, and they never leave Chicago without buying popcorn.

Scott Slavik

After being mentored by his neighbor and taking up the drums at age 10, junior Scott Slavik spends about six hours a day practicing his skill and working on his album with his band, Drawing Straws.

After Slavik learned the basics, he decided to teach himself and use it as an expression of his personality.

“Just the expression through music makes me like it,” Slavik said.

Slavik is taking his music career further by auditioning and was accepted to the Detroit School of Rock and Pop. “A social worker here told me about the music school and the audition,” Slavik said.

Drawing Straws is a band within the school, and Slavik works with them to record music for their album. They spend their time playing and editing the tracks in the studio.

Slavik stresses that accuracy is very important when the band records songs.

“If you mess up, you have to take retakes,” Slavik said.

Drawing Straws will be traveling to Chicago and New York City in May to perform.

Hannah Brunson

ABOVE: After seeing a group of Strong Girls present when she was a fifth grader, sophomore Nicole Valenzano follows in their footsteps as she talks to a group of girls. “I do remember Strong Girls coming to Poupard when I was in the fifth grade, and I remember how much everyone looked up to the high schoolers since they were older,” Valenzano said. “My favorite part of Strong Girls is knowing that we can make an impact on the girls in such a positive way.”

ABOVE: Sophomore Will McNelis presents a slide about the importance of getting involved in clubs and activities throughout the boys’ middle and high school lives. “The biggest (goal) is to tell them to get involved in as many things as they can to meet new kids, and more opportunities will come to you,” McNelis said. “You’re gonna have a better experience in high school and middle school if you get involved in more things to make it more fun.

FIVE MINUTES WITH Math teacher Marti Steiner

By Kayla Luteran Intern

Emily Hugenenin

Math teacher Marti Steiner’s kids can get math help from their mom. “My husband is very math-challenged, so if they have a math question, they know to ask mom because he generally can’t help them.”

When most teachers go home at 3:05, they are ready to wind their day down, but not math teacher Marti Steiner. Steiner is the mother of four blonde bundles of energy.

“I’m not even in the doorway, and the kids are already on me when I walk in the door. And it could be that they’ve got to tell me something about school, or I have to drive them right away,” Steiner said.

Steiner’s kids, Noah, Adam, Jacob and Samantha, are involved in an array of activities. Between the four of them, they participate in lacrosse, football, Destination Imagination (a learning challenge competition), Brownies, dance and soccer. Many of these activities overlap with each other, so Steiner has to find ways to get them to and from their extracurriculars, while also finding time to work on her own duties.

“There’s so many activities crammed into one day. Besides having papers to grade and getting the next day’s worksheet or answer key ready, I could have taken three dif-

ferent kids to three different practices at three different locations,” Steiner said.

Steiner manages to stay dedicated to her kids and her job.

“When my kids were even younger, I would work until two (or) three in the morning and then start working on math again at four or five in the morning,” Steiner said. “I didn’t want to miss out on anything for my kids.”

During their down time, Steiner and her kids bond. One of their outlets is math.

“It’s fun to help my kids with math because I feel like because I’ve been doing this for so long that I can show them shortcuts and little tricks that my own students have shown me over the years that help them, and now I can pass them onto my kids,” Steiner said.

And with four children, it’s four times the love.

“Obviously, I love my children, and each of them are different.

Some days, they drive me absolutely insane,” Steiner said. “But I still love them.”

While some high school students may invest their vocal talents in the choir, senior Hannah Brunson took hers up a notch and went outside of the school level.

“I’ve been singing since I was little, but I started singing in a program called Mosaic my freshmen year,” Brunson said. “It’s a youth theater in Detroit.”

Singing for the Mosaic keeps Brunson on a busy schedule, even on school days.

“We practice on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, but on weeks when we have a weekend show, it’s every day from 5-10 p.m.,” Brunson said. “It kind of consumes my life.”

In the program, Bruson travels and works alongside more advanced singers.

“We travel all over the state and country and sing songs from Katy Perry to classical,” Brunson said.

By Dajai Chatman, Kristina Kowalski & Diajah Williams Is there one thing that you would wish that all four of your kids would participate in?

I want them to be happy. I want them to be in something that they enjoy, not something that I want them to do. I want them to be active – it’s very important that my kids are not just sitting.

Out of your four kids, who is most like you?

I think that they have different pieces of my personality in each of them. I would probably say my oldest, (a) freshman, Noah. But, there’s also pieces of (his) personality that are very different than I am.

What are the best traits to have being a mother?

I don’t think that anyone is a perfect mother.

And I think that if you strive to be perfect that you’re never going to be happy. You just have to do the best you can. And there are so many different things that make up being a mother and you’ve just got to try and work on one thing every day.

Besides being a mom and a math teacher, what is your dream job?

I would like to still be a math teacher, but work at an MSU Extension Center. And be teaching math at the college level, specifically MSU because several of my own children want to go to MSU. Maybe as a change after I retire from here, maybe having a job that I could just leave the work at work and not have it interfere with my family and life.”

life

North Pointe – Friday, March 21, 2014 – 5

Raised in translation These four students have deep roots in their heritage. Whether it’s traveling to their respective countries, speaking the language or indulging in the native foods, they observe their foreign blood in an array of ways.

By Lillian Rancourt & Mallika Kanneganti

Emily Hugenenin

Intern and Staff Reporter

Jeremiah Moore Kristina Ghanem Jay garlapati Mexico

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Sophomore Jeremiah Moore goes south of the border every other year to celebrate and spend time with his Hispanic family members.

“We celebrate Quinceañeras for my cousins when they turn fifteen. It’s like the celebration of when they finally grow up,” Moore said.

Despite this cultural difference, Moore doesn’t see a large difference between him and other teenagers that don’t have an ethnic background.

“My parents are pretty much the same as any other. They expect good grades and things like that,” Moore said.

Moore currently takes Spanish IV Honors, despite the fact that he is already a f luent speaker and Moore often speaks Spanish with his grandmother.

“I take Spanish because I learned how to speak the language, but I never learned how to read it or write it,” Moore said. “Eventually, when I go to Mexico, and I live with my family over there, it allows me to interact with them.”

Moore enjoys the elements that come along with Mexican heritage.

“I love the food, I love the music and most of all, I love to hang out with my family,” Moore said.

Junior Kristina Ghanem spends every summer in Lebanon.

“I just like to see my family. I have really big family over there,” Ghanem said.

Ghanem speaks f luent Arabic with a Lebanese dialect frequently at home.

Despite being miles apart, Ghanem doesn’t see a large difference between Lebanon and the United States.

“It’s pretty much kinda like here. I mean, there’s not really that much difference. Besides the language and people,” Ghanem said. “It’s developed like it would be here.”

W hile Lebanon and the United States are similar, Ghanem still recognizes differences, especially geographically.

“The biggest difference is probably how small it is. It takes like three hours to get from the tip to the bottom,” Ghanem said.

Another obvious difference to Ghanem is the people’s outlook on life and behavior, a positive contrast that she enjoys when she visits Lebanon.

“I actually think everyone just seems friendlier there and more willing to help strangers and stuff than people here,” Ghanem said.

W hen sophomore Jay Garlapati returned to to the United States, he brought many of his cultural traditions with him, one of which is the prayer ritual Puja. He was born in the United States but was raised in India speaking Telugu, returning to the U.S. when he was eight.

“On very auspicious days, and if we ever move into a new house, we do a Puja to bring good luck, and we pray to the god that the house will bring us prosperity and fortune,” Garlapati said.

“We do a Puja to the god named Ganesha. He is a god of studies, and we pray to him for good luck in school, and we go to the temple on auspicious days.”

One thing unique to Garlapati’s culture is the cuisine.

“In general, we are like everyone else, but one big difference is the food.”

Garlapati said.

One of the foods he enjoys is the samosa, a triangle-shaped pastry with potato and spice filling.

“It has a very nice f lavor to it with the potato and the spices. It is a great snack,” Garlapati said. “There is other filling you can put inside it. Like my family also puts onions and a lot more spices into it.”

peter gritsas Greece

Junior Peter Gritsas hopes to one day go back to Greece.

“It’s amazing; it really is a great place to be and a wonderful place to vacation because the environment and just the attitude of the people is very free-going, and it’s nice,” Gritsas said.

Gritsas enrolled in a Greek school program at his church in kindergarten, which he continued until sixth grade, helping him gain a deeper understanding of his culture.

“A lot of my friends from my church did it and it helped me a lot,” Gritsas said. “My whole family speaks Greek, so it was just another thing to keep the language going.”

Gritsas is still f luent in Greek, but not as much as he used to be.

In middle school, Greek literature and mythology sparked Gritsas’ interest. However, his favorite part of Greek culture is the food.

Amongst his favorites are spinach pie, grape leaves and lamb. His yia yia (Greek for grandma) contributes the best food.

“My yia yia is an amazing cook.

There’s always something good on the stove whenever I go to her house, and it’s a wonderful part of culture to have,” Gritsas said.

Clicked at first site

On the quest for college roommates, senior Danielle Zukowski and 2013 alumna Evelyn Smith are both happy with the outcomes. Zukowski found her French roommate through her future college’s Facebook page. Smith went in blind.

By Katelyn Carney & Caelin Micks Assistant Editor & Staff Reporter

Surfing Facebook late at night, senior Danielle Zukowski searched for a college roommate to take on her next chapter at Grand Valley State University (GVSU).

On the Facebook page for incoming freshmen, students profile themselves in efforts to initiate a lasting college friendship. However, their true match doesn’t pop up right away. It often involves several awkward first conversations.

“There is a Facebook page for all GVSU freshmen, so everyone talks on there about what kind of roommate they want and what you want in a roommate, so I talked to a bunch of people,” Zukowski said.

Zukowski’s roommate, Ophélie Vico, came to America five years ago from France for her father’s job and now lives in Clawson, Michigan. Vico had to adjust to a new language, new country and new people less than a decade ago, but this doesn’t intimidate Zukowski.

“Her English seems fine, and I mean, I love different languages, and I’m used to having friends that are from different countries and speaking different languages, so I don’t really have a problem understanding people with accents,” Zukowski said.

With the common struggle of finding the perfect roommates, Zukowski and Vico were ready to give up on finding a roommate until they found each other and knew it would be right.

“When I signed up on RoomSurf, I started messaging a bunch of people, and no one responded or weren’t interested, so I kind of gave up until Danielle messaged me, and we clicked right away,” Vico said.

High school seniors seek compatibility with potential

roommates in order to make their transition to college easier.

“We kind of just like clicked. You kind of just know automatically if you like someone or not,” Zukowski said.

“We found out that we were pretty similar, and rooming together would be really easy, and we would be good friends.”

Once deciding on becoming official roommates at GVSU, Zukowski and Vico took the time to learn about each other and found they have a lot more in common than they initially realized.

“We both like the same kind of music and kind of have a funny personality, so we just joke around a lot, and we both are really talkative people and outgoing, so we always ask each other random things,” Zukowski said.

Coming to America has changed Vico, and she now calls this her home. Returning to her home country for future schooling wasn’t an option.

“I didn’t even consider going to college in France because I’ve been here for five years, and my life is here now. I wouldn’t see the point in going back,” Vico said.

While Zukowski found Vico on the GVSU freshman Facebook page, others take different approaches.

Class of 2013 alumna Evelyn Smith decided to go in blind at Michigan State University (MSU).

“I was scared at first because I didn’t know who the person was going to be, but I just kind of went in with the best intentions,” Smith said.

Despite her initial uncertainty, Smith and her roommate, Abby Harbourne, found that they share similar interests.

“We have really similar taste in music, and we both like older movies like musicals, which is really uncommon,” Smith said.

Smith’s blind meeting with her roommate turned out for the best. By keeping a positive attitude, Smith expect-

ed something good would come out of their first encounter.

“She liked a lot of things I liked that a lot of other people don’t, so it worked out really well,” Smith said. “I was really excited to meet her for the first time, but at the same time, I was still a little apprehensive because I didn’t really know her, but it ended up working out really well.”

After accomplishing their first year together and becoming close friends, they know the upcoming years at MSU will be successful.

“We are rooming together next year,” Smith said. “We already signed up for our room together, and we are living on campus together.”

6 – Friday, March 21, 2014 – North Pointe

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Upon its entry, Marais (pronounced mah-ray) greets customers with dim lighting and a large, wall-size wine rack visible in the distance. A glass chandelier hangs from the ceiling, and the word to describe it all is elegant.

The jazzy crooning of Louis Armstrong can be faintly heard over the dull roar of sophisticated chatter, a somewhat soothing sound.

In a city with plenty of historic French background, including Grosse Pointe’s very name, French restaurant Marais was the perfect addition.

“We’re reintroducing our lineage,” David Gilbert, Marias owner, said. Marais, located in the Village, recently opened its doors to customers seeking authentic French cuisine. Their menu items include classic French appetizers and desserts such as soufflés and macaroons.

Before this reviewer could order anything, the charismatic waiters offered three different kinds of water. If that didn’t make a fancy first impression, what could?

The introductory plate arrived and, spoiler alert, it’s known as coquetier liqueur d’erable. The mix of complex flavors, ranging from egg yolk to vinegar to sweet honey was difficult to take in and left a strong, conflicting impression on the taste buds.

The waiter brought the best-tasting bread shortly after the surprise first course. The heavenly scent was the first

thing to reach the table; the small loaf that followed its entrance reminded me of walking into a bakery. The crystals of sea salt and the homemade rosemary butter on the side complemented the bread’s flaky texture, which was similar to a croissant.

T h r ou g hout the night, the staff treated me with the utmost respect, calling me about eight different variations of “miss,” “madam,” or “young lady.” Waiters, predominantly male, were welltrained masters of the menu.

They used eloquent vocabulary to flatter both the customer and the meals themselves.

“Someone once said ‘To describe is to diminish, and I think he was talking about a woman, but I think it applies to this dish,” Luis Guevara, one of the waiters, said about an arriving dish.

One thing the customer gains when dining at this restaurant is an expanded palate. The wonderful flavors overpower the feel of the soufflé, which can take some getting used to. The smoky cheese combined with the nutty croutons created a powerful duo that overcame the scrambled-egg-like texture.

Unlike the typical, lavish restaurant stereotype of miniscule portions, Marais provided a sizeable portion that delivered exquisite taste. The rotisserie quail disproved the stereotype as an excellent example. Although some bites had a slippery feel, most of the wild game had a

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Hautelook, an app created by Nordstrom Rack, allows fashionistas on budget to look their sharpest. The app sells home goods, clothing and accessories for men, play.google.com women and kids.

The main page flashes the deals of the day on big designer names. At the bottom of the homepage, the user can look at a mini-calendar which lists upcoming sales on certain items or brands. The pricing on Hautelook is outrageously attractive. Original items go on sale regularly with up to 80-90% discounts.

It is noticeable that the clothing can be more relevant to the previous season instead of the coming. This makes Hautelook better for shopping for out-of-season things that can be used the next year. Because of this, some of the styles are obsolete. But more often than not, the trends will be sticking around.

Hautelook has its downsides. Once things are added to the user’s shopping cart, she has 15 minutes to either have to purchase it or have it booted out of the cart and available for all customers. This stops the user from being able to bookmark items she’s interested in and buying everything she wants at once. The hinderance of this feature discourages shoppers from buying the things they want by making many small, inconvenient purchases rather than making one big one.

This app is perfect for anyone who is on a budget but loves to shop. The small amount of annoyances is palliated by the major deals anyone is getting.

As selfies take social media by storm, the app world needs to adjust. CamMe is a hands-free camera application available in the iTunes store Itunes.apple.com for Apple products. To use the app the user must prop the device up on something and then stand in front of it in the frame of the camera.

Once the camera senses a body in the frame, it gives a command. Holding a hand up and making a fist, then releasing it, lets the camera know that the user is ready. A three-second timer counts down and then snaps the picture. CamMe can access the user’s camera roll and save any pictures there taken on the app.

Along with its ability to take handsfree pictures, CamMe also has features to edit the photos in a photostrip formation, different colored backgrounds and placing the user’s head on cutouts of various people, statues and animals.

The only drawback of the app is its occasional inability to recognize and register the user’s hand movement. Other than that, CamMe is a useful app for those times when no one is around to take a picture. Although there is a CamMe Pro version that costs 99 cents, which gives the user more options of backgrounds and photostrips, the CamMe free version is more than enough for all selfie needs.

Keeping up with college sports just got much easier with the new NCAA Sports app. The app’s beautiful blue-a nd-wh ite design entices appmania.com users from the moment they open it.

The app’s home page includes the most current sports news from the NCAA as well as scores from recent games. Users can keep track of scores by choosing different colleges or sports.

From football to fencing, there is a wide spectrum of sports to choose from.

Users can pick up to three schools (from a bank of over a hundred) to regularly follow. Once they choose sports and schools, users have tons of information such as the top news, different divisions, scores and standings. To add on to these features, a live button is also featured so users can watch different games on the go.

The only real downside might be not being able to stream a game live in places without Wi-Fi, but that’s overshadowed by the app’s other features. All in all, this app is great for staying on top of favorite college sports on the go, and the news feature is perfect for March Madness.

This app is a must-have for college sports fans everywhere.

The new country band the Eli Young Band is back with their second album 10,000 Towns. The young band got their big break in 2011 with their countryweekly.com singles “Crazy Girl” and “Even if it Breaks Your Heart.”

Now the band is back, hoping for even more success with their sophomore album. But this album doesn’t have enough potential to make them the next big thing.

Like many of their predecessors, the album is mostly about summer nights and girls like in songs “Drunk Last Night,” “10,000 Towns,” and “Lets Do Something Tonight.” Country artists are known for their carefree songs, but are also known for their sweet and sappy love songs, and Eli Young Band is no exception. Lead singer Mike Eli wrote the ballad “Angel Like You” for his wife of two years and “Your Last Broken Heart” is a sweet song about everlasting love, and is enough to make any girl wish they wrote it for her. But no album would be complete without a rock break-up song, and “Revelations” is fit for the job. Overall, the songs are decent, and they are based off of real experiences, which makes the album relatable to people of all ages.

10,000 Towns is decent, and the band definitely has the potential to make it big with having consistently upbeat songs and a few sweet ballads, however the album really doesn’t stand out from the crowd.

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flavor similar to that of well-done steak.

There were many elements involved in the preparation of the dish, including garnishes like parsnip pureé and pancetta. The waiters clarified what the different components on the plate were when the dish arrived.

Dessert. For any customer who’d rather skip to the French pastries part of the meal, Marais stocks an assortment of macaroons in a display case. Lime, coffee orange, raspberry, hazelnut, salted caramel and pistachio are just a few of the flavors offered. With a short line and quick service, ordering a macaroon was stress-free and simple.

With its expensive menu and customers donning formal duds, Marais is more suitable for special occasions such as dinner before an evening soirée rather than a casual meal. The prices vary from $17 to $37 á la carte, somewhat similar to other Grosse Pointe restaurants such as The Hill.

What really makes Marais stand out from sit-down restaurants in Grosse Pointe was not just its pure, Euro metropolitan attitude but also the hospitality its chef, who took the time to converse with every table of customers after their meal. Even Hour magazine recognized its uniqueness and named Marais the restaurant of the year. Marais is modern twist on a classic idea.

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ELECTIONS

North Pointe – Friday, March 21, 2014 – 7

Student Association Lexi Ciaramiatro

President

Emily Aziz

vice president

Varsity field hockey, varsity hockey, NHS, Student Association.

As vice president of Student Association I would try to help to create activities that more people would be willing to participate in, and I would continue to lead the school as I have done for the past three years.

People should vote for me because I’m already a hardworking, determined, and committed member of student council. I would continue like this in order to make everybody’s time in high school enjoyable and memorable.

Student Association, WILLOW, Strong Girls, Science Olympiad, Interact Club and Spirit Committee. Also employed at Josef’s bakery and frequently volunteers at the GP Animal Adoption Society.

I plan to use my leadership and artistic skills to create an even better GPN. I will continue to bring new ideas and imagination to have a more exciting school year.

I have lots of experience with SA and my class. Also my artistic abilities allowed for the creation of a fantastic homecoming and a major factor in the sophomores winning float.

KNOTs, Student Association, student council, band/pit orchestra/full orchestra, LINK Crew, Italian club, Interact club, NHS, tutoring and catering.

Student Association, Class of 2015 student council, Science Olympiad, GPN baseball, Interact club, spirit committee, Norsemen KNOTS, NHS and symphony orchestra.

My goals for student government are to have more student involvement with school sponsored functions and to have more unification between the four classes.

Vote for me as Student Association treasurer because I will continue to provide a positive influence and advocate dedicated leadership as I have as a senator for the last three years.

Volleyball, WILLOW Club, Student Association and student council.

My goals for student council is to be a leader to my classmates and kids around me and get involved as much as I can.

People should vote for me because I have had experience for many years and I’m willing to take the challenge again and lead our class through the next three years.

I am an honors student who participates in our athletic program. My goal as a council officer is to make it so that everyone has a say in the council’s actions. Vote for me and you too will be on the council.

Ashley Carroll

Katie Lesha Nadya Herfi

SeCRETARY/ SENATOR Treasurer/ Senator

Olivia Randazzo

As vice president, I would contribute my time and effort to bettering North High School.

Already having been vice president, I am well equipped with the qualities such as dedication, responsibility, and motivation it takes to lead this class. Vote for me, Ashley Carroll.

Vote for me

I think that I would be a great candidate as a secretary for the tenth grade. I am very involved in school activities and clubs. I participated in field hockey this fall. I am in WILLOW and Impact club and I have also done many service projects this year such as a cancer party and making lunches for the homeless. I am very responsible as a student and would be an excellent secretary. I am studious and can help this school very much.

My goals are to make sure we have a steady fund for things such as prom and reunions in the future, also to help others as much as possible and try to get our whole class involved in all of the decisions that we make.

I was secretary for our class this past year and have helped in doing several things such as raising thousands of dollars for our classes needs and getting our whole class involved in our decisions.

I could get everyone involved to ensure a Student council, Student As- spectacular high school sociation, WILLOW, softball, experience and give North choir and school musical. a positive, lasting impression.

I’m very dedicated, determined, and positive. I will do good things for North and I will always give 100% effort. I would be an excellent senator and treasurer because I care about North and making it the best it could possibly be.

People should vote for me because I am a honest, caring, and kind person that you can rely on.

WILLOW, student council, softball, piano and community service.

Student council, SADD, WILLOW, student council, pep band and synchronized swimming.

I’m a good candidate for these positions due to the following reasons. I participate in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. I try my best in these sports and I encourage my teammates to do the same. I have high goals for our council next year such as more service projects and fundraisers. Using the money from the fundraisers we can start new service projects and events for the community to participate in. You should vote for me because I’m hard working, a great leader, responsible, and I have experience on the council.

Cross country, pep band, jazz band, track, Solo & Ensemble, piano and saxophone private lessons, Neighborhood Club basketball league and Church Acolyte.

Treasurer/ Senator

People should vote for me for because I’m a hard worker and I will ensure a fun year.

Goals

Hannah Engles

My goals for student council are to increase our community outreach opportunities and bring our class closer together.

TREASURER/ SENATOR

I like to be involved in as much I can, I’m currently on backstage crew, for our school musical Oliver!, but I’m also involved in student council, and our wonderful choir program.

Activities

Lindsay Lesha

Activities don’t define a person … character does. I am very active at North and I have character. I am willing to work and persevere for the Class of 2017. My goal is to make Grosse Pointe North a place of opportunity and culture. I support new school events, activities, sports, and clubs for all. Vote for Adam because of his hardworking character. Vote for Adam because of his approachable character. Most of all vote for Adam because you know it’s right.

senator

I am involved in several activities such as spring sports, piano, choir, WILLOW and am currently class president. My goals are to help our class financially with projects and help the community as well as the school. You should vote for me because I am currently class president and with my leadership our class has excelled financially and we have done many things to help out the community. I am completely dedicated to being class president and making your years in high school the best years of your life. I hope to be re-elected class president so I can continue my duty of making your high school experience as memorable as possible.

Class of 2017 SECRETARY/ Senator

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William Ferguson

Goals

Senator

Activities

Lauren Archembeau

treasurer

TREASURER

Lauren Lesha

Student council, WILLOW, SADD and Adopt-a-Family.

I enjoy working with math, business, and especially money. So I feel well suited for treasurer. I will be responsible and particular in money as I plan on using it wisely with consent from the student council as a whole.

vICE PRESIDENT

Sarah Wietecha Lauren Miller

As I am already a member of student government, I will continue to fulfill the desires of my classmates and maintain the outstanding quality and reputation of Grosse Pointe North.

I want to work with the officers to establish a budget and spending plan. I aim to spend some money on school functions and some helping the less fortunate.

I am active in a lot of things both in and out of school. I participate in WILLOW, sports all year round and Student Association. My goals for this year are to get the school more involved with the council and the projects we do, to do more community service, and to do more fundraisers and projects outside the school to get the community more involved as well. You should vote for me because I am hard working, driven, I will get things done, I have everyone’s best interest in mind, I will listen to your opinions and I will make it a fun year.

vICE PRESIDENT senator

To make North a better place, to listen to my fellow students and make every voice count, to foster better relationships in the community.

Michael Sacchetti

Michael Marchiori

Nicoletta Valenzano

Karina Lucchese

I participate in Student Association, NHS and WILLOW. I also play field hockey and lacrosse for North. My goals for the upcoming year are getting more people involved and creating new fundraisers that more people will participate in. You should vote me for Vice President because I am committed, open to new ideas and will contribute my own, and truly care about doing what’s best for North.

vice President

I lead by example and I have experience with our student government. I’m reliable, responsible and receptive to the concerns of others, especially my peers.

Vice president

I want to make the student body more spirited as a whole and encourage Norsemen pride in everyone that is a part of this community.

Current Student Association vice president, Student Association freshmen and sophomore year, WILLOW, SADD, Norsemen Sessions Council, Interact, Freshman Assist mentor, varsity soccer.

Secretary

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Drama Club, WILLOW, SAVE Club, Movie Club, Tennis, school musicals and volunteering at church.

secretary/ Senator

Andrew Kane

Goals

vICE PRESIDENT/ SENATOR

Chloe Ribco

president/ senator

PRESIDENT

Adam Schrek

Alanah Herfi

PRESIDENT/ senator

Class of 2017

Activities

Lacrosse, field hockey, Student Association and Girl Scouts.

My goals for this year are to help make North a better place for everyone.

My goals for student government are to give an equal representation for all students. I am in multiple extracurricular activities and I will work to give each group an equal voice.

My name is Lauren Archambeau and I’m running for sophomore senator. My goals for student government are to make all members agree together on ideas and to make the whole student body happy.

People should vote for me because I am an honest and hardworking student. I will listen to all my peers’ needs and do my best to represent them.

Students should vote for me because I have experience being a class senator and I am a hardworking student. I also really enjoy being involved in school activities.

I think that my experience in student government has given me the skills I need to organize, communicate and execute plans in addition to working hard to achieve goals to overall improve everybody’s experience.

DECA and Interact club.

Working in individual and team events has taught me to accomplish goals with organization and determination.

I hope my views and opinions will help make decisions in council and improve our class and school

I will bring enthusiasm for our class and experience in leadership to the student council. I promise to listen to the student body and implement change to ensure success

DECA, varsity hockey, lacrosse, Brotherhood, Harbinger and coaching flag football for Eagle Sports.

My goals are to improve the communication between our student body and our faculty and student council. Furthermore I will work to increase participation at class functions and school dances.

You should vote for me for senator because I am a hardworking and dependable representative. I will work to represent the students and advocate for your ideas.

SADD, SAVE, Be the Change club, Interact club and helping the elderly.

The student government needs to raise more money for the events by the time we are seniors.

I would love to see not only student council but everybody trying to help out with that.

People should vote for me because, I will talk to them and find out what their opinion on things are. When I set my mind to something I can do it with determination and responsibility.

Field hockey, travel and high school soccer, Interact club, SADD, DECA, WILLOW, Beaumont Hospital Council and TOP Soccer, which teaches autistic children how to play soccer.

My goal for student council is to make it more cohesive and accessible. Cooperative but determined people are needed, and our class deserves a greater say in how funds are allocated.

I deserve your vote because I work hard for what I achieve but remain open to new ideas and would be able to bring the council to the Class of 2016.

Sydney Eger Nicole Stein

seCRETARY/ Senator senator

CJ Ramsdell

Audrey Ajlouni Francesca Giacona

senator

senator

Francesca Leone

I am experienced, approachable and motivated. Furthermore, with my experience as the only male member of the Class of 2016 council for the last two years, I will continue to provide some balance to the discourse at our council meetings.

I plan to use my leadership and artistic skills to create an even better GPN. I will continue to bring new ideas and imagination to have a more exciting school year.

I have lots of experience with Student Association and my class. Also my artistic abilities allowed for the creation of a fantastic homecoming and a major factor in the sophomores winning float.

I am a wrestler here at North and a huge fan of all our sport teams. I would like to offer new ideas to our student government. I have new ideas that would help raise money for prom and charity, and I would like to come up with wackier themes for the few dances we have that can interest all student groups. You should vote for me so we can achieve some change here at GPN.

I’m running for student council in hopes of better contributing myself to North and the 2016 class.

I’d also like to be more involved with the activities at North, such as homecoming.

Students should vote for me because I’m hardworking and invested in student government and our class.

My goals are to bring organization and a sense of leadership to student government. I want to inspire participation, not only for those on the council, but all students who would be interested in contributing.

I want to help make student government a positive, productive experience for everyone involved.

Vote for me because I care about creating a better school environment for everyone. Vote for me because I am efficient. Not only do I have a good attitude, but I have good ideas.

I believe there is a lot I could contribute to student government. Vote for me because, in the long run, it will be good for you.

Senator, WILLOW, Interact club, North Pointe, varsity ice hockey, varsity field hockey, all-state field hockey, club field hockey USAODP- Futures field hockey.

If I am elected I hope to help our class have our best homecoming experience yet. I also want to make MORP a success that’s fun for everyone.

I am experienced and hardworking, and really enjoy being on student council and representing my class. I am creative and love seeing the products of our hard work.

Lacrosse, SADD, Valhalla and student council.

My goals for student government are to make sure our class has a great prom. Also, I would like to be the voice for my fellow classmates and make sure everyone’s opinion is heard.

People should vote for me because I am a part of student council and because I like to be a leader, not because it “looks good on my college application”.

SADD, WILLOW, Interact club, swimming, lacrosse, assistant editor on North Pointe, helping out at swim meetings and helping autistic kids learn how to swim.

My goal is to impact the Class of 2016 as well as North’s student body. I want everyone to enjoy their time at North and make the best of it, and this can be done by constant improvement.

Vote for me because when I have a goal, I reach it. I’ve held leadership roles in the past and I’m not afraid to take the initiative when it’s needed to get the job done efficiently. I also have great communication skills.

WILLOW, varsity field hockey, varsity hockey, student council, float parties and Little Girls Night Out.

My goal for student government are to encourage more students to be involved in activities and dances ran by the student council and develop good ideas and projects to raise money for our prom.

senator

Student Association, WILLOW, Strong Girls, Science Olympiad, Interact club, spirit committee, employed at Josef’s, volunteer at GP Animal Adoption Society.

senator

Senator SENATOR senator

With my experience over the last two years I have great insight and knowledge of a vast range of students to help better events based off students wishes

SeCRETARY/ SEnator

My goals for student council are to make things more convenient, enjoyable and entertaining to ensure your high school experience will be a memorable one.

Senator

Swim team, lacrosse, running, attending most performing arts shows, skiing, snowboarding and boating with friends and family.

My goal in student government is to help make my classmates experience in high school as best as possible by working hard communicating with our class.

I plan to make a positive impact in student government by relaying the concerns of the entire student body to my fellow council members and addressing any problems my classmates bring to my attention.

Stephanie Godoshian

Varsity synchronized swimming, varsity tennis, Strong Girls, Interact club, Science Olympiad, student council, WILLOW, editor on North Pointe, spirit committee.

Vote for me because I represent the common student.

As a senator the past two years, I understand the commitment, dedication, and time necessary to make Student Council successful. I will seek suggestions from classmates and make sure they are considered by the student council.

Will McNelis

My goal for the student government is to have it represent the student body as a whole in the best way possible.

Cross country, track and field, stage crew and German club.

My goal is to continue planning successful events for our class. Through my involvement in a wide range of activities, I am able to gain input on events that will benefit our class and the GPN community.

Brotherhood, varsity swimming and diving, Student Association, Neighborhood Club basketball, Harbinger, coaching middle school diving, snowboarding, hiking in national parks, U of M club diving and student council.

senator

I have been dedicated to student council for two years now, and I plan to bring in new ideas. Vote for me, as I want to bring in a organized approach to our mission.

Vote for me

Nicoletta Valenzano

My goals for student government are to keep the Class of 2015 well informed about upcoming events and to increase school spirit.

My goal is to make our high school experience phenomenal. By encouraging Norsemen pride while sharing and representing student ideas, along with increasing fundraising and attendance at school functions.

Goals

Student Association, student council, WILLOW, Interact club, SADD, varsity synchronized swimming and worked Student Union.

senator

I am a dedicated, hardworking, intelligent, positive and accepting student athlete and candidate. I love being involved and will carry all these leadership skills into this position.

Vote for me for president.

Activities

George Mourtos

My goal is to reach out to get a voice from more of the student body, allowing more to be involved in class-wide decisions.

I want anyone and everyone to feel as if their opinion matters.

Class of 2016

senator

Student council president, WILLOW, SADD, spirit committee, North Pointe, Interact club, Strong Girls, piano, cross country and tennis.

Vote for me

People should vote for me because I promise to be reliable, work hard, trustworthy and always dependable.

Ingrid Carabulea

WILLOW, Strong Girls, Student Association, student council, varsity basketball and captain of the varsity soccer team

Goals

My goals for being a senator for the student government would be to be as helpful as I can and participate in more activities.

senator

Activities

senator

TREASURER

Anu Subramaniam

Conner Sickmiller

VICE PRESIDENt/ Senator

Victoria Blaine

VICE PRESIDENT/ Senator

PRESIDENT

Yena Berhane

President/ Senator

Emily McPharlin

Class 2016

WILLOW, swimming and volunteering at Sunrise Nursing Home.

Meghan Mitchell

I should be in student council next year because I have experience being on student council ,and I love to help others.

I feel that I have only begun to share my ideas with our class, and I’m hoping to be given the opportunity to show my commitment again next year.

senator

My goals for next year in student government is to help people in need and make North a better place.

My goals for the student government are to give the Class of 2017 the most enjoyable and successful four years of high school.

Jennifer Kusch

North Pointe, Grosse Pointe synchronized swimming, student council and Student Association.

Student council, Student Association, lacrosse and field hockey. I also donate my time to CARE of Southeastern Michigan and other volunteer associations.

senator

You should re-elect me as a senator because I give a different point of view, I am associated with several different groups so I can get different perspectives. I am also very dedicated to this SA community, re-electing me will not only benefit me but you as well. I truly just want what is best for the Grosse Pointe North community.

Vote for me

Dlanaey Bradley

Sarah Scott

Field hockey, freshmen basketball, tennis, WILLOW, Student Association and student council.

I am currently in Student Association, so I know how things work; this helps me know the flow of things for next year. I have contributed several thoughts and ideas to Student Association that will help make our time at North more enjoyable than it already is, and I hope to do the same next year.

Goals

senator

People should vote for me because I will listen to all their ideas and make them aware of the current events in our school.

Activities

Olivia Asimakis

I participate in many activities and sports. I play football and baseball.

I am running for senator, and my goal for student council is to make the school a better place than it was when I first got here.

class of 2017

senator

Vote for me

Caroline Bock

Goals

Alex VanDoorne

Activities

Mora Downs

class of 2017

Natalie Shenkosky

ELECTIONS

8 – Friday, March 21, 2014 – North Pointe

Volleyball, soccer, SADD, SAVE and Interact club.

WILLOW, cross country, art, Harbinger, Interact club and church volunteering.

People should vote for me Because I am dedicated to the program and a leader.

I am also determined to bring unique ideas to the table and provide a fun experience for my classmates during our remaining years at North.

Elections

Student government should ensure that all students feel involved in the planning of events and are involved in the 2014-2015 school years.

Everyone should be heard.

I am responsible, dedicated and honest. I will uphold the integrity of Grosse Pointe North. I ensure that everyone’s voice will be heard; I speak for the student body.

Activities

Goals

Vote for me

Senator Senator

My goals in student government include, providing helpful ideas, helping with fundraisers, and being a sufficient voice for the student body to the administration.

People should vote for me because I am active, easy to contact, assertive, honest and responsible.

Pep band, track, student council in middle school and Teen Advisory Board.

I would like to be a senator to represent my class and be an inspirational leader to others. I also enjoy being involved and doing school related activities.

You should vote for me because I am honest, hard working, and the best choice for senator.

Varsity tennis, Interact club, German club, class service projects, guitar, Life Teen

My goal is to contribute positively to my class. I will help make this school year better by leading service projects, as well as bringing constructive ideas to our school.

I will continue to work toward making North a better place for everyone. I am hardworking, dedicate and trustworthy.

I will listen and make sure your voice is heard.

Goals

Vote for me

Student Council, Student Association, SADD, Interact, NHS, Brotherhood, KNOTs, Link Crew, Italian club, varsity Basketball and varsity Soccer.

I would work to incorporate more students into matters dealt with by SA. With more people getting an input for their ideas, school activities would be more enjoyable for everyone.

I am a good candidate for Senator because with my experience, work ethic, and leadership qualities, I will be a good asset for Student Association.

Varsity sports, KNOTs, SAVE club and NHS.

As a senator I will improve North by inputting my own ideas and building on others ideas to improve activities like dances and float building.

Students should vote for me because I will introduce a new perspective to student government. I will be committed and do whatever it takes to make our class one not soon forgotten.

My goals are to have the senior class to leave a positive impact on North, make our senior year be the best yet, and to get seniors more actively involved.

I’m hardworking, trustworthy, and a good listener. I have attended all of the Student Association meetings and student council meetings along with their functions since 9th grade.

Current Senator VP, member of SA freshmen and sophomore year, WILLOW, SADD, Norsemen Sessions Council, Interact, Freshman Assist mentor, Varsity soccer

I want to make the student body more spirited as a whole and encourage Norsemen pride in everyone that is a part of this community.

I lead by example and I have experience with our student government. I’m reliable, responsible and receptive to the concerns of others, especially my peers.

Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Hockey, National Honors Society, Student Association

As senator of Student Association I would try to help to create activities that more people would be willing to participate in, and I would continue to lead the school as I have done for the past three years.

People should vote for me because I’m already a hardworking, determined, and committed member of student council. I would continue like this in order to make everybody’s time in high school enjoyable and memorable.

KNOTs, Student Association, Student Council, Band/Pit Orchestra/Full Orchestra, LINK Crew, Italian Club, Interact Club, NHS, Tutoring, Catering

To make North a better place, to listen to my fellow students and make every voice count, to foster better relationships in the community.

As I am already a member of student government, I will continue to fulfill the desires of my classmates and maintain the outstanding quality and reputation of Grosse Pointe North.

Student Association, Class of 2015 student council, Science Olympiad, GPN baseball, Interact club, spirit committee, Norsemen KNOTS, NHS and symphony orchestra.

My goals for student government are to have more student involvement with school sponsored functions and to have more unification between the four classes.

Vote for me because I will continue to provide a positive influence and advocate dedicated leadership as I have as a senator for the last three years.

Senator

Senator

Kevin Kinnaird

I enjoy playing soccer and basketball. I am a very passionate in everything I do and always try my best. I am greatly looking forward to participating in many activities next year.

Vote for me because I will do as much as I can to give our class a voice. I am an experienced, hardworking leader, who has been president before.

Chris Bahr

Student council vice president, social planner of Drama club, WILLOW, choir, fall play, winter musical, spring One-Acts, varsity tennis, voice lessons, piano and co-president of Movie club.

My goals as vice president are to continue to raise class spirit and involvement, as well as represent North in a positive manner.

Having been vice president for three years, I know I have the confidence, commitment, and creativity that is essential to support a class as promising as the class of 2015.

Joe Ciaravino

Current Class of 2015 secretary, North Pointe news section editor, NHS member, WILLOW and lacrosse.

My goals are to help organize homecoming ideas so that we win the spirit jug and to include as many interested seniors as possible. Also, I’ll contribute in creating an unforgettable prom for our class.

Vote for me because I am reliable and strive to include as many voices as possible in what the student council does. I have an open mind that loves approaching challenges in unique ways.

Tommy Burke

Senator Senator

Ricky Kent

Senator

Lexi Ciaramitaro

Senator Senator

I have been involved in activities at North since day one as a freshman. I played football freshman year and was one of the captains. I have been playing baseball for North since freshmen year and was a captain as a freshman. I play travel baseball for the MCBC Hitdogs who has traveled all around the country and won states. I ‘m involved in many clubs: imInteract club, Brotherhood, DECA and NHS. I attend many sporting events every year cheering on the Norsemen. My goal as part of the student council is to make a change in the school. I want to make sure the students get a say in what they want at school to make it a more enjoyable experience throughout there four years. Also I will make an effort to make the dances better so more students will attend. I will try to get more students involved with the school including sports, sporting events and clubs. Personally, I will be involved with many community service activities and school events to make our school a better place.

You should vote for me because I am extremely involved in school and have a good sense of what the students at North want. I am open to all opinions on what students want to make their high school experience more enjoyable. I have a 4.0 GPA and am in AP and honors classes. I am respectful, responsible, mature and trustworthy. I will strive to make Grosse Pointe North a better place.

Senator

SECRETARY

Andrea Scapini

I believe that I am a great candidate for this position because of my leadership qualities and my experience on student council. I have great ideas for next year at homecoming and planning a great prom. I participate in lacrosse, brotherhood, and NHS and I hope to contribute to the class of 2015 senior student council.

Senator

Emily Aziz

Student Association, NHS, WILLOW, varsity field hockey and lacrosse.

SENATOR

You should vote me for senator because I am committed and want to do what’s best for our class and North.

Jack Reith

My goals for the upcoming year are creating more class unity and organizing a memorable and successful prom.

Senator

TREASURER

Nicole Haggerty

My name is Nicole Haggerty and I am running for the Class of 2015 treasurer. This could be my fourth year doing this tremendous job. I love to better our school and the school experience for students. Thank you for voting me the past three years.

Senator

My first goal is to get the senior voice heard at Student council president, North. I plan to schedule NHS and GPN Symphony events that will apply to Band. the whole class so we can be unified.

Katelyn Carroll

PRESIDENT

Class of 2015

VICE PRESIDENT

Thomas Goffas

Class of 2015

Thomas Essak

Student Association, student council, WILLOW, Interact Club, SADD, Beaumont Teen Advisory Board, soccer, field hockey

Vote for me because I am very approachable, friendly and a good listener I am easy to get along with and I feel like I’d be very fair with my responsibilities as a senator.

Senator

Water-girl for the Grosse Pointe Red Barons JV for three years. In freshman year I was on the interim council, working on spirit week activities. I also worked on the float.

My sophomore year l was nominated as the spokesperson for the flipped classroom and hybrid classes. I also spent time after school taping footage of various sporting events at North. As senator I plan to help out as much as I can with school activities; I also plan to make our time at North as enjoyable as possible. Why should you vote for me? I’m hardworking, dedicated, responsible, organized and eager to help.

Senator

Senator for two years, basketball, volleyball and tennis.

My goals are to be a good senator for the school, staff and my peers. I would represent the student body well and give it a voice. I’d fill all my obligations.

Jay Garlapati

Using my prior years of student council experience and teamwork skills, I hope to come up with activities that people will enjoy and that are beneficial to North.

I’m looking to establish events that will bond our school and community. I will be sure to address any personal concerns and take the student body’s opinion into consideration at meetings if elected.

A vote for me ensures the school’s voice will be heard during meetings.

Vote for me

Senator

People should vote for me because I have a wide variety of ideas that can be used for different events, and will do my best to help better the school.

Class of 2016

Tyler Scoggin

My goals for student government include helping and/or creating more social school activities for students to participate in and meet new people while helping the school as well.

Goals

Karina Lucchese

The main reason you should vote for me is that I will listen to your ideas, and I will try to make them happen. I feel I will treat everyone fairly and will try to develop all ideas that are presented to me.

Lauren Lesha

I want student government to be a place where people feel comfortable having a voice to share their ideas big or small.

It is important that student government shares the ideas of the whole class, not just the ones that are elected. The goal for student government should be to bring ideas to the council that will help all of our years at North be memorable.

Piper Perkins

Helping out with homecoming decorations and float construction, Interact club, soccer and Adopt-aFamily.

Vote for me

Michael Marchiori

WILLOW, dance team, Young Life, float, homecoming activities and dancing at Grosse Pointe Dance Center.

Goals

Michael Sacchetti

Activities

Olivia Bloomhuff

Senator

Kayla Selbmann

Senator

Maddy Tompkins

Class of 2016

North Pointe – Friday, March 21, 2014 – 9

Activities

Cross country, track, Spanish, helping out at school and church.

Activities

Student Association, Student Council, YAF, NHS, DECA

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10 - North Pointe – Friday, March 21, 2014

Students spice up family restaurants North students work part-time for their family’s businesses, some of which have been around for generations, while others are relatively new. They must choose whether to continue their family legacy or leave the industry behind in pursuit of a different career.

By Anu Subramaniam & Andrea Scapini web manager & News editor

Da Edoardo Grosse Pointe

Marchiori Catering

Andrea Scapini, brigitte Smith & Anu subramaniam

With four restaurants and four different family members running them, it’s evident that the food business has a large impact on junior Max Kolinski’s family.

Having worked there since he was 12 years old, Kolinski’s youth was shaped largely by the small chain of family restaurants, Da Edoardo.

“It was different because of how often I was exposed to that environment of a nice place that kids my age typically weren’t,” Kolinski said. “I worked younger, and we eat there at least once a week. So I eat there a lot, which normal kids don’t do.”

Though he spends most of his time working at his mom’s restaurant, Da Edoardo Foxtown Grille in Detroit, and his grandpa’s, Da Edoardo Grosse Pointe, Kolinski’s uncle owns Da Edoardo North in Grand Blanc and his grandma owns Da Edoardo Cafe Nini in Grosse Pointe.

With so many local restaurants comes interest. Many of Kolinski’s friends ask for part-time jobs, yet he finds the task of staying professional and being with friends on the job a difficult one.

“I don’t like working with my friends. They always ask me (for jobs),” Kolinski said. “It’s weird because they’re my friends, but at the same time I have to be serious with them. It’s my family’s restaurant, so I’m obligated to make sure things are going right.”

Since his first friend began working at his restaurant two years ago, four of them have now joined as hostesses, dishwashers and busboys. Kolinski has learned how to balance professionalism and friendship in the workplace.

“It was hard, but my family made sure there was a separation between the two – that work is work, and friends and fun are another place,” Kolinski said.

Though he’s unsure about the possibility of joining the family business for his future career, Kolinski recognizes that the people skills he’s obtained from working at the restaurants will be of use to him in any career path.

Since its founding in 1951, Marchiori Catering has been a family business, passed down from generation to generation.

“It was actually founded by my great-grandfather who then passed it down to his son, my grandpa, who then sold it to my parents, I believe, 19 or 20 years ago,” junior Michael Marchiori said.

Marchiori has spent the past 11 years helping out around the catering company and now spends much of his time helping out during catering events and working in the kitchen.

“It’s a really fun process and experience, I guess, not only to learn how to do whatever task it is, whether it is cooking or preparing salad, or just any of the tasks required at the catering company,” Marchiori said. “It’s also been fun to spend the past 10 or 11 years of my life just getting to know all the workers and everyone that has been there with us.”

Marchiori helps out at the business when he is needed or there are many catering events for the week. His hours range from a few hours to six or seven in a day.

“My favorite thing to do is probably cooking, which I don’t do that often.

It’s obviously better than doing dishes or cleaning or something because you are actually sitting there and preparing the food, and what I do is always fun because so much of my family is always there, and I have friends who work there. No matter what I do, it’s always a fun time,” Marchiori said.

Marchiori’s favorite thing to cook and eat off of the menu is the sesame chicken.

“It’s really easy to cook, and that’s why I like to cook it,” Marchiori said.

“And I don’t know, but I can never get too much of it.”

Marchiori plans on still helping out after high school and college but doesn’t want to pursue the food business as a full-time career.

The Village Grille

Woods Bar and Grill

His idea formed at Gilbert’s Lodge.

Growing up, sophomore Michael Lemanske spent countless quarters in the game room at Gilbert’s Lodge on Harper Ave. All this gaming gave him the idea to create a game room of his own at his family’s restaurant, the Village Grille, which opened in 1994.

“They had game rooms at Gilbert’s Lodge, and I always loved that restaurant, so whenever I would go there I would play the games.

So I was like, ‘Why don’t we put a game room in here?’” Lemanske said. “So when we expanded, we put in a game room, and I bought a few machines, and now I’m bankin’.”

For about three years now, Lemanske has kept up the game room, which consists of three games he purchased on his own. The prizes for the games vary, but often he has to assemble each by hand.

“For some of the games, I literally have to just pour things in. But other games, like the stacker games, I have to make them,” Lemanske said. “I order different things. Like I have balloons right now.”

Aside from keeping up with the game room, Lemanske makes pizzas for the restaurant on Friday nights.

“I’m quite the pizza-ist,” Lemanske said. “I work every Friday, and I’ve been working since December, and I only do pizza. So really, on Friday nights, I’m the only one who makes the pizzas.”

His sisters, freshman Elizabeth Lemanske and junior Jennifer Lemanske, also work part-time at the restaurant, mostly as hostesses.

Jennifer recognizes that their family bonds differently than other families that are not in the food business.

“We’re more around each other a lot more than usual,” Jennifer said.

“Our parents are around a lot more than people who have office jobs and whose hours are different. It’s fun to be able to go to the restaurant whenever you want and to be able to hang out with people.”

Following his desire to open a restaurant, senior Jayla Hubbard’s dad, Everett Hubbard, opened up the Woods Bar and Grill as a brand new business venture.

“My dad is an entrepreneur, so that’s what he loves to do, just start businesses. He bought the building about two years ago and said he was going to start a restaurant,” Hubbard said. “We’ve never been in the restaurant business, and I didn’t ever think it was on the list of things to do – but it just happened to be what he decided to do with the building.”

The restaurant serves a variety of items, from burgers to seafood.

“There is a wide range of food. Almost anything you can ask for is almost there,” Hubbard said.

Hubbard occasionally waitresses or washes dishes, but her first choice isn’t to pursue the restaurant business.

“I am interested in medicine, so being a doctor, but I wouldn’t mind owning the restaurant when (my parents) can no longer do so,” Hubbard said.

Hubbard feels that the venture has been pretty successful in the year and a half it has been open.

“There has been constant, steady business. It’s pretty busy on weekends because it’s a bar. A lot of adults come on Fridays and Saturdays, and then there is Soulful Sundays, so a lot of people come on Sundays as well.”

The business is run by Hubbard’s parents and managed by a family friend, but most of the workers are not related to Hubbard.

“The employees come from all over, so it’s not just necessarily family that works there, but family does own it,” Hubbard said.