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TOWER Wednesday, Oct. 19 , 2016

Volume 89

Issue 7

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Counselors provide wanted guidance for seniors in college application process

LIZ BIGHAM ’18 | Supervising Editor college application process. Submitting letters of hroughout the entire month of October, the recommendation, as well as other aspects of the counseling department celebrates College application process can be confusing, according Application Month by assisting seniors with their to Kolesky. However, Kolesky said he believes the college applications. counselor meetings will help shed light on the Counselors are available every Monday complex application process. morning and Fridays during “I think these meetings both lunches to help fill out would be especially helpful I think these meetings applications and talk about with submitting transcripts, A HELPFUL HINT | Erica Chown ’17 gets help from counselor Beth Walsh-Sahutske on would be especially helpful with free applications, counselor letters of recommendation submitting transcripts, letters of Nick Bernbeck said. and test scores, since those how to navigate and organize her colleges on Naviance. Chown has applied to Central recommendation, and test scores. documents are coming from Michigan and Grand Valley State so far, and she is still applying to more. “There’s a bunch of schools places other than the Common here in the state of Michigan ANTHONY KOLESKY ’17 App,” Kolesky said. “Applying to sessions because they wanted to provide more or maybe sometimes it’s a little bit longer and more who have free college applications, so that’s a big thing,” Bernbeck said. college feels like taking an eighth class with more opportunities for students to come ask for help, drawn out,” Bernbeck said. Bernbeck said. He said it can be hard to make College application help is every PLC Monday “It’s not something that we’ve been putting the word essays and more tears.” appointments to see from 7:50-8:40 a.m. out there and publicizing.” Genevieve Boyle ’17 has also been going through counselors when in room 101, the first Bernbeck said students who are behind on the the college application process and is interested I think these meetings would be especially room on the right off students are busy college application process are welcome to come in stopping by the meetings to get help from her classes and helpful with submitting transcripts, letters of of the Fisher doors. in for help in order so that counselors can help put counselor. Boyle has already applied to four schools, with extracurriculars, so recommendation, and test scores. Parents are welcome, students on the right track. He said this can be done has heard back from two and still has to finish her having it when students and juice and donuts ANTHONY KOLESKY ’17 by going over the process of requesting transcripts last two applications, she said. aren’t as busy-in the will be served. This will and letters of recommendation. “(The sessions) should definitely help,” Boyle morning and during continue on Fridays “A lot of this information seniors kind of already said. “The counselors are super busy and jamlunch-is more beneficial. through October during both lunches. Jimmy John’s have, but getting reassurance can go a long way packed, so it’s nice that they are offering up this time “It is a little bit more convenient to have it at subs will be passed out as a reward for completing because it is a stressful time,” Bernbeck said. specifically to help us.” these hours because sometimes it’s just as quick (as) an application during the time. Anthony Kolesky ‘17 has been busy with the The counselors decided to host these guidance five, ten minutes to ask a quick question about this,

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Trip to Washington D.C. offers opportunity to tour city BRENNAN ZIHLMAN ’18 | Tower Radio This year’s South trip to Washington D.C. will provide students with the opportunity to explore a city full of historic wonders, monuments and museums is from March 7-10. Social studies teacher and coordinator of the trip, Sandi Siemaszko, said the D.C. trip offered to students in eighth grade doesn’t cover nearly as many aspects of the D.C. experience as this trip would. “It’s an in depth look at Washington D.C.,” Siemaszko said. “When students go, they are literally immersed into the D.C. culture.” According to Siemaszko, students will do everything from seeing senate and representative meetings, seeing the senate gallery or sitting in on committee meetings. “This year is going to be special because we are going to have a new president

for the first time in eight years,” Siemaszko said. There are a seemingly endless amount of sights and attractions in D.C., such as the Smithsonian National History Museum, the Lincoln Memorial and The White House, Siemaszko said. This trip is a great way to make new friends and meet new people. “Two girls said they hung out all summer because they met on the D.C. trip,” Siemaszko said. Students may even be given the opportunity to see some people they know from modern business. “One year there was a group of students who actually got to see Bill Gates testify at a committee hearing,” Siemaszko said. “Students will tour neighborhoods and monuments, but I think a great thing about the program is that you get to interact with students from all over the country.”

Line 5 pipeline protests flood in close to home PIPELINE PROTESTERS | Standing Rock Protest boycotts the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline for supposed invasion of land and environment. PHOTO COURTESY OF EARTHHEAL.COM

ANTON MIKOLOWSKI ’17 | Supervising Editor stated that a spill in the Pipeline would devastate the The Great Lakes are a distinguishable factor of ecosystem and destroy copious amounts of wildlife, Michigan’s, with their glinting waves and sandy according to a 2013 study concerning the merger shores, but they are also home of Line 5 and the Alberta to 20 percent of the world’s fresh Clipper Line 67 Pipeline, The oil pipelines are useless. which transports 450,000 water. Algae cakes the steel and The economy of Michigan would barrels each day. plastic exterior of the extensive According to AP be down the drain if something Enbridge Line 5 pipelines, which environmental science happened.. tons of men and have recently inspired intense teacher, Shawn McNamara, women would lose their jobs. protest, as well as the Dakota the Line 5 pipeline CARL GRIFFIN ‘17 Access pipeline, trailing across in-particular poses a the base of the Great Lakes, significant risk to the 23 million gallons of oil flow wellbeing of the Great through them every day in over 500,000 barrels. Lakes. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has “It is a 60 year old pipeline, and 60 year old

pipelines tend to break down,” McNamara said, “If it broke down, its contents would flow through Lake Michigan and affect shorelines across the state.” McNamara says that it has a unique circumstance that makes it different than many other pipelines-it runs across such a remarkable distance that a catastrophic event could cause environmental issues for the entire region that would resonate throughout the nation. “Line 5 runs from the western side of Lake Superior and cuts down through the straits of Macinac and goes down toward Sarnia,” McNamara said. “We have the largest amount of fresh water in one place in the entire world… oil would drastically affect the freshwater (in the event of a spill), and that’s the water we drink from-- the water we bathe in.” McNamara’s AP environmental student, Carl Griffin ’17, who admires the lakes and hopes to attend college at Northern Michigan University in Marquette (chiefly on the water), says that he is upset with the conditions of oil pipelines across the nation, and would be particularly distressed if something went wrong with one of them in his own state. “The oil pipelines are useless. The economy of Michigan would be down the drain if something happened… tons of men and women would lose their jobs… so many fish and animals would die,” Griffin said, “I would be very angry.” Griffin, based on the material he has learned in his environmental science class and his life experience, says there are resources that could be used to avert a crisis. “It is a 60 year old pipeline, and 60 year old pipelines tend to break down,” McNamara said, “If it broke down, its contents would flow through Lake Michigan and affect shorelines across the state.” (Continued on PAGE SIX)

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The last home varsity football game will be this Friday against Warren Mott at 7 p.m.

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The Feminist United bake sale starts, continuing through Oct. 28.

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New highway safety grant to focus on impaired driving GRACE REYES ‘19 | Staff Writer n Monday, Oct. 3, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning awarded several law enforcement agencies in Wayne County a traffic safety grant, including the Grosse Pointe Woods police department. The grant issues special patrols to focus on impaired driving, occupant protection, red light running, distracted driving and speed enforcement. “For the school zones, the reduction of traffic crashes is the main focus, but also to increase pedestrian traffic on schools...in regards to students crossing the street,” Grosse Pointe Woods detective, Ryan Schroerlucke, said. According to Schroerlucke, the month of October is dedicated to speed enforcement around schools. “The officers that work in each particular detail can hit each school each day as they see fit or as traffic allows; if there’s more traffic volume at one school one particular day as opposed to another, they’ll focus there,” Schroerlucke said. The grant’s objective is to prevent future accidents with city and student drivers, Schroerlucke said. “There’s a lot more risks to driving than new drivers may be aware of, me included when I was a new driver,” Schroerlucke said. “Definitely looking back, I can think of some driving habits that I probably shouldn’t have done. And that’s more of the focus, is to educate new drivers.” Having this grant issued in Grosse Pointe Farms could benefit the schools, like South and students in the district, hall monitor John Austin said. “I think having more cops patrol around South would be a great thing, as it adds more safety for our neighborhood and school,” student driver, Matthew Belote ‘17 said. “I think...each (of the five police forces) needs it, each one has students and each one has schools.” According to Schroerlucke, the idea of this traffic safety grant is to provide education to new and old drivers. “I think the goal of it is to educate them on maybe some poor driving habits, maybe that they don’t even realize that they’re doing, and ultimately to prevent traffic crashes was the number one goal,” Schroerlucke said.

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Informational meeting for students interested in a seven day trip to the Grand Canyon at 5:30 p.m. in room 272.


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