Issue 18: News in Brief
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster1 in News
By Chris Janson & Danny Lizza
Business classes attend Career Day at Comerica Park
Thirty-seven students from various business classes and DECA participated in Comerica Park’s annual career day on Tuesday, May 18.
The students were excused from class and spent the entire day at Comerica Park. The gates opened at 10 a.m. and students were escorted to a designated section of the park for a workshop. Once seated, a one-hour presentation discussing the park’s operations took place from the executives themselves.
“Besides the weather, the field trip was actually a great experience,” junior Dustin Baker said. “The presentation helped us learn about day-to-day operations of the Tigers’ home stadium and gave us an insight of what it takes to put on a ball game.”
Executives from most departments such as broadcasting, marketing, sponsorship sales, stadium operations and promotions were there to give a presentation on their respective positions in the Tigers’ franchise. Following the workshop, students were free to roam the park and enjoy the Detroit Tigers take on the Chicago White Sox.
Quiz Bowl team places in nation’s top 50
The Quiz Bowl team competed in the National Academic Quiz Bowl Tournament May 28-30 in Chicago at the Hyatt’s Regency O’Hare Airport. The competition hosted 200 of the nation’s top teams and North finished in the top 50. Final results are pending. The competition had 15 elimination rounds, weeding out nearly three-fourths of the teams. North lost its final match to Chaska High School from Minnesota after co-captain Matthew Vengalil left for Prom.
Team members Matthew Vengalil, Stephen Morrison, Tyler Gibson, Andrew Remenar, Michael Kain, Katie Murray, Meagan McCuen, and Roxanne Illagan have been preparing for the event since September. The team’s strong subjects included U.S. history, geography and science. Greek mythology, however, gave the team trouble throughout the year.
“We also need to improve on our sports trivia,” faculty adviser Michael Rennell said.
Team members will be studying all summer in preparation for next year’s tournament.
“We had a great year. I was most proud when we beat Detroit Catholic Central in the state championship. This was the first time we won state championships. We exceeded expectations and peaked at the right time,” Rennell said.
North Pointe editors earn $3,000 prize
Sophomore Sammy Scoggin and senior Michelle Ewart were named the national grand prize winners for their in-depth report on the dangers of texting while driving, earning a $3,000 award from the Allstate Insurance Foundation.
“You should be quite proud of the hard work and effort you put into writing about this important topic and hopefully your published article has already made a positive impact within your community,” Allstate representative Laura Connor said.
More than 300 articles were submitted to the foundation and will be used in educational workshops with more than 250,000 high school students around the country.
Scoggin, a sophomore, is the North Pointe’s managing editor. Ewart, a senior, is the co-editor. She is attending the University of Michigan in the fall with the goal of becoming an English teacher.
Jazz band to perform in Village this week
The Jazz Band will kick off the Village’s annual concert series this week with a performance on Thursday, June 10. Admission is free and bringing chairs is recommended. The joint event with musicians from South High School starts at 7 p.m.
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