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Issue 18: News in Brief
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster1.
Business classes attend Career Day at Comerica Park, Quiz Bowl team places in nation’s top 50, North Pointe editors earn $3,000 prize, and Jazz band to perform in Village this week
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Senior still optimistic after falling short in science competition
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster1.
Thursday May 27, Laree Gardener stayed at home waiting for a call that would tell her if she would spend her summer half-way around the world or not. The phone rang, and once she picked it up she discovered that she had not received the award. She was the runner up.
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Five Minutes with security guard Jim Qualls
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster1.
Standing in the gym, he directs rowdy students to the door. With a smile and laugh, he guides them out with a gentle hand upon their shoulder.
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Fear: Fight or Flight?
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
Fear. It can cause a spike in blood pressure, but facing fear is more of an out-of-body experience. In the moment, the heart pounds, the mind stirs, the pores open up and perspiration spews out. When confronted with danger, one has two options: fight or flight.
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Sleepless in Grosse Pointe: Will we ever reach nine hours?
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Sophomore Danny Carron slowly opens his eyes to light streaming in through his window, and the only thing he wants to do is hide under his covers and sleep for five more minutes.
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See the pudding on the walls
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
There’s no use crying over spilled milk. But there is some use in chastising the slob who spilled it. Recently while taking the stairs to my sixth hour I was taken aback by an unsightly mess.
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300 Words: Remembering Flyty
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
“One, 21 guns. Throw up your arms into the sky, you and I…” To some, this is just another song to sing along to. To senior Mike Held, this is the song that filled his car while driving back from his friend’s funeral who committed suicide on June 17, 2009.
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Editorial: It’s only R-rated if you make it so
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
We all know what “she said.” And we all know what dirty jokes are, pun or no pun intended. One thing students at North have been oblivious to however, is how their actions, words and even T-shirts are representing themselves and their school.School is a learning environment and student conduct needs to be kept PG-13. Crude jokes, tactless quips and T-shirt slogans may seem all in good fun, but there is nothing funny about putting a stigma on other students who are trying to show school spirit.
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Brothers share second home on the water
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
“Just as long as we can get the boat out of the harbor, which means it’s not blocked with ice, then we go.” For eight months out of the year sailing takes over the lives of sophomore Chris Cyr and senior brother Will.
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Passion for rowing overcomes need for sleep
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster1.
In junior Laine Maher’s third year rowing for the Detroit Boat Club, she represents North with every stroke as one of only two Norsemen on the team. She withstands brutal practices at the crack-of-dawn, and loves every second of it, hoping to continue the sport’s collegiality.
