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myGPN takes a summer vacation
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by editor3.
Summer vacation is in full force, and as the barbecues heat up and the pools fill up, the staff of myGPN has decided to take the summer off. We’ll be back in August, when we will introduce a brand new element to the site — student blogging! So from the staff of myGPN, enjoy your summer and stay cool!
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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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Guest columnist: No matter what, we should be equals
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by webmaster2.
Athletes are held to a higher standard than our president – our class president, that is. This is all because of the athletic code of conduct. The Michigan High School Athletic Association requires all participants in athletic activities for their high school to sign an athletic code of conduct. The athletic code of conduct includes attendance procedures, identifies behavior expectations and disciplinary consequences for all high school student athletes. It says that any student who makes the decision to act in an unacceptable manner is disciplined by the school system as set forth in this code of conduct and is offered rehabilitation as indicated.
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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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Students place second in astronomy competition in San Jose
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by editor3.
A nice chunk of cash, $500 per person to be exact and an asteroid named in their honor. For senior Laree Gardner and junior Stephen Morrison, as well as South High School senior Genevieve Wang, these are the perks that come with receiving second place at the International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, California in the astronomy team’s category.
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Change in senior exams juggles schedule
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by editor3.
During senior exams, while seniors were anticipating the end of their four year journey, the rest of the school was looking forward to those lazy half days we are accustomed to while seniors are testing. But unfortunately for juniors, sophomores and freshmen, a shortage in minutes required us to come in on those days to make up the time we’ve lost.
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Teachers agree on a contract at last
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by editor3.
Ask almost any teacher how this year has been and the answer will most likely be “stressful.” After working for months without a contract, the teachers officially ratified an agreement with the School Board on Monday, by a 395-23 vote.
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Students pay to skip class and ‘jailbreak’ for a cause
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by editor2.
Ten dollars gets you 49 minutes. 49 minutes free from a boring lecture or class notes. Students who choose to participate are getting out of class to go to the Jailbreak fundraiser. All the proceeds will go to the Jacob Michael Davis Foundation.
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Accept, trust, overcome: Guest speaker challenges ‘Be the Change’ students
Posted on 20. May, 2010 by webmaster2.
Local radio celebrity Lisa Jesswein stood at the front of the Student Union, holding a large silver platter of oven-fresh cookies. She smiled contentedly at her eager audience, the Be the Change tutorial, while the smell of melting chocolate and soft cookie dough wafted through the room.
