Musicians to Return from Competition

 

Musicians to Return from Competition

Congratulations and welcome home to the members of the Band and Orchestra Program on a remarkable weekend in Toronto and Niagara Falls. The North musicians performed at the Toronto International Music Festival last month. The Full Orchestra received a gold rating on their performance; the Concert Band received a Silver rating; and the Symphony Band received a gold rating. The Band and Orchestra Program includes over 200 students and is under the direction of David Cleveland, Dean Doss, Laura Rasmussen, and Kemmer Weinhaus. (By Dave Cleveland) 

Musicians to perform at Orchestra Hall

The Grosse Pointe North Bands & Orchestras will perform at the DSO Orchestra Hall on Sunday, April 6, at 7:00 p.m. More than 200 of our students will showcase their talents at this extraordinary event! Our featured senior soloist is Kayla L; also featured will be a trumpet trio featuring Michael B, Bobby M, and Max Y. Tickets for this amazing event are available at Wild Birds Unlimited on Mack Avenue or at the door. General admission tickets are $20, but student/senior tickets are only $10 (no gold cards). Box seats are $25 and only available at Wild Birds. (By Dave Cleveland)

Students earn art awards

February 2014 - This year the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are celebrating over 90 years of student creativity. North students received two Gold Key Awards, two Silver Key Awards and seven Honorable Mentions in photography, printmaking and drawing. (By Susan Forrest)

Interact students lead food collection

January 2014 - Interact (a service club) led the collection of  1,141 lunches, which were delivered to the homeless. Parents, staff and students came in with bags and boxes filled with lunches to donate to the hungry. Club officers scrambled to be able to count the lunches as they arrived. The generosity was overwhelming and we are so proud to be able to say "This is what we do here at Grosse Pointe North." (By Barb Skelly)

Inspiring Students. Inspiring Ideas. Inspiring Others.

The first-ever Nspire Talks Conference was held at North. The event, a new concept on student voice, was designed after TED Talks and motivated by Kid President. The GPNpsire Talks Conference was a for-students by-students event. The evening featured a dozen high school speakers from around Metro Detroit, sharing an original message to inspire others.

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Students Measure Water Quality

LAKE ST. CLAIR METRO PARK - On Oct. 9-10, AP Environmental Science Teacher Chris Skowronski took students to Lake St. Clair Metro Park to measure water quality. Students conducted physical observations of the Lake St. Clair and also measured the lake's biological oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform levels, nitrate, phosphate, pH, and turbidity values. Results of the tests were sent to Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality. Citizen monitoring is essential, as all students in the Grosse Pointe Public School System enjoy and rely on the Great Lakes for fresh water everyday. By being watchdogs, we can ensure that Lake St. Clair's water quality says strong into the future.

 - By Chris Skowronski