By Colin DuffyNorth PointeGrosse Pointe North HS 1st PlaceDivision 3, News Writing In a post-apocalyptic world, Clarke Griffin, along with 99 others, must try and survive on a possibly radioactive Earth. Filled with unseen developments and …
Learning together: District commits to cultural responsiveness after controversial online learning assignment
By Kylie CliftonPortage Northern LightPortage Northern HS It was 9:15 on the morning of September 23rd, and eighth grade Portage North Middle School student Pablo Fraga was ready to return to a new kind of normal with his online history …
What I Wish I was Taught
By Finn Bell The Squall Dexter HS 1st PlaceDivision 3, News Writing It was late February 2017 freshman history; we were beginning our unit on the Holocaust. Among a list of targeted groups, there was a single mention of “homosexuals,” without …
PPS Covid-19 data now available for families
By Kai PenningtonPortage Northern LightPortage Northern HS 1st PlaceDivision 3, News Writing As of October 12, 2020, to be in compliance with current state guidelines for reporting Covid-19 data in schools, PPS has added a Covid-19 dashboard to …
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Overwhelmed students and faculty seek solutions
By Michael HarttNorth PointeGrosse Pointe North HS Senior Amelia Schock has been feeling overwhelmed since she started online school in the fall. “Staring at the computer and the (fact that the) asynchronous work is all on the computer too (is a …
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Whitmer and MDHHS Announce Extension of COVID-19 Restrictions
By Adan QuanPortraitEast Lansing HS Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with leadership of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), held a press conference Monday afternoon. They announced a 12-day extension of the …
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