North News

January 31, 2025

A Message from the Principal

North Families,

The second semester is in full swing with our first full week of school this week. Student report cards were made available on January 30th in MiStar. Please be sure to login and check your student's grades. You should have also received an email from MiStar with the grades listed.

Next week is Charity Week! We are looking forward to raising money for Paws for a Cause this year! The schedule of activities is below in the flyer.

Dr. Sara Delgado

delgads@gpschools.org

Connect with North Administrators

Mrs. Meloney Cargill

Assistant Principal 10th/12th

cargilm@gpschools.org

Mr. Kevin Shubnell

Assistant Principal 9th/11th

shubnek@gpschools.org

Mr. Jim Ellis

Athletic Director

ellisji@gpschools.org

Medical Reminder

In order to keep everyone at North as healthy and safe as possible, please continue to keep your child home if they are ill. A student who is sick will not perform well in school and could spread the illness to other students including those who have underlying medical conditions or are immunocompromised. Thank you for your help in keeping all of our students safe!

Norsemen Learning Cafe

We will begin offering after school tutoring every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday starting on Wednesday, December 11. This new “Norsemen Learning Cafe” will take place in the library and will be a joint effort with NHS and staff tutors.

The goal of the Norsemen Learning Cafe will be to offer a welcoming, safe, and inclusive space for tutoring, studying, collaborative learning, and building positive peer and faculty relationships.

The Norsemen Learning Cafe setup includes three station for diverse learning needs;

Quiet Zone: for focused, independent study
Tutoring Zone: with 2 teachers and peer tutors available for guidance
Collaboration Zone: featuring a coffee bar for a comfortable, engaging study environment

Please connect with counselors or Mr. Shubnell if you have any questions.

Senior Announcements

Upcoming Events for Class of 2025

Check out ALL Senior things here at the parent led website. Buy tickets and donate here!

https://gpn-class-of-2025-parents.square.site/

Important Dates:

FEBRUARY 5 - 7P Parent SANP Meeting; GPN Commons
FEBRUARY 12 - 7P Comedy Hypnosis Fundraiser Show, PAC
FEBRUARY 13 - Senior Ad Yearbook Deadline
MARCH 5 - 6:30P Parent SANP Meeting; GPN Common
MAY 31-JUNE 1 - Senior All Night Party - Buy your Ticket Today for $50 (flyer below)

Class of 2025 Announcements

The senior class needs MANY volunteers. Here is a Sign Up Genius for volunteering! Please see the graduation announcement from Josten's (above) in this newsletter.

You can continue to support the Class of 2025 by donating $25 on the 25th of each month throughout the year. Use the QR code to the left to donate.

Upcoming Important Dates

February 3-7 Charity Week

February 17-21 - No School Mid-Winter Break (Return Feb. 24)

Counseling Corner

All 9th, 10th, and 11th graders received their course scheduling worksheets this week on Tuesday 1/28/25. Teachers are also having conversations with students about course options in each class. Please take a moment to talk through options and ask your student to fill you in on what teachers are recommending. These worksheets are due, with a parent signature and academic teacher signatures, on Tuesday 2/4/25. Students can turn these in to their 3rd hour teachers or directly to the counseling center. Counselors have sent home emails about options as well so make sure to check your email! We’ll be meeting with students during their English classes the week of 2/10/25 to input course selections into the computer. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out directly to your student’s counselor!

Save the Date - Skilled Trades Career Night

The counselors from North and South are excited to announce our 2025 Skilled Trades Career Night on February 27, 2025 from 6-8 in the GPN main gym. Save the Date! We need your help to make this a success! Do you work in the trades or have connections in the trades? Please forward our flyer and reach out to Jill Davenport at davenpj@gpschools.org. It is our hope to give our students as many opportunities to learn about different careers in the trades as possible!

College Application Reminders for Seniors:

Local scholarships are starting to become available for seniors. We post all local opportunities for GPN students on the Class of 2025 Schoology group. Seniors should be checking this group at least once a week! Current Scholarships are:

The Gautam Memorial Scholarship - Due 2/28/25
The Pointers for Academic Excellence Compass Scholarship - Due 4/4/25

Check out this list of scholarship sites that you can explore HERE (This is not an exhaustive list). Students should also check Naviance for the scholarship list as well as the Class of 2025 schoology group page.
Updated transcripts with 7th semester grades will be sent to colleges. This process happens automatically for students who use the common application. If your student did not use the common application, please ask them to touch base with their counselor to request transcripts for colleges.
Check your email! Remind your seniors to check their email often so they don’t miss updates or action items that need to be completed from colleges.
Stay organized! We suggest keeping a spreadsheet of all the schools and scholarships with deadlines to help stay organized. A template was shared last year but can also be found HERE.
Does your student’s college require the CSS profile? The CSS profile (College Scholarship Service Profile) is an online application required by numerous colleges to determine eligibility for non-federal financial aid like institutional scholarships and grants. It allows colleges to get a more detailed picture of your family’s financial situation. Check your student’s college websites to see if this is required for your student. You can learn more and start the application process HERE.
Beginning in Fall 2024, Michigan high school seniors and recent graduates are eligible for the Community College Guarantee. Click HERE to read more about this opportunity.
Michigan Achievement Scholarship:

The Michigan Achievement Scholarship is designed to help students pursue their dreams, goals and aspirations in the Mitten State! Graduating high school seniors may be eligible for up to $27,500 over five years in financial aid just by filling out the new and simplified FAFSA.
Those who qualify could receive up to $5,500 if they attend a Michigan public university, private college or university or are enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a Michigan community college, per year, up to five years
To learn more, families can attend an information session by clicking HERE.

Parent Association Announcements

Parent Association welcomes all Grosse Pointe North parents to the monthly meetings to discuss upcoming events and ways we support the school. Here is a schedule of the meetings. Meetings are held at 7:30 pm in the Commons. Please see below information on upcoming events.

February 10
March 10
April 14
May 19
June 9

Important Athletic Information:

Senior Athletes: NCAA Signing Day is the period of time in which athletes will make their athletic scholarships official by signing their National Letter of Intent. Grosse Pointe North has created guidelines for signing day that are now posted on the North Athletic page under the “NCAA Guidelines Signing Days” tab. The remaining dates this school year are February 5th and April 23rd. If you are interested in the February 5th date, please contact the athletic office by 12:00 pm on Monday, February 3rd.

The winter sports season is in full swing. Please check out our website (https://grossepointenorthathletics.com/) for game schedules and additional information. Go North!

Wrestling: The wrestling team is competing in the Team Districts on Wednesday, 2/5/25 at Hamtramck High School. The boys individual wrestling districts are on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Lake Shore High School and the girls individual wrestling districts are on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Birmingham Groves High School. Check out the athletic website for more information. Go North!

Volunteers Needed: The Grosse Pointe North Athletic Booster Club (GPNABC) could use some volunteers to man the concession stand during some of the winter season contests here at Grosse Pointe North. The sign up genius link is as follows: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0949A8AE2AA46-50161925-fall

Please consider volunteering to assist the GPNABC in their efforts to support our athletes and teams. Thank you!

Looking Ahead: The Senior Athletic Brunch Awards will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at noon at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. This event is sponsored by the Grosse Pointe North Athletic Booster Club. More information will be forthcoming as the event draws near.

Spring Sports: The spring sports season will begin March 10, 2025. Please check the athletic website (https://grossepointenorthathletics.com/) for spring tryout information and times. The tryout schedule is also below. All athletes that have not participated in a Fall or Winter sport will need a physical dated after 4/15/24 and a gold card in order to try out. Physical and gold card forms can be obtained from the athletic office or the athletic website. If you have questions, please contact the athletic office.

Boys Varsity Lacrosse: If anyone is interested in playing boys Lacrosse here at Grosse Pointe North in the Spring, please contact Coach Mark Seppala at sepp82@hotmail.com.