Pointes of Pride
- Emmett Cho, a 7th grade student at Parcells, will compete in the 2018 State "You be the Chemist" Tournament to be held on Saturday, April14.
- National Merit Finalists from North include Alexandra Dean and Max Rakozy, and from South include Daniel Garan, Hunter Levine and Sebastian Simon. Of the 1.6 million students nation wide that apply to the National Merit Program and complete the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in their junior year, only one percent are chosen as semi-finalists. Finalists represent the top half of the top 1%.
- Students from Grosse Pointe North attended German Day at University of Michigan on Friday March 23. Several students won prizes and commendations. Please see the www.gpschools.org for details as there were so many names to celebrate!
- Kristina Rogers, a student at Grosse Pointe South High School, is one of 44 outstanding German students selected from across the US who have been awarded an all-expense-paid summer study tript o Germany. Kristina was selected as a national winner after scoring above the 90th percentile on the Level 4 2018 National German Exam for High School Students sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG).Over 20,000 students participated in the program. After qualifying with a highscore on the National German Exam, she submitted responses to several short essay questions in German and in English and was then interviewed by a committee comprised of high school teachers and college professors of German. She is a student of Lisa Richman, German teacher at Grosse Pointe South.
- Qualifying for the State Geography Bee from Grosse Pointe were seventh-grader Andrew Isaacs from Brownell Middle School, seventh-grader Logan Detweiler from Pierce Middle School, and three-peat Noah Dean from Parcells Middle School.
- Pierce students Julianna Tague (gold), Jerry Xia (gold) and Lilly Geer (silver) won National medals in the Scholastic Art & Writing Contest!
- These GPPSS students were recognized by the National Hispanic Recognition Program: Sullivan Costa, Lucas Epstein, Helen Michaelson, Gianna Ramon, Maxwell Rionda!
- North senior Michal Ruprecht and teacher Steve Kosmas were on Fox 2 News last night (click here). Michal was interviewed regarding his research and upcoming presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting this summer.
NEW elementary students: register and prove residency by May 1 to Ensure Your Child(ren) Can Attend Your Neighborhood School
On Monday, March 26, the Board of Education passed Policy 5120: Assignment within District. This allows the district to assign resident students who register and enroll after May 1 to schools within GPPSS other than their neighborhood schools and is projected to save between $300,000 and $500,000 annually. The details of this important change are included in Administrative Guideline 5120. Key points include:
If a family establishes residency and completes enrollment by May 1st, its student(s) will be assigned to their neighborhood school (no change from current practice). You can guarantee that your child will attend their neighborhood school by establishing residency and completing the enrollment process by May 1st.
If you enroll your child post May 1st and their school is full, they will be assigned to another elementary near your neighborhood school. Parents will be provided choices regarding where their child will attend if their neighborhood school does not have space for their child(ren).
This only impacts families with NEW students (transfers, kindergarten, etc.) not those whose children are already enrolled in our elementary schools.
Please read Administrative Guideline 5120 for details, or call 313-432-3016 with questions. The Residency Office is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.-3:30p.m. Friday for walk-ins. A list of required documents to verify residency is on the website. Call 313-432-3083 if you need to schedule an appointment outside these hours
ATTENTION: FAMILIES OF CURRENT FIFTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
The Board of Education feels strongly about enforcing our residency requirements and not opening our district to School of Choice options. Rather than incur the cost of a total district re-registration, the administration is again performing a total re-verification of students entering sixth and ninth grades next fall. Families who have already verified their address this school year due to an address change are exempt from this process.
Atwww.gpschools.org under the Residency button you will find a list of the documents required for this process. You must bring all the required original documents with you. We encourage you to come to the Administration Building at 389 St. Clair Avenue, Grosse Pointe before August1. The office hours are: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday. Questions may directed to Joi Neely at313-432-3083, option 2.
Class assignments will not be shared in August if you have not completed this re-verification process. Please remember, that only one parent/legal guardian must reside within the district for their child to legally attend our schools. Students found to be attending without meeting residency requirements, are removed immediately. This is one more method to assure our community that the children in our buildings are our students.
College Night
Join GP North and South for College Night 2018on Tuesday, April 17th from 6-8pm, in North's Gym! Over 100 representatives from colleges, universities,technical schools and military organizations will be on hand to answer questions and educate students and parents.
Space for Rent or Lease inthe Administration Building
As Facilities Town Halls and budget discussions continue, the administration would like you to know there is space available for short-term rent or lease at the Administration building, 389 St. Clair, Grosse Pointe. Most office spaces are125 to 150 square feet, at competitive market rates. If interested in learning more, contact Lisa Abbey at 313-432-3080.
School Fundraisers
- Grosse Pointe North Varsity Soccer online store
- Grosse Pointe South Class of 2020 K-5 Carnival in South's Main & Girls' Gym this Friday 4/13 from 4:30-7:30
Summer Learning Program - Click for Info: High School (9th-12th)
As you know, the 9th-12th grade courses offered through the GPPSS Summer Learning program provide students meaningful opportunities to earn credit and/or grade enhancement. Unfortunately, since the summer of 2015, the enrollment in 9th thru 12th grade courses has steadily decreased (~250 in 2015and ~170 in 2017), causing the district to cancel courses at the last minute and ultimately lose approximately $58,000/year over the last three summers.
Therefore, due to budgetary constraints and an effort to maximize our resources, the district will no longer offer 9th thru 12th grade summer school sessions in Grosse Pointe. Instead, we will partner with St. Clair Shores Adult and Community Education (SCSACE) to provide opportunities for our high school students to earn credit through their 2018 summer programing. Over the years, our students have attended courses offered through SCSACE when we've had to cancel courses due to low enrollment. There will be a variety of online courses (Odysseyware replaces Michigan Virtual) and regular seat-time courses offered to ensure students reach their established goals. These courses will be offered at Kennedy Middle School in St. Clair Shores. SCSACE virtual Odysseyware online courses meet 1x/week with a teacher and Odysseyware online courses aswell as regular seat-time courses meet 4x/week with a teacher.
Additionally, through this partnership, SCSACE will also offer the following courses (pending sufficient enrollment) at a satellite location: Algebra I CP, Algebra II CP, Geometry CP and Odyssey warecourses. The 2018 satellite location will be at Grosse Pointe North High School.
Classes will be held Monday through Thursday with optional Friday help sessions on July 13th, 20th, and 27th. Class sessions begin on Monday, June 25th and end on Thursday, August 2nd. Courses will not be in session July 2-5 due to the 4th of July holiday.
For more information on registration, class schedule and summer school calendar, please visit our website or contact Becky Whitfield, Director of Adult & Community Education at (586) 285-8880.
Summer Learning Program - Click to see K-8 Courses Now Open for Online Registration
Calendar
- April13 Grosse Pointe South Show Choir Boosters annual fundraiser at the Detroit Yacht Club from 7p.m. to midnight. The evening's theme is "Fly Me to the Moon ... and Let Me Play Amongst the Stars." For tickets or more information, visit theBoosters' website at gpsouthchoir.org or call 313-432-3638.
- April26 The Grosse Pointe North fashion show will be at theGPYC. Here is the North fashion show invite and thesign up genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f48afac28a6f94-2018
- April26 The Mothers' Club of Grosse Pointe South Spring Benefit Fashion Show and Luncheon Dream Weavers is also happening April 26, from 12-3 p.m. inthe South Gymnasium. The event will be a celebration of the dreams andaspirations of Grosse Pointe South students -- past, present and future.Registration is open online http://www.mothersclubgps.com/
- April 26-29 South presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- April 17 from 6-8 p.m. College Night in North's Gym (see above)
- April 18 Monteith Spring Vocal Concert 7 p.m., Brownell MPR
- April 19 Richard Winter Vocal Concert 7 p.m., Brownell MPR
- There is no 2018-19 calendar yet
