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Sprints gave brief taste of new season
The 18th annual Island Sprints drew a big crowd to Grosse Ile Middle School in March. (Dave Chapman photo) BY SAMANTHA ELLIOTT On the eve of the official start of the spring sports season, members...
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Educational Foundation marks 25 years of excellence
Though group photos are currently on hold due to COVID-19, scenes like this 2017 presentation to Meridian Elementary have been common over the past 25 years thanks to the Grosse Ile Educational...
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Expert Heating & Cooling Student Athlete of the Month: June 2020
Ethan Holt Ethan Holt Rowing, Senior A force on the Trenton High School Crew team, senior Ethan Holt has made his mark all throughout the school during his four years as a Trojan....
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Two more THS football players sign with colleges
BY BRIAN RZEPPA Two of the most productive players on this year’s Trenton High School football team, seniors Jack Miller and Spencer Witt, have each decided to take the opportunity to continue...
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Students struggling to find balance in the age of COVID-19
BY MIA MOBERLY In the age of COVID-19, we are seeing so many sacrifices by so many people. Doctors, nurses, and EMTs on the front lines are working long shifts, putting their lives at risk for...
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Regional AD honors go to GIHS’s Okler
Jim Okler Longtime Grosse Ile High School Athletic Director James Okler has been named Region 2 Athletic Director of the Year by the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association,...
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Work resumes on school buildings, athletic facilities
BY BRIAN RZEPPA Voters in the city of Trenton passed a $57 million bond proposal on May 8, 2018, that was intended to upgrade existing buildings throughout the school district as well as the...
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Montroy to continue soccer career in Ann Arbor
Kelsie Montroy with her commitment letter to Concordia. BY SAMANTHA ELLIOTT When she was little, Kelsie Montroy did it all. In the fall, Montroy feels like she will truly have it all when she...
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Shooting for the stars – Former valedictorian keeps aiming higher
Her experience at NASA led Madelyn Hoying to develop a passion for aeronautics. BY MATT McCLELLAND Four years ago, Madelyn Hoying was on top of the world. Valedictorian of the Grosse Ile High...
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Woman finds copy of original ‘Islander’
June 1924 “Islander” — the first Grosse Ile High School yearbook BY TONY KRUKOWSKI Sarah Overholt Shields of Maine, who has long family ties to Grosse Ile, recently was going through her late...
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Grads get special commemorative challenge coin
A generous gift from an anonymous donor is boosting the morale of 80 Riverview Gabriel Richard High School seniors. A centuries old tradition known as a Challenge Coin was presented May 21 to the...
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Unique year gets unique celebration
BY PAT ANDREWS The student body at Gabriel Richard High School has had a tumultuous year, especially the senior class. While the principal, Joseph Whalen, said he has never experienced anything...
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MIA MOBERLY: THS HAPPENINGS -Thanks for giving me a place to grow
Mia Moberly BY MIA MOBERLY As everyone already knows, school has been cancelled for the rest of the year. I never would have thought that Thursday, March 12, would be my last day at...
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BROOKS BLACKLEDGE: WHAT’S UP AT AMS? School year didn’t end how anyone...
Brooks Blackledge BY BROOKS BLACKLEDGE Arthurs Middle School has been out of school since March 12, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students have been doing online learning since April 20....
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DR. MICHAEL DOYLE: TPS TALK – Adversity is always part of the process
Dr. Michael Doyle BY DR. MICHAEL DOYLE Achievement. That is a word that gets thrown around quite a bit in this country. What is an achievement? Grades, job promotion, painted that bedroom...
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Virtual ceremony honors school’s Class of 2020
BY MIA MOBERLY For many, a high school graduation ceremony is an important rite of passage. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, this year’s seniors were not able to experience many of the Trenton...
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Community celebrates its graduates
BY MATT McCLELLAND Class Intellect. Most Athletic. Best Hair. Class Flirt. Chances are, you remember some of your own senior class mock election results. If the graduating classes from Trenton High...
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Wakeham resigns; principal named interim replacement
Wakeham Mentzer BY JOE HOSHAW Jr. Rodney Wakeham, Trenton’s superintendent of schools since 2012, resigned last month under apparent pressure from the Board of Education, which then tapped...
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High school celebrates its graduating class of 2020
Diplomas are passed out as part of the 2020 graduation celebration at Grosse Ile High School. BY RONNIE MARTIN Grosse Ile high school hosted a series of graduation celebrations last month,...
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MHSAA practices open in ‘a whole new world’
BY SAMANTHA ELLIOTT High school sports in Michigan have been shut down — like most of the state — since mid-March. But, with the stay-at-home order lifted by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, which allows...
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