Wrestling team welcomes three females, the first female Groves wrestlers to make a state cut
By Jo Shuboni-Ulmann and Kate Murawski Before this season there had only ever been one girl in the history of Groves wrestling program. Now, there are three. This year will be the first Michigan girls’ state wrestling tournament. All three of the girls on the wrestling team made it there. Freshman Samantha Koch, junior Isabel Sanchez, and senior Erica Alexander couldn’t join the wrestling teams at their previous schools because there wasn't a girl wrestling team, and the boy
Bloomfield Hills students call for justice and administrative action amongst racist threats
By Emma DeMarco Students entered Bloomfield Hills high school and saw “Kill All N*****’s” scrawled in pen on one of their bathroom walls on November 9,2021. There are even more messages similar to that one that are on display in other bathrooms, as well as on social media posts made by their classmates. The social media posts were mainly on Snapchat, containing phrases such as “All n*****’s should be extinguished, or “Three K’s a day keep the n****’s away.” The use of the “n
Senior with Down syndrome Joey Gallagher inspires the Groves community
By Helena Hewer It was one of the happiest moments of her life, yet everyone, including the medical staff, kept apologizing to her. They worried about her newborn son’s probable delayed development, learning disability, speech impediment, and difficulty thinking and understanding: the most common aspects of Down syndrome. When Caryn Ciagne Gallagher gave birth to her son, now Groves senior Joey Gallagher, Caryn wished people would see past his diagnoses of Down syndrome. “The
Gilman, Colorado - The Chernobyl of mining towns
By Jack Peltz Photo by Jack Peltz This white building is completely surrounded by pine trees on August 23. Its windows have been shattered and its walls are dirty and worn down. The town of Gilman, Colorado started off like any other mining town. It began as a series of mines that lay at the bottom of a valley that was situated below Battle Mountain. The first of these mines was established in 1878, and the rest followed. In 1879, the construction of a new mine known as Beldo
BU Hockey Picks Up Four Wins On The Road
Kings vs. Mona Shores 1/7 He was flying down the ice. Being two goals behind, this was finally the Kings’ chance to take the lead. They were running out of time to complete the comeback versus Mona Shores on January 7. The Birmingham Unified (BU) Kings began a four game road trip with a weekend trip for two games in Muskegon versus Mona Shores and Reeths-Puffer. The Kings began the third period versus Mona Shores, trailing 4-2 with goals from Seaholm senior forwards Jacob Hes
