Hey Norsemen! Are you proud of someone or something at Grosse Pointe North? Tell us!

Many good things to talk about with North. As Tim said drop on by get a guest pass and walk the halls escorted or not see the good things happening at North.....and all this from a South grad .....go Figure

GPN is an awesome place. We have caring teachers, administrators, and a great community. If the Shores concil really wants to be ambassadors for the community, we should focus on all the grea things at North, not rumors and those with axes to grind.

Joey Giordano, varsity hockey #8

As a parent, I had concerns about my son going to North. Once he got there, those concerns completely dissipated. The level of expertise and enthusiasm of the staff, especially the principal, is beyond anything I've experienced before (and I covered many schools as an education reporter). More than walking the halls, concerned visitors should go to "Back to School" night, where they will see real educational leadership and innovation. To me, North is really like a college campus. Students coming out of North are competitive and prepared for college. That is the ultimate test of an excellent high school.

Thank you Clare. Many thanks to Tim Bearden for his support and comments about the terrific student life at Grosse Pointe North. After living all over the U.S for several years we were happy to raise our kids in the GP School District. Our daughter graduated from both Parcells and G.P. North and had a great career at both schools. The teachers and administration are nothing short of outstanding. They prepared her well as she is now a Sophomore at Northwestern in Evanston with high honors and is very involved on campus. All due to the outstanding people at Parcells and North. We have a son who is a sophomore at GP South and graduate of Brownell. He is currently enjoying the outstanding environment offered by those wonderful teachers and administrators. We were very excited to hear that North's own Matt Outlaw became principal at South because he did very well at North as an assistant principal. Now being involved at South on the "other side" I have heard all the rumors brought up at the meeting in GP Shores about North and Parcells and they are totally without fact. The people who spread those rumors have never set foot in any of the two great schools. With experience as a parent on both sides of the district a big rivalry exists between North and South and I'm sure that rivalry exists between realtors who concentrate on certain parts of town. Don't believe everything you hear. Take Tim Bearden's advice and make a visit to both schools. You'll be very proud!

We should be proud of our administrators and staff at North - they do an outstanding job. Mr. Bearden's points on his blog are all accurate representations of a very fine school. If you want to read something impressive, also read the graduation speech that Mr. Bearden gave last year: http://northprincipal.blogspot.com/2011/06/congratulations-class-of-2011.html