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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Submit Recipes to South Students for Cookbook

The class of 2015 at Grosse Pointe South High School is looking for recipes to be shared in a cookbook they want to sell during registration.

Grosse Pointe South's class of 2015 intends to create a cookbook to sell during registration. They are asking for submission of recipes now through May 15, according to the class president Matthew Kennedy.  Those interested in submitting a recipe may do so online or via email after completing a recipe form created by the class. The form is available online.  There is not a limit to the number of recipes that may be submitted by one person or family. It will be called the Grosse Pointe South Cookbook. 

Matthew Kennedy

11:15 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hello all, My name is Matthew Kennedy and I am the President of South's Sophomore Class, which is the class that is creating this cookbook. I know many of you Patch users are very busy, but I greatly encourage everyone to submit recipes to the cookbook. South is an integral part of the community, much as the community is an integral part of South, so subsequently I would like for the Grosse …   more ›

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Teen Released Pending Further Investigation

The Grosse Pointe South High School student removed Wednesday for a tweet related to a bomb during Rick Santorum's speech has been released from police custody pending further investigation.

The 17-year-old Grosse Pointe South junior under investigation stemming from a tweet mentioning a bomb he sent yesterday during Rick Santorum's speech to more than 1,000 students has been released from police custody.  The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office has returned the warrant request to the Grosse Pointe Farms police to complete further investigation, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office Maria Miller said Friday.  Meanwhile, the teen was released shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, Grosse Pointe Farms Detective Lt. Richard Rosati said He was picked up by a parent, Rosati said.  Farms police removed the teenager from the school shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday after school officials discovered a tweet he sent mentioning a bomb and Rick …

Kathy Abke

10:15 am on Friday, April 26, 2013

Teens do stupid things; it's their nature. Neuroscience has proven the brains ability to truly understand consequences of our actions is not fully developed until one's early 20's. It's why we all did stupid things as teens. Unfortunately, this bad choice must be taken seriously - what a way to learn a lesson.   more ›

Wayne County Prosecutor Reviewing Bomb Tweet Case

The Grosse Pointe South High School student taken away from the school Tuesday after he tweeted a statement referring to a bomb and Rick Santorum remains in police custody while the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office reviews the case.

The 17-year-old Grosse Pointe South student who sent a tweet with the word bomb in it Wednesday during Rick Santorum's speech at the high school remains in police custody as the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office reviews the case.  Grosse Pointe Farms Detective Lt. Richard Rosati said the teenager was cooperative with police from the time he was removed from the school and he told detectives the tweet was an attempt to make a joke related to the scale of attention Santorum's speech and visit had been given.  The teen's parents allowed Farms police to search their house without a search warrant Wednesday, Rosati said. The search was done to determine whether the student had books, materials or other items related to making bombs, he said.  …

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Sara Eaton Martin

6:04 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

The student has been released from custody pending further investigation. Here is the update: http://grossepointe.patch.com/articles/teen-released-pending-further-investigation   more ›

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

School Officials Compliment South Students

Rick Santorum's speech at Grosse Pointe South High School on Wednesday went well, officials said afterward. Principal Matt Outlaw thanked students for their professional behavior before dismissing them.

The assembly Wednesday featuring former senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum went smoothly and drew compliments from school officials as well as community members.  Santorum's appearance happened after more than a week of intense scrutiny on the district stemming from what began as questions about the content of his speech and morphed into the cancellation of the event, then reinstatement with an opt-in option requiring students to have permission slips from parents to attend. The handling of the situation drew heavy criticism from the parents of the students who organized the event, Young Americans for Freedom, and district officials who had concerns about school safety. A security plan was established last week with Grosse …

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Susan Uhl

10:54 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013

I did watch the live stream of the speech and the question and answer session. For the most part, I found the speech to be, for lack of a better term, harmless. Personally, I thought some of the responses in the Q & A were a bit too political in nature and did veer into an area that was not tied to "leadership," however, I must assume that since this was an "opt in" program, the students in …   more ›

Several Parents Attend Santorum Speech at Grosse Pointe South

Grosse Pointe Public School officials had closed today's assembly featuring Rick Santorum to parents, North students and the public. However, parents were allowed to attend after a late Tuesday night request from one parent.

About a dozen parents—including many who spoke at last week's Grosse Pointe Public School Board meeting criticizing the district's handling of the Rick Santorum speech—attended Wednesday's assembly at South High School.  Their attendance was granted late Tuesday after one parent, Paula Tech, spoke to the Grosse Pointe Public School board. Tuesday's meeting was a special meeting called for the purpose of interviewing candidates who applied to fill a vacancy on the school board.  Tech addressed the board, explaining that regardless of what anyone thinks of the student organization, Young Americans for Freedom, it has provided her son with positive direction in his life. She then told the board she believes parents should still be allowed to …

Donna Berger

3:22 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

This speech should have been a Community event, tickets sold to whom ever wanted to attend to cover the $18,000n speaking fee...not at a High School.   more ›

Grosse Pointe South Student Held Over 'Bomb' Tweet

Grosse Pointe Farms police escorted a South High School student off campus about an hour ago after he sent a Tweet containing the word "bomb" during a Rick Santorum speech.

Grosse Pointe Farms police have escorted one Grosse Pointe South High School student from campus after he used the word "bomb" in a Tweet referencing Rick Santorum, the former presidential candidate who is addressing more than 1,000 students in the gymnasium. The student was not in attendance at the speech but was elsewhere in the building, according to a source closely related to event security. The Tweet said: "Hey Mr. Santorum, can you sign this bomb for me?"  Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Director Dan Jensen told Patch a detective inside the high school caught wind of the tweet.  The minor was then taken into custody. Police are now waiting for the student's parents to arrive before speaking to the student. "It definitely doesn't …

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Sara Eaton Martin

4:02 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

I've deleted a comment that was inappropriate. Please keep in mind, this is a student who has not yet been charged with a crime. I am working on an update of the story, which will be published shortly. Please keep comments appropriate and within Patch terms or risk having them removed.   more ›

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Schedule of Santorum at Grosse Pointe South

Santorum will speak to Grosse Pointe South students beginning at 12:45 p.m. An after-school forum open to the community begins at 3:30 p.m. Those wishing to attend the after-school forum should not arrive to the school before 3:15 p.m.

Former elected official and presidential candidate Rick Santorum will address students and staff at Grosse Pointe South High School today after more than a week of intense scrutiny related to the decisions surrounding his appearance. Santorum is slated to begin his speech on leadership and service in the gymnasium at 12:45 p.m. His speech is not open to the public but is only open to Grosse Pointe South students who have permission slips and to staff.  The assembly is scheduled to continue until 2:45 p.m. and will include a question and answer session with questions from the students to Santorum. The questions were to be submitted to South's main office by the end of the school day Tuesday.  Students will be dismissed from school at 3:05 p…

Monday, April 22, 2013

Santorum Speech to be Live-Streamed by South TV Production Students

To meet requests of the public, the Grosse Pointe South television production students will record and live-stream Rick Santorum's speech Wednesday. Additionally, an informal reception is being offered after school that will be open to the public.

Grosse Pointe Public School district officials have responded to requests lodged last week to the school board by students and parents to open the upcoming speech by Rick Santorum at Grosse Pointe South High School.  The speech, which is being held during the school day, is not going to be open to the public. It is open to Grosse Pointe South students and staff who wish to attend. Students must have an opt-in permission slip. However, the district has arranged for Santorum to be available for an informal reception that is open to the public after school from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Grosse Pointe South's gymnasium. Additionally, South's television production students will record Santorum's speech that is happening during the school …

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Nancy Z.

9:21 am on Wednesday, April 24, 2013

"Fairly politically extreme"? Putting aside for the moment that this description doesn't even make sense (you are either "extreme" or you're not, qualifying this superlative adjective with "fairly" is absurd), I don't see the security threat here. The assembly during school hours is open only to students, and the general public will not be able to enter the school. After school hours, the public …   more ›

Santorum Assembly Only Open to South Students

In addition to speaking to Grosse Pointe South High School students during an assembly in the school day, Rick Santorum will also appear at an after school forum that will be open to the public.

Rick Santorum's speech will be open to Grosse Pointe South High School students only, district spokeswoman Rebecca Fannon said late Friday. The event will not be open to parents and/or North High School students, she said. There will be an after school forum, however, with Santorum that will be open to the public, according to information posted by Grosse Pointe Public School trustee Judy Gafa.  During last week's school board meeting, the student leaders of the local chapters of Young Americans for Freedom who are responsible for initiating Santorum's visit requested the district open the assembly to North students and to parents. Santorum's speech is scheduled to happen during the school day in South's gymnasium and the schools are not …

GPDAD

1:19 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

Apparently GpGr67, there was no controversy, just the controvesy you have been stirring up. No controversy for Santorum at Grosse Pointe school engagement From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130425/SCHOOLS/304250373/1409/metro/No-controversy-Santorum-Grosse-Pointe-school-engagement   more ›

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Security Plans Established for Santorum Visit

Officials from the Grosse Pointe Public School System and Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public Safety have established a security plan for the upcoming visit by Rick Santorum at Grosse Pointe South High School.

Grosse Pointe South High School will essentially be on a heightened level of security beginning Tuesday in preparation for the visit by Rick Santorum Wednesday, who will adress students about leadership and service, Grosse Pointe Farms Departemnt of Public Safety Director Dan Jensen said Friday. Officials from the school district and Jensen met this week to discuss the upcoming visit. Jensen said the gymnasium will undergo heavy scrutiny with a K9 search early Wednesday. The area will then be secured in prepartion for Santorum's arrival for the 12:45 p.m. assembly. Two officers will be stationed in the building close to the gymnasium simply as a way to keep the department informed about what's happening inside the building, Jensen said. …

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GPDAD

5:06 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

GpGr67, you sound like a bitter political activist from the 1960's. It's a free country, if you don't want to go, don't go. Close your door, close your blinds, pull out our iPhone and blog away about how evil conservatism is.   more ›

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