<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2BxNm2_1H13gnWq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2BxNm2_1H13gnWq00" width="1080" height="1080" ></figure>Founded in 1968, Grosse Pointe North officially became its own school after the former Grosse Pointe High split into two. North has seen almost sixty decades of students from across the Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods area, and throughout the decades North has made a significant impact on each generation that has walked through its doors, first as freshmen and lastly as seniors.The differences between the 1970s and today are very prominent at North. From the building’s layout to the technology differences, learning for students was very different. When asked to reflect on his high school years, current lawyer and North alumnus Mark Granzotto ‘71 walked us through his high school experience, noting significant differences from student life today. “My memory is of one main classroom building,” Granzotto said. “I thought it [was] 3 floors. There was a theater wing. I don’t think it was completed when we started, but that was one of the areas that was still under construction in 1968.” When Granzotto started his high school career at North, the split from Grosse Pointe High was a memory fresh in everyone’s mind. “I thought it [Grosse Pointe North] was, you know, quite modern,” Granzotto said. “It was beautiful. I thought it was very different than the old Grosse Pointe High School.”High school in the 90s was full of bright colors, middle parts and loud music. For Steven Mouton, high school was all about participating in moments you wouldn’t have in adult life.“It was beautiful. I had a lot of opportunities,” Mouton said. “I had [played] a varsity sport when I was there, and then I did theater my senior year.”North was constantly evolving as new improvements were being made even through the end of the 20th century.“The science building was definitely not there when I was there,” Mouton said. “That was a courtyard.”Flash forward over two decades later, when trends like Timberlands, Uggs and Vine were the trends taking over the internet by swarm, Hannah Gutsue attended North in 2016. From being on the spirit committee and being involved with the school’s programs like Freshmen Assist, she fondly remembers her previous experience being a Norseman. “I met a lot of my really good friends there,” Gutsue said. “I think there’s a lot of opportunities, so overall I have a positive experience.” Along with the plethora of opportunities at North, it also had many great teachers to teach the students about the significance of them. Gutsue, who admired many of her teachers at North, recalls how they inspired her to later become a teacher at Dexter Middle School and what it means to be a good role model“I wanted to be one that could show up and actually care about what’s going on in the students’ lives,” Gutsue said. “Not just if their paper was turned in on time.”Many years have passed since its founding, but North teachers today still foster the experience in high school to be a memorable one. Current senior Dhyanna Teel has had an amazing experience at North. North has met Dhyanna’s expectations to the fullest. She mostly admires the valuable lessons taught by teachers at North today. “I would say it fit my expectations and beyond,” Teel said. “I made a lot of new friends that I never even knew the names before I came to North, as well as my teachers and classes. They taught me a lot of valuable lessons not just about school but social life included.”For Teel, a highlight of her experience as a Norseman has been the spirit week day for her class.“My favorite memory from North is probably my toga day,” Dhyana said. “It was really good vibes and I think it was fun how almost all the seniors participated and ran through the whole school.”Grosse Pointe North has grown from a huge, bulging high school to an individual community of students, living with pride, working through the tough, doing everything together. Through the ups and downs, new staff and new programs, North has prospered socially and academically. Thousands of alumni are proud to call themselves Norsemen, and they have all walked the same floors to the familiar classrooms. Through all the additions to the building and policies, Grosse Pointe North is still Grosse Pointe North, this beautiful school many people have been proud to call home.</div></body>

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Founded in 1968, Grosse Pointe North officially became its own school after the former Grosse Pointe High split into two. North has seen almost sixty decades of students from across the Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods area, and throughout the decades North has made a significant impact on each generation that has walked through its doors, first as freshmen and lastly as seniors.

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