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Making Soccer History
The game was tied 1-1. With four minutes on the clock, number 17 hit the ball off a corner toward the goal where the Cranbrook keeper punches the ball back into the field. Number 8 runs down the field and corner kicks the ball from just inside the 18 yard box into the upper [...]
Overcoming his Alopecia
Hair today, gone tomorrow. “It’s been over 10 years since I’ve had hair, so I can’t really imagine myself with it,” Senior Ben Israel, who was diagnosed with alopecia totalis at age six, explains. “But then, I see those pictures from when I was really little. I’ve thought maybe things would be a [...]
On air anniversary
In a well-used office tucked back in the corner of the school, Pete Bowers is reminiscing. “This part of the building was probably built in the 50s or 60s,” Bowers, Andover Student Radio Advisor of 35 years begins. “I mean, look at the ceiling, it’s pretty bad, there are holes in going up [...]
Annual blood drive collects 161 pints
On November 1, Barons and Knights made a difference one pint at a time. “We had more people come this year at [Andover] than we did last year,” says Andover parent and PTOC Blood Drive Representative Beth Sinclair. “[Lahser] had lower numbers, [but] in the end we still collected 161 pints between the [...]
Bloomfield makes a difference
While the gymnasium at BHMS is usually used for physical education classes, on October 22, it was filled with more books than sports equipment. “It was amazing,” says Bloomfield Hills Schools Community Service Co-Chairwoman Sarah Saltzman. “We stopped counting at 16,945 [books] so our official statement is over 17,000. Each school had a [...]
Face to Faith
Looking around his ceramics table, he found himself surrounded by two strangers. “It was my first time ever being at a table with no other Jews, and at first it was really uncomfortable,” expresses Morof who after sharing a table with a Muslim and a Christian student for a semester created Face to [...]
Making the semi finals
Another Andover academic record has been broken. “The National Merit semi-finalists are selected based off of the PSAT, a test only 50 to 100 students per class take,” says Principal Rob Durecka. “Usually we have about 5 or 6 students make it to the semi-finals, putting them in the 95th percentile for SAT scores. This [...]
Making the recall
Not every Bloomfield Hills citizen sees 20/20 on the recall petition. “[People in the township] have said that the recall is very embarrassing for the township and the school district,” says Dan McClorey, a Bloomfield 20/20 member who filed recall petitions against the seven Bloomfield Hills School Board members along with fellow 20/20 [...]
Past player becomes new JV coach
“Coming back to Andover for the first time, it was different knowing that I would not be playing, but coaching,”
Cross country collaborates with LHS team
“Everyone was excited about having the opportunity to meet each other and work together,” says Lahser Cross Country Coach Nick Stration. “I know from the experience that if they had any doubts [about one another or if this would work] before, that there were none after.”
