Message from the Mothers' Club President

I can't believe it is March!

Our spring committees are in full swing and Spring Break is just around the corner!

Mark your calendars now for our Spring Benefit fundraiser, to be held Saturday, May 6th at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. It promises to be a fun night! If you are interested in helping with the planning, please contact the co-chairs, Erika Page at page_erika@hotmail.com or Jacqueline Knuth at jacquelineknuth@me.com.

The All Night Party committee is working hard making sure our Seniors have a great send-off celebration!  Beth Carswell and Beth Newhart are chairing this year’s event and the first meeting will be held Wednesday, March 21st at 7:00 pm in Cleminson Hall.

Please take the time to attend ArtFest, on April 19-22, held in the multi-purpose room. This unique showcase of South students’ artistic talent is truly amazing! Our art department is one of the many remarkable educational departments we have here at South. Please support their efforts by stopping by the exhibit – and maybe taking home a student created work of art.

Cheers!

Beverly Bennert

Mothers’ Club President

president@mothersclubgps.com

Mothers' Club General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, March, 8th

Social: 6:30 pm

Meeting: 7:00 pm

Guest Speakers: Students who traveled to Greece and Italy during mid-winter break will talk about their experiences and the trip's impact.

Grosse Pointe South School Store

All of our store profits go back to the school, teachers, and students through the Mothers' Club support of enrichment, scholarship, and preservation.

School Store Hours:

Monday 11:00 am - 12:45 pm

Tuesday - Friday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Students can stop in at lunch time to purchase warm chocolate chip cookies, snacks, drinks, gum/mints and spirit wear!

SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY 2023

REGISTRATION: 

Plans are already underway for the Grosse Pointe South 2023 Senior All Night Party. The party will be held at Assumption Cultural Center (on Marter in SCS) on graduation night, June 5th. It will be a fun and special night for our graduates to spend together. The party runs from 10:30 pm – 6:00 am.  

Our goal is for 100% participation. Thanks again to all those that have already purchased your student's ticket. If you are unsure whether you have purchased your ticket, please contact our Reservations Chair, Paige Domzalski at paige@gplf.org.

If you have not yet purchased your tickets, the price is now $95. There are four ways you can purchase tickets:

1) Venmo $95 (@GPS-AllNightParty)

2) K-12 registration site: All Night Party is located under South Webstores.

3) Mothers' Club website (www.mothersclubgps.com), 

4) Bring a check payable to “GPS Mothers’ Club – ANP” to the main office.  

We will be posting updates on social media, as well as sending out e-blasts. 

Be sure to keep updated on all the details. 

The Facebook page for the Class of 2023 is: GPS Class of 2023 

BABY PICTURES NEEDED:

The night of the event, we will have a slideshow for the seniors comprised of their baby pictures. Please take the time to upload a baby/toddler picture of your son/daughter to our slideshow chair, Melissa King. Deadline for baby picture submission is Sunday, April 30th.

A few things to make this go smoothly . . .

1. All files must be either .jpg or .png (no iPhone HEIC files, please).
2. Label the file with your child's first and last name (ie, SamJones.jpg). This is very important.
3. Two options for submitting the photo:

Via Google Drive (use the link or the QR code below)

LINK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GS-og1RyfQRRZAK_Ai9gGdeLxHrI_vdR?usp=sharing

If you are uploading from your phone, you must have the Google Drive app downloaded. It will open when you click the link above. Then you will click the + button and upload from your photos.

If the photo is on your laptop, you can simply open the drive using the link and drag/drop your photo in.

Via Email: Attach your photo (remember to label first!) and send to:

 gps.anpslideshow@gmail.com

Deadline to submit is Sunday, April 30th

Cleminson Hall Restoration Project

Thanks to Marica Ostrowski and the Mothers' Club Preservation Committee, the Cleminson Hall doors have been gloriously restored. Special thanks to John Kline of John Kline Color Design for his expertise and guidance.

March 2023 - Counselors' Corner



Thankfully, the sun is shining, and the occasional crocus dares to poke through the snowy ground promising us warmer days ahead.

Parents, we appreciate the time you spent with your students discussing course selections and schedules for next year. We met with students to help them enter their selections and complete career work on Naviance. Please remember that families are still welcome to make changes to next year’s course requests if necessary. Feel free to make adjustments so that we can support a healthy balance in our students' lives.  

WELLNESS WEEK is Back!

The Wellness Club has organized a fantastic lineup of Wellness Activities for March 13 through March 17. Daily activities schedule includes:

●     Monday: Adventure Therapy & Plant Therapy

●     Tuesday: Coloring & Therapy Dogs

●     Wednesday: Yoga

●     Thursday: Equine (Horse) Therapy

●     Friday: Pancake Breakfast in Commons & Lunchtime Laughs in the

auditorium

We hope all students will take advantage of this opportunity to add some new stress management and self-care into their lives.

College Night is Back!

After a Covid hiatus, we proudly announce the return of our annual College Night at Grosse Pointe South Wednesday, April 19, from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Main Gym. All area families are invited to attend! We will have more than 60 colleges from around the country represented.

SENIORS: 

It’s not too late to search for Scholarships and Financial Aid. Be sure to check weekly e*blasts, Naviance, and the Career Resource Center webpage for an ever-updating list of scholarships. Make sure that you have completed your FAFSA, as well. Even if you don’t think you will get any grant (free) money, you will get school scholarships, and low/no-interest loan offers that you may accept or decline in whole or in part. Questions about FAFSA are conveniently answered by the chatbot 24/7. Also, completing the FAFSA is a great idea to show interest in receiving money from colleges – sometimes, this opens previously hidden doors. For general scholarship searching, I am a big fan of www.fastweb.com and http://www.finaid.org/. These are both packed with GREAT information and resources. On the Counseling Center Website, I have links to a presentation I did last spring on “Understanding Different Sources of Financial Aid” and a direct link to the slide deck for this.

This year we are learning that college applications at competitive colleges were high - due to the test-optional format of most college admissions. Smaller colleges and many state schools were lower in application numbers.

Consequently, there are still many excellent opportunities to apply to schools. It is not too late. On May 5, NACAC will post a comprehensive list of all colleges and universities with admissions openings. You will be able to see this list here.

Mid-year transcript requests should be made here.

JUNIORS: 

Due to unexpected issues in February, our planned College 101 presentation in classrooms was delayed. We are rescheduling as an optional “Lunch and Learn” presentation on Wednesday, March 8. We will continue our regularly scheduled March with a session on Standardized testing, building an activities list for resume and college apps, and starting a Common App account. Counselors will present this info in Power of Lang classes. If your student takes AP Lang, we will again send out an invitation to register for an optional Monday morning session in March.

Virtual Financial Aid Night will be on April 19, 7 – 8:30 pm. Click here to register. It will be a live web-x, so you can listen and ask questions. Topics include the elements of financial aid, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), private resources available, and more!

Current Juniors who are planning to apply to colleges in the Fall of 2023 should make sure that they are doing the following:

1. Some schools are already choosing to be test-optional next year. However, it would be wise to attempt to register for the ACT and/or SAT tests. You can do this online at www.actstudent.org, or www.collegeboard.org ALL juniors will take the SAT at South in April. Your student will register for the test in school. You do not need to do anything to sign him or her up online. At this point, I advise not to send student test scores to the colleges until we know what the situation will be with required testing and testing opportunities.
2. If it is possible, try to visit college campuses.
3. Students attend optional Lunch ‘n Learn College 101 Presentations by the counselors.
4. Families Attend College Night on April 19, 6-8 pm at Grosse Pointe South

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