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Forty visitors attended the April 11 opening event, including several Renaissance allied students and parents.
RENAISSANCE

RHS ‘Coming Out Wall’ expands to community

By Imani Jackson | May 21, 2019

In the days leading up to National Coming Out Day last October, the student body at Renaissance High School submitted 225 anonymous posts to a box dealing with mental health, sexuality, and other teen angsts. It filled a hallway that became known as the “Coming Out Wall. This project is now an exhibit at Affirmations, one of the country’s largest LGTBQ community centers.

RENAISSANCE

Detroit dances with survivors to raise money for families affected by cancer

By Jameelah Muhsin | November 26, 2018

Detroit’s Pinkfunds Organization hosted its annual breast cancer awareness dance on Oct. 5 in Southfield to bring awareness to problems that breast cancer causes, with an exciting twist. “Dancing with Survivors” is an event that features professional dancers from the Detroit area, who are paired up with local breast cancer survivors to create dances of various styles. “This event is a great opportunity for me to become acquainted with the women I know I can be,” said cancer survivor dancer Sarah Erzen.

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Renaissance celebrates LGBTQ community in honor of National Coming Out Day

By Francois Benson | November 26, 2018

Members of the board game club at Renaissance High School constructed a “Coming Out Wall” in honor of National Coming Out Day, to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and more. The Coming Out Wall posted on the second floor included various “secrets” that were written and submitted anonymously by members of the 1,203 student body. “I'm too fat to be noticed” and “I honestly hate school - I'm miserable here” are just two of the 225 submissions now posted in bright colors. The wall was designed to create a safe space for students, providing a way to come out about various secrets in a creative way.

Azia Isaac and teammate Damari Covington-Woods face off in practice.
SOUTHEASTERN

Respect on the field

By Malaya Reedww | November 26, 2018

A year ago, Azia Isaac became the first and only girl to play on the Southeastern High School football team, an accomplishment she is most proud of. The 16-year-old junior is dedicated to the sport, which can be seen when she plays.

Junior Anastasia Quails was caught wearing her “We are one” T-shirt on Oct. 29. The shirts were purchased with funds from a $5000 grant from DPSCD Foundation given to support the merging of the two small schools. 
MUMFORD

Mumford merger a welcome change

By Remi League | November 26, 2018

“We acted like there was a line in the middle of the class separating us all,” senior Divine Crawford said. She was describing the first week in English teacher Rubye Richard’s AP Literature class.

Sophomores Ceslia Galindez and Frida Diaz stop to grab a drink at one of the many water coolers available in the halls of Western.
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL

Water coolers create space for students to socialize

By Karen Sanchez and Jose Miranda | November 26, 2018

Are water coolers better than updated fountains? That was the question posed to several students at Western, and the response was yes. In late August, it was announced that Detroit Public Schools Community District would shut off all of its schools’ drinking fountains due to a testing which found that 16 out of 24 schools, found high levels of lead and copper in their water.

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