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  • 7th new principal in 5 years arrives: Will he last?

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Jensen Allen and Quintina Coney

    Vowing to change Southfield High’s image, Michael Horn was hired as the seventh new principal in the last five years at Southfield High, on Aug. 22.

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  • Bye, bye French fries

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Rachel Cook

    French fries are no longer offered in any of the school’s cafeterias.

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  • Band wins top honor

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Sahsha Daniel

    The Marching Blue Jay Band was voted number one for best high school band in the metro-Detroit area by Fox 2 television viewers in September.

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  • Lake becomes dad

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Personna Hover

    English teacher Zerrick Lake and wife, Shamika Lake, added a twig to their family tree.

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  • Here we go again: Another new year; another new principal

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Justin Johnson

    This year, as with the five previous years, Southfield High has a new principal to lead the way. And, this year, as with the previous several, the question on everybody’s mind is, “How long will the n

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  • Vote no on Proposal 2

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Jensen Allen

    Michigan voters need to get off of their duffs and vote a resounding “no” on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI), known as Proposal 2, which will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. This initiative

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  • Five new classes attract learners

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Special Writers

    Five new classes are available to students this year.

    The new classes are Humanities, Animation, World History, African-American Literature and African-American History.

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  • New staffers join Blue Jay nest

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Makia Brooks

    As the new school year begins for Southfield High, there are new students, new buildings and new staff. Madeline Everson, Tonya Hickman, Milton Jones, Mary Small and Laurie Whalen are the new staff j

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  • Jay receives 3rd Gallup Award

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Jensen Allen

    For the third year in a row, The Southfield Jay newspaper received the George H. Gallup Award for outstanding achievement in journalism.

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  • Phillip Calvin Vails, 1988 - 2006

    Friday, October 13, 2006 By: Mia Fleming

    With an undying passion for music, Phillip Calvin Vails was hoping for a chance to touch many lives through his lyrics. But his life was taken from him June 11, 2006, almost one year to the day he gra

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The Southfield Jay Southfield High School Southfield, MI
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Boys are now required to tuck in their collared shirts and wear belts, according to new dress code requirements adopted for the 2006-2007 school year at Southfield’s three public high schools.
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The Marching Blue Jay Band was voted number one for best high school band in the metro-Detroit area by Fox 2 television viewers in September.
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English teacher Zerrick Lake and wife, Shamika Lake, added a twig to their family tree.
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The last of Southfield High’s six Hurricane Katrina evaucuees has returned to his homeland.
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