• THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
     
     
    OUR COMMITMENTS:
     
    The English department at Grosse Pointe South is proud to offer a wide range of engaging, meaningful courses.  The High School Program of Studies describes our course offerings and graduation requirements. Our dedicated educators are committed to helping students grow as readers, writers, speakers, and critical thinkers. We seek to help students thrive as individual learners and thoughtful, contributing members of a larger community. Our Student Pledge of Academic Integrity is a core ethical commitment and expectation of all GPPSS students.
     
    We believe in the power of an academic mindset: I belong in this academic community; I can succeed at this; my ability and competence grow with my effort; this work has value for me.    
     
    Here at South, students can strengthen and refine their voice in several ways, including: curriculum and text-selection feedback; ongoing course discussions, presentations, and projects; writing clubs and workshops; and through our award-winning publications, The Tower, The Tower Pulse, and The Looking Glass.  
     
     
    OUR DEDICATED EDUCATORS:
     
    Kevin Cox- Dept. Chair

    Dan Demarco

    Ericka Henk

    Melanie Lauer

    Taryn Loughlin

    Elizabeth Lulis

    Sandra McCue

    Katie Parent

    Karlee Ringle

    Shannon Singer

    In halls where words of wisdom bloom,
    Where stories echo through the room,
    One team stands out, beyond compare—
    With insight, zeal, and wit to spare. 

     

     

    A.P. English Lang. & Comp. Summer 2025 Assignment (chiefly juniors)

    A.P. English Lit. & Comp. Summer 2025 Assignment (chiefly seniors)

     
     
     
    GENERAL RESOURCES:

    Modern Language Association Formatting and Style Guide

    Student Support Resources and Apps (Tools for Dyslexia, Speech-to-Type, etc.)

    College Board Statement: What A.P. Stands For

    English Options for Incoming 9th Graders

    Family Message and Resources on To Kill a Mockingbird

     

    Verzosa Walsh Award

    ​Congratulations to 2025 Caitlin Walsh Award Recipient Lu Verzosa! This junior-level award honors a student who exhibits a love of writing, literature, and learning. The award is given in memory of South alumna Caitlin Walsh. (Photo, l to r): Elizabeth Lulis; Kevin Cox; Lu Verzosa; Taryn Loughlin; Ericka Henk; Dr. Daniel Hyliard

     

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