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The Mission Fr. Gabriel Richard High School Ann Arbor, MI
Issue Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 Issue: October 2009 Last Update: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
  • FGR Heading to Playoffs

    Sunday, November 01, 2009 By: Gavin Potter

    The Father Gabriel Richard Football team has advanced to the state playoffs, and will be facing Jackson Lumen Christi in the first round this Friday at 7:00 p.m.   The Irish recently completed

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  • Valentina's New Experiences in America

    Wednesday, October 28, 2009 By: Alexa Bidigare

    A foreign exchange student from Austria, Valentina Inzko, has really been enjoying the new atmosphere here at FGR and seems to really like the United States. Inzko has become a member of the school

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  • Halloween Costume Ideas for 2009

    Wednesday, October 28, 2009 By: Clare Laut

    Because coming up with a Halloween costume is a yearly challenge for many people, FGR’s The Mission has compiled a few costume ideas that will hopefully come in handy.    Pumpkins, mummie

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  • Student Schedule Changes

    Friday, October 23, 2009 By: Rachel Sullivan

    Starting on Nov. 5, the schedule will be changed so that all abnormal school activity will take place on Thursdays in order to decrease the amount of disruption in the rest of the week.   The n

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  • Gabriel Richard Heads to Prep Bowl at Ford Field

    Friday, October 23, 2009 By: Gavin Potter

    The Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish are heading to the Prep Bowl for the first time in ten years, and aim to bring home a win for the first time in 31 years.   The road to the Prep Bowl began la

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  • Father Gabriel Richard Fourth Annual Breast Cancer Walk

    Thursday, October 22, 2009 By: Clare Laut

    On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 members of the FGR community came together at the school and walked three miles to support breast cancer research at the Fourth Annual Breast Cancer Walk.   Registratio

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  • Eso Akunne gets Basketball Scholarship to U of M

    Thursday, October 22, 2009 By: Catherine Doyle

    2009 Father Gabriel Richard High School graduate, Eso Akunne, recently received a full year scholarship to the University of Michigan as a preferred walk-on for the basketball team.   A few w

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  • Swift still gets excited by her successes

    Monday, October 19, 2009 By: Jon Bream

    Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) MINNEAPOLIS — Taylor Swift is standing tall. Not just because she's 5 feet 11. No one has sold more albums in the past three years. No one in recent years has

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  • The Music Program Hits a High Note

    Friday, October 16, 2009 By: Rachel Sullivan

    New instrumental music teacher Brian Kolk has already made major reforms to concert orchestra and plans to take the program even further.   Mr. Kolk has been musically endowed since childhood.

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  • Christian Siriano: Fierce fashion

    Friday, October 16, 2009 By: Sara Glassman

    Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) When you first saw Christian Siriano on the fourth season of "Project Runway," you probably didn't care much for him. The skinny guy from Baltimore had a crazy Flo

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Sports

Last weekend Father Gabriel Richard’s men and women’s cross country teams both won the Catholic League Championships.   The women’s varsity team won the Catholic League Championship for the sev
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The Father Gabriel Richard Football team has advanced to the state playoffs, and will be facing Jackson Lumen Christi in the first round this Friday at 7:00 p.m.   The Irish recently completed
full story 
The Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish are heading to the Prep Bowl for the first time in ten years, and aim to bring home a win for the first time in 31 years.   The road to the Prep Bowl began la
full story 
2009 Father Gabriel Richard High School graduate, Eso Akunne, recently received a full year scholarship to the University of Michigan as a preferred walk-on for the basketball team.   A few w
full story 
On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 members of the FGR community came together at the school and walked three miles to support breast cancer research at the Fourth Annual Breast Cancer Walk.   Registratio
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Last Thursday, Oct. 8, the FGR Varsity Volleyball girls truly displayed the title of “Fighting Irish,” as they battled to the finish against Riverview Gabriel Richard.   At the start of the ga
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Alumni young and old packed the stands to celebrate homecoming at Father Gabriel Richard High School on Saturday, Oct. 10, and the Fighting Irish gave the crowd something to cheer about as they defeat
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Detroit Free Press (MCT) IOWA CITY, Iowa — On a night when Michigan's players made more mistakes than are suitable to win a game, a coaching decision took center stage. Michigan committed five
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Fall sport seasons are coming to a close and the soccer, tennis, football and volleyball teams have had mixed results.   The varsity mens’ soccer has had a very successful season so far and is
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This past Saturday the Varsity Football team played in a very close game with Ecorse the final score was 22-21 but the varsity players will keep fighting hard leading up to their first home game this
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