Loy Norrix Students Travel the World: Seniors Reflect on Their Experiences
alexiskaymartin
May 16, 2016
When you hear about students traveling during the summer, you think they go somewhere in the U.S. like Florida or Washington. However, Loy Norrix high school students, specifically seniors, have had the opportunity to travel out of the country. “We went to Greece first, and spent two days there. And...
Face Your Fear: The Goosebumps Exhibit Is Here
alexiskaymartin
April 28, 2016
On February 6th, 2016 the Kalamazoo Valley Museum opened their newest exhibit, Goose Bumps: The Science Of Fear. The exhibit was founded by the California Science Center, showing kids and adults the three aspects of fear: physiological, neurobiological, and sociological. “It’s all about fear, so it...
Sam Ftorek's Rising Career is Changing His Game
alexiskaymartin
March 14, 2016
The Kalamazoo Wings hockey team has been playing hockey since 1974 at Wings Event Center, previously known as Wings Stadium. The team has come a long way since then. In the past five years, they have had over 20 thousand people in attendance (each season spanning between two and three thousand in atte...
Jazz Music Entertains The New Generation
alexiskaymartin
January 27, 2016
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to be in a college jazz band? To go from place to place just to make music with your small jazz quartet? On November 4th, the Western Jazz Quartet came to play for the band and orchestra students at Loy Norrix by request of orchestra teacher Sandra Shaw. The...
Tattoos Need A Meaning
alexiskaymartin
November 19, 2015
“Tattoos are a form of art and your body is the canvas. No one should judge someone based of their art. As long as it is appropriate and not offensive there should be no problem with it,” said senior Taylor Krupianik. Tattoos are meant to have meaning, not just something you thought of on a whim....
Emma Greschak Draws Her Way Through High School
alexiskaymartin
November 16, 2015
You’re roaming the halls of Loy Norrix. It’s after school, there’s no crowded halls to try to fight your way through to make it to class on time. Walking through the main hallway, something catches your eye. It’s artwork made by the art students in Loy Norrix. Students are offered a n...
Getting Into The Halloween Hype
alexiskaymartin
November 1, 2015
It’s Halloween! Time to bust out the spooky decorations, carve pumpkins, and stock up on candy before the crowd beats you to it. These, along with trick-or-treating, are some of the traditions for Halloween but where did this holiday originate? First, we have to know where the name comes from. The ...
Staff Racing Towards New Parking System
alexiskaymartin
September 28, 2015
It’s a new school year. Students are waking up, getting ready to board the bus or start their cars. Upon entering class, they take their seats, but when the announcements come on, there’s something new. Student drivers are now required to register their cars for parking passes. Starting Octo...
