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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

History teacher James Johnson instructs a class that mostly has their head down. Most teachers at Norrix struggle with students sleeping in their classrooms.

How one Norrix history teacher deals with students sleeping in his class

Kylie Ruiz, Guest Writer December 22, 2023

U.S history teacher James Johnson knows that students definitely don’t get enough sleep at night because he was once a student and remembers how busy it can get. Due to this reasoning, Johnson has tried...

Junior Mario Aseburey defending the ball while dribbling down the field. The Knights soccer team later went on to win the game defeating the Portage Northern Huskies 2-1.

High school athletes experience both high stress and high reward

Ella Perl, Guest Writer December 18, 2023

High school can be a challenge for everybody, but when you're also an athlete and you have a lot of homework, that adds a ton of stress.  For a student athlete, the minimum hours of practice per season...

Teacher Jeffery Birkes is helping student Dominic Marcial with studying for the final. Birkes is the accounting and business finance teacher in K5-E.

A fresh start: business veteran jumps into the world of teaching

Rami Moghrabi, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

It’s a quiet morning. Loy Norrix hasn’t opened the doors for students, yet the accounting and business finance teacher is already working on new lesson plans for the day.  This will be Jeffery...

Many Muslim families came to the protest in front of the Federal Building on Oct. 19. They held signs urging the Israeli government to stop bombing the Gaza Strip.

The Kalamazoo Muslim community is plagued by grief following bombings in the Gaza Strip

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

“There are innocent children and families that die every single day, and it's not okay to just live your life as if nothings happening, especially if it's not impacting you directly,” said Kalamazoo...

Many Norrix students take the classroom pass to sit in the hallway or the bathroom on their phone. Administrators hope to fix this problem with an online pass program.

Administration pilots an online pass system to monitor the halls and ease burden on teachers

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

Almost every class period, it feels like there’s one student who takes the pass for over half the class period. Then, teachers are faced with a long line of students asking to use the bathroom, and all...

This is Hannah Locke, the Editor in Chief for the 2022-2023 school year. We are all very proud of her.

Privately owned news publications can be biased but there are benefits to local newspaper publications

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief June 12, 2023

Privately owned news publications can be biased but there are benefits to local newspaper publications Kalamazoo is a vibrant city with more than 20 neighborhoods and a population of around 73 thousand...

Planning is an essential part of teaching. Government teacher Kyle Shack is editing slides to teach his first hour.

Planning their class is crucial for teachers to keep students engaged

Dady Lo, Staff Writer June 9, 2023

Imagine if you went to school, sat down, got out your Chromebook, notebook, pencil and looked up at the board, then the teacher said that they had no clue what to do. Teachers have important responsibilities...

Students and staff at Loy Norrix agree that fashion is about self-expression rather than following  trends

Students and staff at Loy Norrix agree that fashion is about self-expression rather than following trends

Jordan Pritchett, Staff Writer June 8, 2023

Many people do not think that a place with lights brighter than the sun itself and over a thousand students packed into it would have its own Met Gala happening on a daily basis, but that seems to be the...

Loy Norrix teacher Christina Holmes teaches vocabulary to her Spanish III class. She seeks to prepare her students as best as possible for the upcoming exams.

Teachers use unique strategies to help students learn

Clementine Trost-Bailey June 8, 2023

School can be stressful, confusing and exhausting, and it can often feel impossible to succeed. However, Loy Norrix teachers put in the effort to ensure students are successful. Each teacher has their...

Kyle Shack teaches Government B during 5th hour.  He helps individual students during work time to make sure they understand the material.

Teachers prefer teaching more than one subject a day, but not more than three

William Murphy June 7, 2023

Most students only have a teacher for one class a day, but imagine yourself as a Loy Norrix teacher, having to teach upwards of 3 subjects per day! “I always planned on teaching multiple subjects,”...

KAMSC biology teacher Colleen Chapoton passes out old tests to her honors biology 9th grade students. They are reviewing their past assessments in preparation for final exams coming up in a week.

KAMSC versus Norrix: teachers share similar attitudes towards students regardless of school setting

Alaina Suarez June 7, 2023

It’s a typical day at KAMSC: backpacks lay strewn messily against every wall, many students lounge next to them with legs sprawled out into the walkways while others meander through the halls peaking...

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