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Feature photo from Petrillos Facebook page.  Adeline was influenced by her mothers Kalamazoo based band.

Sophomore uses music to get through bad days and deal with emotions

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief April 14, 2020

“I think it is a really healthy way to process my emotions,” said sophomore Adeline Turner. “I am able to connect with parts of myself through music, and I have discovered a lot about myself through...

Standardized testing is not good for public school systems

Standardized testing is not good for public school systems

Victoria Hoppe, Guest Writer April 13, 2020

Since I started the 1st grade, I was told that I have to do standardized testing which would put my eyes in front of a computer in my school’s computer lab. At the time, I was a young 6 year old who...

Everyone should take action against climate change

Everyone should take action against climate change

Ashley Garcia, Guest Writer April 12, 2020

Temperatures are rising, glaciers are shrinking, sea levels are increasing. This is a climate emergency. Some are non-believers because they don’t think they are affected by the climate change, but climate...

Left to right front row, Yvonne Robinsons grandmother Brenda Hendricks and her father Rodney Robinson. Left to right bottom row, her cousin Issys Robinson, and Yvonne Robinson. Yvonne and her family are pictured before serving hundreds of homeless people at a mission located in Detroit, Michigan. This photo was taken about a month before Yvonnes father, Rodney Robinson passed.

Freshman deals with grief in different stages of life

Emma Atkinson, Guest Writer April 11, 2020

“Not having to go to daddy daughter dances, that was the weird part. All the little girls would ask me, ‘Why aren’t you going?’ Well I don’t have a dad to go with, so I can’t go,” Loy...

Sophomore Jhoshua Iglesias (left) plans design project with his twin brother Isay Iglesias (right).

A narrowed perspective on a larger household

Anthony Herrera, Guest Writer April 10, 2020

On an average day, sophomore Jhoshua Iglesias gets up to go to school with his twin brother. He’s careful not to wake his family members who are still sleeping. Iglesias  brushes his teeth, gets his...

Letter from the editor

Letter from the editor

April 8, 2020

To our readers and supporters, It’s no secret that the growing outbreak of COVID-19 is impacting each and every person’s day to day life. Although these circumstances are highly unexpected and not...

How Korea is dealing with COVID-19 compared to the US

How Korea is dealing with COVID-19 compared to the US

Shinling Yeh, Staff Writer April 8, 2020

COVID-19 is spreading all over the world really rapidly. The world is focusing on the disease and trying to solve the problem. Most of the countries are getting more serious with the disease; however,...

BTS at the 2019 Seoul Music Awards. WikkiMedia Commons

South Korean band BTS, inspiring me and many others through their music and their journey to success

Maija Skjold, Guest Writer April 7, 2020

“Most of our music is about how we perceive the world and how we try to persist as normal, average human beings. So our fans inspire us and give us a direction to go as musicians. And of course, their...

Sophomore Samantha Hogan is shown swimming at states for the 400 freestyle relay. She is competing at the 2019 championships at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Diving in: Sophomore talks about her time in the Loy Norrix Ladies Swim Team

Reesah Link, Guest Writer April 5, 2020

Swimming has been called the perfect exercise. After all, you can get all of the benefits of an aerobic workout without any damaging impact on joints, and it can be done by both the very old and the very...

Standardized testing places high levels of stress on students and teachers

Standardized testing places high levels of stress on students and teachers

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief April 4, 2020

School is meant to be a safe and healthy environment where we are able to learn new things and express ourselves. However, the amount of standardized testing that happens in our schools puts an enormous...

Kierra Walker uses her artistic talent for everyday enjoyment.

“Joker” send wrong message about mental illness

Kierra Walker, Tower Talk Team April 4, 2020

With 161 million views and 2.7 million likes on YouTube for just the trailers, “Joker” was sure to cause some buzz. Not all of it was good though.  Before the film even debuted, many people had...

Kierra Walker uses her artistic talent for everyday enjoyment.

A freshman artist turns an average water bottle into a piece of art

Victoria Hoppe, Guest Writer April 3, 2020

Loy Norrix freshman Kierra Walker likes to relax her mind by painting on water bottles in her free time and when she is done she gives her masterpieces to her family and friends. Walker first started painting...

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