Monday, April 15, 2024

The library will be closed for all three lunches today due to class activities. Those assigned to the library will need to knock and wait to be let in.

The Loy Norrix Book Battle team took 2nd place in their competition over the weekend, beating out Portage Central and Portage Northern but losing narrowly to Kalamazoo Central. Congratulations to Aidan Zajac, Annika Freeman-Piper, Bella Pringle, Elyse Albertson and Malia Meibeyer-Folkema for their performance!

AAC will be open for tutoring from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the following rooms: English in B11, Math in M12W, Science in B14, Social Studies in C19, Spanish in A18 and Study Hall in A19. AAC will not be open Tuesday and Wednesday due to mandatory state testing.

The Sword and Board club will meet Thursday in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join.

This past weekend, the men’s volleyball team hosted a tournament and ended with a 2nd place finish with a close loss to Greenville in the championship. Tonight, Loy Norrix is hosting another home game against Gull Lake and Calhoun Christian. The game starts at 5:30 and tickets are $5.

The Loy Norrix varsity golf team had a very successful tournament on Saturday, winning 4th place out of 16 teams. The format was overall score with an alternate shot format, in addition to a scramble format and two individual scores. Isaac Scavarda and Xander Gorham took first place with a score of 1 over par. Aaron Teal and Sam Gagie won the scramble event with a 67. The team also had Griffen Moore win a medal for his score of 84. The varsity team also has a SMAC East tournament today at Milham Park Golf Course. We wish the best of luck to our Knights on the golf team!

If you have a class in the J-wing, you have until Apr. 22 to collect clothes, bags and shoes that have been left in the hallways, weight room or gym.

Who’s ready to play Ultimate this spring? Ultimate is a fun, fast-paced team sport that has elements of soccer, football, and basketball combined. Kalamazoo United Youth Ultimate invites everyone to join our high school team this spring. We are a mixed team, open for all Kalamazoo Public Schools high schoolers of all genders. If you would like to learn more about the program, we invite you to come to the information session in Mr. Hernandez’s classroom, A16, on Apr. 18 immediately after school.

If you are interested in applying for AP Art during the upcoming school year, please see Mr. Stevens in room A12 to set up a meeting to review your artwork. A portfolio review is required to apply.

The upcoming Travel Club parent informational meeting for the 2025 Ireland and Scotland trip will be on Wednesday, Apr. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in room D11. 

If you are a current sophomore or junior, we want you to apply for next year’s Link Crew! Link Crew is our freshman transition program, where we come together as a team to support next year’s freshmen as they transition successfully to high school. Link Crew is all about learning new leadership skills, helping others, and having a lot of fun. If you want to make a difference at Loy Norrix, pick up an application in the main office or the library. Be sure to read the application carefully and note the mandatory dates at the bottom. Applications are due Friday, Apr. 26 by 2:30 p.m. in the main office or library. See Mr. Hernandez, Ms. Milton or Ms. Fires if you have any questions.