Friday, April 26, 2024

The 2024 Loy Norrix Accolade Yearbook will be ready for distribution next month! If you want to remember when everything happened this past year, make sure you buy a yearbook before it’s too late. We are now officially under 200 books left, so don’t delay. You can pay by bringing $70, cash or check, to room K3, or online at www.yearbookordercenter.com with order number 12613.

Have you ever wanted to visit a castle? Travel Club will be visiting four different castles as they travel to Ireland and Scotland in the summer of 2025. This educational trip will be 12 days long. Scholarships and financial aid are available. Students can earn 3 college credits, and teachers can earn 3 CEUs. Informational packets can be found by the main office, near the bathrooms by the cafeteria and outside room D11. Contact Ms. Ward in D11 or Mrs. Learner in the guidance office for more information.

Teachers, if you would like Ms. Ward to come to your 2nd hour class and give a brief talk about the Ireland/Scotland trip, please send her an email.

Please return any overdue books to the library to avoid fines. Books more than 30 days overdue will be marked as lost and fines will be added to your account. See Ms. Coash in the library with questions.

Who’s ready to play Ultimate Frisbee 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 programs we invite you to come to the information session in Mr. Hernandez’s room, A16, today  after school. 

The Kalamazoo Promise Signing Day event is approaching. All seniors are invited to attend the event downtown at the Arcadia Festival Site on May 10. There will be live music, karaoke, a lip sync battle, raffles, food trucks, carnival games and more. Please make sure if you are Promise eligible, your Promise Application and Scholarship Acceptance Form are submitted before the day of the event. Please reach out to Coach Moore for more information.

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.

Wednesday, May 1 is decision day! Seniors, come to school representing your college or the next step you’re taking after high school.