Monday, February 10, 2025

Library is closed for testing.

CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply!

Its February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don’t wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15.

 

Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th.

 

Volleyball weightlifting will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week from 2:30-3:30. 

 

Kalamazoo United Men’s Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School.

 

Hygiene For Every Heart

Bring in 2 or more travel size personal hygiene products to the athletic office and you will receive a FREE Student Section T-Shirt!

All products will be donated to KPS students in need.

There are flyers around the school with a list of suggested products needed.

 

Students in Mr. Ezekiel’s Current Events class are holding product drives to benefit Kalamazoo Animal Rescue and Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Check around home for donatable items, and please bring donations of unexpired canned foods, as well as donations of the following pet supplies to Mr. Ezekiel’s room (M12E):

– Kitty litter

– Science diet cat food

– Dog harnesses, as well as small and extra-small dog collars

– Wet kitten food (no Fancy Feast, please)

 

Travel Club is excited to announce the destination for the 2026 summer trip! The trip will start in Paris, France where we will visit the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles and many more historic landmarks. From Paris we will travel by one of the fastest trains in Europe to Southern France on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. After our time in France, the remainder of the trip will be Spain: Barcelona and Madrid!! Anyone who signs up for this trip by March 6, 2025 will receive $350 off the cost of the trip. There are also scholarships available up to $600 for students. Students could save almost $1000 off the cost of the trip! 3 college credits are included in the price! What if you are graduating in 2025? Good news! You are eligible for the trip. Enrollment packets have not yet arrived, but there will be information sheets outside of Ms. Ward’s room in D-11! This trip only has 36 slots available! They will fill up quickly! Don’t miss out on this life enhancing adventure! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] if you have any questions!

 

Black Student Union Meeting is Tuesday Feb 11th in K13(Ms. McMillon’s room) starting at 2:30.

 

If you love to read or want to learn more about the Black Experience through literacy, check out the display in the library. Ms. Coash did an amazing job finding books from different genres.

 

There will be no AAC today due to a staff meeting.

 

Sword and Board will meet in room C16 from 2:30-3:30 on Thursday. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join.

 

Heaven Cole headed over to Dowagiac for the Individual Districts. After 4 rounds of wrestling she walked away victorious, named the school 1st Girls Individual district champion.

 

The Boys wrestling knights fought hard @ Howell for the individual Districts, walking away with two regional Qualifiers Conrado Carrillo @ 3rd place and Nasir Spurlock @ 4th. Individual Regionals for both Boys/Girls are this Saturday/Sunday Feb 15th-16th @ Portage Northern.