Monday, February 17, 2025

AAC will be open today for tutoring from 230-330 in the following rooms; social studies in A19, math in C16, English in A21, science in C19, Spanish in K12, and study hall in D12.

 

Book Club will meet in the library Tuesday, February 18 from 2:30-3:30.

 

There will be a Youth in Government meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, after school in Mrs. Johnson’s room, which is D18. If you are attending the conference in Lansing, plan to attend the meeting tomorrow in D18.

 

Poetry Club will be meeting Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 in C-13, Mr. Eiler’s room.

 

Our Bowling teams finished up the regular season on Saturday. The boys team defeated Kal. Central. By doing so, and a loss by Portage Northern we were able to finish 2nd in the conference. The girls team defeated Mattawan. By doing so, they were able to finish in 4th for the year. We finished with several individual awards as well. The boys finished in the top three for high game and high series. Haneef Hampton won the high game, and high series awards. Devin Harris, Dylan Ashbaugh, and Zoe Wazny were all named in the “All Conference” awards. All in all, a solid season for both teams. Looking forward to Regionals this week and hopefully State.

 

Attention anyone interested in playing Men’s volleyball, there will be an open gym this week Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 come check it out, all skill levels welcome. Reach out to coach Mac if you have any questions.

 

Sword and Board will meet this Thursday from 230-330 in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join.

 

Class of 2027 has extended the t-shirt and sweatshirt sale until Friday Feb 21st. Look for the order forms in K13 or the QR Code on the posters in the hallway. The winners of the raffle will be announced on that day! If you want another chance to win a sweatshirt or t-shirt, go see MS. McMillon in K13. T-shirt raffle is 1 dollar and sweatshirt raffle is 2 dollars.

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.

 

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

 

Which is mightier the pen or the sword? Join the travel club in an adventure of a life time to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain in the Summer of 2026 where we will take lessons on how to Fence and learn how to write calligraphy! We will explore the culture and history of France and Spain. Anyone who signs up for this 10 day trip by March 6 will receive $350 off the cost. Scholarships and financial assistance are available. Students can earn 3 college credits. Teachers will receive 3 CEU’s. Stop by Ms. Ward’s room, D-11, to pick up a flier and enrollment packet! There will be an informational meeting Wednesday February 26 at 6:30pm in D-11! Bring your parents! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] with any questions!

 

The Loy Norrix National Honor is running a food drive in school this week. We are collecting non-perishable food items to donate to Loaves and Fishes. You can donate food to any one of your teachers. For each bag of food filled, your class will earn an entry into a raffle to win a food day. The more food you bring in, the higher your chance of winning! Food will be collected after school on Friday, the raffle will be next week. Let’s feed the people Norrix.

 

“The Knights Health Center will be closed on Monday, February 17th. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 18th. Try to stay healthy! To help prevent the spread of illness, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer, if you need to cough or sneeze, do so into your elbow area to help prevent the spread of respiratory droplets, and if you have a fever or vomiting, stay home until 24 hours after the fever has resolved and vomiting has stopped. Get plenty of sleep, drink plenty of water, and eat healthy foods. Also, make sure to take care of your mental health and do some fun or relaxing activities. We wish you a happy and healthy day!”