Thrusday, February 13, 2025

AAC will be open today for tutoring from 230-330 in the following rooms; social studies in K13, math in D13, English in A16, ESL Support in K5W, Spanish in A18, Math SAT Prep in B13, Courseware in K10, and study hall in D10.

 

Do you like books? Do you LOVE free books?  Spend your lunchtime on  Valentine’s Day in the library for a Speed Date with a Book event.  Sample several books in 15 minutes and choose one to keep!  See or email Ms. Coash in the library by Thursday, Feb. 13, to sign up for this event.

 

There will be a Youth in Government meeting this Tuesday, February 18, after school in Mrs. Johnson’s room, which is D18. If you are attending the Youth in Government conference, plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday in D18.

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.

 

Sword and Board will meet in room C16 from 2:30-3:30 today.

 

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. 

 

The Latinx Club will be meeting Thursday 2/13 after school from 2:30pm-3:30pm in room A-18. Snacks are provided. If you have any questions, please see one of your fellow classmates, Rose Hernandez and Obed Gonzalez. You can also contact Mrs. Castillo in the Library. 

 

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

 

The Sewing and Knitting club is going through some changes. As of right now we will meet on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 in the counselling office. If you have any sewing, knitting, or crocheting supplies that you would like to donate, please give them to Ms. Wright Newman in the counselling office. Stay tuned for more announcements.

Black Student Union Presents: Decorate a Classroom Competition

Let your creativity flow as you represent the positive contributions of African Americans in America. Talk to your teachers about joining the competition and the winning room will win a pizza party. The judging will take place on Feb 28th.

 

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)

Thanks for helping these student projects succeed!

 

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!

Here are the results for the Kalamazoo United ski team in the regionals last weekend. The boys once again finished fifth place upsetting power house ski programs like Forest Hills, Portage and Grand Haven. They raced on the hardest race courses in the state at Schuss Mountain. Junior Sam Oberlee from Norrix finished 5th in giant slalom and 11th in Slalom. He qualified for state finals in both disciplines. That’s a KU first! Representing the boys from Norrix is Sam Oberlee, Luke Buydendorp, Nolan Kiplinger, Michael Austin, and Graydon Heystek.

 

The girls finished a team best 7th as they upset Portage as well. Amelia Todd from Kalamazoo Central qualified for state finals as well for giant slalom! This is a Kalamazoo United first as well. Representing the Kalamazoo United team for girls from Norrix is Lizzie Bierlein, Mary Ewing, and Zoe Newman.