Thursday, November 2, 2023

Do you need volunteer hours, or just want to improve your community? Knights of the Neighborhood is a club that represents Norrix in Kalamazoo. Our meetings are on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in room B13.

Day two of Kalamazoo United Hockey tryouts will be Thursday, Nov. 2 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Wings West.

Men’s Basketball tryouts are a few weeks away. You can pick up a schedule and paperwork you need in the athletic office in order to participate. Tryouts will be Nov. 13 to 15 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Before tryouts, you should file your physical, register through Planet High School, and pay your insurance fee.

Interested in wrestling this winter? There will be conditioning and tryouts today from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the auxilary gym. First official practice is Nov. 13 from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. All are welcome.

AAC will be open today for tutoring in the following rooms: social studies in K13, math in K4, English in K1, science in C17, ESL support in K5W, Spanish in K12, and SAT math prep in B13. Study hall will not be open today.

The Sword and Board club will meet today in room C16 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join.

Final exams are right around the corner. If you’re a freshman, come join Link Crew for a Snack and Study after school on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. A Snack and Study event is where you can get tutoring help and snacks. Make sure you bring your freshman ID and have your own transportation home.

We need crew members to work on our musical “Oklahoma!” We are looking for about 20 dedicated students to help with lights, sound, ushering, backstage work and more. Please pick up an application from Mr. Lafferty in room J11. Applications are due Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Last night, the Loy Norrix volleyball team lost to Portage Northern in the District Semi Finals. Congratulations to them on a very successful season.

Are you a hidden Pokemon master? Come prove it on Nov. 29, as the esports team presents their first Pokemon Battle Day event in Mr. Wood’s room, C19. Keep an eye out around the school for fliers with QR codes for the signup form and a Google Classroom containing information on rules and former events, or join using classroom code u3wziea. Teachers are also welcome to participate. Any other questions can be sent to Mr. Wood.

The library will be closed for all three lunches. Students assigned to the library and classes accompanied by a teacher are still welcome!