Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Congratulations to the Loy Norrix Forensics Team, as they competed this past weekend in Grand Rapids. The team overall took fourth place. A special shout out to the following competitors:

Semifinalists: Emerson Wesselhoff, Melissa Preston, Riley Dominianni, Zoe Shanahan, Michaela Martin, Caila Chapman, and Maggie Grabemeyer.

Finalists: Lily Dorstewitz – 5th in Poetry; Brooklyn Moore – 3rd in DI; James Hauke – 4th in Oratory; Ella Ledbetter-Newton, Greta Salamun, Liam Braun, Yacine Lo, Camille Bistrek & Keegan Cameron (Miss Congeniality) – 2nd in Multiple.

There will be no yoga club today. Yoga club will resume next Tuesday at 2:45 pm.

SSR is 4th hour today.

Varsity golf tryouts will be today, March 10th at the Dome in Schoolcraft at 3:00 pm. JV golf tryouts will be March 11 and 12 at the Dome at 3:00 pm. Any questions go see Coach Peterson in the TV room or get a hold of Coach Kubiak.

Any and All students are invited to Join the Anti-bullying club for a movie and snacks today, March 10 in D11 at 2:30 pm. Hope to see you there.

Attention Seniors and Juniors: be sure to check your school emails for special messages from Miss Nesbitt.

Attention students: Did you miss 9 or more days of school during Tri 2? If so you are in danger of losing credit! Even if your absences were excused you could still lose credit! Please pick-up an attendance appeal in the counseling office, fill it out, and return it no later than March 12. 

Don’t miss your chance to get the legendary 2020 Accolade yearbook! There are only 130 yearbooks left, and once they’re gone, they’re gone! Get yours before they run out! Order online at www.yearbookordercenter.com with order number 12613 or bring $65 cash or check to room K3.

You can start getting your formal attire for The Back to the Future Roaring 2020 Prom. Mark your calendar for April 25. Tickets are on sale starting March 18 in room A12. Bring $50 cash only to Ms. Van Lieu. If bringing a guest from another school district you must buy both tickets and then get a guest pass from the front office. Ticket sales will continue until April 24. There are no sales at the door.

On March 21 and 22 there will be the Peacejam Youth Leadership Conference at WMU. Come join hundreds of high school Peacejammers as they learn and interact with 2011 Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman from Yemen. She is the first Muslim in the world to receive this honor of a Nobel Peace Prize for securing Peacebulding and the democratic processes in Yemen. The registration is on Mrs. May’s door. There are some scholarships to help with the registration fees. These need to get back to Mrs. May ASAP!

Attention students: KRESA has a summer program called MyCITY. MyCity may be your answer to: What do you want to be when you grow up? Participants age 14-21 are exposed to career training, soft skills development, paid internships, financial literacy, a summer job and much more! If you’re ready to take the next step toward your future self, apply for MyCITY at kresa.org/mycity. Applications will be accepted until April 8.