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Junior Charlie Patton laughs with his friends while working on a lab in their chemistry class. Patton is a well known individual amongst many transgender students.

Transgender students struggle in school because of misgendering

Sage Lee November 22, 2024

You’re walking down the crowded halls of Loy Norrix, pushing past various students to get to your class on time. You hear another student shout your name, but all you can notice is that amid their sentence,...

Student journalist Isabella Figueroa smiles as she takes a photo of herself in the mirror. Last year, she reported on Michigan News Agency owner Dean Hauck’s way of understanding her community and her people.

Former student reporters continue to use journalistic skills to thrive in college

Axel Herrera-Villalobos, Opinion Editor November 21, 2024

Months have passed since former Knight Life reporters finished high school with the Class of 2024. Although they're no longer part of the newspaper staff, these students have continued to use skills learned...

Hurricane Florence as seen from the international space station on September 12th, 2018

Math teacher Blake Derhammer reflects on past with hurricanes

Charlie McFinton, Sports Editor November 20, 2024

For a very long time, humanity has been warned about global warming and how if we don’t work to fix it. it could come back to bite us later on. As a result, many different organizations and clubs including...

A red glow lights the theater as Dann and Tara Sytsma check tickets at the door. Tonight's improv troupe “Blunderbuss” has drawn a large crowd.

Crawlspace Comedy Theatre harnesses imagination to bring artist and audience together

Lucas Greene, Social Media Editor November 19, 2024

It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Friday night in the basement of the First Baptist Church. The Crawlspace Comedy Theatre buzzes with energy. Remodeled in 2019, the space is cozy and unique. Adults bustle around the...

Republican victories lead to mixed feelings about the United States’ political future

Nolan Kiplinger, Chief Copy Editor November 18, 2024

As the polls began closing on Nov. 5, people gathered around televisions, computers, phones and radios, anxiously anticipating the results of the 2024 general election. State by state, electoral votes...

Harris and Obama unite and the end of the rally as the audience cheers them on.

Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama emphasize reproductive rights in Kalamazoo

Miya Timmer and Rosie Hill November 7, 2024

As the country braced themselves for the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, which has now been called with Donald Trump being the winner,  both presidential candidates campaigned harder than ever....

Video: Youths are anxious for the 2024 election, even though many of them aren’t yet eligible to vote

Eleanor Cook, Editor in Chief November 5, 2024

Editor's Note: This story was written in collaboration with NowKalamazoo. To read the full story, visit the NowKalamazoo website.

Loy Norrix Students (Left to right) Isaiah Gonzalez, Aiden Verbrigghe, August Johnson, Ryan Kelly, and Kristian Padula stand together to take a Halloween photo. The group got a total of 75 pounds of candy in four hours.

Frightening night: students share their experiences with All Hallows Eve

Isaiah Gonzalez, Guest Writer October 22, 2024

During the month of October, students are either racing to find a good costume or waiting patiently for the 31st. Junior Kristian Padula, however, had a different approach last year. Only a week before...

Sophomore Nariah Whitmore texts on her phone before class starts. Behind her is a diagram posted up on the wall of two machine guns. “The posters are there because I teach American Military History, and I refer to those posters from time-to-time during classroom discussions, as they depict military significant firearms carried by U.S. forces or our enemies,” social studies teacher Michael Wright said.

Loy Norrix students and staff believe arming teachers with firearms is a questionable idea

Erik Courtney, Assistant Business Manager October 21, 2024

  As the risk for school shootings becomes ever more present, a controversial means to lower the risk has taken a rise in schools. With each new headline, students grow increasingly anxious about...

Scream actors circle journalist Rosie Hill as she films a video. When she turned around they all scared her.

Niles Scream Park is not just a haunted house, it’s a great community resource

Rosie Hill, Web Editor October 10, 2024

The air is getting colder, the trees are dropping leaves and the spooky spirit is on the rise. Every fall, Halloween lovers seek out the best scares, whether it be a scary movie or a blood-curdling haunted...

Teacher Gregory Stevens stands in his classroom during his Eco Art class. Students rush to gather materials from one of the classroom cupboards to use in their artwork.

New Eco-Art class blooms at Loy Norrix

Lucas Greene, Social Media Editor October 7, 2024

It’s fall 2024 and Gregory Stevens’ Eco-Art class is a breath of fresh air for Stevens and students alike. Nature-deficit disorder, as coined by Richard Louvre in 2005, refers to the minimal amount...

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