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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Junior Josh Killingsworth is often seen listening to the 90s rock band in the halls. He listens to Nirvana on a daily basis. Photo Credit / Chris Hybels

Junior Listens to 90’s Rock Band, Nirvana

Jonnie Palone March 24, 2016

He reaches into his pockets and pulls out his headphones and fumbles to untangle them frantically so he can plug them into his iPod and escape the stress of everyday life. Josh Killingsworth, junior at...

DECA Students Learn New Business Perceptions and Bring Home the Gold in Competition.

DECA Students Learn New Business Perceptions and Bring Home the Gold in Competition.

cindybravo66 March 24, 2016

    Some students dream of becoming important business owners, and others plan on studying business for other reasons. There is a group at Loy Norrix which focuses on any type of business career,...

MLK Quiz Bowl Team Recognized as Students and Staff Members of the Month

MLK Quiz Bowl Team Recognized as Students and Staff Members of the Month

Jordan Brown March 16, 2016

Every year there is a quiz bowl in honor of Martin Luther King Day. For the last two years, the Loy Norrix team has won the district championship. Let's meet the 2016 MLK Quiz Bowl team and the students...

The Obama Administration Leaves Legacy

The Obama Administration Leaves Legacy

Grace Marshall March 15, 2016

“I grew up with Obama, I really did,” said senior Luis Juarez. “In 2008 he was elected as president, and it was a time of change for our country and for ‘we the young people.’ He was elected...

Junior Kierra Grado working on her portfolio in Honors English 11 A, trying her best to focus on the task at hand. Photo Credit / Dagnija Tomsons

Teenagers Struggle with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

Dagnija Tomsons March 14, 2016

Junior Kierra Grado struggles to focus as she stares down at a math problem right under her pencil. For about a year and a half, she’s been struggling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,...

Students and teachers standing in line welcoming students as they arrive to school. They chant together, More time learning! Less time testing! Photocredit / Christian Baker

Journey Into Activism

Christian Baker March 9, 2016

From the Spring Valley High assault to the incidents in Ferguson, to the killing of Temetrion Hegler, there are societal flaws everywhere. Some people may want to get involved in politics with an activist...

All the volunteers pose for a group photo in front of the Timber Ridge lodge. Volunteers are all part of the health science EFE. Photo credit / Kathy Nyberg

Students Volunteer at Winter Special Olympics

Rachel March 9, 2016

Since 1968, the Special Olympics has been transforming communities and giving millions of athletes with intellectual disabilities in the world the opportunity to take part in over 94 thousand competitions...

Xanax: The Rise of a Hidden Danger

Xanax: The Rise of a Hidden Danger

kendracurtis March 9, 2016

In recent years, drug problems throughout high schools have become a more prevalent issue. According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the most common drugs abused by teens between...

Joining the Political Revolution: Kalamazoo Residents March Downtown for Bernie Sanders

Joining the Political Revolution: Kalamazoo Residents March Downtown for Bernie Sanders

Nora Hilgart-Griff March 8, 2016

Between fifty and sixty people marched down Michigan Avenue and through the downtown Kalamazoo Mall the evening of Friday, March 4th, carrying posters, banners and signs promoting presidential candidate...

Practicing Self Care in High School is Essential

Practicing Self Care in High School is Essential

Maggie Lager March 8, 2016

“I work fifteen hours a week, and I have KAMSC. I used to take piano lessons, but I don’t have time anymore,” continued senior Ben Byrd, “KAMSC and a job is absurd.” It’s the middle of March...

Students Speculate about the Thursday Pep Assemblies

Students Speculate about the Thursday Pep Assemblies

Frankie Stevens March 7, 2016

Dressed in blue and white, the student body chants the fight song as the band plays along. Students go head-to-head in small competitions like lip syncing and crab soccer, trying to get the most points...

Student of the Month January

Student of the Month January

Jordan Brown February 16, 2016

You’ve seen them in the halls. You may have heard about them on the morning announcements. Who am I talking about? The students of the month, which include: Taja Campell Breeana Moncrief Philip Mortamer Raymundo...

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