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Knight Life

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Knight Life

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The effects of caffeine: there may be more to your morning brew than a burst of energy

Alex Buckley, Sports Team June 2, 2023

Students funnel into the tower every morning, walking restlessly up stair mountain. Alongside them, their sidekick to conquer the day: their cup of coffee. Boosting them up and giving them that power to...

Knight Life Life: Are There More Windows or Doors?

Wolfgang Madonia, Arts and Entertainment Editor/Social Media Team June 2, 2023

https://youtu.be/L_ZtDQ28bp8

Junior Cristian Nonato was sleeping in his Government & Politics class because he had gym and he got really tired.

Teachers get discouraged when students sleep during class

Doris Martinez June 1, 2023

After eating a full meal at lunch, and getting full, you go to your next hour, U.S History. It gets warm, and the teacher is talking about World War II. You decide to put your head down, and next thing...

Forensics team members accept their trophy at the MIPA conference. Many team members attribute their success to the amount of preparation done prior to the events.

Loy Norrix forensics reaches success after a year of preparation and encourages others to join the club

Foster Neve-Jones, Assistant Web Editor and Knights Speak June 1, 2023

Watching someone stand on stage in front of dozens of people, performing a speech or a presentation or even an entire story made up on the spot, you rarely think about how much work went into the piece...

Knight Life Life: Is Water Wet?

Wolfgang Madonia, Arts and Entertainment Editor/Social Media Team May 30, 2023

https://youtube.com/shorts/3c0w1Pyy3_A?feature=share

Knight Life Life: What Staff Member is Most Likely to be a Robot

Wolfgang Madonia, Arts and Entertainment Editor/Social Media Team May 25, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8rSngqqZAE&t=12s

The Loy Norrix Student Senate poses for a photo with Principal Christopher Aguinaga and former Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri. The Senate had a few opportunities to meet with leaders in the district and Aguinaga is a chair on the Student Senate himself.

More student representation in KPS would allow for more progress in the district

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief May 25, 2023

On Wednesday, March 15, there was a forum for students to answer questions about what they want to see in their future superintendent. When asked “What qualities would you most like to see in the new...

Knight Life Life: What Is Your Favorite Song and Why?

Isabella Figueroa, Chief Copy Editor May 23, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTOdcIXZ6U

At the entrance of Asylum Lake on Drake Road, a Kalamazoo citizen spray painted the words No DriveNShine. This is just one of many anti-carwash sentiments that many Kalamazoo citizens are expressing in recent weeks.

Outrage against the rezoning of Asylum Lake sparks change in the city’s plans, but Kalamazoo citizens urge us to keep paying attention

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer May 18, 2023

If you’ve been on social media in the past few weeks, you’ve most likely seen one of your friends or family members sharing a post about the proposed Drive and Shine car wash on Asylum Lake Property. Beginning...

Loy Norrix alum, Olivia Boblet, spends her free time volunteering at the SPCA. Boblet is walking Otis, who she has come to love and is considering adopting.

The SPCA of Southwest Michigan is a no kill shelter that is committed to finding homes for dogs and cats

Sophia Ciokajlo and Isabella Figueroa May 17, 2023

Loy Norrix math teacher, Corey O'Bryan, adopted his dog Nova from the SPCA. He looked around at 50 other dogs before choosing Nova. “I asked to see her, and one of the volunteers got us a room where...

Nicholas Ferrel battles Dominic Harrel in chess, a game of wits. For any of you interested, Chess Club is Wednesday in D10, Jim Bellware’s room.

Catch the club: Norrix Knights battle one another at chess club!

Ender Ross, Executive Web Editor May 16, 2023

Chess is a game of pure skill. No luck, no chance, no glitches. Just two peoples’ minds up against one another. And at the chess club, Loy Norrix students push their brains to the limit, competing against...

Max Berlin (Left), Wendy Miedema (Middle) and Ari Johnson (Right) stand together with their award at DECA districts. This victory led them to DECA nationals.

DECA guides students towards future careers through competitions

Nia Moncrief, Multimedia Editor May 11, 2023

Walking into Atiba Ward's classroom after school, you are often met with a room filled with future entrepreneurs and business owners practicing role-plays and going over flash cards. Welcome to Loy Norrix...

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