Michigan Pubic Schools to close for the remainder of the school year
April 2, 2020
Office of Communications 1220 Howard Street Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269) 337-1572 Fax (269) 337-0195 TDD (269) 337-0152 www.kalamazoopublicschools.com E-mail [email protected] Susan L. Coney Director PRESS RELEASE KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS PREPARING FOR REMAINDER OF SCHOOL YEAR ...
KPS closes all schools due to the spread of the Coronavirus
Natacia Branstrom, Social Media Team
March 31, 2020
All of KPS schools have been closed until April 6th due to the massive spread of COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus. The coronavirus is highly contagious and has spread almost world wide reaching 116 countries in a matter of months. There is a greater risk of anyone over the age of fifty getting t...
Loy Norrix DECA prepares for states
Nate Goodwin-Kelly, Opinion Editor/Knights Speak Team
March 23, 2020
The Loy Norrix DECA, Distributive Education Clubs of America, team will be attending the State Career Development Conference in Detroit from March 5th-7th. The team will be taking a record 12 students to states this year who will compete in a wide variety of categories in the business field. Stu...
The Divided Methodist Church: The denomination set to split in two
Riley Dominianni, Feature Editor
March 12, 2020
Following years of conflict over LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage, the world’s third largest denomination of Christianity has finally decided to split in two. The United Methodist Church is a worldwide Protestant denomination based in the United States that has been around since the late 1960s. ...
Equipped with voter literacy: students have an opportunity to register for this year’s election cycle
Eli Reynolds, Graphics Editor
March 10, 2020
An important step in this year’s election cycle is quickly approaching. On March 10, 2020, Michigan’s constituents will have the opportunity to voice support for their candidate of choice in the Michigan Presidential Primary Elections. Voters across the state will attend open ballots in order to det...
U of M Michigan Union building gets a face-lift
Jessica Kanipe, Guest Writer
March 9, 2020
The University of Michigan was erected August 26, 1817 and is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. U of M is highly known for their creative architecture and is always busy expanding their campus and renovating their well-known buildings. In July of 2018, U of M began an 85.2 million dollar renovation ...
KPS School Board selects Chicago administrator as next superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools
March 4, 2020
On Wednesday, February 19th, the Kalamazoo Public School board offered Rita Raichoudhuri the superintendent position. Raichoudhuri is a former Chicago Public Schools administrator who has had almost 20 years of experience in education. Raichoudhuri worked as the Executive Director of Early College a...
KAMSC students work hard on their cell projects for biology class: Freshmen create analogies of an animal or plant cell.
Allie Fried, Guest Writer
February 29, 2020
Walking down Alshehri Alley, you will see lights, glue, and lots of poster boards. Students walk around the tables on the speckled tile floor, admiring the hard work of the KAMSC freshmen. On Friday, January 31, KAMSC freshmen brought in their cell projects that they had been working on at home f...
A new public announcement system adds safety, but is still being perfected
Lily Stickley, News Editor
February 14, 2020
Over winter break Loy Norrix had an update to the intercom system which changed the sound of the bells, the quality of the speaker system, and added a chime to the beginning of the announcements. The new system was obtained as a part of grant that was from the state police, to be used to upgrade the publi...
Donald Trump acquitted by the Senate
Lily Stickley, News Editor
February 12, 2020
On February 5, 2020, the senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial. A vote to acquit means the Senate believes he is not guilty. While President Trump was impeached in the house, he was not removed from office in the Senate. “Forty-eight senators supported a verdict ...
Southwest Michigan schools partake in different academic systems
Ourania Alexopoulos, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020
Most times as students, we follow the rules and regulations throughout the school without much questioning. We trust the adults and people working behind the scenes to make each day function without fail. Recently, though, I have taken an interest in our school’s decision on the trimester system. Acc...
The death of a legend: Kobe Bryant passes away in a helicopter crash
Clara Moss, Social Media Team
February 7, 2020
On Sunday, January 26, the 41 year old retired basketball player Kobe Bryant passed away along with his 13 year old daughter Gianna, also known as Gigi, in a helicopter crash that killed nine people. The helicopter went down in Calabasas, California, and was on the way to Gianna’s basketball game. Along...
