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10 year old Kaelem Helms spending his morning off of school cleaning up brush, left around his house after the ice storm.

Ice storm leaves many in Kalamazoo with fallen trees and no power

Cavan Helms, Sports Editor March 1, 2023

On Thursday, Feb. 23, around 12:30 a.m., I was watching a show in my bed when I heard a loud crash. As I went outside with my dad, I realized our tree was split down the middle and was scattered around...

The entrance to OutFront Kalamazoo. They have been located at 340 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 since 2017.

OutFront Kalamazoo has been getting contacted with many harmful and threatening messages

Isabella Figueroa, Chief Copy Editor February 20, 2023

Since 1987, OutFront Kalamazoo has been a locally based LGBTQ+ resource center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their mission is “To create a just, inclusive, equitable, and supportive environment in Southwest...

DECA members pose in the tower before heading off to their competition at Western Michigan University.

Go big or go home: DECA has huge success at District 3 competition

Kierra Walker, Tower Talk Team February 7, 2023

“Hey, ho! My students won, let’s go!” cheered Loy Norrix’s DECA advisor, Atiba Ward. On Friday, Jan. 20, Distributive Education Clubs of America [DECA] members from Loy Norrix met with over 700...

Chapter vice president Zakiya Fleming lights a candle at the induction ceremony. Each candle represents one of the pillars of NHS.

New faces, old traditions: National Honor Society inducts its 61st class

Owen Quayle, News Editor February 6, 2023

On Jan. 11 Loy Norrix welcomed its newest class of National Honor Society members at the annual induction ceremony.  The Loy Norrix chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS), was founded in 1961,...

Knight Life reporter Wolfgang Madonia and Brazilian youth ambassador Amadeu Bezerra de Morais Neto talk with one another while on a tour of the school. Many Brazilian and American students were interested in the differences between schools in their respective countries.

Knight Life welcomes Youth Ambassadors from Brazil to the classroom to discuss culture, education and more

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief February 6, 2023

Editor’s note: This story is part of the Global Ties Kalamazoo and Knight Life Series. On Jan. 17 and Jan. 23 Global Ties Kalamazoo’s Youth Ambassador program from Brazil visited Knight Life. These...

Loy Norrix recovers from stalled learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while other schools struggle

Loy Norrix recovers from stalled learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while other schools struggle

Foster Neve-Jones, Assistant Web Editor and Knights Speak January 19, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores declined across Michigan’s school districts, reflecting the drop in learning across the country The primary test for schools in Michigan is the National Assessment...

Senior James Rocco, conducts a deciding game of Rock, Paper, Scissors between junior Nia Moncrief and sophomore Anna Miedema. Students watch the game from the bleachers.

Loy Norrix’s second Renaissance Rally of the year was a success

Sophia Ciokajlo and Isabella Figueroa December 16, 2022

At the beginning of fourth hour, a select group of Loy Norrix students filed down to the gym to partake in the Renaissance Rally. This is the first year Norrix has awarded students with a rally since...

Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri speaks at the Loy Norrix Class of 2022 Commencement. Raichoudhuri served as superintendent for two years.

Superintendent Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri resigns from Kalamazoo Public Schools, effective immediately

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief December 15, 2022

On the evening of Monday Dec. 12, district superintendent Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri announced her resignation from Kalamazoo Public Schools, effective immediately. The school board voted unanimously to accept...

Junior Isabel Ricardo-Ramirez came into Brianna Englishs classroom with a small fan that plugs into her computer. This plug-in fan helps her regulate the hot temperature of the windowless K3 classroom.

The K-Wing: warm classroom temperatures persist into the colder months, students and teachers alike are frustrated

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer December 7, 2022

As the temperature outside gets colder and snow falls on the ground, students bundle up to face the frigid temperatures outside. However, upon their arrival to school, many students are faced with classrooms...

Senior Clara Moss prepares to register to vote online. This is part of the Loy Norrix Young Democrats Schoolwide voter registration drive.

The Michigan midterms: a fight for abortion rights, the governorship and congressional tenure

Owen Quayle, News Editor October 28, 2022

As high schoolers begin to reach the age in which they are old enough to vote: the things that they can vote for begin to impact their lives in very real ways. The policies and positions at stake in this...

Norrix students have mixed views of the outlook following the death of British Monarch Queen Elizabeth ll

Norrix students have mixed views of the outlook following the death of British Monarch Queen Elizabeth ll

Jessica Torres Martinez, Social Media Team October 18, 2022

The world was taken by storm when Queen Elizabeth ll, at age 96, was pronounced dead on Thursday, September 8, 2022. People worldwide expressed their condolences following the death of the British monarch. Most...

Selena Montalvo, Attendance Interventionist, works on attendance during the internet outage and explains the new system she created to adapt.  Teachers took attendance on paper, and within the first ten minutes of class had a student run it to the office.  Later, Montalvo will have to input the paper copies online.

KPS experiences suspicious WiFi outages the week of Oct 3

Chloe Rathbun and Josephine Velo October 13, 2022

On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Loy Norrix students opened their chromebooks to take the required Horizon standardized testing. Most students couldn’t even get through the login screen.  KPS experienced WiFi...

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