Morning Announcements

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The Book Club will meet today from 2:30-3:30 in the library. The Cinderella Project of Kalamazoo 2025 Dress Giveaway Event will be held Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Program and Training Center in Kalamazoo. Our event is open to any high school student in need of a dress for prom! Appointments are required for all participants, and appointment booking begins on March 1, 2025. Booking information can be found by scanning the QR codes located on posters in the hallway and the main office. Haven't checked out GSA yet? We are a social club with an activism angle, open to all LGBTQIA+ students and allies who want to enjoy each other's company in a welcoming space. Join us for games, movies, hangouts, and social projects. We meet Tuesdays in Mr. Ezekiel's room, M12E. Kalamazoo United Women's Lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Both men’s and women’s teams will be Conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Seniors, I bet you looked SO cute as a baby! Want to prove it? Buy a baby picture to go in the yearbook! We have room for 5 more baby pictures, but they're first come, first served! Only $20, cash or check only, to room K4 to buy yours now. The Loy Norrix spring play is just around the corner. This year we will be performing the hit production MiddleTown, a comedic yet touching modern take on the American classic, Our Town. Interested in performing on stage? We will have a free audition workshop after school on Thursday, February 27th in the choir room; Auditions will begin on Monday March 3rd. Are you interested in helping out BEHIND the scenes? Then come to Crew Club. The Crew Club meets every Thursday in the Auditorium from 2:30-4:00. All are welcome. See Mr. Lafferty with any questions. Attention 12th grade Males: If you are on track to graduate this year and are African American or Hispanic, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has a scholarship for you. Please pick up a copy from the counseling office or ask your counselor about it. Remember a scholarship is FREE money and all you need to do is put some time into the application. Hello all possible golf players for the upcoming men’s golf season. There will be an informational meeting on Thursday February 27th in the Loy Norrix Cafeteria at 2:30pm. We will be going over expectations for the upcoming golf season and covering important information for the 2025 golf season. All high school golf players who are interested in playing men’s golf, please come to the meeting on Thursday February 27th at 2:30pm in the cafeteria! Want a Tri 3 schedule change? Counselors will be in the lunchroom during all three lunches this week on Tuesday (2/25), Wednesday (2/26), and Thursday (2/27) to help you. Do you love to cook? Or, do you want to learn how to cook? Have you ever thought about taking a culinary class? How about a culinary class in a different country? While in Spain, the travel club will be taking a culinary class and creating an authentic Spanish dish. You will eat what you make! Join the travel club on their trip to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain July 2026! Sign up by March 6, and receive $350 off the cost of the trip! Scholarships and other financial assistance is available, too. There will be an informational meeting Feb. 26 6:30 pm in D-11. Bring your parents! Students who sign up for the trip can earn 3 college credits. Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] or stop by D-11 for more information! Sword and Board will meet this Thursday in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join. This is the last week of indoor track training. Distance runners will be outside all week and sprinters will meet on Tuesday and Thursday. Next week is exam week with no coach-led practices. Monday, March 10th starts mandatory practices for outdoor track. Spring Sports start March 10th you must pass four out of five classes to be eligible to participate, have an athletic physical on file with planeths.com and pay your $50 insurance fee before you try out. If you have already participated in a sport this year you are all set. The last indoor track meet of the season was held over the weekend at GVSU. The women's teams consisting of Macy, Layla, Sofia, Jenna, and Lily ran in the Distance Medley Relay and 4x400m relays with great times but just short of the state meet qualifications. Sofia individually ran the 800m run with a personal best and just off the state cut by 2 seconds. Jackson ran the 3200 beating many in the so-called-elite field to a personal best that solidified his place in the indoor state meet. Please congratulate these runners. Jackson, Elliott, and Teagan all qualified over the winter to compete in the state meet at CMU in a week and a half. The winner of the Class of 2027 t-shirt or hoodie raffle is NiaAsia C. NiaAsia, you won a hoodie. Please contact Ms. McMillon in K13 for more information. Congratulations to Ms. Pankop's Advanced Journalism class for winning this year's food drive! They brought in half of the school's total and earned a food day courtesy of Mr. Aguinaga! Thank you to all the classes that brought in food. And thank you to all of the National Honor Society students that participated in this event. Together we brought in 1,800 pounds of food for the Kalamazoo community, the highest total in the past three years. We look forward to building on this next year. AAC will be open today for tutoring from 2:30-3:30 in the following rooms; social studies in k13, science in c10, ESL support in k5w, Spanish in a18, courseware in k10, and study hall in a19. The testing room will also be available in the a-wing offices. Please have your teacher contact Mrs Hensen regarding make-up testing. The Poetry Club will meet today, Tuesday, February 25th, in C-13, Mr. Eiler's room, from 2:30 to 3:30. Current 9th-grade students will be able to attend a college visit to Western Michigan University on Thursday, March 27th called Bronco Buds. Permission slips will be given to you from your 1st-hour freshman classes. If you do not have a 1st hour of freshman class, please ask your next hour class for a permission slip. All permission slips are due back by Friday, March 14th. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Muysenberg

Monday, February 24, 2025

The Cinderella Project of Kalamazoo 2025 Dress Giveaway Event will be held Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Program and Training Center in Kalamazoo. Our event is open to any high school student in need of a dress for prom! Appointments are required for all participants, and appointment booking begins on March 1, 2025. Booking information can be found by scanning the QR codes located on posters in the hallway and the main office. Haven't checked out GSA yet? We are a social club with an activism angle, open to all LGBTQIA+ students and allies who want to enjoy each other's company in a welcoming space. Join us for games, movies, hangouts, and social projects. We meet Tuesdays in Mr. Ezekiel's room, M12E. Kalamazoo United Women's Lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Both men’s and women’s teams will be Conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Seniors, I bet you looked SO cute as a baby! Want to prove it? Buy a baby picture to go in the yearbook! We have room for 10 more baby pictures, but they're first come, first served! Only $20, cash or check only, to room K4 to buy yours now. The Loy Norrix spring play is just around the corner. This year we will be performing the hit production MiddleTown, a comedic yet touching modern take on the American classic, Our Town. Interested in performing on stage? We will have a free audition workshop after school on Thursday, February 27th in the choir room; Auditions will begin on Monday March 3rd. Are you interested in helping out BEHIND the scenes? Then come to Crew Club. The Crew Club meets every Thursday in the Auditorium from 2:30-4:00. All are welcome. See Mr. Lafferty with any questions. Attention 12th grade Males: If you are on track to graduate this year and are African American or Hispanic, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has a scholarship for you. Please pick up a copy from the counseling office or ask your counselor about it. Remember a scholarship is FREE money and all you need to do is put some time into the application. Hello all possible golf players for the upcoming men’s golf season. There will be an informational meeting on Thursday February 27th in the Loy Norrix Cafeteria at 2:30pm. We will be going over expectations for the upcoming golf season and covering important information for the 2025 golf season. All high school golf players who are interested in playing men’s golf, please come to the meeting on Thursday February 27th at 2:30pm in the cafeteria! Have a great day! Want a Tri 3 schedule change? Counselors will be in the lunchroom during all three lunches this week on Tuesday (2/25), Wednesday (2/26), and Thursday (2/27) to help you. If you are an African American female student that is interested in the field of Medicine, contact Ms. McMillon to discuss the Black Girl/White Coat Foundation. Black Student Union Meeting today in K13 from 2:30-3:30. Do you love to cook? Or, do you want to learn how to cook? Have you ever thought about taking a culinary class? How about a culinary class in a different country? While in Spain, the travel club will be taking a culinary class and creating an authentic Spanish dish. You will eat what you make! Join the travel club on their trip to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain July 2026! Sign up by March 6, and receive $350 off the cost of the trip! Scholarships and other financial assistance is available, too. There will be an informational meeting Feb. 26 6:30 pm in D-11. Bring your parents! Students who sign up for the trip can earn 3 college credits. Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] or stop by D-11 for more information! The Poetry Club will meet on Tuesday in C-13, Mr. Eiler's room. AAC will be open today for tutoring from 2:30-3:30 in the following rooms; social studies in A19, math in C16, English in A21, science in C19, Spanish in K12, and study hall in D12. Sword and Board will meet this Thursday in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join. This is the last week of indoor track training. Distance runners will be outside all week and sprinters will meet on Tuesday and Thursday. Next week is exam week with no coach-led practices. Monday, March 10th starts mandatory practices for outdoor track.

Friday, February 21, 2025

The Cinderella Project of Kalamazoo 2025 Dress Giveaway Event will be held Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Program and Training Center in Kalamazoo. Our event is open to any high school student in need of a dress for prom! Appointments are required for all participants, and appointment booking begins on March 1, 2025. Booking information can be found by scanning the QR codes located on posters in the hallway and the main office. Haven't checked out GSA yet? We are a social club with an activism angle, open to all LGBTQIA+ students and allies who want to enjoy each other's company in a welcoming space. Join us for games, movies, hangouts, and social projects. We meet Tuesdays in Mr. Ezekiel's room, M12E. Kalamazoo United Women's Lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Conditionings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Today is the last day for CTE and EFA applications. If you are interested in a program, have your application in by 4pm today. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! It's February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School. Which is mightier the pen or the sword? Join the travel club in an adventure of a lifetime to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain in the Summer of 2026 where we will take lessons on how to Fence and learn how to write calligraphy! We will explore the culture and history of France and Spain. Anyone who signs up for this 10 day trip by March 6 will receive $350 off the cost. Scholarships and financial assistance are available. Students can earn 3 college credits. Teachers will receive 3 CEU's. Stop by Ms. Ward's room, D-11, to pick up a flier and enrollment packet! There will be an informational meeting Wednesday February 26 at 6:30pm in D-11! Bring your parents! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] with any questions! Seniors, I bet you looked SO cute as a baby! Want to prove it? Buy a baby picture to go in the yearbook! We have room for 10 more baby pictures, but they're first come, first served! Only $20, cash or check only, to room K4 to buy yours now. The Loy Norrix spring play is just around the corner. This year we will be performing the hit production Middle Town, a comedic yet touching modern take on the American classic, Our Town. Interested in performing on stage? We will have a free audition workshop after school on Thursday, February 27th in the choir room; Auditions will begin on Monday March 3rd. Are you interested in helping out BEHIND the scenes? Then come to Crew Club. The Crew Club meets every Thursday in the Auditorium from 2:30-4:00. All our welcome. See Mr. Lafferty with any questions. Black Student Union Meeting is Monday the 24th from 2:30 -3.30 in K-13. Attention 12th grade Males: If you are on track to graduate this year and are African American or Hispanic, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has a scholarship for you. Please pick up a copy from the counseling office or ask your counselor about it. Remember a scholarship is FREE money and all you need to do is put some time into the application.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

The Cinderella Project of Kalamazoo 2025 Dress Giveaway Event will be held Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Program and Training Center in Kalamazoo. Our event is open to any high school student in need of a dress for prom! Appointments are required for all participants, and appointment booking begins on March 1, 2025. Booking information can be found by scanning the QR codes located on posters in the hallway and the main office. Haven't checked out GSA yet? We are a social club with an activism angle, open to all LGBTQIA+ students and allies who want to enjoy each other's company in a welcoming space. Join us for games, movies, hangouts, and social projects. We meet Tuesdays in Mr. Ezekiel's room, M12E. Kalamazoo United Women's Lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Conditionings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Sword and Board will meet this Today from 2:30-3:30 in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join. Mr Eiler will be hosting Magic the Gathering games today in room C13. Class of 2027 has extended the t-shirt and sweatshirt sale until Friday Feb 21st. Look for the order forms in K13 or the QR Code on the posters in the hallway. The winners of the raffle will be announced on that day! If you want another chance to win a sweatshirt or t-shirt, go see MS. McMillon in K13. T-shirt raffle is 1 dollar and sweatshirt raffle is 2 dollars. CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! It's February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School. Which is mightier the pen or the sword? Join the travel club in an adventure of a lifetime to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain in the Summer of 2026 where we will take lessons on how to Fence and learn how to write calligraphy! We will explore the culture and history of France and Spain. Anyone who signs up for this 10 day trip by March 6 will receive $350 off the cost. Scholarships and financial assistance are available. Students can earn 3 college credits. Teachers will receive 3 CEU's. Stop by Ms. Ward's room, D-11, to pick up a flier and enrollment packet! There will be an informational meeting Wednesday February 26 at 6:30pm in D-11! Bring your parents! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] with any questions! The Loy Norrix National Honor Society is running a food drive in school this week. We are collecting non-perishable food items to donate to Loaves and Fishes. You can donate food to any one of your teachers. For each bag of food filled, your class will earn an entry into a raffle to win a food day. The more food you bring in, the higher your chance of winning! Food will be collected after school on Friday, the raffle will be next week. The Men's Swim and dive team took on Portage Northern on Tuesday and came out with a big win. The team ended their Dual meet season going 7 and 1. The team is now second place in the conference going into the SMAC Championship meet. Come and support the swimmers and divers next weekend at Portage Northern in the Conference Championship! Seniors, I bet you looked SO cute as a baby! Want to prove it? Buy a baby picture to go in the yearbook! We have room for 10 more baby pictures, but they're first come, first served! Only $20, cash or check only, to room K4 to buy yours now. The Loy Norrix spring play is just around the corner. This year we will be performing the hit production Middle Town, a comedic yet touching modern take on the American classic, Our Town. Interested in performing on stage? We will have a free audition workshop after school on Thursday, February 27th in the choir room; Auditions will begin on Monday March 3rd. Are you interested in helping out BEHIND the scenes? Then come to Crew Club. The Crew Club meets every Thursday in the Auditorium from 2:30-4:00. All our welcome. See Mr. Lafferty with any questions. The Winner of the Trivia question...What was the color of the Summer of 1919 is Violet Graham. Violet's name was pulled and the correct answer is.... RED. Violet, you have won a Door Dash lunch of your choice. Please contact Ms. McMillon with your request. Congratulations!! Black Student Union Meeting is Monday the 24th from 2:30 -3.30 in K-13. AAC will be open for tutoring today from 230-330 in the following rooms; math in D13, English in A16, science in C10, ESL Support in K5W, Spanish in A18, SAT Math Prep in B13, and Courseware in K10.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Haven't checked out GSA yet? We are a social club with an activism angle, open to all LGBTQIA+ students and allies who want to enjoy each other's company in a welcoming space. Join us for games, movies, hangouts, and social projects. We meet Tuesdays in Mr. Ezekiel's room, M12E (2/18 only: but today in Ms. Pike's room, B20, as Mr. E is out today). There will be a Youth in Government meeting today after school in Mrs. Johnson's room, which is D18. If you are going to the Lansing conference, plan to attend the meeting today in Room D18. AAC will be open today for tutoring from 230-330 in the following rooms; social studies in K13, math in B13, English in A16, Science in C10, ESL Support in K5W, Spanish in A18, Courseware in K10, and study hall in A19. The testing room will also be available in the Awing offices. Please have your teacher contact Mrs Hensen regarding make-up tests. AAC will not be open tomorrow, Wednesday, due to the half day. The Poetry Club will be meeting in C-13, Mr. Eiler's room, today from 2:30 to 3:30. The Book Club will be meeting today in the Library. Kalamazoo United Women's Lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Conditionings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Attention anyone interested in playing Men’s volleyball, there will be an open gym this week Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 come check it out, all skill levels welcome. Reach out to coach Mac if you have any questions. Sword and Board will meet this Thursday from 230-330 in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join. Class of 2027 has extended the t-shirt and sweatshirt sale until Friday Feb 21st. Look for the order forms in K13 or the QR Code on the posters in the hallway. The winners of the raffle will be announced on that day! If you want another chance to win a sweatshirt or t-shirt, go see MS. McMillon in K13. T-shirt raffle is 1 dollar and sweatshirt raffle is 2 dollars. CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! It's February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School. Which is mightier the pen or the sword? Join the travel club in an adventure of a lifetime to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain in the Summer of 2026 where we will take lessons on how to Fence and learn how to write calligraphy! We will explore the culture and history of France and Spain. Anyone who signs up for this 10 day trip by March 6 will receive $350 off the cost. Scholarships and financial assistance are available. Students can earn 3 college credits. Teachers will receive 3 CEU's. Stop by Ms. Ward's room, D-11, to pick up a flier and enrollment packet! There will be an informational meeting Wednesday February 26 at 6:30pm in D-11! Bring your parents! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] with any questions! The Loy Norrix National Honor Society is running a food drive in school this week. We are collecting non-perishable food items to donate to Loaves and Fishes. You can donate food to any one of your teachers. For each bag of food filled, your class will earn an entry into a raffle to win a food day. The more food you bring in, the higher your chance of winning! Food will be collected after school on Friday, the raffle will be next week. Let's feed the people, Norrix.

Monday, February 17, 2025

AAC will be open today for tutoring from 230-330 in the following rooms; social studies in A19, math in C16, English in A21, science in C19, Spanish in K12, and study hall in D12. Book Club will meet in the library Tuesday, February 18 from 2:30-3:30. There will be a Youth in Government meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, after school in Mrs. Johnson's room, which is D18. If you are attending the conference in Lansing, plan to attend the meeting tomorrow in D18. Poetry Club will be meeting Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 in C-13, Mr. Eiler's room. Our Bowling teams finished up the regular season on Saturday. The boys team defeated Kal. Central. By doing so, and a loss by Portage Northern we were able to finish 2nd in the conference. The girls team defeated Mattawan. By doing so, they were able to finish in 4th for the year. We finished with several individual awards as well. The boys finished in the top three for high game and high series. Haneef Hampton won the high game, and high series awards. Devin Harris, Dylan Ashbaugh, and Zoe Wazny were all named in the "All Conference" awards. All in all, a solid season for both teams. Looking forward to Regionals this week and hopefully State. Attention anyone interested in playing Men’s volleyball, there will be an open gym this week Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 come check it out, all skill levels welcome. Reach out to coach Mac if you have any questions. Sword and Board will meet this Thursday from 230-330 in room C16. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join. Class of 2027 has extended the t-shirt and sweatshirt sale until Friday Feb 21st. Look for the order forms in K13 or the QR Code on the posters in the hallway. The winners of the raffle will be announced on that day! If you want another chance to win a sweatshirt or t-shirt, go see MS. McMillon in K13. T-shirt raffle is 1 dollar and sweatshirt raffle is 2 dollars. CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! Its February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School. Which is mightier the pen or the sword? Join the travel club in an adventure of a life time to France, the Mediterranean, and Spain in the Summer of 2026 where we will take lessons on how to Fence and learn how to write calligraphy! We will explore the culture and history of France and Spain. Anyone who signs up for this 10 day trip by March 6 will receive $350 off the cost. Scholarships and financial assistance are available. Students can earn 3 college credits. Teachers will receive 3 CEU's. Stop by Ms. Ward's room, D-11, to pick up a flier and enrollment packet! There will be an informational meeting Wednesday February 26 at 6:30pm in D-11! Bring your parents! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] with any questions! The Loy Norrix National Honor is running a food drive in school this week. We are collecting non-perishable food items to donate to Loaves and Fishes. You can donate food to any one of your teachers. For each bag of food filled, your class will earn an entry into a raffle to win a food day. The more food you bring in, the higher your chance of winning! Food will be collected after school on Friday, the raffle will be next week. Let's feed the people Norrix. "The Knights Health Center will be closed on Monday, February 17th. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 18th. Try to stay healthy! To help prevent the spread of illness, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer, if you need to cough or sneeze, do so into your elbow area to help prevent the spread of respiratory droplets, and if you have a fever or vomiting, stay home until 24 hours after the fever has resolved and vomiting has stopped. Get plenty of sleep, drink plenty of water, and eat healthy foods. Also, make sure to take care of your mental health and do some fun or relaxing activities. We wish you a happy and healthy day!"

Thrusday, February 13, 2025

AAC will be open today for tutoring from 230-330 in the following rooms; social studies in K13, math in D13, English in A16, ESL Support in K5W, Spanish in A18, Math SAT Prep in B13, Courseware in K10, and study hall in D10. Do you like books? Do you LOVE free books? Spend your lunchtime on Valentine’s Day in the library for a Speed Date with a Book event. Sample several books in 15 minutes and choose one to keep! See or email Ms. Coash in the library by Thursday, Feb. 13, to sign up for this event. There will be a Youth in Government meeting this Tuesday, February 18, after school in Mrs. Johnson's room, which is D18. If you are attending the Youth in Government conference, plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday in D18. CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! Its February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Sword and Board will meet in room C16 from 2:30-3:30 today. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Volleyball weightlifting will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week from 2:30-3:30. The Latinx Club will be meeting Thursday 2/13 after school from 2:30pm-3:30pm in room A-18. Snacks are provided. If you have any questions, please see one of your fellow classmates, Rose Hernandez and Obed Gonzalez. You can also contact Mrs. Castillo in the Library. Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9 pm at Milwood Middle School. The Sewing and Knitting club is going through some changes. As of right now we will meet on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 in the counselling office. If you have any sewing, knitting, or crocheting supplies that you would like to donate, please give them to Ms. Wright Newman in the counselling office. Stay tuned for more announcements. Black Student Union Presents: Decorate a Classroom Competition Let your creativity flow as you represent the positive contributions of African Americans in America. Talk to your teachers about joining the competition and the winning room will win a pizza party. The judging will take place on Feb 28th. Students in Mr. Ezekiel's Current Events class are holding product drives to benefit Kalamazoo Animal Rescue and Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Check around home for donatable items, and please bring donations of unexpired canned foods, as well as donations of the following pet supplies to Mr. Ezekiel's room (M12E): - Kitty litter - Science diet cat food - Dog harnesses, as well as small and extra-small dog collars - Wet kitten food (no Fancy Feast, please) Thanks for helping these student projects succeed! Travel Club is excited to announce the destination for the 2026 summer trip! The trip will start in Paris, France where we will visit the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles and many more historic landmarks. From Paris we will travel by one of the fastest trains in Europe to Southern France on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. After our time in France, the remainder of the trip will be Spain: Barcelona and Madrid!! Anyone who signs up for this trip by March 6, 2025 will receive $350 off the cost of the trip. There are also scholarships available up to $600 for students. Students could save almost $1000 off the cost of the trip! 3 college credits are included in the price! What if you are graduating in 2025? Good news! You are eligible for the trip. Enrollment packets have not yet arrived, but there will be information sheets outside of Ms. Ward's room in D-11! This trip only has 36 slots available! They will fill up quickly! Don't miss out on this life enhancing adventure! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] if you have any questions! Here are the results for the Kalamazoo United ski team in the regionals last weekend. The boys once again finished fifth place upsetting power house ski programs like Forest Hills, Portage and Grand Haven. They raced on the hardest race courses in the state at Schuss Mountain. Junior Sam Oberlee from Norrix finished 5th in giant slalom and 11th in Slalom. He qualified for state finals in both disciplines. That’s a KU first! Representing the boys from Norrix is Sam Oberlee, Luke Buydendorp, Nolan Kiplinger, Michael Austin, and Graydon Heystek. The girls finished a team best 7th as they upset Portage as well. Amelia Todd from Kalamazoo Central qualified for state finals as well for giant slalom! This is a Kalamazoo United first as well. Representing the Kalamazoo United team for girls from Norrix is Lizzie Bierlein, Mary Ewing, and Zoe Newman.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Library is closed for testing. CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! Its February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Volleyball weightlifting will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week from 2:30-3:30. Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School. Hygiene For Every Heart Bring in 2 or more travel size personal hygiene products to the athletic office and you will receive a FREE Student Section T-Shirt! All products will be donated to KPS students in need. There are flyers around the school with a list of suggested products needed. Students in Mr. Ezekiel's Current Events class are holding product drives to benefit Kalamazoo Animal Rescue and Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes. Check around home for donatable items, and please bring donations of unexpired canned foods, as well as donations of the following pet supplies to Mr. Ezekiel's room (M12E): - Kitty litter - Science diet cat food - Dog harnesses, as well as small and extra-small dog collars - Wet kitten food (no Fancy Feast, please) Travel Club is excited to announce the destination for the 2026 summer trip! The trip will start in Paris, France where we will visit the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles and many more historic landmarks. From Paris we will travel by one of the fastest trains in Europe to Southern France on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. After our time in France, the remainder of the trip will be Spain: Barcelona and Madrid!! Anyone who signs up for this trip by March 6, 2025 will receive $350 off the cost of the trip. There are also scholarships available up to $600 for students. Students could save almost $1000 off the cost of the trip! 3 college credits are included in the price! What if you are graduating in 2025? Good news! You are eligible for the trip. Enrollment packets have not yet arrived, but there will be information sheets outside of Ms. Ward's room in D-11! This trip only has 36 slots available! They will fill up quickly! Don't miss out on this life enhancing adventure! Contact Ms. Ward [email protected] if you have any questions! Black Student Union Meeting is Tuesday Feb 11th in K13(Ms. McMillon's room) starting at 2:30. If you love to read or want to learn more about the Black Experience through literacy, check out the display in the library. Ms. Coash did an amazing job finding books from different genres. There will be no AAC today due to a staff meeting. Sword and Board will meet in room C16 from 2:30-3:30 on Thursday. All tabletop gamers and games are invited to join. Heaven Cole headed over to Dowagiac for the Individual Districts. After 4 rounds of wrestling she walked away victorious, named the school 1st Girls Individual district champion. The Boys wrestling knights fought hard @ Howell for the individual Districts, walking away with two regional Qualifiers Conrado Carrillo @ 3rd place and Nasir Spurlock @ 4th. Individual Regionals for both Boys/Girls are this Saturday/Sunday Feb 15th-16th @ Portage Northern.

Friday, February 7, 2025

CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! It's National School Counseling Week! Make sure you thank your counselor, and did you know School counselors help students and school counselors help students develop and achieve their goals. Hey seniors, there are only 3 more months left until the 2025 Accolade Yearbook comes out! Check your email for the nomination form for senior superlative mock elections, including categories like best dressed, worst driver, and social butterfly. Nominations can be submitted until 2:20 on Wednesday, and then we will move on to the final vote! Its February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Kalamazoo United woman’s lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Conditionings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Pink & Red LOVE & BASKETBALL shirts available in the athletic office for only $5 while supplies last. Only CASH and exact CASH will be accepted. Bring in 2 or more travel size personal hygiene products to the athletic office and you will receive a FREE Student Section T-Shirt! All products will be donated to KPS students in need. There are flyers around the school with a list of suggested products needed. Ok everyone! The Black Student Union has a trivia question for you! Which region of Africa is considered the origin of humanity? Please bring your answer to the office and a name will be drawn at the end of the day. The name with the correct answer will be announced Monday during morning announcements. Your Loy Norrix Wrestling Knights demolished the competition on the way to the schools first District Team Title. Loy Norrix 42 - 33 Portage Central Loy Norrix 52 - 20 Battle Creek Center If you see any wrestlers in the hallway take a second to celebrate.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

The Library is closed today for testing. Volleyball weightlifting will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week from 2:30-3:30. Hope to see you there! CTE/EFA applications are now open! If you are interested in a program, applications are due by Friday, February 21. You can go to studentapplication.swmitech.org, contact your counselor, or follow the links in the counseling google classroom or weekly Loy Norrix newsletter to apply! Kalamazoo United Men's Lacrosse has conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 7-9pm at Milwood Middle School. It's National School Counseling Week! Make sure you thank your counselor, and did you know school counselors are here to help students with academic, career, and emotional needs. Hey seniors, there are only 3 more months left until the 2025 Accolade Yearbook comes out! Check your email for the nomination form for senior superlative mock elections, including categories like best dressed, worst driver, and social butterfly. Nominations can be submitted until 2:20 on Wednesday, and then we will move on to the final vote! Its February. Do you know where your fitness is? Don't wait until March to get ready for spring sports. Come out and get fit with the indoor track club. We run and strength train every day. Coach Bates is here with sprinters Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Schmidt is here every day with distance runners. Come when you can. Build up gradually. We can adapt workouts to you. We are always looking for potential track athletes but all are welcome without commitment. See you at the four-corners after school from 2:40 to 4:15. Kalamazoo United woman’s lacrosse is looking for more athletes interested in joining! Conditionings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Maple St middle school from 7-9pm now until the end of February. Spring season starts March 10th and there are no try outs! Attention graduating Seniors! If you have an interest in speaking at your commencement ceremony, you need to sign-up in room B-18 by Tuesday, February 25th. Attention anyone interested in playing men’s volleyball this spring, there will be an open gym on Wednesday from 7:30-9:00. All are welcome to come check it out. If you have any questions, reach out to coach Mac! No Chess Club today due to conferences. Green School meets today after school in room M14! All are welcome, hope to see you there! There is an important Youth in Government meeting today after school in Mrs. Johnson's room, which is D18. AAC will be closed today due to the rescheduled conferences. Yarn Club is also cancelled today.

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