The Cybersecurity club will be meeting today, Oct 8th in M1 after school. Everyone is still welcome so stop by and see what our Loy Norrix Cyberpatriots are up to. We still have room on our rosters for additional members. Attention students: Today there will be a Hispanic Heritage celebration in the cafeteria afterschool. Candy will be sold during all 3 lunches to help fund this event. Students will get a ticket to the celebration when you purchase candy. Hope to see you there. Attention Junior and Senior Women The Powder Puff Football game is on for Thursday October 14th. You must sign up to play with Ms. Van Lieu in A-12 or Mrs. Fires in D-12. You may not show up to play without attending both practices which will be Monday October 11th at 5:30pm and Tuesday October 12th at 5:30pm. Practices are on the back field behind the tennis courts. Football players are the coaches. The game is at 5:30 pm on the football field on Thursday October 14th. Junior women are to pickup a red shirt and seniors a blue shirt from the main office supply of tee shirts. See Ms. Van Lieu for more details. If you are interested in playing baseball here at Norrix we have started weight training and conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7 in the weight room. Show up ready to work if you're interested. If you have questions you can stop by the athletic office and talk to Coach Rickli. It's the great pumpkin painting party, Loy Norrix! Tuesday, October 19th from 2:30-3:30, Loy Norrix will have its 31st annual Pumpkin Painting Party. Come to the cafeteria and paint a pumpkin! All pumpkins will be delivered to community agencies. Students and staff are all welcome to attend! Attention Seniors: Are you considering pursuing science, math or nursing in college? Do you have a natural inclination and curiosity for science? If yes, we invite you and your parent or guardian to join us to learn more about the Heyl Science Scholarship to study math or science at Kalamazoo College or nursing at the WMU Bronson School of Nursing. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at 6pm at Kalamazoo College. Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible. Please see Ms. Nelson in room D13 or email at [email protected] for additional details and registration information. Stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Loy Norrix community with Knight Life, the student newspaper. Check us out at knightlifenews.com or @lnhsknightlife on Instagram for daily news, in-depth reporting, and even transcripts of each morning's announcements. If you want to get involved with Knight Life, talk to your counselor about taking the Journalism elective or email Ms. Pankop.

Attention students: On Friday, October 8th there will be a Hispanic Heritage celebration in the cafeteria afterschool. Candy will be sold during all 3 lunches to help fund this event. Students will get a ticket to the celebration when you purchase candy. Hope to see you there. Attention Junior and Senior Women The Powder Puff Football game is on for Thursday October 14. You must sign up to play with Ms. Van Lieu in A-12 or Mrs. Fires in D-12. You may not show up to play without attending both practices which will be Monday October 11 at 5:30pm and Tuesday October 12 at 5:30pm. Practices are on the back field behind the tennis courts. Football players are the coaches. The game is at 5:30 pm on the football field on Thursday October 14. Junior women are to pickup a red shirt and seniors a blue shirt from the main office supply of tee shirts. See Ms. Van Lieu for more details. GSA meets in the Library on today, 2:30 – 3:30! This week, we will be discussing identities, including vocabulary terms & definitions. Everyone is welcome, and we center the voices & experiences of LGBTQ+ students. If you are interested in playing baseball here at Norrix we have started weight training and conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7 in the weight room. Show up ready to work if you're interested. If you have questions you can stop by the athletic office and talk to Coach Rickli. It's the great pumpkin painting party, Loy Norrix! Tuesday, October 19th from 2:30-3:30, Loy Norrix will have its 31st annual Pumpkin Painting Party. Come to the cafeteria and paint a pumpkin! All pumpkins will be delivered to community agencies. Students and staff are all welcome to attend! The Cybersecurity club will not be meeting today, Oct 7th, however we will be meeting in M1 tomorrow (Friday) after school. Everyone is still welcome so stop by and see what our Loy Norrix Cyberpatriots are up to. We still have room on our rosters for additional members. Do you enjoy civil discussions on political topics and want to make an impact at Norrix and our school communities? Come to the Loy Norrix Conservatives today, Thursday at 2:30, in room number D18. Attention Seniors: It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! Hispanic Heritage Month Person of the Day is: Julia de Burgos Julia was a Puerto Rican poet.As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. She was also a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers.

Attention students: On Friday, October 8th there will be a Hispanic Heritage celebration in the cafeteria afterschool. Candy will be sold during all 3 lunches to help fund this event. Students will get a ticket to the celebration when you purchase candy. Hope to see you there. Sword and Board will meet this afternoon in C16 from 230-330p. All tabletop games and gamers are welcomed Chess Club meets today in computer lab D10 from 2:30-3:30. Anybody may attend, and anybody who beats Mr. Bellware wins a customized chess board GSA meets in the Library on Thursdays, 2:30 – 3:30! This week, we will be discussing identities, including vocabulary terms & definitions. Everyone is welcome, and we center the voices & experiences of LGBTQ+ students. If you are interested in playing baseball here at Norrix we have started weight training and conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7 in the weight room. Show up ready to work if you're interested. If you have questions you can stop by the athletic office and talk to Coach Rickli. It's the great pumpkin painting party, Loy Norrix! Tuesday, October 19th from 2:30-3:30, Loy Norrix will have its 31st annual Pumpkin Painting Party. Come to the cafeteria and paint a pumpkin! All pumpkins will be delivered to community agencies. Students and staff are all welcome to attend! Please join us in M1 (lower M wing) for the cybersecurity club Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Do you enjoy civil discussions on political topics and want to make an impact at Norrix and our school communities? Come to the Loy Norrix Conservatives this Thursday at 2:30, in room number D18. Attention Seniors: It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! The Travel Club is enrolling students and adults for travel in Summer 2022. If you are interested don't delay to get your enrollment packet in front of A-12 or from Mrs. Lewis in C16 or Mr. Hernandez in A-16. The discount and scholarships deadline is October 6. Visit any of these teachers for further information. Attention Seniors: Are you considering pursuing science, math or nursing in college? Do you have a natural inclination and curiosity for science? If yes, we invite you and your parent or guardian to join us to learn more about the Heyl Science Scholarship to study math or science at Kalamazoo College or nursing at the WMU Bronson School of Nursing. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at 6pm at Kalamazoo College. Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible. Please see Ms. Nelson in room D13 or email at [email protected] for additional details and registration information. Hispanic Heritage Month Person of the Day is: Miriam Colon Miriam Colon was a Puerto Rican actress. Colón was the founder and director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City. Beginning her career in the early 1950s, Colón started performing on Broadway, later moving into television. Known for appearances on various television shows from the 1960s through the 2010s, including Sanford and Son where she played Carlota Fuentes, the sister of Julio Fuentes. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mama Montana in the 1983 crime film Scarface. In 2014, Colón received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama.

Stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Loy Norrix community with Knight Life, the student newspaper. Check us out at knightlifenews.com or @lnhsknightlife on Instagram for daily news, in-depth reporting, and even transcripts of each morning's announcements. If you want to get involved with Knight Life, talk to your counselor about taking the Journalism elective or email Ms. Pankop. If you are interested in playing baseball here at Norrix we have started weight training and conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7 in the weight room. Show up ready to work if you're interested. If you have questions you can stop by the athletic office and talk to Coach Rickli. It's the great pumpkin painting party, Loy Norrix! Tuesday, October 19th from 2:30-3:30, Loy Norrix will have its 31st annual Pumpkin Painting Party. Come to the cafeteria and paint a pumpkin! All pumpkins will be delivered to community agencies. Students and staff are all welcome to attend! Please join us in M1 (lower M wing) for the cybersecurity club Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Attention Seniors: It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! The Travel Club is enrolling students and adults for travel in Summer 2022. If you are interested don't delay to get your enrollment packet in front of A-12 or from Mrs. Lewis in C16 or Mr. Hernandez in A-16. The discount and scholarships deadline is October 6. Visit any of these teachers for further information. Attention Students: Nominations for Homecoming will go live today at 2:30 P.M. and run until Wednesday at Noon. It is an open nomination process which means you can vote for anyone in your grade. Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors will be able to nominate a person who represents the virtue you selected in the vote last week. Seniors will be able to nominate 7 based on the virtues of a Knight. If you wish to be on Homecoming Court, tell your classmates and ask them to nominate you starting at 2:30 P.M. today at Norrix.voting4schools.com or just scan the QR codes around the school, in the Cafeteria or on the Athletic Office door.

Stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Loy Norrix community with Knight Life, the student newspaper. Check us out at knightlifenews.com or @lnhsknightlife on Instagram for daily news, in-depth reporting, and even transcripts of each morning's announcements. If you want to get involved with Knight Life, talk to your counselor about taking the Journalism elective or email Ms. Pankop. If you are interested in playing baseball here at Norrix we have started weight training and conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7 in the weight room. Show up ready to work if you're interested. If you have questions you can stop by the athletic office and talk to Coach Rickli. It's the great pumpkin painting party, Loy Norrix! Tuesday, October 19th from 2:30-3:30, Loy Norrix will have its 31st annual Pumpkin Painting Party. Come to the cafeteria and paint a pumpkin! All pumpkins will be delivered to community agencies. Students and staff are all welcome to attend! Please join us in M1 (lower M wing) for the cybersecurity club Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Attention Seniors: It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! The Travel Club is enrolling students and adults for travel in Summer 2022. If you are interested don't delay to get your enrollment packet in front of A-12 or from Mrs. Lewis in C16 or Mr. Hernandez in A-16. The discount and scholarships deadline is October 6. Visit any of these teachers for further information. Attention Students: Nominations for Homecoming will go live today at 2:30 P.M. and run until Wednesday at Noon. It is an open nomination process which means you can vote for anyone in your grade. Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors will be able to nominate a person who represents the virtue you selected in the vote last week. Seniors will be able to nominate 7 based on the virtues of a Knight. If you wish to be on Homecoming Court, tell your classmates and ask them to nominate you starting at 2:30 P.M. today at Norrix.voting4schools.com or just scan the QR codes around the school, in the Cafeteria or on the Athletic Office door.

Stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Loy Norrix community with Knight Life, the student newspaper. Check us out at knightlifenews.com or @lnhsknightlife on Instagram for daily news, in-depth reporting, and even transcripts of each morning's announcements. If you want to get involved with Knight Life, talk to your counselor about taking the Journalism elective or email Ms. Pankop. If you are interested in playing baseball here at Norrix we have started weight training and conditioning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7 in the weight room. Show up ready to work if you're interested. If you have questions you can stop by the athletic office and talk to Coach Rickli. Attention Seniors: It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! The Travel Club is enrolling students and adults for travel in Summer 2022. If you are interested don't delay to get your enrollment packet in front of A-12 or from Mrs. Lewis in C16 or Mr. Hernandez in A-16. The discount and scholarships deadline is October 6. Visit any of these teachers for further information. Please join the Counseling Google Classroom! Important information and updates are posted there. The code is clgxcpn. Attention Seniors: Are you considering pursuing science, math or nursing in college? Do you have a natural inclination and curiosity for science? If yes, we invite you and your parent or guardian to join us to learn more about the Heyl Science Scholarship to study math or science at Kalamazoo College or nursing at the WMU Bronson School of Nursing. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at 6pm at Kalamazoo College. Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible. Please see Ms. Nelson in room D13 or email at [email protected] for additional details and registration information. Attention Students: Thank you for your continued participation in Homecoming Voting. Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors have until Noon to pick the virtue that will be the focus for their class nominations. Log on and make your selection by Noon today. Stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Loy Norrix community with Knight Life, the student newspaper. Check us out at knightlifenews.com or @lnhsknightlife on Instagram for daily news, in-depth reporting, and even transcripts of each morning's announcements. If you want to get involved with Knight Life, talk to your counselor about taking the Journalism elective or email Ms. Pankop. Hurry! You have until 9am to vote for Spirit Days for Homecoming 2021! Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors you’re voting for your class virtues begins at 9am and runs until 8pm this evening so make sure you select a virtue that you think represents your class. The virtue with the most votes will be the focus for your Homecoming Court Representatives. So please vote between 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. Seniors…. We have you covered. Listen tomorrow for your next steps!

Do you enjoy civil discussions on political topics and want to make an impact at Norrix and our school communities? Come to the Loy Norrix Conservatives every Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30, in room number D18. Archery Club will hold its first informational today, Thursday, September 30th from 2:30 to 3:00. Any students or staff who are interested, please join us in C16 GSA will be meeting today after school in the library! The Gender & Sexuality Alliance is open to everyone. Attention students the Green School Club will meet today in room B14 right after school. All are welcome. Hope to see you there! Attention Seniors: It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! Attention Seniors: Are you considering pursuing science, math or nursing in college? Do you have a natural inclination and curiosity for science? If yes, we invite you and your parent or guardian to join us to learn more about the Heyl Science Scholarship to study math or science at Kalamazoo College or nursing at the WMU Bronson School of Nursing. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at 6pm at Kalamazoo College. Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible. Please see Ms. Nelson in room D13 or email at [email protected] for additional details and registration information. Stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Loy Norrix community with Knight Life, the student newspaper. Check us out at knightlifenews.com or @lnhsknightlife on Instagram for daily news, in-depth reporting, and even transcripts of each morning's announcements. If you want to get involved with Knight Life, talk to your counselor about taking the Journalism elective or email Ms. Pankop. Hurry! You have until 9am to vote for Spirit Days for Homecoming 2021! Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors you’re voting for your class virtues begins at 9am and runs until 8pm this evening so make sure you select a virtue that you think represents your class. The virtue with the most votes will be the focus for your Homecoming Court Representatives. So please vote between 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. Seniors…. We have you covered. Listen tomorrow for your next steps!

Happy Banned Books Week! This week we celebrate our freedom to read and think for ourselves. Book bans and censorship challenges are happening in schools and libraries across the country. Writer Laurie Halse Anderson says "Censorship has nothing to do with protecting children. It has to do with protecting adults who don't want to have difficult conversations with those children." Celebrate Banned Books Week by checking out a banned or censored book from the library today, and learn more on instagram @LNLibrary Chess Club is today from 2:20 to 3:30 in Computer Lab D10. Anybody may attend, and anyone who beats Mr. Bellware wins a customized chess board. The Travel Club is enrolling students and adults for travel in Summer 2022. If you are interested don't delay to get your enrollment packet in front of A-12 or from Mrs. Lewis in C16 or Mr. Hernandez in A-16. The discount and scholarships deadline is October 6. Visit any of these teachers for further information. Sword and Board Club will officially begin today, Wednesday, September 29th in room C16. From 2:30 to 3:30. Do you enjoy civil discussions on political topics and want to make an impact at Norrix and our school communities? Come to the Loy Norrix Conservatives every Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30, in room number D18. Archery Club will hold its first informational meeting on Thursday September 30th from 2:30 to 3:00. Any students or staff who are interested, please join us in C16 GSA will be meeting Thursday after school in the library! The Gender & Sexuality Alliance is open to everyone and centers the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ students. Attention students the Green School Club will meet on Thursday in room B14 right after school. All are welcome. See you there! Attention Students: Today at 10am, the poll for the Spirit Days of Homecoming Week will go live at Norrix.voting for schools.com. Or use the QR Codes posted around the school including the Cafeteria, Main Office and Athletic Office. You may choose 4 of the top 8 from the nominations until 8pm this evening. The Homecoming Spirit Days will be announced tomorrow.

Attention students the Philosophy Club will meet today, Tuesday in room B-17. We hope to see you at 2:30 today.  Attention students:  join us in M1 (lower M wing) for the cybersecurity club Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. We will talk about good cyber hygiene as well as prepare for the national cybersecurity competition Cyberpatriot. Registration for the competition ends Sept 30th so don't delay. We have practice systems that need to be secured! Feel free to stop M1 to learn more. It’s Senior Meeting time!  This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors!  Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Signup sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! Sword and Board Club will officially begin on Tuesday September 28th in room C16. From 2:30 to 3:30 all tabletop players are invited to bring games to play or join in on a game that is already here. We will do our best to facilitate all game types/spaces and also help new players learn the fundamentals to popular tabletop games. Dungeons and Dragons is our first focus. Do you enjoy civil discussions on political topics and want to make an impact at Norrix and our school communities? Come to the Loy Norrix Conservatives every Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30, in room number D18. Archery Club will hold its first informational meeting on Thursday September 30th from 2:30 to 3:00. Any students or staff who are interested, please join us in C16 GSA will be meeting Thursday after school in the library! The Gender & Sexuality Alliance is open to everyone and centers the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ students. Attention students the Green School Club will meet on Thursdays in room B14 right after school. All are welcome. See you there! Attention Students:  You should have received a Google Form in your email. This will allow you to nominate up to 3 ideas for Spirit Days as we head toward Homecoming in a couple of weeks. We will create a final ballot based on the Top 8 nominees received by 8:00 P.M. tonight. We look forward to seeing your responses!  

Your Loy Norrix High School Marching Knights traveled to the Otsego Marching Band Competition this past Saturday. They placed 2nd in Class A, one of the highest placements they've achieved, and a great start to our first competition season in 2 years! They also beat cross-town rivals the Kalamazoo Central Marching Giants! Great job to our Loy Norrix Band! Happy Banned Books Week! This week we celebrate our freedom to read and think for ourselves. Book bans and censorship challenges are happening in schools and libraries across the country. Writer Laurie Halse Anderson says "Censorship has nothing to do with protecting children. It has to do with protecting adults who don't want to have difficult conversations with those children." Celebrate Banned Books Week by checking out a banned or censored book from the library today, and learn more on instagram @LNLibrary Attention Juniors and seniors: Saginaw Valley State University will be in the auditorium at the start of 5th hour for an admissions presentation. Join if you would like to learn more about their campus and opportunities! It’s Senior Meeting time! This is a REQUIREMENT for ALL seniors! Stop by the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during your lunch to sign up for a meeting with your counselor. Sign up sheets will be in the hallway. Check your email for more details! Sword and Board Club will officially begin on Wednesday September 29th in room C16. From 2:30 to 3:30 all tabletop players are invited to bring games to play or join in on a game that is already here. We will do our best to facilitate all game types/spaces and also help new players learn the fundamentals to popular tabletop games. Dungeons and Dragons is our first focus. Archery Club will hold its first informational meeting on Thursday September 30th from 2:30 to 3:00. Any students or staff who are interested, please join us in C16 Please join the Counseling Google Classroom! Important information and updates are posted there. The code is clgxcpn. Attention Students: Homecoming Pep Assembly Event voting will end today at 3:00. We will start Spirit Day voting tomorrow. Court Nominations will take place later this week. Listen to announcements each day for an update. Voting takes place online at norrix.voting4schools.com. You can also scan the QR codes hanging in the cafeteria, around the building and on the Athletic Office Door.