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.

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. Executive Committee forms are in a folder on the second bulletin outside the main office, on the poster wall outside A-12 and on the bulletin board in the B wing. These forms are for all levels Freshman to Seniors. Get your petition filled out and return it to your class advisors Ms. Van Lieu, Mr. Ward and Ms. Fires. Attention Sophomores: executive committee petitions are due. Please return those to Mr. Ward in K-5C. Sword and Board will be starting next Tuesday in A14, Mr Rose's classroom. We will start with Dungeons and Dragons Attention Students: Homecoming 2021 will be October 11th-15th. The first step is to vote for Pep Assembly Activities. We had about 200 voters yesterday for the Pep Assembly Activity voting. The voting for this will remain open until Monday at 3:00 P.M. On Tuesday, we will begin voting for the Spirit Days so begin thinking of the days you would like to have Homecoming week. It is the same website and QR Code every time you vote. The QR Code is hanging in the hallways and cafeteria. You can also go to voting4schools.com and search Loy Norrix. It is easy and quick! We want to do what you want to do…. So please vote! The voting is now open until 3:00 P.M. on Monday. Today’s Hispanic Heritage Month featured Latinx Person of the Day is: Pablo Alvarado the Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network Los Angeles, CA As an immigrant worker from El Salvador, Pablo Alvarado has a special connection to predominantly poor, Latin American immigrants who have traveled far from homes in search of work to support their families. Alvarado volunteered from 1991 to 1995 as program coordinator for the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA), where he developed and implemented literacy programs for immigrants. In 2002, Alvarado became the national coordinator of the newly created National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), currently a collaboration of about three dozen community-based day laborer organizations. Under his guidance, NDLON works with local governments to help establish worker centers to move job seekers into places of safety. There, they learn how to handle exploitation, improve skills and gain access to essential services. NDLON strengthens and expands local worker groups and builds immigrant leadership by acting as a central resource for information. Mr. Alvarado is the recipient of the Next Generation Leadership Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation, which recognizes entrepreneurial, risk-taking and fair leaders who seek to develop solutions to major challenges of democracy. In 2004, Pablo was also recognized by the Ford Foundation's “Leadership for a Changing World Program.”In August 2005, TIME Magazine named Pablo among the 25 most influential Hispanics in the U.S.

Please join the Counseling Google Classroom! Important information and updates are posted there. The code is clgxcpn. GSA will be meeting today, Thursday after school in the library! The Gender & Sexuality Alliance is open to everyone and centers the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ students. The LNC Club will meet today after school in Room D18 Do you like puzzles? Are you concerned about foreign hackers targeting our nation's companies and infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline? If so, 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. Attention students: Philosophy club meets, today at 2:30 in Mr. Z's room B-17. Come this Thursday for us to get everything started. Again, philosophy club begins this week on Thursday at 2:30 in Mr. Z's room B-17. Are you interested in being an advocate for the environment? Do you enjoy gardening and getting your hands dirty? Then check out the Green School Club. We meet on Thursdays, that is today, in room B14 right after school. All are welcome. See you there! Attention Freshman and Juniors: We are looking for students to become a part of the Freshman and Junior Executive Committees. These committees are comprised of 24 leaders who want to organize events and fundraising for the class of 2025 and 2023. Petitions are available outside A-12 or by the main office. Return all completed forms to Ms. Van Lieu in A-12. Class officers of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer will be elected from this committee. The Travel Club will be flying to Italy and London/France in summer 2022. If you are interested in either trip the enrollment packets are outside A-12. Please plan on attending a zoom meeting on Thursday Sept. 23 at 7pm with a parent for further information. You may return enrollment forms to trip leaders Ms. Van Lieu A-12, Mrs. Lewis C-15 or Mr. Hernandez A-16. Do not delay as there are scholarships and discounts that will expire on Sept. 26. Don't delay ordering your official Tee Shirts for the Sophomore and Junior Classes. Order forms are outside room A-12. The sale will be extended until the end of September. This is a fundraiser for both classes. Attention Sophomores: executive committee petitions are due. Please return those to Mr. Ward in K-5C. Sword and Board will be starting next Tuesday in A14, Mr Rose's classroom. We will start with Dungeons and Dragons Attention Students: Homecoming 2021 will be October 11th-15th. The first step is to vote for Pep Assembly Activities. The voting is now open until 3:00 P.M. on Monday. We need to hear from YOU on what you want to see at the Homecoming Pep Assembly. Go to: Norrix.voting4schools.com and log in to vote… or Mr. Rickli will be placing QR codes around the building that will take you to the site. They will be up by lunch time. We will be using this site several times over the next couple of weeks as we plan YOUR Homecoming Week! Please make sure you vote! Norrix.voting4schools.com Use the number 4! Today’s Hispanic Heritage Month featured Latinx Person of the Day is: Isabel Allende Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (American Spanish: [isaˈβel aˈʝende] (listen); born in Lima, Peru, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer.[5][6] Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, 1982) and City of the Beasts (La ciudad de las bestias, 2002), which have been commercially successful. Allende has been called "the world's most widely read Spanish-language author."[7] In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters,[8] and in 2010, she received Chile's National Literature Prize.[9] President Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.[2] Allende's novels are often based upon her personal experience and historical events and pay homage to the lives of women, while weaving together elements of myth and realism. She has lectured and toured many U.S. colleges to teach literature. Fluent in English, Allende was granted United States citizenship in 1993, having lived in California since 1989, first with her U.S. husband

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. The LNC Club will meet Thursday, September 23rd, after school in Room D18 Do you like puzzles? Are you concerned about foreign hackers targeting our nation's companies and infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline? If so, 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. Attention students: Philosophy club begins this week on Thursday at 2:30 in Mr. Z's room B-17. Come this Thursday for us to get everything started. Again, philosophy club begins this week on Thursday at 2:30 in Mr. Z's room B-17. Are you interested in being an advocate for the environment? Do you enjoy gardening and getting your hands dirty? Then check out the Green School Club. We meet on Thursdays in room B14 right after school. All are welcome. See you there! Attention Freshman and Juniors: We are looking for students to become a part of the Freshman and Junior Executive Committees. These committees are comprised of 24 leaders who want to organize events and fundraising for the class of 2025 and 2023. Petitions are available outside A-12 or by the main office. Return all completed forms to Ms. Van Lieu in A-12. Class officers of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer will be elected from this committee. The Travel Club will be flying to Italy and London/France in summer 2022. If you are interested in either trip the enrollment packets are outside A-12. Please plan on attending a zoom meeting on Thursday Sept. 23 at 7pm with a parent for further information. You may return enrollment forms to trip leaders Ms. Van Lieu A-12, Mrs. Lewis C-15 or Mr. Hernandez A-16. Do not delay as there are scholarships and discounts that will expire on Sept. 26. Don't delay ordering your official Tee Shirts for the Sophomore and Junior Classes. Order forms are outside room A-12. The sale will be extended until the end of September. This is a fundraiser for both classes. Attention Sophomores: executive committee petitions are due. Please return those to Mr. Ward in K-5C.   Today’s Hispanic Heritage Month featured Latinx Person of the Day is Rodolfo Acuña an American historian, professor emeritus at California State University, Northridge, and a scholar of Chicano studies. He authored the 1972 book Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, approaching history of the Southwestern United States with a heavy emphasis on Mexican Americans. An eighth edition was published in 2014. Acuña has also written for the Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Herald-Express, La Opinión, and numerous other newspapers. His work emphasizes the struggles of Mexican American people. Acuña is an activist and he has supported numerous causes of the Chicano Movement.[1] He currently teaches an on-line history course at California State University, Northridge. Acuña was born in Los Angeles, California in 1932 to Alicia Elías who was from Sonora, Mexico. His father was from Cocula, Jalisco. Acuña says his academic counselor advised him to teach "Spanish" or "Physical Education" because "Mexicans don't have a history." This infuriated him, an outrage that motivated him to pursue a doctorate in history. His specialty was northern Mexico and the Mexican origin of people in the United States. His study led to his participation in the movement to begin Chicano Studies, giving a voice to Mexican Americans in education and history.