The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

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The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life
The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life
KVM Wonder Media 2023
Josephine Velo

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media

I'm a senior and this is my 3rd year on Knight Life. As Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media, I work on utilizing multiple forms of media in our stories to enhance their quality and catch the reader's attention. I've enjoyed combining my love for photography, video and writing on the newspaper.

In my free time I like to read, write, listen to music, and do yoga.

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(Clockwise from top left) ESL students Aaron Hernandez, Arely Torres Antonio, Hector Tapia, Zoe Gonzalez-Aguilar and Riziki Hussein

The English language-learning community offers a unique perspective on the school environment

Aidan Zajac, Josephine Velo, Rosie Hill, Alice Damashek, Isabella Figueroa, Sophia Wrzesinski, and Flora Harper
December 6, 2023

Knight Speak: Students give their opinions on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s Relationship

Nia Moncrief, Josephine Velo, Sophia Wrzesinski, and Carter Pickett
November 10, 2023

Knights Speak: Link Crew leaders help freshmen adjust to high school

Nia Moncrief, Josephine Velo, Carter Pickett, and Sophia Wrzesinski
October 13, 2023

Senior Sunrise: Kicking off the school year for the class of 2024

Amelia Wood and Josephine Velo
September 15, 2023
Knight Life seniors talk about their experiences as reporters

Knight Life seniors talk about their experiences as reporters

Nia Moncrief, Josephine Velo, Miya Timmer, and Carter Pickett
June 12, 2023
Seniors to graduates: the class of 2023 walks the stage

Seniors to graduates: the class of 2023 walks the stage

Sophia Ciokajlo and Josephine Velo
June 8, 2023
Math teacher Michael McCauley hands Laela Foster her award.

The People’s Choice Awards showcases connections between faculty members and students

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
June 6, 2023
Through hardship, 15-year-old Afghani refugee, Shabnam Mobarez has found strength

Through hardship, 15-year-old Afghani refugee, Shabnam Mobarez has found strength

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
June 2, 2023
Kyle Shack teaches Government B during 5th hour. He helps individual students during work time to make sure they understand the material.

[Photo] Teachers prefer teaching more than one subject a day, but not more than three

June 7, 2023
Knights Speak: Graduation

Knights Speak: Graduation

Josephine Velo, Destiny Gutter, Foster Neve-Jones, Nia Moncrief, and Carter Pickett
May 24, 2023
Loy Norrix Senior Joshua Kane talks about prom ticket prices. Overall students are happy with the lowered prices from the previous year.

Knights Speak: Prom

Foster Neve-Jones, Josephine Velo, and Destiny Gutter
May 8, 2023
Nadia Abbott takes the mic to wrap up the Black History Month rally. When asked if she had anything to say to students at Loy Norrix, she replied, “Stop hurting each other.”

Student-led Rally: A discussion of police brutality and life for Black students

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
March 2, 2023
Junior Braeden Davis (left) as Dave, and junior Hana Westrick (right) as Rhonda in Scene 8: Seeing the Thing

[Photo] Loy Norrix drama department presents the cheesy Valentine’s day show “Almost, Maine”

March 6, 2023
Knights Speak: Black History Month

Knights Speak: Black History Month

Foster Neve-Jones, Josephine Velo, and Destiny Gutter
February 16, 2023
Knights Speak: Superintendents Resignation

Knights Speak: Superintendents’ Resignation

Foster Neve-Jones, Josephine Velo, and Destiny Gutter
February 8, 2023
Silvio Silva (left) stands with the president of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition (middle) and the proprietor of one of the biggest scientific olympiads in Brazil (right).

Silvio Silva, Brazilian high schooler takes initiative in his community to prepare for a future in politics

Gracie Goschke, Chloe Rathbun, and Josephine Velo
February 8, 2023
Knights Speak: What do students think about the new bathroom passing times?

Knights Speak: What do students think about the new bathroom passing times?

Foster Neve-Jones, Josephine Velo, and Destiny Gutter
January 20, 2023
The Kalamazoo Public Library offers new resources and technology for the community

The Kalamazoo Public Library offers new resources and technology for the community

Foster Neve-Jones and Josephine Velo
December 29, 2022
Knights Speak: Fall Fashion

Knights Speak: Fall Fashion

Josephine Velo, Destiny Gutter, and Foster Neve-Jones
December 16, 2022
Kia Harris and Loy Norrix librarian John Krieder pose with What the Fireflies Knew.

[Photo] Renowned author Kia Harris visits Loy Norrix to speak about her moving book, “What the Fireflies Knew”

December 9, 2022
Selena Montalvo, Attendance Interventionist, works on attendance during the internet outage and explains the new system she created to adapt. Teachers took attendance on paper, and within the first ten minutes of class had a student run it to the office. Later, Montalvo will have to input the paper copies online.

KPS experiences suspicious WiFi outages the week of Oct 3

Chloe Rathbun and Josephine Velo
October 13, 2022
Knights Speak: Powerschool and the new grading system

Knights Speak: Powerschool and the new grading system

Josephine Velo, Foster Neve-Jones, and Destiny Gutter
October 12, 2022
Knights Speak: Spring Fashion

Knights Speak: Spring Fashion

Josephine Velo and Destiny Gutter
June 11, 2022
Knights Speak: Teacher appreciation

Knights Speak: Teacher appreciation

Josephine Velo, Destiny Gutter, and Amady Mboup
June 10, 2022
Jojo Siwa (center) and her dancers, including Loy Norrix alumna Taylor Timmerman, stand with an arm raised high in front of the crowd at a show on the D.R.E.A.M. tour. The stage is decorated with bows, hearts and pink screens.

LN alumna, a professional dancer, joins Jojo Siwa’s D.R.E.A.M. tour

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
June 10, 2022
Attorney General Dana Nessel, right, was given a quick tour of Loy Norrix following the school safety meeting. Loy Norrix junior Jaydon Kelley, pictured left, helped lead the tour through the halls, past the main office, and into the C-wing where the tour ended.

Attorney General visits Loy Norrix to discuss school safety in KPS

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
May 29, 2022

[Video] Knights Speak: opinions on the mask mandate

Knights Speak Team
April 19, 2022
In the trophy case outside drama teacher Dan Laffertys classroom sits the first place Spartan Invitational award. Its a tall one, with three shiny green pillars meeting at the top with a silver star.

Seniors win first place in Michigan State Forensics Invitational

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
March 9, 2022
Loy Norrix students walk through the main hallway during passing time between second and third period. Part of the ALICE training is making sure that all students, no matter where in the building they are, have the information they need to make decisions for their safety

There is support for the KPS active shooter plan at Loy Norrix, but staff and students want more training

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
February 28, 2022
A Loy Norrix goose atop the Loy Norrix school building on Feb. 24. The goose sits above all of the students in confidence after this weeks events.

[Photo] Feb. 25 Weekly Digest: Russian invasion of Ukraine, USWNT reaches settlement and Beijing Olympics conclude

February 25, 2022
Knights Speak: Students start off 2022 with resolutions, predictions and words of wisdom

Knights Speak: Students start off 2022 with resolutions, predictions and words of wisdom

Josephine Velo, Amady Mboup, and James Hauke
January 21, 2022
Students express their style at Winter Formal

Students express their style at Winter Formal

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
December 16, 2021
The climate crisis and self-esteem: it’s all connected

The climate crisis and self-esteem: it’s all connected

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media
November 13, 2021
The Kalamazoo Womens March: a time to fight

The Kalamazoo Women’s March: a time to fight

Josephine Velo and Chloe Rathbun
October 25, 2021
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