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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Faye Radley sits in their journalism class working on the latest assignment. A brightly colored pen spins like clockwork in their non-dominant hand.

Fidgeting is a useful tool for students to focus

Elli Kastner, Guest Writer April 12, 2024

As you shuffle into class for an important assignment, your non-dominant hand begins to rhythmically tap the golden-brown wood of your desk while your foot joins in unison. The teacher pauses the lesson...

Sophomore Austin Shannon focuses on his schoolwork. Shannon who has ADHD states that he works better after lunch.

Students with ADHD face many challenges during the school day

McKenzie Nuyen, Staff Writer February 16, 2023

Sophomore Austin Shannon has difficulty focusing on certain things during the school day which makes it very hard to keep track of things. “I wish I didn’t have ADHD because it causes a lot of problems,”...

Senioritis: An inevitability of age or a result of flawed school policies?

Senioritis: An inevitability of age or a result of flawed school policies?

Sophie Decker, Web Editor, A/V Editor May 27, 2021

As the end of the year approaches, “senioritis” begins to set in for many students as they get ready to leave high school. This “condition” is often viewed as students getting lazy or complacent,...

Luna Drumm-Walsh and younger brother Tommy Drumm-Walsh at ages 6 and 1. Luna still supports her brother and the two always spend time together.

Sophomore strives to help struggling family member

Ariel Godinez, Guest Writer April 2, 2020

Sophomore Luna Drumm-Walsh wakes up around 6:55 a.m tired and exhausted to get ready for school. The first thing that she hears is her dad telling her brother Tommy to get up for school, which can be a...

ADHD: To Add More Adderall or to Reduce the Ritalin

ADHD: To Add More Adderall or to Reduce the Ritalin

Raili Nelson February 15, 2018

The slight buzz of the rectangular fluorescent lights echoed, a soundtrack to the mix of beige and gray colors found throughout the office. I sit on the modest chair waiting for my mother to bring me...

Junior Kierra Grado working on her portfolio in Honors English 11 A, trying her best to focus on the task at hand. Photo Credit / Dagnija Tomsons

Teenagers Struggle with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

Dagnija Tomsons March 14, 2016

Junior Kierra Grado struggles to focus as she stares down at a math problem right under her pencil. For about a year and a half, she’s been struggling with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,...

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