Most schools are learning environments that try to push students to become better people in the future. What happens when racism interferes with education? Sometimes it's not even noticeable because it's...

It’s the time of year for spooky costumes, frightful nights and something equally as scary- college applications. Just the idea of applying for colleges can scare most high school seniors. By now we...

High school has always been known as the last four years of being a kid, not having adult responsibilities and enjoying it while it lasts. But, a new idea has come around, a fifth year of high school...

In Loy Norrix High School, at the overcrowded merging point of the three main wings (A, B and C), student traffic frequently comes to a complete stop. According to the Kalamazoo Gazette Staff’s article...

The Gay-Straight Alliance has been going on at Loy Norrix for 16 years and was founded by former teacher Katherine Williamson. The program has been a community where all students, genders, and sexualities...

Last year, Loy Norrix was bursting with defiance. Students rebelled against the dress standards. Staff feared enforcing it. Organized events took place, where a large majority of students wore leggings...

An unfamiliar figure sat in a comfortable swivel chair, her desk a bit disorganized and loaded with student schedules and requests. Pam Robinson is the new Loy Norrix High School counselor. She is outgoing,...

When society talks drug addiction, we seldom think of prescription drugs as being addictive or even bad for that matter. Society likes to believe that if a doctor gives out a certain pill that the pill...

There is a test today. No big deal, right? The feeling of butterflies eating from the inside out comes when you remember there was no such thing as studying last night. Everyone gets the same test so...

Advanced Placement classes are common for most upperclassmen in high schools around the country, but 15-year-old Lachlan Woods is only a sophomore and is already taking 3 AP classes. He takes AP U.S....

“How’s the weather down there?” or “You’re too short to do that” are two degrading comments that are heard by many shorter-than-average people everyday, such as Jada Lassiter. Comments such...