Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion pass #1 to release on June 17th
Jackson Kiino-Terburg, A/V Editor
June 10, 2020
In the months following the worldwide lockdowns from COVID-19, various forms of digital media have come to a sort of standstill. TV show releases are getting delayed, movies pushed back and even video game launches are up in the air. This is happening all at a time when people have nothing better to...
Nintendo announces “Pokemon Sword and Shield” Expansion Pass alongside additional “Smash Brothers” fighter
Jackson Kiino-Terburg, A/V Editor
February 8, 2020
January 9th, Nintendo held a “Nintendo Direct” with the focus being on GameFreaks’ popular “Pokemon” franchise. A Nintendo Direct is a livestream where Nintendo will announce new games or releases. New paid content for the new games “Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield” was announced...
Chess Club Instructor Moves the Loy Norrix Students to Play Chess
Logan Neeley, NLP
May 6, 2019
Loy Norrix is taking steps to capture the king.College Readiness instructor Jim Bellware first started playing chess after he learned the game from his father. He continued to play chess in college with his roommates and coached a chess club in Battle Creek for 10 years. Now, Bellware hosts the club here at...
Gamers, Assemble!: Loy Norrix eSports Club’s First Year is Underway
Justin Timmerman
October 5, 2018
If you’re looking for a place where countless all-nighters playing video games with your friends while eating potato chips and drinking soda will come in handy, the Loy Norrix eSports club has a spot for you! The eSports club is where gamers can get together and play video games either compe...
Nova VR Brings Easy Access to The Games of The Future
Zachary Liddle
November 3, 2017
When you hear arcade, you probably imagine cabinet games like Galaga or Mortal Kombat, lines with no end, and waiting to pay tons of quarters for minutes of fun depending on how you play. Nova has come to change that. Nova VR, at 806 S. Westnedge Ave. in Kalamazoo, is a virtual reality business al...
Academic Pep Assembly is Fun Under the Sun
Zach Skinner
June 5, 2017
Loy Norrix students had a blast on May 18 during fourth and fifth hour. Students had been waiting for months for an opportunity that only comes twice a year, the Academic Pep Assembly, a day where students get to leave class early to kick back and relax. It is a reward for all their hard work in thei...
Sophomores Help to Rebuild Varsity Basketball Teams
Dennasia Dixon
April 21, 2017
The feeling of Friday night basketball games have become all too familiar to sophomores Nmeso Nnebedum, Steffon Dunigan, DeAndre Worthy, Abigail Roberts and Ebube Okpechukwu. Hard work, dedication and leadership are all qualities that led these second year high school students to become a part of ...
Loy Norrix Freshman Will Change the Way You Look At Computers
March 7, 2017
By Alex Vonhof “I took it apart and I ended up breaking a little tiny piece inside of it that made the fan work," said freshman Jason Howard, talking about struggling with a computer. "After that I tried fixing it, but I ended up breaking it more so I basically just smashed it into pieces and th...
The Chicago Cubs Shock the World after 108 Years.
Abby Farrer
December 2, 2016
Thousands of eyes are glued to the pitcher dressed in a blue jersey and grey pants. He is one pitch away from a life changing play. Pitcher, Mike Montgomery of the Cubs has a count of no balls and one strike, two outs on the scoreboard one more pitch, a solid pitch down the middle, ground ball to lef...
