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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The graduation caps of seniors Alexis Weeden (left) and Brandon Schnurr (right) that were picked up on May 27, 2020 and painted with their colleges symbols. These caps are a testament to the creativity and dedication of the graduating class of 2020.

A letter to the class of 2020

Alexis Weeden, Assistant Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2020

Dear Class of 2020 and fellow Loy Norrix family,  You may or may not know me; however, I want to congratulate you all on making it this far. This is something that not everyone who started with us...

Hindsight is 2020

Hindsight is 2020

Jeanie Gould-McElhone, Arts and Entertainment Editor June 10, 2020

I’ve known almost my whole life that 2020 was my year.  On my first day of preschool I was given a bright blue t-shirt that said “Class of 2020” across the front. It would take some time to fully...

Standardized testing places high levels of stress on students and teachers

Standardized testing places high levels of stress on students and teachers

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief April 4, 2020

School is meant to be a safe and healthy environment where we are able to learn new things and express ourselves. However, the amount of standardized testing that happens in our schools puts an enormous...

Victoria Hoppe, the author of this article, using her soccer skills on the field.  Hoppe must work out to maintain her game.

Loy Norrix soccer girls prepare for the upcoming season

Victoria Hoppe, Guest Writer March 28, 2020

Loy Norrix soccer players workout and train for their upcoming season by playing indoor soccer, as well as training daily at school. Female student athletes have the opportunity to prepare themselves to...

Senior Maggie Grabemeyer takes a nap during class. As a senior, shes finding it harder and harder to stay awake.

Don’t catch senioritis

Jeanie Gould-McElhone, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 10, 2020

The finish line is in sight! As graduation approaches, a “condition” referred to as senioritis is beginning to hit the class of 2020.  It’s hard to stay focused and motivated in school, especially...

Freshman Lucy Heystek poses on top of the back quad hill right before she skied down. Lucy is spending the day skiing at Timber Ridge ski park.

Fun times at local ski park: Loy Norrix student spends the day skiing at Timber Ridge

Stella Amy, Social Media Team March 2, 2020

Skis are gliding through white clouds of snow, cold air blasts Lucy in the face as she soars down the hill.  Freshman Lucy Heystek at Loy Norrix high school, spends the day skiing with friends and...

Tristan Mieroles came back to the halls of Loy Norrix to talk to a forensic science class about life after high school.

Loy Norrix students learn what life after high school might look like

Brandi-Rose Phiri, Business Manager January 17, 2020

Every year, Loy Norrix students get a visit from LN alumni who have sat in the same seat just a couple years ago to tell then what life may be like once they have graduated from high school.  As college...

Holverstott poses with two of her original pieces. The one on the left was recently featured in an art show.

What Role Models Mean To Us: Freshman looks up to her middle school art teacher

Grace Getachew, Guest Writer January 10, 2020

“I look up to her, she helped me through some rough times,” said Loy Norrix freshman Lucy Holverstott when talking about her 6th grade art teacher from Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, Gayle...

Alexa Lee, 17, was a senior when she left high school due to concerns over her mental health.

Leaving school: why some students dropout

Lydia Snapp, Social Media Team December 23, 2019

Although drop out rates are decreasing, over 1.2 million high schoolers still leave school before graduation every year. Reasons for dropping out could range from physical or mental health, to boredom....

Freshman Nina Molitor and Hannah Locke enjoy eating lunch in the cafeteria. After morning classes some social time with friends is much needed.

Freshmen transition to high school

Gigi Fox, Web Editor October 18, 2019

Walking into Loy Norrix for the first time can be overwhelming and unnerving. We all know the feeling of walking into a new place and not knowing what to do. The class of 2023 had this feeling on September...

Thinking Like a Scientist: Science Courses Should Be a Greater Focus in High School

Thinking Like a Scientist: Science Courses Should Be a Greater Focus in High School

June 26, 2019

By Collin Carnell Throughout the nation, different science fields and scientific findings are coming under attack. There are claims that global warming isn’t happening, that vaccinations...

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