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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Consent is Mandatory in Life and Health Classes

Consent is Mandatory in Life and Health Classes

December 2, 2015

By Bonnie Bremer, guest writer. At Loy Norrix High School, the required elective of Health is just that - a requirement. Most students and faculty members shy away from the necessary discussion of sexual...

High School Does Not Always Prepare Students for the Future

High School Does Not Always Prepare Students for the Future

November 30, 2015

By Alex Lutz, guest writer. Although high school educates students and teaches them the quadratic formula, photosynthesis, and how to do a Type 3 writing, high school doesn’t quite give us the necessary...

Circa 98 is a rap group family. The group poses outside in the senior courtyard while everyone inside is taking pictures of them and waving at them. Photo Credit: Luis Juarez

Circa 98 Storming Through Loy Norrix

luisjuarez8 November 20, 2015

Every summer, senior Saevon Ivy goes to Atlanta, Georgia to visit family. Ivy bought his recording materials in the middle of his junior year and started recording raps, but he never really knew what...

Senior Grant Mitchell runs during this seasons basketball tryouts. This years tryouts are even more competitive due to past success. Photo Credit: Paul Vallier

Succeeding in High School Sports Tryouts

audrapenny November 20, 2015

As one sport season ends, another begins in the world of sports. From fall to winter, winter to spring, there are always tryouts for any kind of sport. Here are six tips to being successful during high...

Confederate No More, The Double Crossed Flag is No Longer Relevant

Confederate No More, The Double Crossed Flag is No Longer Relevant

November 20, 2015

By Jalin Pritchett, guest writer. Is the confederate flag necessary? That is the question we all want to ask.  Some would say that it's still the symbol of the south, I would not. Not only does it represent...

Junior and Link Crew Leader Veronica Verity sits stoically at the top of the tower during parent teacher conferences. She helps parents navigate Loy Norrix, but the crowd is underwhelming. Photo Credit / Sophia DeRango

Advantages of Attending Parent Teacher Conferences

derangosophia November 20, 2015

  On October 21st, Loy Norrix was filled with parents and guardians from the afternoon into the evening, all hoping to get a word with their child’s educators. Emotions ran high: many students...

Donating Hair Can Change a Child’s Life

Donating Hair Can Change a Child’s Life

Frankie Stevens November 20, 2015

  Imagine being nine years old again, going to school everyday and making new friends. You spend your day playing outside and doing homework. You bike to the park and play with your dog, but when...

New Mom Faces a New Beginning

New Mom Faces a New Beginning

November 20, 2015

  By Mariah Sarelis, guest writer. Life is an obstacle course and one 19- year old teenager’s hoop to jump through came early in life. In late August of 2014, Kimberly Russell of Kalamazoo learned...

Color Does Not Define Me

Color Does Not Define Me

November 19, 2015

By Lydia Achenbach, guest writer. It’s senior Bianca Wilson’s first year at Loy Norrix, she moved to Kalamazoo this year from Big Rapids without really knowing anyone. Wilson moved to Kalamazoo because...

MSU Spartans’ Football Program In The Running For A National Title

MSU Spartans’ Football Program In The Running For A National Title

November 18, 2015

By Joseph Domanick, guest writer. The MSU Spartans are a powerhouse school for sports, including basketball, hockey, football. They're most widely known for their football team coached by Mark Dantonio....

Simeon Smith jumps for a ball against Gull Lake. Smith ended the season with over 600 yards receiving. Photo Credit / Lauren Johnson

Loy Norrix Student Athletes Commit to the Big Ten

vallierpaul November 10, 2015

When you look back into Loy Norrix athletic history, you think of the great names of T.J Duckett and “Little” John Flowers, two of the best athletes to attend Loy Norrix, who both went to Michigan...

A view of the new home bleachers. They will hold half the capacity of the old ones.

Fans Get Treated With New Football Stadium

hybelschris October 2, 2015

Loy Norrix’s football field experienced a complete overhaul during the Summer of 2015. With renovations starting May 4th, and just finishing August 26th, the remodel included a new main entrance, box...

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