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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

There Should Be No Standardized Testing In Schools

There Should Be No Standardized Testing In Schools

LauraMartin June 10, 2015

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...

Life in the AP Lane Prepping Students for Life in the Real World

Life in the AP Lane Prepping Students for Life in the Real World

bkeonfoster June 9, 2015

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....

Going to College is Worthwhile

Going to College is Worthwhile

luisjuarez8 June 9, 2015

Today in America, it’s harder to get a job than in the 70's where you could lose your job and not worry because you could apply for a new job the next day and get hired instantly. It didn't matter whether...

Photo Credit: Sophia Boismer

Class of 2015 Graduates from High School

sophiaboismier June 8, 2015

Dressed in gowns, caps, cords, and stoles, the Class of 2015 walked proudly around the perimeter of the K-Wings stadium in alphabetical order, with about 12-15 ft between them. As they walked, they heard...

Sophomore Christian Baker shows off all the tough grind he worked for at Don Lukens Invitational.

The First and Last Home Game: The Track and Field Team Competes in the Annual Don Lukens Invitational

zhixinwee May 8, 2015

Practicing everyday since early March, Loy Norrix track and field athletes prepared for the annual Don Lukens Invitational at home on April 24. Don Lukens was a coach at Loy Norrix for 26 years and started...

Knight Speak - Spring Break 2015

Knight Speak – Spring Break 2015

February 24, 2015

Loy Norrix students speak about what they are doing for spring break. Please click on the picture below to watch the Knight Speak video.

Junior Alex Lutz sits in his AP Government trying to pay attention to a powerpoint. Like many students Lutz drinks coffee in order to stay awake and stay focused in class.  Photo Credit / Hannah Stempky

Students Depend on Caffeine to Function in School

hannahstempky January 27, 2015

Waking up early for school is hard. Whether you are up all night to study, for work, or just to watch your favorite television show that comes on at 11:00 p.m, waking up the next morning is next to impossible. To...

Juniors Reflect on ACT & MME

Juniors Reflect on ACT & MME

clairedomanick March 6, 2014

Congratulations Juniors, the ACT part of this week is officially over! Only one more day of waking up early to take the dreaded (but mandatory) MME test. The following quotations are from current juniors...

Students Question the Rules Focused on in the Student Code of Conduct

Students Question the Rules Focused on in the Student Code of Conduct

jadadecker November 16, 2013

As you walk up the steps of the tower, you and your fellow classmates pull out your IDs and show them to security, waiting at the double doors. Knowing your first and second hour teachers don’t care...

Sophomore Olivia Vande Pol, (center) running in a cross country meet for Loy Norrix Highschool. She is hoping to beat her personal best mile time of 6:30.

A Fast Paced Life to Match a Fast Paced Runner, Olivia Vande Pol’s Story

Rachel November 12, 2013

Olivia Vande Pol’s life requires a lot of dedication. While being a sophomore in high school is hard enough, she manages to do so and run cross country as well as track for Loy Norrix High School. When...

Photo Credit / Breonna Burnside 
Mr. Burnside (right) and Mr. Barry (left) discuss previous mediations.

New Mediation Program at Loy Norrix Helps Students Talk Things Out

meelahwilliams November 4, 2013

“We don’t tell students how to resolve their problems, they come up with solutions and write up a mediation agreement themselves,” said Barry Burnside, the head of the mediation program. The mediation...

Photo credit / Allie Creamer
FOCUS members Tinashe Chaponda, Ari Solomon, Chris Miller, Jazmine Ray, Brian Bartley and others get together for a team chant after the Bronson 5k Walk/Run on September 29th.

Putting the FOCUS on Kalamazoo

tatianaberquist October 30, 2013

Recently Loy Norrix alumnus Tinashe Chaponda founded a mentoring program called FOCUSKalamazoo, aiming to better the Kalamazoo community through uniting high school and college students, promoting local...

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