Next week, the week of April 11, marks the start of SAT testing for the Loy Norrix 2021-22 school year.
Norrix Social Studies teacher Rebecca Layton made comprehensive graphics for each classes respective...
One main concern students and families face when considering where to go to college is finances. No matter the household circumstances, it’s easy to admit that college costs a lot of money.
According...
By Dylann Meek
“When me and my mother went to the office to change the address, that’s when the secretary told me I was out of district and would not get the [Kalamazoo] Promise,” said junior Nakia...
By Riley Dominianni
Walking into Loy Norrix High School for the first time is overwhelming for everybody, but not many experience the drastic change that Elliot Russell did when he started as a freshman...
“I know I have big goals. I want to be someone important,” said Koryania Robinson, a freshman who is already sure about her life goals.
Robinson lived in New York City for seven years where she had...
By Jose' Luis Campos
Kalamazoo is counting on us. All of the US is watching us.
The Kalamazoo Promise is a great gift for Loy Norrix students because getting a college degree will give us...
By Ontaesha Henderson
Picture a family, two kids, a mother and a father on their way to the grocery store. The car starts to rumble, they hear a bang! Clash! The car starts to slow down. They pull off...
The Western Michigan University Future Educators Program (WMUFEP) is a new scholarship offered at Western Michigan University (WMU). It is a partnership between WMU, The Kalamazoo Promise and the Kalamazoo...
Do you know how to pay taxes, set up a bank account, create a budget or take out loans? Probably not, but then again, it is not required for students to learn some of the most important life tools in...
By Maggie Swafford, guest writer.
I am fortunate to receive the Kalamazoo Promise. Although I won’t have my full tuition covered, I will have 95 percent, and that’s an incredible gift. I, along with...
Kris Mbah is a 31 year old resident of Kalamazoo who went on a 9 day hunger strike because he believes KPS students do not have the resources, more specifically textbooks, to succeed. Mbah has been...
