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The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Alumni and Kalamazoo Pickers Store Owner adds to fashion communities by selling clothes that people enjoy

Alumni and Kalamazoo Pickers Store Owner adds to fashion communities by selling clothes that people enjoy

David Henry, Social Media Team May 3, 2023

The small business scene in Kalamazoo is a flowering industry with new businesses opening up every year. These new business owners are aspirational and driven individuals who are working hard to create...

Sophia Ciokajlo looks at the website for the student publication ¨Knight Life.¨ ¨Knight Life¨ has been a strictly online publication since 2019.

Kalamazoo Public Schools requires articles to be reviewed before publishing

Isabella Figueroa, Chief Copy Editor April 10, 2023

Freedom of the press is tied to the First Amendment under the U.S. Constitution to ensure the freedom of information and ideas, thereby ensuring a strong democracy. While most news agencies adhere to...

Nadia Abbott takes the mic to wrap up the Black History Month rally. When asked if she had anything to say to students at Loy Norrix, she replied, “Stop hurting each other.”

Student-led Rally: A discussion of police brutality and life for Black students

Josephine Velo, Executive Director March 2, 2023

In response to continuous police brutality, on Feb. 10, a student rally took place at Loy Norrix. The rally was organized by Norrix senior Nadia Abbott and included multiple student speakers who showcased...

Loy Norrix recovers from stalled learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while other schools struggle

Loy Norrix recovers from stalled learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while other schools struggle

Foster Neve-Jones, Assistant Web Editor and Knights Speak January 19, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores declined across Michigan’s school districts, reflecting the drop in learning across the country The primary test for schools in Michigan is the National Assessment...

Loy Norrix student checks their phone in class. Students and teachers alike have noticed the affect of the pandemic on this particular habit.

Screen addictions negatively effect students

Fletcher Elsholz, Twitter Team June 4, 2022

A lot of the time during class, a teacher will ask a question and no student will answer because they're too busy on their phone.  In online school it was incredibly easy to not pay attention in class...

Protesters prop signs up against a large, silver casket. Shortly after, the demonstrators were asked to remove the display.

Activists encourage students to skip school on count day in protest of KPS

Milo Turner February 25, 2022

On February 10, a protest against KPS administration was led by a group of local activists outside of Loy Norrix High School. The demonstration started at around 10 a.m. in front of the building.  One...

A visual representation of the layering defense strategy against COVID-19 in schools from the MDHHS, an image Dr. Rita Raichourdhuri used in the release to KPS families.

Omicron variant of COVID-19 forces Michigan schools to cancel events in January

James Hauke, Multimedia Editor January 7, 2022

As students and teachers return to school for the winter of 2022, there also happens to be a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, particularly the omicron variant. As students were on winter break for the...

With this decision KPS will have its first ever all virtual school year.

KPS decides to remain virtual for the remainder of the year

Lilly MacInnis, Photo Editor/Social Media Team February 12, 2021

On Feb. 11, the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education announced that the district will remain virtual for the third and final trimester of the year instead of returning to in-person learning in a...

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