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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Ms. Dantes checks out a student from the main office. This is one of her many responsibilities throughout the day.

Pay increase for substitute teachers begins to alleviate district shortage

Elliot Russell, Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2022

“I think there’s two fighting issues because the pay did increase, which is fantastic and makes us competitive with the districts around us, but also with the surge of COVID cases, we’re still not...

A look inside room M1, Rostam Ahmad Dauds Information Technology classroom. The Cyberknights practice and compete here with their awards shown on the back wall.

Feb. 4 Weekly News Digest: Black History Month, winter storms and Spotify misinformation scandal 

News Team February 9, 2022

COVID Updates According to The New York Times’ COVID dashboard, there have been over 385 thousand new cases of COVID-19 in the United States each day as of February 3. Around 11 thousand cases are...

Loy Norrix Freshman Emerson Edwards addresses the KPS Board of Education at the Jan. 27  meeting.

Mask mandate to continue, spectator restriction to be lifted and more announced at Jan. 27 KPS School Board meeting

Elliot Russell, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2022

On Thursday, Jan. 27, the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education held their bi-weekly meeting at the district office on Howard St. The Board members, accompanied by superintendent Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri,...

Teacher Christina Holmes jots down a note on her lunch break. Holmes often allows Spanish course students to eat in her room during the hour.

Jan. 28 Weekly News Digest: KPS Board meeting, Oxford students return and Russia and Ukraine’s tensions rise

News Team January 28, 2022

COVID Updates Covid Statistics According to The New York Times’ COVID dashboard, there have been over 652 thousand new cases each day of COVID-19 in the United States, as of January 26. Around...

The crops and equipment in the Hoop House are protected from the weather in the greenhouse structure, due to this, the Hoop House can continue to grow food and hold events into the winter. The white board is used as a calendar for events and dates along with holding important information about the garden.

Community independence in agriculture is vital to tackle food insecurity for Kalamazoo residents

August Crothers, Instagram Team January 28, 2022

Students pour into the cafeteria during lunch periods waiting for the doors to open, ready to eat whatever is served that day. For many, school-provided lunch and breakfast is their only source of...

Kalamazoo Public Schools facebook account posts a graphic to their page announcing the first school closing this year on January 6th. This snow day marked the first since the start of the pandemic.

Snow Days: the role they serve in the world of pandemic schooling

Amady Mboup, Knights Speak Team January 12, 2022

As we enter the winter season, the topic of what to do when school is inaccessible due to the weather has come back into focus. Taking a look at Loy Norrix specifically, many are wondering whether the...

Spanish teacher Marta Grabowski substitute teaches for Atiba Wards fifth hour international business class. Like all teachers at Norrix, shes been called in to sub on a rolling basis.

Substitute teacher shortage plagues Norrix staff

Elliot Russell, Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2021

With teachers frequently in and out of the building because of COVID scares as the pandemic rages on, familiar faces have been popping up around the building. Maybe your algebra teacher had to lecture...

Loy Norrix teacher Kyle Shack prefers to use Classroom Relay to communicate with his students and help them out when they are struggling.

Classroom Relay: A helpful tool for teachers, but possibly unfair monitoring system

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief June 8, 2021

School districts have had internet monitoring software for years. It’s not a secret that administrators have access to your school email address and can see what you do when logged into that email address.  What...

Graduates waiting in line felt a vibe of celebration.

The Loy Norrix Class of 2021 ends with an outdoor graduation celebration

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief June 7, 2021

The celebration of this year’s graduating class began with a Clap-Out for seniors as they paraded throughout the school one last time at 11:30 A.M. Afterwards, seniors made their way to the bleachers...

Senioritis: An inevitability of age or a result of flawed school policies?

Senioritis: An inevitability of age or a result of flawed school policies?

Sophie Decker, Web Editor, A/V Editor May 27, 2021

As the end of the year approaches, “senioritis” begins to set in for many students as they get ready to leave high school. This “condition” is often viewed as students getting lazy or complacent,...

Seniors argue they shouldn’t have to take finals exams

Seniors argue they shouldn’t have to take finals exams

Ellie Haase, Social Media Editor May 25, 2021

“Final exams are unnecessary added stress for seniors who have already met the graduation requirements,” said senior Sean Mason.  Every year, like clockwork, there is often a debate among seniors...

Amy (Bella Ford) practices her technique to be more Zen.

The Loy Norrix theatre department stages a musical about the complexity of growing up

Melissa Preston, Chief Copy Editor May 11, 2021

“It's such a struggle to learn and perform an entire musical in basically just one month, but we did it and it is so gratifying to see it come together,” said senior Kamryn Kimbrough, an actor in the...

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