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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Loy Norrix Freshman Thinks Back on His Time in America

Loy Norrix Freshman Thinks Back on His Time in America

Alexis Weeden, Assistant Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2018

“That was the first time I’d ever seen a plane,” said Loy Norrix ninth grader Ali Al-Moukhles. Al-Moukhles’ first plane ride was his ride to America roughly six years ago so that his father could...

Sophomore Gabriel Vroman completed his journey to earning the Microsoft Office Master Award. Photo Credit / Finn Brent

Loy Norrix Sophomore Wins Prestigious Award

June 12, 2018

By Finn Brent On Friday June 8th, Loy Norrix Sophomore Gabriel Vroman completed his journey to earning the Microsoft Office Master Award. To do this, he earned a Microsoft Office Specialist Certification...

Debate of Colorism:  People Prefer Women with Light Skin Over Dark Skin

Debate of Colorism: People Prefer Women with Light Skin Over Dark Skin

June 12, 2018

By Amiria Wallace As a darker skinned female myself, growing up I’d often hear things like “You’re pretty for a black girl,” or “You have a lot of hair for a black girl.” These comments made...

Freshman Carlos Santos dives to block a shot. Seeing peoples faces when I block their shots gives me the best feeling in the world, said Santos. Photo Credit /Ben Rand

A Shared Love of Playing Soccer

Zach Skinner June 14, 2017

Loy Norrix freshman Carlos Santos found love for the game of soccer from his father at an early age. As a child, his father had him playing in competitive games with adults and created practice regiments...

Delvin Swift (black shirt on left) races Zack Sims (on right) at the Academic Pep Assembly to pass time. Before the race, Zack bragged and bet the other racers he could beat them. Photo Credit / Josh Hentkowski

Academic Pep Assembly is Fun Under the Sun

Zach Skinner June 5, 2017

Loy Norrix students had a blast on May 18 during fourth and fifth hour. Students had been waiting for months for an opportunity that only comes twice a year, the Academic Pep Assembly, a day where students...

Isabela Seixas, a 18 year old exchange student from Brazil is proudly using her flag to warm her up in her host town Saint Joseph. Seixas has enjoyed her year in U.S. but her love and value of her home country has grown a lot. Photo Credit / Sarita Nieminem

Being An Exchange Student: It's Not Like The Movies

Sarita Nieminen May 30, 2017

You’re in the airplane. You can still feel your dad’s strong hug and your mom’s tear drops on your skin. In your ears, you hear your sibling's laugh. Fun memories made with your friends come to...

Maggie Grabemeyer, junior varsity goalie and field player, deflects a Mattawan player from getting the ball. This is Grabemeyers first year playing as a Knight. Photo Credit / Deanna Puca

Loy Norrix Soccer Team Ready to Rock the Field

Sarita Nieminen April 21, 2017

The spring has arrived, and for the Loy Norrix Women’s soccer team, it means putting their cleats on and running out to the soccer field. Soccer is a team sport where every individual matters. You’re...

Xavier House: The Vastness Of The Idea Of Art

Xavier House: The Vastness Of The Idea Of Art

Maggie Lager February 27, 2017

Xavier House, Sophomore  "Art to me can be anything you want it to be. The great thing about art is it doesn't need to conform to one thing like a drawing or painting. Art can be anything from a building...

Grace Muchmore: Branching Out

Grace Muchmore: Branching Out

Maggie Lager February 22, 2017

Grace Muchmore, Sophomore "I love making art. Creating in general is such a gratifying experience for me. I'm all over different types of mediums. From crayon wax to acrylic paint. This year I really...

Loy Norrix Loses Classmate in Yet Another Tragedy

Loy Norrix Loses Classmate in Yet Another Tragedy

Emma Whitehead February 14, 2017

On the evening of January 20th, Loy Norrix High School students suffered a major loss. Friday afternoon at the Loy Norrix vs. Kalamazoo Central basketball game students began receiving phone calls and...

Tower facade now vs. tower facade coming soon

Once Trendy Teal Becomes Brilliant Blue: Loy Norrix Enters This Century with Exterior Updates

Griffin Conley February 13, 2017

Dubbed the “Glass Castle” in 1960 when it opened, Loy Norrix High School was new and exciting for its time. Since then the school has kept its original colors, only making repairs and additions to...

Emma Greschak: Growing Stylistically

Emma Greschak: Growing Stylistically

Maggie Lager February 3, 2017

Emma Grechak, Senior  I guess I create art because it makes me happy and it's something I know I can work to improve on. I enjoy looking back on my old work and seeing how much I've grown stylistically....

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