The Memory of Tim Kyle: Giving Back to the Community
September 28, 2018
As a cart of 31 backpacks loaded with school supplies, destined for students in need, entered the office, Erin and Karen Kyle shake hands with Principal Christopher Aguinaga and Mrs. Sheryl Knight, marking the official donation. For thirteen years, Tim Kyle dedicated his work to teaching at Loy Norrix. Kyle ...
ADHD: To Add More Adderall or to Reduce the Ritalin
Raili Nelson
February 15, 2018
The slight buzz of the rectangular fluorescent lights echoed, a soundtrack to the mix of beige and gray colors found throughout the office. I sit on the modest chair waiting for my mother to bring me the medication I forgot to take. I suffer from ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a...
What The Loy Norrix Drum Line Means To Students
Christian Baker
May 23, 2017
A feature of the Loy Norrix drum line and with a special look into what the program means to senior Rene Salas, freshman Devin Spencer, sophomore Yesenia Salas, and sophomore Lillia Bistrek. ...
NEHS Inducts Students to Start off the New Year
Maxwell Link
February 10, 2017
On the night of January 10, 2017, the National English Honors Society (NEHS) inducted 21 students into the program. NEHS is a national organization that does community projects. It's a big responsibility and difficult to get in. Evie Bartley is one of the many students that were inducted. She is a j...
Loy Norrix Student Recognized as Finalist for National Merit Scholarship
Jordan Brown
May 31, 2016
Loy Norrix senior Koichi Anderson has had the high honor of being recognized as a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. “When I went to Milwood Middle, there was a group of us that felt like the math class that we were in was just too easy. So we worked with the counselors and principal to have...
Loy Norrix Finishes off the Year with Three More Athletic Commits
vallierpaul
May 31, 2016
Only some athletes are chosen each year to continue to the next level, with these three commits, Loy Norrix will have a grand total of nineteen athletes playing in college. Basketball players Grant Mitchell and Gk Wells-Lindsay to KVCC and Jalen Pace to Olivet College to wrestle. It takes o...
Part Time Employment Helps Students Gain Independence
Jonnie Palone
May 18, 2016
Money in your pocket and the sense of growing out of being a student to becoming an adult is what after school jobs are all about. As high schoolers, most of our responsibilities revolve around our education. One in four high school students 16 years and older eventually take on the responsibility of a ...
Tragic Bombing Devastates Brussels
Meghan Lewis
May 13, 2016
On March 22, 2016, 30 people died and 260 were wounded after the bombings at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station in Brussels. Authorities issued a level four attack canceling all flights in and out of Brussels. Zaventem airport and Maelbeek station were then evacuated and closed to ga...
Moving On: Seniors Prepare to Leave Their Athletic Stage
kendracurtis
May 9, 2016
It’s a Friday night and the sun has already hidden itself behind the cheering crowd. Sweat runs down your tired face as bright lights illuminate the field, your version of a stage that you’ve been performing on since you were a freshman, maybe even longer. Every last ounce of energy that’s left insi...
Marching Knights Take on Mackinaw City
lindymoored
May 27, 2015
On Friday, May 22, the Loy Norrix Marching Band traveled north to perform in the Mackinaw City Memorial Parade. "I think it's important for us [the band] to get out and experience performing in bigger parades where bands from cities just as far come to. It helps us set goals for ourselves," said color ...
Win on Wednesday: LN and KC Women's Lacrosse Puts in Work to Beat Grand Haven
lindymoored
April 17, 2015
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix and Kalamazoo Central are cross-city rivals, but girls from both high schools come together each spring to form the Kalamazoo United Women’s Varsity Lacrosse Team.On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, the KU women came out on top with their first win of the season against Grand ...
