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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 mens varsity receives pre-game talk by head coach Scott Forrester, before heading out to defeat Marshall, 3-1.

Loy Norrix men’s soccer breaks 12-year dry spell by making SMAC “Gold Division”

Cavan Helms, Sports Editor November 10, 2023

The wind blows on your face from the cracked windows on the bus while you’re blasting “Drake” in your headphones and guzzling down electrolytes, in an attempt to calm the pre-game nerves.  After...

The Honkening

The Honkening

Jamie Gilbert, Guest artist November 8, 2023

Goosinator!

Goosinator!

Audrey Buck, Guest artist November 2, 2023

I was just cold!

I was just cold!

Kaiden Moose, Guest artist October 30, 2023

In the original photo of A21 at the end of the 2023 school year all the students had their phones out and were distracted from their work, 5 months later with the new procedure these students have their phones off and are putting on their finishing touches before turning in their art project

Students respond in an unexpected way as teachers and staff rave about cell phone procedure results

Alexander Houslander, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 27, 2023

Changing the cell phone procedure for the 2023-2024 school year is a bigger shift in pace of anything we’ve seen at Norrix in a long time. At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, Loy Norrix High...

Coolmath Games is one of the websites frequently used by kids to relax during free time in class. It hosts a variety of games designed for kids of all age levels

Game-based education: Video games are the answer to modern classroom problems

Anthony Herrera, Guest Writer June 9, 2023

Remember when you were a kid playing games on abcya.com? Maybe it was a different website like Starfall or PBS Kids. What these have in common is that you were learning while having fun.  Senior Joaquin...

Tom Clark and other seniors at Loy Norrix High School line up to receive their graduation awards. It is their final day of high school.

The Kalamazoo Promise allows Kalamazoo Public School students to graduate debt free by paying for their college tuition

Sophia DeAnda, Staff Writer June 9, 2023

The average college student ends up owing over $30,000 in student debt at the time of graduating with a bachelor's degree. The Kalamazoo Promise is the new beginning to debt-free students. In 2005,...

Loy Norrix junior Nina Holm takes a walk in the Kleinstuck Preserve as a way to round out the weekend. She likes to take walks here often, especially as a way to meet up with friends and get fresh air.

Urban residents embrace green spaces: possibilities and benefits

Nora Duffy, Guest Writer June 8, 2023

The sound of birds and the smell of trees after rain fill the air. Water drips from the leaves onto the muddy ground of the Kleinstuck Preserve on a humid spring afternoon. Even though the preserve is...

Students use their phones during instructional time in class.

A new cell phone procedure is on the horizon for the 23-24 school year and it could be a great change of pace for learning in the classroom

Alex Houslander June 7, 2023

When you walk into a classroom at Loy Norrix High School, no matter the teacher's personal procedure, there’s phones out everywhere, at all times of the school day. Whether teachers are willing to let...

Pam Landis assists sophomore Reginald Potters in servicing his Chromebook. Landis has been a go-to knowledgeable and reliable person to deal with Chromebook issues.

Assistant librarian, Pam Landis, to retire after nearly 40 years serving KPS

Charles James, Guest Writer June 7, 2023

“Mrs. Landis kinda runs the school in my opinion, or at least a lot of things behind the scenes that are necessary for the school to function,” said Loy Norrix librarian John Kreider. “She’s absolutely...

Orca swimming freely through the pacific ocean, looking for a snack.

Orcas are the apex predator of the ocean and they deserve to be free

Cavan Helms, Sports Editor June 4, 2023

When you think of the top dogs of the ocean, you'll most likely think of a shark, or more specifically, the great white shark.  I thought this for a while too, then I grew up.  Orcas have over...

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