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The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Senior class president Maddie Olech blows out the senior candle, passing it to the juniors. Photo Credit / Abby Farrer

Seniors see the Light at the End of the Tunnel

Frankie Stevens June 8, 2016

Candlelight was held on June 3rd for the class of 2016. Candlelight is a ceremony held at Loy Norrix to symbolize the passing of the torch form the graduating seniors to the juniors. Loy Norrix is one...

Junior Myron Sykes stayed optimistic even though he wasnt able to donate a full pint of blood. The nurses couldnt properly place the needle in one of his arms so they had to take blood from the other arm. Photo Credit / Jonathan Lo

Students Donate Blood Despite Fears

jonathanlo May 31, 2016

Tables are organized in a circle and nurses are in the center preparing for the incoming crowd of students. The students wait to donate a pint of blood which can save up to three lives. Every year in...

Loy Norrix Student Recognized as Finalist for National Merit Scholarship

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...

Senior basketball players Grant Mitchell and GK Wells-Lindsay pose with their high school and future college coaches. Both players have played three years of varsity basketball. Photo Credit / Paul Vallier

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...

Advanced Art Prepares Students for Their Future

Advanced Art Prepares Students for Their Future

makennasandt May 24, 2016

  As the days pass and get closer and closer to the deadline, AP Studio Art Portfolio students feel the stress of finishing their artworks. They start at the beginning of the year on their portfolios...

Students Showcase Art at EFE Expo

Students Showcase Art at EFE Expo

Meghan Lewis May 24, 2016

On Tuesday evening May 10th, from 5 to 8 p.m. there was a EFE photo/ Visual Imaging program art show. It was at Kalamazoo Central High School in rooms 522 & 535 with a range of artists showing off...

Personal Finance Should be Required for All Students

Personal Finance Should be Required for All Students

Frankie Stevens May 20, 2016

Do you know how to pay taxes, set up a bank account, create a budget or take out loans? Probably not, but then again, it is not required for students to learn some of the most important life tools in...

Part Time Employment Helps Students Gain Independence

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....

The Eiffel Tower, located in Paris, France, is visited by over 7 million people per year. The tower was built on January 28, 1887.
Photo Credit / Brooke Washington

Loy Norrix Students Travel the World: Seniors Reflect on Their Experiences

alexiskaymartin May 16, 2016

When you hear about students traveling during the summer, you think they go somewhere in the U.S. like Florida or Washington. However, Loy Norrix high school students, specifically seniors, have had the...

Tragic Bombing Devastates Brussels

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...

Reading is the Key to Success, Put Down that Phone

Reading is the Key to Success, Put Down that Phone

Dagnija Tomsons May 12, 2016

You walk into a restaurant with a huge line, surprised that your favorite place has a bunch of people here this early in the morning. The person behind the counter tells you the wait is twenty minutes...

Letters to the Editor

Grace Marshall May 10, 2016

Letters to the Editor Publication Policy: If you have an opinion about an article in our paper or something we’ve said, write to us! Your letter to the editor must be 250 words or less and must contain...

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