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Album cover for HOPE

NF’s new album “Hope” is the breath of fresh air the music industry needs

Zach Eldred, Sports Team May 22, 2023

Good albums are released all the time, but great albums are rare to come by. NF’s newest project, “HOPE,” is a great album. What separates a good album from a great one is its ability to connect...

Conner’s Critiques: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” reveals a deeper backstory to the beloved sword-wielding cat

Conner’s Critiques: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” reveals a deeper backstory to the beloved sword-wielding cat

May 12, 2023

Everyone's favorite sword-wielding kitty returned to screens back in Dec. 2022, in a one-and-a-half-hour animated adventure/comedy film that focused primarily on the backstory of Puss in Boots, voiced...

Freshman Juan Ortiz-Ponce listens to music while he types his story. He is so heavily focused and engaged on his work. He finds that when he listens to Spanish music it helps him focus.

Students and teachers disagree about whether music should be allowed in classrooms

Carter Pickett, Tower Talk Editor March 14, 2023

You walk into class listening to your favorite song. Everything is right with the world, but then your teacher tells you to take off the headphones and turn the music off. Some Loy Norrix teachers are...

Freshman Elijah Reigle listens to music while working on an assignment.   He states that it blocks out other background noises so its easier to concentrate.

Music in the classroom is beneficial and helps students succeed

Miya Timmer, Staff Writer February 15, 2023

Walking into a classroom and seeing the majority of the students with earbuds in would be shocking to someone who hasn’t been in school for the last half decade.  Within the past few years, advancements...

Headband Henny performing at a concert in Kalamazoo on May 20th. As he ends the night the crowd goes crazy

Local artist and Loy Norrix alumni Henry Parwoth pursues his passion of music

David Henry, Social Media Team December 12, 2022

Kalamazoo is one of the places in Michigan where artists can really thrive, with things like Art-hop, the local downtown art exhibit or just the culture of the city. It makes its mark as an art epicenter...

Mrs. Bergh sits playing “Follow The Drinking Gourd” behind the piano. Off-screen, students sing along in harmony, bringing fall cheer to the J-wing.

Second year music teacher adjusts to a larger school environment

Hope Wilson, Guest Writer December 2, 2022

In 2021 Austin Malarchick was hired as Loy Norrix’s new choir director after Julie Pelligrino-Hartman transferred to Kalamazoo Central the year prior.  Long-term choir students were already trying...

Jennings playing keyboard at La Luna recording studios during the recording of their current record “Something about Blue.” “Something about Blue” is the second installment in their “Small Truths” trilogy revolving around a more atmospheric sound with usage of more acoustic instruments.

Students from rival schools come together to form eclectic musical project “Via Ferrata”

Wolfgang Madonia, Arts and Entertainment Editor/Social Media Team November 16, 2022

When a group of musicians have played music together for multiple years, the beginnings of an inseparable bond can occur between the members. This is no different in the case of Loy Norrix junior and keyboardist,...

Jojo Siwa (center) and her dancers, including Loy Norrix alumna Taylor Timmerman, stand with an arm raised high in front of the crowd at a show on the D.R.E.A.M. tour.  The stage is decorated with bows, hearts and pink screens.

LN alumna, a professional dancer, joins Jojo Siwa’s D.R.E.A.M. tour

Josephine Velo, Executive Director of Visual and Digital Media June 10, 2022

Some people wake up everyday only to sit still behind a desk at their 9 to 5 job, but that isn’t the case for LN alumna of 2015, Taylor Timmerman. Timmerman was one of the seven dancers that performed...

The Smile “A Light for Attracting Attention” is a fresh take from two Radiohead members

The Smile “A Light for Attracting Attention” is a fresh take from two Radiohead members

Fletcher Elsholz, Twitter Team June 1, 2022

The Smile was started in 2020 after Phillip Selway, Radiohead’s drummer, announced he’d be taking time off to work on other projects. This project seemed like a sort of Radiohead 2 because it included...

Performing live at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Greta Van Fleet started their worldwide tour in their home state of Michigan on March 10th, 2022. Greta Van Fleet was formed in Frankenmuth, Michigan in 2012 and is made up of the Kiszka brothers: Josh (vocals), Sam (bass, pianist), and Jake (guitarist), with Danny Wagner on drums.

Greta Van Fleet starts off tour with a blast in Kalamazoo

Hollis Masterson, Staff Writer April 19, 2022

As I looked through the packed Wings Event Center, I saw so many excited fans of all ages there to see Greta Van Fleet perform on their first tour since 2019. It didn't matter that the parking traffic...

Conners Critiques: “Cinderella” is why you should leave Disney princesses to Disney

Conner’s Critiques: “Cinderella” is why you should leave Disney princesses to Disney

Conner McBride, Staff Writer January 27, 2022

The most recent Cinderella movie is a mockery of the beloved childhood film.  This remake of Cinderella is proof that just because you have famous actors and celebrities in your movie, it’s not going...

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