Activism within Gen Z
Sophie Grover, Arts and Entertainment Editor
October 14, 2020
“I definitely think Gen Z is the loudest right now,” said Gracen Martini-Zeller, a senior at Kalamazoo Central. “Even if they can’t get to demonstrations, they’re doing a really good job of at least speaking up about it.” Since people can’t currently come together in person, how is G...
Digital Killed the Print Edition: Knight Life finds new life online
Riley Dominianni, Feature Editor
October 25, 2019
Since 1960, Knight Life has been the voice of Loy Norrix, sharing opinions, reporting news, and covering events in an iconic print newspaper. As cherished as it was by many teachers, students, and, of course, the staff of Knight Life, the 2019-2020 school year marks a big change for the publication...
Anti-Abortion Laws Don’t Ban Abortion, They Just Ban Safe Access
Alexis Weeden, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2019
As of May of 2019, there have already been attempts at challenging the 1973 Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade along with the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Conservative legislators have been pushing strict abortion bans called “heart-beat bills” in multiple states -- including Michigan. T...
Loy Norrix Journalists Take Big Steps at MIPA 2019
Devon Gross, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2019
Each year, the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association holds a ceremony awarding various Michigan school publications and student journalists’ hard work and unique content they’ve published throughout the previous year. At the 2019 MIPA awards ceremony, there were a total of 4,112 entries submitted ...
Loy Norrix Students Walkout in Protest of US Gun Control
Henry Snapp
February 24, 2018
“We want to end gun violence in schools, to show that students have a voice, have opinion and want to be heard. We’re angry. We’re done accepting thoughts and condolences and we want something to change,” Emma Hilgarth-Griff shouted from atop a rock as she read her speech to the crowd of st...
New Interim Principal Shows Endurance
Brandon Schnurr, Web Editor
December 14, 2017
Edwards works as the Director of Secondary Education for Kalamazoo Public Schools, and he is also the new interim principal of Loy Norrix. However, this isn’t Edwards’s first time around Loy Norrix. He used to be the principal of Loy Norrix for five years, between 2008 and 2013. While reflecting ...
Four Experts’ Views on Fake News
Henry Snapp
December 7, 2017
In an increasingly complicated age of mass media, it has become of paramount importance to separate real news from fake news. ‘Fake news’ is biased or untrue information presented as facts. The trend of labeling some news sources as ‘fake news’ has destroyed the credibility of perfectly hone...
New Teachers on the Block
Brandon Schnurr, Web Editor
October 16, 2017
It’s been a nice, long summer, but the time has come to return to school. Time to wake up and get to the bus at 6:00 a.m., come home to a beautiful bed, and then return to your usual school year routines. But most importantly, it's time to meet the teachers you'll spend the next 180 days of your life with....
Kalamazoo Public Schools Lengthen Foreign Language & Math Classes In Hopes of Boosting Student Achievement
Nora Hilgart-Griff
May 19, 2017
On December 16, 2016, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Services Cindy Green presented several recommendations to the School Board for changes in the current Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) curriculum. The most dramatic change that would affect KPS high schoolers is the transition of...
