The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

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The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

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The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

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Rebecca Layton works at her desk on end of the year work. In her classes a research project, called the Capstone, takes the place of a final exam.

Beloved social studies teacher leaves teaching to become a therapist

Lexi Tuley, Graphics Editor June 8, 2023

Rebecca Layton, psychology, sociology and women’s studies teacher, has been a really important part of the school community during her 10 years working here.  But now, with her finishing her studies...

Freshman Avalon Yarworth is reading the note and signature that freshman Malia Guy wrote in her yearbook. Yarworth wants Guy to sign her yearbook in order to remember her freshman year and all of the friends she has now.

Students still purchase the expensive yearbook, despite the presence of photos on social media

Madelyn Ide June 3, 2023

Inside the dimly lit yearbook classroom, students are resizing photos, editing captions, or writing stories. Some students may not even be inside the classroom; instead, they are scattered around the school,...

Loy Norrix teacher, Rebecca Layton, stands in the middle with friends in front of a background from the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She is taking in all the new traditions and cultures from her distinctive time at the games.

Loy Norrix teacher shares her life-changing experience at the 1996 Olympics

Violet Berg, Guest Writer March 10, 2023

Loy Norrix’s psychology, sociology and women’s studies teacher Rebecca Layton recalls one of the most influential memories from her teen years as attending the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The...

Juniors, Ava Belknap and Sophia DeAnda eating lunch in Daniel Houvener’s room. They eat lunch there everyday as they find the room to be better than eating in the cafeteria.

Loy Norrix teachers agree to disagree on students eating in their classrooms during lunch time

Isabella Figueroa, Chief Copy Editor December 19, 2022

Ding, ding, ding, ding, it's time for lunch! When it’s time for lunch, most students go to the cafeteria. But, some go and sit in their teachers' classrooms.  These students have an option to get...

Junior Isabel Ricardo-Ramirez came into Brianna Englishs classroom with a small fan that plugs into her computer. This plug-in fan helps her regulate the hot temperature of the windowless K3 classroom.

The K-Wing: warm classroom temperatures persist into the colder months, students and teachers alike are frustrated

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer December 7, 2022

As the temperature outside gets colder and snow falls on the ground, students bundle up to face the frigid temperatures outside. However, upon their arrival to school, many students are faced with classrooms...

Rebecca Layton wrote the Womens Studies curriculum and teaches the class during first hour. Layton also teaches and wrote the curriculums for the Loy Norrix psychology and sociology courses.

Women’s Studies and African American Studies; history through the eyes of the silenced and overlooked

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief October 8, 2021

Every year, the prospect of new classes, new curriculums, and new teachers is exciting. Whether it be a required class like economics, an art class like ceramics, or an English class like creative writing,...

Seniors argue they shouldn’t have to take finals exams

Seniors argue they shouldn’t have to take finals exams

Ellie Haase, Social Media Editor May 25, 2021

“Final exams are unnecessary added stress for seniors who have already met the graduation requirements,” said senior Sean Mason.  Every year, like clockwork, there is often a debate among seniors...

Dyami Hernandez, math and Latin teacher, feeling powerful after getting his COVID-19 vaccination.

Loy Norrix staff relieved to get COVID-19 vaccine

Stella Amy, Social Media Team April 16, 2021

“I felt incredibly safe during the whole vaccination process,” said LN teacher Sammy Simpson, “There were definitely tears of happiness at the site where I got my vaccine.”  The COVID-19 vaccine...

Senior Virginia Abbott works on her college applications at her laptop. Shes hoping to get into her choice of college and possibly earn some scholarships.

Loy Norrix seniors fill out early college applications

Melissa Preston, Chief Copy Editor November 25, 2020

Nothing beats the stress of turning on your laptop to see yet another email from your dream college saying, “You have a week left to apply!” or logging in to Common App to finally write your college...

Quarantine and online school has affected the mental health of students and teachers alike

Quarantine and online school has affected the mental health of students and teachers alike

Kai Neve-Jones, Assistant Photo Editor November 19, 2020

Mental health issues in adolescents have been on the rise for years, as seen in multiple studies from sources like The Trevor Project and The World Health Organization. The question is, does quarantine...

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