The outdated and racially biased SAT needs a complete overhaul or should be eliminated

Krystiana Bernstein, Staff Writer • May 20, 2024

Sleepless nights, stress eating, study sessions and cramming, matters that many Michigan juniors know all too well when preparing for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or as it’s more commonly known,...

Everything right and wrong with the SAT

Alexander Houslander and Skylar Zajac • May 1, 2024

Students and teachers give advice to juniors preparing to take the SAT

Chloe Rathbun, Staff Writer • April 7, 2023

The SAT is quickly approaching, and many junior classrooms are electric with anxiety and worry. Next Wednesday, April 12, juniors will be taking the College Board’s SAT. To some, this is the most...

Loy Norrix seniors share advice and disapproval in regards to the biased SAT

Sophia Ciokajlo, Photo Editor • December 13, 2022

Every year, high school students all across Michigan prepare to take the dreaded SAT. For many, it is the most intense test they will endure in their high school career. In the state of Michigan, the...

April 15 Weekly News Digest: Gretchen Whitmer lawsuit to protect abortion, Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the Supreme Court and international elections

News Digest Team • April 15, 2022

COVID-19 Updates The KPS mask mandate will stay and the school board plans to reevaluate on April 21. KPS News Standardized state testing occurred this week, with juniors taking the SAT on...

April 8 Weekly News Digest: SAT and PSAT testing, Fred Upton retires, and the pause on student loans continues

News Digest Team • April 13, 2022

COVID-19 Updates According to the New York Time’s COVID-19 Dashboard, there have been over 28 thousand new cases each day of COVID in the United States as of April 5. Around 769 cases are concentrated...

Loy Norrix SAT schedules released for next week’s testing

James Hauke, Multimedia Editor • April 7, 2022

Next week, the week of April 11, marks the start of SAT testing for the Loy Norrix 2021-22 school year. Norrix Social Studies teacher Rebecca Layton made comprehensive graphics for each classes respective...

A source of stress: why homework needs to go away

Hank Perkins, Staff Writer • December 17, 2021

When Owen Davis goes home after a long day of school at Loy Norrix and KAMSC, all he wants to do is relax and spend time with friends and family, but he realizes he has loads of homework to complete for...

KPS students offered the opportunity to take SAT

Lily Stickley, Feature Editor • April 13, 2021

For the 2020-2021 school year, Loy Norrix is only offering the SAT and will not be including the rest of the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) which during a “normal” year would include not only the SAT, but...

College Board discontinues SAT subject tests and essay as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hannah Locke, Editor in Chief • February 8, 2021

The changes to the education system have been innumerable since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. From school being cancelled altogether and administrations scrambling to find solutions,...

The class of 2021 is missing out on more than class of 2020

Yasmin Mosqueda, Social Media Team • January 23, 2021

Class of 2021 started off their senior year via virtual classes. Senior year is one of the most important and exciting years for your high school experience, but this year is very different from others....

SAT Corona Edition: Taking a life-changing test during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maya Crawford, Graphics Editor • November 4, 2020

The SAT is one of the most important milestones in the life of an upperclassmen high school student. The big test, the final frontier, the number that will decide if you can attend the college of your...