Social media helped teens stay sane during the state-mandated lockdown
Ellie Haase, Business Manager/Social Media Team
October 24, 2020
This has no doubt been one the craziest years many of us have experienced. With schools being shut down in March, students worldwide were unsure of how to cope with the number of things they were missing out on and the uncertainty in the world. Sophomore at Loy Norrix, Lauren Kelley, said “I just made joke...
Has school become more of a challenge for students now that it’s virtual?
Karen Hernandez and Meilie Diaz
October 19, 2020
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Students can have fun while staying home
Audreanna Dunton, Assistant Business Manager
June 11, 2020
It is nearing the end of March, you’re leaving school after finishing up your second-trimester final exams. You feel a heavy weight lifted off of your shoulders as it’s a half-day and you get to go home and relax after weeks of hard work and studying. Little did you know, though, that you would no...
Former Loy Norrix exchange students share what’s happening in their home countries
Jeanie Gould-McElhone, Arts and Entertainment Editor
June 11, 2020
Only 57 days. Elisa Matz was a sophomore exchange student at Loy Norrix High School for just 57 days when Covid-19 sent her home to Lürschau in northern Germany. Elisa’s exchange continues in weekly conversations with myself and the two other exchange students we’ve hosted over the last five ...
The Loy Norrix chapter of NEHS is open for applications this fall
Lily Stickley, Feature Editor
June 8, 2020
The Loy Norrix chapter of the National English Honor Society, also called the Loy Norrix Literary Luminaries, is opening applications this fall, with English teacher Jeffery Pickell as the faculty adviser. “[NEHS] is the only international organization exclusively for high school students and fa...
Michigan’s COVID-19 Stay at Home Order brings new perspectives on school life
Maya Crawford, Graphics Editor
May 19, 2020
It’s no secret that many kids say that they don’t like going to school, even though it’s necessary. Students often complain about having to get up early or how much homework they have to do. Now that the Stay at Home Order has halted person-to-person schooling, I’ve discovered that I appreciat...
KPS should adopt the four-day school week
Elliot Russell, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2020
It’s fifth-hour and the last day of the week. You fiddle around unproductively, only minutes remaining until the five-day grind meets its end with a timely chime over the intercom as if to signify that “you made it.” We all know the feeling. How your endurance wanes as you push yourself throug...
Loy Norrix students should be allowed to enter the school more efficiently
Lily Stickley, Feature Editor
March 11, 2020
It is 7:28 a.m., and you just pull into the Loy Norrix High School parking lot: you are running late. You get to the tower at 7:30, and your class is in the D-wing, so usually you would go through the left door. Wrong, you’re a junior, so you have to go through the right door, to the K-wing. Now...
Don’t catch senioritis
Jeanie Gould-McElhone, Arts and Entertainment Editor
March 10, 2020
The finish line is in sight! As graduation approaches, a “condition” referred to as senioritis is beginning to hit the class of 2020. It’s hard to stay focused and motivated in school, especially as college acceptance letters start rolling in. Senioritis is a decline of motivation and effort by ...
Allie Fried sets priorities for learning during her freshman year
Damarion Johnson, Guest Writer
February 27, 2020
There are lots of youngsters out there who really dedicate themselves to their work and spend their time achieving to the fullest degree to be successful in life. Others are commonly known as wild and obnoxious: Freshmen. New school, new environment, old mentality. At this point, everyone around you...
