Loy Norrix students should be allowed to enter the school more efficiently
Lily Stickley, News 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
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...
A new public announcement system adds safety, but is still being perfected
Lily Stickley, News Editor
February 14, 2020
Over winter break Loy Norrix had an update to the intercom system which changed the sound of the bells, the quality of the speaker system, and added a chime to the beginning of the announcements. The new system was obtained as a part of grant that was from the state police, to be used to upgrade the publi...
Ten things every parent raising a teen should know
Emma Hilgart-Griff, Social Media Team Leader
February 13, 2020
Parents are constantly emphasizing how hard it is to raise teenagers, how there is no efficient way to discipline kids, that we don't make any sense. To clear things up for you, here are ten things every parent of a teen should know about us. The more you restrict, the more we trick. If you tell us we can't ...
The Loy Norrix forensics season is in full swing
Brandon Schnurr, Web Editor
February 13, 2020
Blocking, cutting, drafting, rehearsing: these are just some of the things happening right now on the Loy Norrix Forensics team. The forensics season is officially in full swing, and the students involved are raring to go. The Loy Norrix Forensics Team is a club for competitive public speaking. I...
Southwest Michigan schools partake in different academic systems
Ourania Alexopoulos, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020
Most times as students, we follow the rules and regulations throughout the school without much questioning. We trust the adults and people working behind the scenes to make each day function without fail. Recently, though, I have taken an interest in our school’s decision on the trimester system. Acc...
