Michigan’s COVID-19 Stay at Home Order brings new perspectives on school life
Maya Crawford, Graphics Editor/Student Update Team
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...
Jammin’ through the generations: How music has changed through the years
Brandi-Rose Phiri, Business Manager
March 7, 2020
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Fresh faces and new places: Loy Norrix hires new staff for the 2019-2020 school year
Brandon Schnurr and Brandi-Rose Phiri
January 11, 2020
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The importance of teachers showing off personality while teaching
Brandi-Rose Phiri, Business Manager
October 26, 2019
Every weekday for 180 days, teenagers wake up and go to school. Most of the time the students learn the curriculum and move onto the next class, typically leaving them unimpressed and often bored. Once in awhile, there are teachers who make a bigger impact than than usual. Although enjoying a class re...
Chess Club Instructor Moves the Loy Norrix Students to Play Chess
Logan Neeley, NLP
May 6, 2019
Loy Norrix is taking steps to capture the king.College Readiness instructor Jim Bellware first started playing chess after he learned the game from his father. He continued to play chess in college with his roommates and coached a chess club in Battle Creek for 10 years. Now, Bellware hosts the club here at...
The Highs and Lows of Having a Parent as a Teacher
April 28, 2019
By Vanessa Alvarado Gutierrez It’s early Saturday morning and little Kayla Adams is getting herself ready for school. Yes, school at the amazing age of three. Kayla looks to her mom and sees that she is putting all of her students’ work in a bag. Her mom smiles back and they go along with their day. ...
Homework is Unnecessary: Students Receive Enough Direct Instruction During the Day
April 8, 2019
By Kayla Adams It’s Sunday night and your basketball team has just won the most important game of the year. Plans are quickly made with the team to go to dinner and celebrate the victory. You still feel jitters from when the buzzer went off cementing your victory. You listen to everyone’s paren...
Michigan Should Invest in Substitutes To Improve Education
Kylazia Dye
March 8, 2019
Before the beginning of a lecture, you notice there is something different about the class that you attend daily: the teacher is gone. As you walk into the class, a substitute teacher is either sitting at the teacher’s desk, standing in the front, greeting you and other students as they enter, or ...
Students and Staff Weigh in on What Makes a Good Teacher
Sofie Nehlsen
June 6, 2018
Teachers play a huge role in students day-to-day lives. Students spend about one-third of their time at school being taught and influenced by their teachers. Many teachers have vastly different teaching methods. While some like being practical and really letting their students work with th...
Teacher to Administrator: Chad Brady Joins the Loy Norrix Staff
Zach Skinner
October 25, 2017
Chad Brady came to Loy Norrix unsure of what the school year would hold. After 11 years at Kalamazoo Central as an AP U.S. History teacher, Brady decided to move on to a new role. He has joined Loy Norrix this year as an interim assistant principal and will be located in the B wing, working mainly wi...
Teacher Contract Negotiations Puts a Strain on Kalamazoo Public Schools and its Teachers
Anna Kushner
October 21, 2017
If you were to walk into Miller Auditorium on August 28, 2017, you would have seen a sea of black-clothed teachers sitting silent in solidarity. Every year the Kalamazoo Public Schools District adopts a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. From this budget the district then adopts a teacher salary co...
