Students find time for both work and school
Melissa Preston, Chief Copy Editor
October 9, 2020
Between the feeling of independence and extra cash, summer jobs are a great way for teenagers to prepare for life as an adult. Although, as summer ends and school starts, teenagers can find themselves struggling to manage their time wisely. Over the summer, many teens get jobs; however, as the school yea...
Quarantine comic #2: The cat giveth, and the cat taketh away
Maya Crawford, Graphics Editor
June 16, 2020
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Change in scenery: Parents working from home
Audreanna Dunton, Assistant Business Manager
June 10, 2020
As non-essential businesses have been shut down since March due to COVID-19, many businessmen and businesswomen have had to adapt to working from home. While this may seem like a dream come true to some, it can come with many new challenges as well! “There is never a dull moment and more work!” said Abby Haug...
The risks of choosing your career based solely off of money
Brandi-Rose Phiri, Business Manager
March 5, 2020
During your junior and senior year you start to apply to colleges that offer programs of your career interest. Although you don't have to decide what exactly you want to be, it’s always something that you keep in the back of your mind. You start to pose two questions, what do I like to do, and what ...
Class offered as a partnership between Loy Norrix and local businesses
Nate Goodwin-Kelly, Opinion Editor/Knights Speak Team
March 4, 2020
As education has progressed over the years, schools have worked to offer more options for students beyond the traditional core four classes and some electives. Many students desire an opportunity to get hands-on experience in the work-force. The Community Based Vocational Education or the CBVE program in ...
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...
Election Day should be a national holiday
Emma Hilgart-Griff, Social Media Team/Knights Speak Team
January 26, 2020
The small city of Sandusky, Ohio, has declared Election Day a paid holiday instead of Columbus Day. Sandusky joined areas like Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky and Puerto Rico in giving all workers leave on Election Day. So why isn't Election Day a national holiday? The answer is exceedingly simple: if ...
Students should have freedom: Schools assign too much homework
Clara Moss, Social Media Editor
December 10, 2019
Take a look at Finland, where the test scores are highest, they have a high school graduation rate of ninety three percent, and two out of three graduates go to college. To achieve this, Finland schools only have one standardized test, there are about seventy five minutes for recess, their teachers ar...
Amazon’s New Headquarters Should be Built in Detroit
Riley Dominianni, Feature Editor
May 4, 2019
“Today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world.” In February, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released this statement in response to her suc...
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 ...
Augmented Reality: The Future of Technology
Gavin Rutherford
October 9, 2018
Nowadays, most Americans own cell phones. We can use them to text, call, look things up, play games and we’re still developing new capabilities. So, what if we could make these everyday activities even more streamlined? With the release of the iPhone X, Apple has introduced the ability to use aug...
