Loy Norrix Knight Life

04/25/2025

The Western Michigan University hockey team’s success has been long-awaited as they won their conference, the “Frozen Faceoff,” the Penn Rose cup, and now the national championship. This was the team’s first appearance in the “Frozen Four,” which is the hockey equivalent of the “Final ...

04/25/2025

You’re sitting in class, following along as the teacher scribbles notes. Just as they write down the main ideas of the lesson, a student blurts out something unrelated, drawing laughter from around the class. On the other side of the room, a conversation that had started small is getting louder, a...

04/24/2025

Loy Norrix’s production of “Middletown,” written by Will Eno, will be in full swing in the Kasdorf Auditorium this Thursday through Sunday. “So, Middletown is about a little town called Middletown. Its population is around 70 people, so everyone knows each other, and there are a lot of heavy...

04/24/2025

“The Hollywood sign has burned down!” is just one of many fake news headlines you might find on TikTok. As social media gains more popularity and youths become more interested in news and politics, fake headlines and misinformation are rampant, deceiving viewers. Specifically, social media sites...

04/24/2025

04/24/2025

You’re seated at your table, a plate of hot, crispy chicken right in front of you, steam rising from the golden brown tenders. The chatter of customers buzzes around you as the scent of freshly fried chicken fills your nostrils, making your mouth water in anticipation. Previously, students through...

04/17/2025

Pop stardom has been a concept for years. Frank Sinatra arguably became the first pop star when he broke onto the scene in 1946 with his album “The Voice of Frank Sinatra,” and many have followed in his footsteps. While artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross have achieved legend st...

04/15/2025

While drag queens and drag shows have been a part of American culture since the 1880s, the debut of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2009 brought drag further into mainstream culture than ever before. Now, queens like Trixie Mattel and the legendary RuPaul have become sensations, and drag shows are now...

04/14/2025

For the second time since the end of the COVID -19 pandemic, Loy Norrix students are climbing back into bed, logging back into Google Meets and returning to virtual school. This is the second year that students have returned to virtual school during the SAT and standardized testing period. This swit...

04/11/2025

Sometimes, students do more on YouTube than watch videos to ignore teachers during lectures. After school, a small number of teenagers go home and boot up their recording programs to film videos for YouTube. Whether for fame, a platform, or just for fun, students enjoy this pastime of posting. Junio...

04/09/2025

Richard Phillips sat in his prison cell, painting as he served a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. The years blended together as the appeals he filed were denied, each rejection chipping away at his hope of seeing his family again. Outside, the world had moved on without him: his family ...

04/08/2025

“I used to be really scared and lonely, but I finally found my community,” freshman Zachary Seigel said. Extracurricular activities have helped two KPS freshmen, Judile Finjap and Zachary Siegel, to be more confident, both inside and outside of school. Many students join the school orchestras, s...

04/08/2025

Kalamazoo Public Schools plans to switch from trimesters to semesters next school year: here’s everything you need to know

04/08/2025

On Mar. 22, protesters gathered in front of Kalamazoo’s Social Security Administration office to protest President Trump’s views on Social Security. Protesters that joined the crowd were concerned that their benefits would be cut. Participants held signs, chanted and made noise with car horns to...

04/08/2025

American musician Fe**sh has become a rising star in the past few years, coming off of appearances in Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills” music video, and Doechii’s 2024 mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal,” all while finishing and releasing their debut full-length project “KLUBFETISH.” Additio...

03/26/2025

Big changes are coming to Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) at the start of the 2025-26 school year. For 15 years, KPS has operated on a trimester schedule. On Mar. 5, 2025, however, the KPS board of trustees approved the move to a two semester schedule. With this switch, KPS will follow the same sched...

03/26/2025

A lot of students stay focused in class and maintain an excellent GPA. For other students, however, this is not always the case. Loy Norrix students struggle with talking during class for many different reasons. The cause of poor grades can be a result of too many off-topic discussions with peers du...

03/24/2025

Whether basketball, soccer, hockey, bowling, or any other sport, students love watching athletic competitions. However, many students don’t know what it’s like to balance their sports and academic lives. Sophomores Gael Mendoza Vasquez and Rashad Mitchell are two student-athletes responsible for...