Thirteen students to continue athletic careers in college sports By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — Thirteen Lake Orion High School student-athletes signed national letters of intent in November to play their respective sports at a collegiate level next year. This is the first of three signing days held by the district to highlight […]
Lake Orion Community Schools has named Andrea Curtis the district’s new Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance. Curtis will take over the position after the new year on Jan. 1 and succeed John Fitzgerald who will retire later this month after 12 years in the position. The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved […]
LOCS Assistant Supt. of Business and Finance John Fitzgerald discusses bond and sinking fund projects, upcoming funding plans By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — It’s been several years of progress for Lake Orion Community Schools after two ballot measures, a sinking fund millage in 2016 and a bond in 2018, were passed by […]
District enrollment declines by 118 students By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During its meeting on Nov. 8, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education received its annual enrollment presentation from Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Adam Weldon. This is an annual presentation given to the board after fall student count day […]
Lake Orion High School has received a grant of $30,000 from the Margaret Dunning Foundation to support automotive equipment upgrades. The grant, submitted by second year LOHS Automotive Instructor Justin Montgomery, is one of the largest grants received by the automotive program in recent history, Lake Orion Community Schools said in a news release on […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion High School thespians premiere their fall play this week with performances of ‘CLUE’ on Nov. 16-18. The play is based on the board game CLUE and features well-known suspects like Mr. Green, Professor Plum, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard. “It’s based off the board […]
Bid a part of second phase of bond work By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — At its meeting last week, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved a bid award for Waldon and Oakview Middle Schools for new HVAC equipment, boilers, air handlers and a chiller. Both schools have been undergoing […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It’s a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the […]
Before they take the stage, the Lake Orion High School thespians rehearse ‘Clue’ during a table reading. Photo by Megan Kelley. Performances are Nov. 16-18 at LOHS By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — Lake Orion High School’s theater department is hard at work preparing for the fall production of “CLUE”, set to open […]
The Lake Orion High School senior class competitors won the student Activities Night, which pits the seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen class teams against each other in events like musical chairs while the students are blindfolded, relay races, soccer with a giant inflatable ball, wheelbarrow races and tug-of-war. Homecoming Week included the Powder Puff football […]