Lady Dragon lacrosse drops out in Regional semi-final
The girls lacrosse team finished their season strong after being knocked out in the regional semi-finals last week after a 13-10 loss to Walled Lake Central.
Lake Orion alumni imagines a different kind of wall
By Megan Kelley Review Writer On Oct. 11, 2018 students at Renaissance High School in Detroit entered the building to find dozens of “secrets” taped to the wall. The wall, now known as the “Coming Out Wall,” featured secrets students had anonymously submitted to the school’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) Alliance as […]
LOCS Science teachers present board with new tech. and resource request at May 22 board meeting
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Board of Education met last Wednesday to discuss some possible new additions to the district. Kicking off the meeting were teachers Jamie Kimber and Craig Schoon who gave a hands-on presentation of their Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox. The two had originally gone to Lake Orion’s Assistant Superintendent of […]
Lake Orion boys lacrosse defeats Brother Rice, begins Regional play
Lake Orion’s boys lacrosse team took on Brother Rice on May 14 finishing up regular season play with a 9-6 win. Sam Parillo led the Dragons in scoring with four goals. Joe Cady and Dario Ruffini each had two goals and rounding out the scoring for the Dragons was Hunter McCarty with a goal. The […]
Lady Dragon lacrosse snags two more wins
Lake Orion’s girls lacrosse team started regional play on May 17 with their first matchup against Waterford Kettering. The ladies defeated the Captains 13-7 giving them their first win during regional play. The Dragons advanced to game two of the regional playoffs against Lakeland High School on May 21. In the nail-biting head-to-head, Lake Orion […]
Student Achievements
LOHS Dragon Broadcasting and Yearbook win several awards during 2018-19 school year Lake Orion High School’s Dragon Broadcasting is no stranger to awards. This year the program has won more than their fair share of awards. Dragon Yearbook students attended the Spring Awards Conference in April where they were awarded more than 50 awards. The […]
Court is in session: ‘Critical Life Choices’ program exposes students to court proceedings, the necessity for making good decisions
By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s not only “bad” people who make mistakes; “good” people do, too. And there’s consequences for making poor decisions, a lesson that Judge Julie Nicholson and the attorneys in her school courts try to impart to young people. “When I was elected in 1997, one of the initiatives I had […]
Testing the water: Scripps M.S. students examine the water quality of Paint Creek
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Scripps Middle School eighth graders headed out to Paint Creek on Monday for their 17th annual stream monitoring field trip to test the stream’s water quality/health. Students spent most of their day at Paint Creek by Meeks Park in Downtown Lake Orion testing several water components. In large groups, they […]
LOCS’s Asst. Supt. of Business and Finance John Fitzgerald named Oakland County Business Administrator of the Year
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Oakland County School Business Officials (OCSBO) met on Friday to name Lake Orion Community School’s Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance John Fitzgerald the 2018-29 Oakland County Business Administrator of the Year. “It is with tremendous pleasure, seriously, that I am up here today to recognize John,” said Superintendent Marion […]
Dragon baseball begins season descent
Lake Orion’s varsity baseball team continued league play on May 10 with a doubleheader against Rochester Adams. In game one the Dragons lost a heart breaker to the Highlanders after losing the lead late for a 5-4 loss. The Dragons had a hard time scoring; only plating runs in the first, fifth and sixth innings […]