Lake Orion school district breaks ground on historic $26 million Blanche Sims Elementary rebuild

Lake Orion school district breaks ground on historic $26 million Blanche Sims Elementary rebuild

By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools broke ground on their highly anticipated and long-awaited Blanche Sims Elementary school construction project last week. District administration, school board members and representatives from GMB Architects and Frank Rewold and Sons joined Blanche Sims staff and students in the current Blanche Sims cafeteria for the ceremony. […]

DDA board approves publication of RFP for parking deck at Children’s Park lot

By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors approved the publication of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a potential parking deck during their regularly scheduled meeting on April 12. As parking has consistently been a point of issue in the downtown, the DDA has listed a parking deck as […]

LOHS Senior of the Week — Ryann Holden

Parents: Jodie and Dean Holden Grade: 12 GPA: 3.7 Favorite subject(s): History and Psychology Extracurricular activities: I like to play volleyball, hang out with friends and my family. Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy drawing, working and taking photos. Plans after graduation: I plan on attending Grand Valley State University in the fall to study social work and child […]

Public Safety — April 20, 2022

The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 399 calls from April 4-10, 2022 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 3 • Traffic Accidents: 12 Deputies go to LOHS after caller says someone is there with a gun Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Lake Orion High School, 495 E. Scripps Rd., at 1:20 […]

Competing against the best — Dragons face new challenges in OAA Red

Competing against the best — Dragons face new challenges in OAA Red

Girls soccer rallys to stomp Eisenhower comeback hopes By Jim Newell Review Editor Lake Orion girls varsity soccer team is coming off a stellar season last year, finishing with a 15-5-2 record, winning a district title and placing second in the OAA White, one loss behind Royal Oak in league play even though the Dragons […]

LOHS boys track team top Wildcats and Wolves

LOHS boys track team top Wildcats and Wolves

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Lake Orion High School’s varsity boys track team who took on the Oxford High School Wildcats on April 6 and the Clarkston High School Wolves on April 13, dominating both teams. In their matchup against Oxford, the boys team came away with their first OAA Red victory, […]

Lady Dragon track and field fall to Clarkston and Oxford High Schools

Lady Dragon track and field fall to Clarkston and Oxford High Schools

Lake Orion High School’s girls varsity track and field team headed to Oxford High School on April 6, falling to the Wildcats 80 to 48. Though the ladies came up short, there were still some outstanding performances. Senior Alayna Tisch won both 100m dash and the 300m hurdles and anchored the winning 400m relay, along […]

Lake Orion native heads to MSU for D1 hockey

Lake Orion native heads to MSU for D1 hockey

Laker Aldridge, Lake Orion native, announced last week that he has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for Michigan State University in the B1G. Until recently, Aldridge has played for the Maryland Black Bears in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). At 21, Aldridge is in his fourth and final season playing junior hockey […]