The LOHS and Waldon Middle School Forensics teams kicked off their seasons with strong performances at the Ninjatational, held at Avondale High School. Top finishers for Waldon, coached by Kearsten Manoulian, were Kate Witt, 6th in Informative; Mackenzie Harwood, 5th in Sales; and Megan Singer, 2nd in Declamation. Top finishers for LOHS, coached by Cathy […]
Nine Lake Orion Community Schools were recognized Monday at the Orion Township Board of Trustees meeting for reaching ‘Green School Status? though the State of Michigan Green Schools Program, which involves collaborative student and staff efforts. Projects included paper, ink cartridge and battery recycling programs, along with initiatives aimed at saving rainforests, adopting endangered species […]
If everything goes according to plan, Lear Corp could start hiring to fill more than 100 jobs in Orion Township by mid June. ‘These are good jobs with good benefits,? said Lear Corporation tax manager Kirk Fisher, who on Monday addressed the Orion Township Board of Trustees. According to Fisher, Integrated Manufacturing & Assembly is […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer On Friday, February 6, the Lake Orion wrestling team walked in to West Bloomfield High School having a better than average season. When they left that evening, the 34 wrestlers were the OAA White Division champions. They were 8-2 going into the last round and they would finish with […]
The Lake Orion girls varsity bowling team has dominated the season. They have won five tournaments to date and are looking for more. Recently, the Dragons held second place in the OAA Red. They have the high scratch team game of 1051. Second high scratch individual game was 267 for Tryna Gladstone. Second high team […]
Art is safe. So are Family School Coordinators and middle school assistant principals, for now. And it looks like all day, every day kindergarten will be sticking around. The Lake Orion Board of Education outlined their preliminary budget recommendation and had audience members breathing a sigh of relief when those hot-topic items weren’t on the […]
When Bridget Llewellyn first started writing her children’s book in October 2007, there weren’t any others quite like it ? a fact that she says was her inspiration for ‘One Child, One Planet.?? ?[The goal is] to get children to appreciate the beauty in nature and preserve it, to get more kids playing outside instead […]
Lake Orion’s boys? basketball team is on a roll. The Dragons won two games last week and have won four consecutive games to improve their record to 8-5. They play Rochester away on Friday. Last week, the boys beat the Maples of Seaholm, 46-31, in a defensive battle. Lake Orion held Seaholm to 12 points […]
Randy McGeachy served as the temporary postmaster of the Oxford Post Office for less than a year, but in that short time, he made a huge impression on the employees. ‘He makes this office run smoothly,? said Lisa Hoult, a letter carrier in Oxford for about 28 years. ‘No one has ever made it run […]
Celebrate Earth Day every day. That’s the lifestyle Michele Parsons says she encourages students to live. To that end, she and students have recycled thousands of ‘e-waste? items, like empty printer ink cartridges and old cell phones, and raised nearly $4,500 in two years doing it. The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) member and environmentally-conscious mother of […]