By Megan Kelley Review Writer As summer approaches, Lake Orion Community Schools is preparing to lay out their construction projects for Carpenter Elementary, Orion Oaks Elementary and for new Astro-Turf on the high school soccer field. During their Feb. 11 meeting, the Lake Orion Board of Education approved bid awards for the two school bond […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Will possible new policy changes force the district to rename Blanche Sims Elementary once the new building is finished? No, and you won’t see any unapproved drones flying over school facilities either. The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education met on Wednesday for a regular meeting that included discussions […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools often boasts about the outstanding staff in the district and for good reason. It isn’t often that you find a LOCS student who hasn’t been positively impacted by a teacher they have had in their years in Lake Orion, and district wide M-STEP scores show that […]
The Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors voted to approve hiring a new administrative assistant during their regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 11. Interviews were conducted in December and January by Village Council President Ken VanPortfliet, DDA Chairperson Debbie Burgess and DDA Executive Director Molly LaLone. Lalone recommended to the board that they hire a […]
Lake Orion Community Schools released their calendar for the 2020-2021 school year last week. According to Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Rick Arnett, LOCS will not pursue a pre-Labor Day start this year due, in part, to construction projects that are scheduled to take place over the summer months. Carpenter Elementary and Orion Oaks Elementary […]
The Village of Lake Orion’s Parking Study Ad-hoc Committee has scheduled a workshop for 5 p.m. March 2, prior to its regular meeting, to discuss pay-to-park options. The committee usually meets at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month in village council chambers at Village Hall, located at 21 E. Church St. For agendas […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Orion Art Center held their Anything Goes K-8 art Exhibit on Feb. 13, where they showcased the talented students in Lake Orion and passed out several awards. This year’s exhibit saw 47 pieces of artwork from 28 students across six grade levels. There were no submissions for the Kindergarten […]
Lake Orion High School will hold their second annual Career Day during the school day on May 28. Eleventh grade students will have the opportunity to job shadow a professional in their potential career paths in order to help them further explore their interest. Students will be paired with a mentor in the field of […]
Sunny Day Preschool students spent time this week creating a tie-blanket for local four-year-old Pryce Redmon. Pryce was diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma in 2018 and just two weeks ago underwent emergency brain surgery to remove a brain tumor. Over the next few weeks Pryce will go through rounds of chemotherapy and radiation […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council approved the proposed Polar Plunge event application during its meeting on Monday evening. The Polar Plunge is planned for Feb. 29 in the municipal parking lot off Shadbolt Street, behind 313 Pizza Bar, which is co-hosting the event with Special Olympics of Michigan. The event […]