By Megan Kelley Review Writer It has been two weeks since the start of the school year in Lake Orion Community Schools on Sept. 8, and this school year has posed challenges unlike years before with COVID-19 causing the school board to make the decision to begin the school year fully remote. In the weeks […]
Lake Orion High School had to cancel their varsity football team’s first season matchup against the Oxford Wildcats last week after two members of the varsity football program tested positive for Coronavirus. LOCS Athletic Director, Chris Bell made the announcement in a tweet late on Sept. 17. “Lake Orion High School has canceled its Friday, […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Dragons varsity cross country team put up a valiant effort but lost 35-22 (low score wins) to Rochester Adams during a dual meet at Lake Orion on Sept. 16. Coach Stan Ford has said he believes Adams is the team to beat in the OAA Red this […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Dragons varsity girls cross country team put up a valiant effort but lost 37-21 (low score wins) to Rochester Adams during a dual meet at Lake Orion on Sept. 16. Coach Debi McDonald said that she sees progress in her young team and that brings hope for […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, nine residents of Orion Township will go head to head in a race for one of the four open seats. While there are four seats up for grabs, there are also two candidates running for re-election: Vice President Birgit McQuiston and Trustee Scott […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer With the start of another school year on the horizon, Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met for their final meeting before the start of school on Sept. 8. During their last meeting on Aug. 26, the board unanimously voted to begin the school year in a fully remote […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance, John Fitzgerald updated the board on the status of the district’s finances. Earlier in the summer, Fitzgerald informed the board that the district was anticipating a $600 cut in per-pupil funding. It is now anticipated that the per-pupil funding cut will only be $175 […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In preparation for the start of the 2020-2021 school year, Lake Orion Community Schools has made several announcements in recent weeks that will likely aid in the district’s remote learning come the fall. First, after announcing that the district will begin the school year fully remote, administrators were also able […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education meeting on Aug. 12 had a clear shift in energy from the beginning when it was revealed that the board had received 16 public participation emails, far more than the district traditionally receives. Each email centered around the same thing: the return […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer As Lake Orion Community Schools prepares for the start of another school year, things look far different than years before. Aside from the guidelines set forth by both the district and state that have drastically changed how schooling will occur, LOCS is also welcoming a new superintendent, Ben Kirby. The […]