By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education and district administration continued reviewing data gathered from needs assessments conducted throughout the district as part of their planning for a future bond during a workshop meeting on Jan. 22. The data was presented to the board and […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Lake Orion High School students volunteered to give up their cell phones and laptops on Friday to participate in the school’s tenth annual Cell Out for Soldiers event. The charity event started with a group of senior boys who wanted to ask students to give up […]
No decision made yet on building’s future, PHASES will continue in district By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education supported the administration’s recommendation to close the Oakland County special needs program at Pine Tree Center during its meeting on Jan. 8. The district will cease […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Three new classes could be added to Lake Orion High School’s course catalog after the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education gave a first reading to new course proposals on Dec. 11. The classes are Honors Yearbook, Medical Foundations II and Medical Terminology. Each would […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Andrea Curtis provided the Board of Education with a first reading of a budget amendment on Dec. 11. The district experiences several budget changes throughout any fiscal year and addresses line items with significant (at least $100,000) changes. […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education presented a summary of their 2024 superintendent evaluation during its meeting on Dec. 11, giving Superintendent Heidi Mercer the highest possible rating. Mercer was selected as LOCS superintendent in July. Board of Education President Danielle Bresett read a […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved purchasing 10 busses for $1,280,970 during a regular meeting on Nov. 20. Treasurer Jake Singer made the motion which was supported by Vice President Heather Sinawi. According to district documents, eight of the busses are conventional Hoekstra […]
Flavored tobacco increases youth usage, according to LOCS documents By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education adopted a resolution to support addressing a lack of effective statewide tobacco prevention policies during their meeting on Nov. 20. The resolution was in support of the Protect Mi […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com DETROIT — Go Dragons! The Lake Orion High School Marching Band finished fourth in the state at the Michigan Competing Band Association state finals on Nov. 2 at Ford Field. This is the seventh time in the past eight years that the Dragons have finished in the top five […]
Total enrollment down 124 students By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Community Schools Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Adam Weldon gave the district’s annual enrollment presentation to the district’s board of education on Nov. 6. The presentation provided a snapshot from Student Count Day on Oct. 7, and included a […]