By Megan Kelley Review Writer During the Dec. 16 meeting of the Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance John Fitzgerald reviewed the district’s budget amendment for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Over the summer, the final amendment for the 2020-2021 fiscal year was reviewed which then was used in […]
Lake Orion High School’s Leadership class collected over 13,159 items, half of which were given to Oxford/Orion FISH and the other half to the Baldwin Center in Pontiac. On Monday, Leadership students helped pass off these donations to the Lake Orion Lions Club for distribution. — M.K.
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools announced last Tuesday that remote learning will continue until at least Jan. 19, 2021 for students who had been going to class in-person. Superintendent Ben Kirby made the announcement on the district’s website, social media and in an email to parents citing data, academics, staffing and […]
LOCS has ‘the highest form of assurance’ By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools received their annual audit from Plante Moran at the regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 19, receiving an “unmodified opinion” – the highest form of assurance. Donna Hanson and Jenny Kolbow from Plante Moran joined the board via zoom to […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Last month, like any schools in the area, Lake Orion Community School’s brought student’s back into classrooms in hopes to resume in-person learning safely. However, exactly one week after secondary students returned to buildings, on Nov. 16, the district reversed their decision and all in-person students were immediately shifted back […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer As the end of the 2020 calendar year approaches, Lake Orion Community School’s pushes forward with series two of the district’s bond projects. The school board and administration received site plan presentation from GMB Architects and Engineering on Stadium Drive and Paint Creek Elementary Schools during their Nov. 19 regular […]
Lake Orion Community Schools announced today that remote learning will continue for in-person students until at least Jan. 19, 2021. Superintendent Ben Kirby made the announcement on the district’s website this afternoon citing data, academics, staffing and the upcoming holiday break as reasons for the decision. The district made the announcement after Review press time. Stay tuned […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In the wake of school closures throughout the state due to increased COVID-19 cases, last week Lake Orion Community Schools joined several neighboring districts in moving all of their in-person students back to remote learning. District administration, as well as the school board, met for a regularly scheduled meeting on […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met virtually last Thursday with several presentations on the docket, one being the district’s yearly enrollment update. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Rick Arnett made it clear that while traditionally the district uses enrollment numbers to make projections, this year, the presentation […]
District confirms 62 staff, 310 students and 14 full classrooms currently quarantining By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools (LOCS) announced early Monday morning that the district would be returning to a fully remote format for in-person students beginning on Tuesday of this week until at least Dec. 8. The decision comes on […]