By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Shrek and Donkey are set to appear on stage this Thursday through Saturday at the Lake Orion High School Performing Arts Center for the school’s showing of “Shrek the Musical.” LOHS senior Lucas Hyttinen is playing the production’s namesake green ogre and said “everything is falling […]
ORION TWP. — Three St. Joseph School eighth graders won awards in the 2023-24 America & Me Essay Contest. First place winner was Madeline Sharum of Oxford. Madeline wrote about her mother, Breana Sharum, and described her as “brave, caring, and loving.” “In 2016, she was diagnosed with cancer. I was in first grade and […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Fifteen Lake Orion High School student athletes signed letters of intent on April 17 to compete at the collegiate level next school year. “Signing day is a big day here at Lake Orion. It is a chance to celebrate the journey and hard work put in […]
Lake Orion High School Thespian Troupe 2898 will perform their spring musical “Shrek” at the Lake Orion Performing Arts Center on April 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m., plus a matinee on April 27 at noon. Nearly 100 students are involved in the adaptation of DreamWorks’s award-winning film as cast, crew and orchestra members, […]
Parent(s): Mary and Doug Christensen GPA: 4.180 Favorite subject(s): History and Yearbook Extracurricular activities: I enjoy playing tennis and being a part of Sources of Strength. Hobbies/Interests: I love to spend time with friends/family, read, bake and spend time on the water. Plans after graduation: I plan to attend Clemson University to study Business Alexa […]
Parent(s): Ann and Mike Boes GPA: 3.95 Favorite subject(s): Engineering and Architecture Extracurricular activities: Robotics Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy kayaking and hiking. Plans after graduation: I plan on attending college in the fall, majoring in engineering. Spencer is proudest of: Starting and mentoring Lake Orion’s Unified Robotics team. Spencer makes a contribution by: I advocate for STEM […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During its meeting on Feb. 14, the Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education received a presentation and recommendation from members of the district’s math pilot committee regarding findings of a now completed trial of two elementary math pilot programs. District math specialist and instructional coach Emilie […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During its meeting on Feb. 14, the Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education approved two business and finance agenda items including an amendment to a ground lease agreement on property by Lake Orion High School and new student devices for third through fifth grade students. First […]
NHS students ask for donations to help homeless population in Metro Detroit By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — Lake Orion High School students care about the world around them and are asking the Orion community to support their efforts to provide some essential items for the homeless population in the Metro Detroit area. […]
Scripps thespians rehearse the musical number, ‘Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!’ Photo by Megan Kelley. By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — Students at Scripps Middle School have been hard at work preparing for opening night of Seussical Jr., set to run on Feb. 15 and 16. Suessical is a musical comedy written […]