LOCS Superintendent Marion Ginopolis will regularly share thoughts and updates about district-related topics in the Review. When I announced that this would be my final year as superintendent of the Lake Orion Community Schools, a high school student tweeted, “When you know 2020 is Mrs. G’s favorite class because she’s graduating with us.” Like our […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is kicking off its Just Drive campaign to educate and raise everyone’s awareness about school zone safety laws in order to prevent a tragedy. School zones, combined with changing traffic and weather conditions, create an extremely dangerous situation. The sheriff’s office strongly urges drivers to slow down and allow additional […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Contributor With storm clouds looming overhead, Lake Orion’s varsity football team produced its own thunder and lightning in its first game of the season to beat Lapeer, 17-7. The victory avenged last season’s loss to the Lightning and snapped the Dragons’ five-game losing streak on opening night. The contest […]
This year’s team is led by returning All-State runner Andrew Nolan. Nolan is a senior, and has earned All-State honors the past two seasons. Nolan is a very competitive, strong runner, and looks to put himself in with some of the best runners in the state again. Nicholas Laurent is a junior, running his first […]
Lake Orion Community School’s Superintendent Marion Ginopolis announced Tuesday that this would be her final school year as district superintendent. The news comes after a recent one-year contract renewal in March of this year. Ginopolis, who previously held the position of superintendent for Oxford Community Schools, came out of retirement in 2010 to act as […]
Lake Orion High School teacher Melissa Wilson was recently named Michigan Art Education Association’s 2019 Secondary Art Educator of the Year. Wilson has been teaching fine arts at Lake Orion High School for 22 years and continuously holds her students to high standards with many of them going on to have successful careers in the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion High School varsity boys water polo team is off to a good start in the early tournaments, and though it is a young team with several new players, the Dragons have set personal and team goals they aim to achieve this season. The team competed in their […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer As the beginning of the school year creeps closer and closer, bond design teams also get closer to completing their site plans for various schools throughout the district. Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Heidi Mercer gave her regularly scheduled bond update to the board during the Aug. 14 board […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer During the Aug. 14 LOCS board meeting, Trustee Jake Singer addressed his fellow board members with concerns about a recent increase in pay to play costs. During the March 27 meeting the board was presented with a district fee schedule, which was then approved by the board. “As a parent, […]
LOCS Superintendent Marion Ginopolis will regularly share thoughts and updates about district-related topics in The Review. With the school year just a few weeks away, traffic will again become a district-wide challenge. Multiple ongoing road projects throughout the LOCS district in the next few months will only complicate the usual issues. The Road Commission for […]