The Lake Orion Varsity wrestling team traveled to Lakeland for the Lakeland Invitational on Jan. 19. The boys fought hard to secure a 1st place team finish and take home the Invitational trophy. Seniors Patrick Dunn, Jaden Fisher, Dylan Wellbaum, Zac Foote, Hunter Chambers and junior Andrew Miller all took 1st place in their weight […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Thousands of students flooded through the doors of Lake Orion High School on Friday and were greeted by dozens of leadership students ready to get everyone excited about their fundraising event “Cell Out.” “This isn’t just a regular Friday, its ‘Cell Out’ day, a national holiday here at Lake Orion,” […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In the first school board meeting of 2019, the board opened up their Jan. 9 meeting with their annual organizational meeting. After very little discussion, there was some slight reorganization of board members. Treasurer Jim Weidman nominated Birgit McQuiston for the spot of school board president. McQuiston, who was previously […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer With the start of a new year comes the first of many new projects for Lake Orion Community Schools. Preparations for bond work are in full swing with GMB Architects + Engineering, the district’s design firm, working to form a sequencing plan that, after 2027, will leave all district buildings […]
The Lake Orion wrestling team hosted the 59th Oakland County Championship Tournament on Dec. 21 and 22. Of the 38 teams competing, the Dragons placed 6th with an overall score of 152 points. Senior Dylan Wellbaum placed first for the second year in a row and also received the Outstanding Wrestler award. Senior Jaden Fisher […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The final board meeting of 2018 was full of closing chapters and hopeful new beginnings. Superintendent Marion Ginopolis spoke of the new legislation for district grading that had passed in both the house and the senate earlier in the week. “It’s a disappointment and I’m very disheartened by our own […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Board of Trustees approved $60,000 for Auger Klein Aller Architects Inc. to develop a schematic design study for a new township hall. The 6-0 approval came during the board’s meeting on Monday. Trustee Mike Flood was absent from the meeting. “We have been moving in this direction […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Varsity wrestling team hosted their season opener at home against Dakota and Yale on Dec. 5 last week. After changing their off season routine the boys were ready for their first meet of the season hoping for a Dragon victory. The boys took on Dakota first, falling with a […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The girls varsity basketball team started their season at home against the Birmingham Seaholm Maples. “We’ll compete hard. No guarantees on any game, obviously, but I expect if we put in plenty of effort we got a good chance of winning tonight,” said head coach Bob Brydges prior to the […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion has a reputation for its wide array of clubs and activities available to students. One of the many extracurricular activities that draw an abundance of student interest is DECA, formerly the Distributive Education Clubs of America. DECA is a marketing co-curricular club that allows students to compete in […]