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 […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met last week on Jan. 24 where the Board approved a site improvement bid award for both Waldon and Oakview Middle Schools. The award was approved by a vote of 5-0, Trustees Scott Taylor and Steve Drakos were absent […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — When voters head to the polls on Feb. 27 they will be asked to support two proposed replacement millages for Lake Orion Community Schools: a non-homestead millage and a sinking fund millage. District Superintendent Ben Kirby notes that both millages are for 10 years, are currently in […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved the continuation of accepting school of choice students at its meeting on Jan. 10. The board approved the administrations recommendation to authorize the SOC slots with a target SOC enrollment to not exceed 10% of the building population, […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During its meeting on Jan. 10, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education received its first sports season update and recap of the 2023-24 school year from the district’s Athletic Director Chris Bell. Bell regularly attends board meetings to provide the board with a season update […]
Lake Orion High School Leadership students waved the American flag and rallied their classmates during the ninth annual Cell Out for Soldiers event on Friday. Photos by Megan Kelley. By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — For the ninth year in a row students at Lake Orion High School participated in the school’s annual […]
LOCS Board of Education reorganizational meeting, gives committee assignments By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — At its meeting on Jan. 10, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting where the board selected new officers for the positions of president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. The board voted […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer Role model, educator, leader, mentor, community supporter and friend are just some of the things Marion Ginopolis will be remembered as. The former superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools, passed away last week after a brief illness, said Mark Snyder, marketing and communications director for Lake Orion Community Schools. She […]
The Lake Orion High School DECA team won its district competition and earned 26 recognitions for a variety of project campaigns. Many of the students also qualified as state finalists for their work. Photo provided. By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — Lake Orion High School’s DECA team has had a busy competition season […]