By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Dragon Wrestling team was one of over thirty teams battling for Oakland County Championships this past weekend, and two of the grapplers took first place in their respective weight classes at the tournament. After two days of wrestling, the Dragons as a team finished third at the […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer The LOHS competitive cheer team consists of 26 talented lady athletes. It’s a school sport developed by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA); it is challenging and it requires athleticism. Tryouts were held over a two-day period in early November. The team had one month to prepare for their […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Lake Orion Community Schools received an “unmodified opinion” on its annual audit report, the highest form assurance it could receive, from its auditors during the board of education meeting Nov. 29. The audit covered the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017. Donna Hanson, a partner […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer Lake Orion held its National fall 2017 signing day and will send eight LOHS athletes off to play college sports after signing commitment letters on Nov. 8. This is the first of three official signing days for the school year. “This is a special day and we like to make […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer Drew Towlerton, principal of Orion Oaks elementary school, started Monday morning on top of the roof of the school, greeting the students as he read to them. November 6-10 is National Young Readers Week, an annual event held during the second week of November to help raise reading awareness among […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer Waldon Middle School has a new robotics team, the Waldon Dragons. The team had its first meeting on Sept. 9 and will compete in their first meet on Nov. 18. Robotics at the middle school level consists of a maximum of 15 students. The process to be on the team […]
Student count day was Oct. 4 in Lake Orion Community Schools and the unofficial numbers are in. The district had a total enrollment of 7,362 students, said Nancy Limback, pupil accounting specialist for Lake Orion schools. Lake Orion High School had 2,411 students. The Waldon, Scripps and Oakview middle schools had a total of 1,782 […]
Homecoming week is in full swing across Lake Orion schools, with the Homecoming Parade and student Activities Night on Sunday kicking off a week long celebration in preparation for the big game on Friday. The Powder Puff football game is 7 p.m. Thursday at the LOHS football field. The students hold a Pep Assembly at […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer Last Friday (Sept. 29), during a sunny fall morning after a slight shower, the eighth-grade science class from Scripps Middle School gathered at the banks of Paint Creek in Children’s Park in preparation of putting their science skills to the test. The kids’ job for the day was to test […]
Some students at St. Joseph School in Lake Orion started off the school year by helping out others in the community. Sixth grade students went to Gleaners Food Bank in Pontiac to sort cans and other food products to be donated to needy families. The sixth graders collected over 400 pounds of food, which will […]