Lake Orion fell in three games to Clarkston last Thursday, in what could be a preview of this weekend’s district final. The Wolves, who competed in the OAA I this year, won 25-19, 25-22 and 25-23. The match was also the Lake Orion’s final home contest of the season, so they honored their three senior […]
The Lake Orion Girls took seventh place at State Division I meet, held Monday at Marquette Mountain. The team’s combined slalom and giant slalom score of 248.5 edged Walled Lake Northern and was just behind rivals Clarkston and Adams. Traverse City West took first place with an impressive 46.0 total. Emily Loerch placed 21st in […]
Lake Orion High School was on lockdown for a short time on Friday morning, though things were back to normal shortly after noon. ‘High school administration became aware of a threat to a student through instant messaging,? said Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Ken Gutman. Gutman noted that the lockdown was simply a precautionary measure […]
Students at Blanche Sims Elementary took an unexpected field trip to Oakview Middle School last Wednesday after some parents and staff smelled a strange gas-like odor in the school. Consumer’s Energy responded to the scene with detectors and checked gas line pressures, but their analysis showed nothing was wrong. Blanche Sims Principal Eric Whitney said […]
Complete with sideburns, jumpsuit and a few ‘baby, babies,? Paint Creek Elementary School said ‘Thank you, thank you very much,? to one of their own last week. Learning Resource Center (LRC) teacher Maureen Schabel was named Lake Orion Community Schools? Elementary Teacher of the Year at a surprise ceremony on Feb. 12. ‘It was a […]
‘The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees, and to enjoy what he understands.? – Aldo Leopold Waldon Middle School teacher Jon Gray has always valued the hands-on educational experience that connects his students with the earth. He took a group of students canoeing in the fall […]
The Lake Orion Community Schools? Board of Education hopes to avoid budget cuts in the coming year. But given the state of the economy, they’ve begun to look into the possibility. As such, the board recently appointed two committees to look into some cost saving measures through scheduling options, one at the high school level […]
At first glance, last week looked like a rough one for the Lake Orion Community Schools. On Wednesday, they were forced to ship an entire elementary school some three-and-a-half miles away because of a ‘strange odor? (Page One). On Friday, a ‘threat? at the high school put things on lockdown for part of the morning […]
Lake Orion High School has become known for its success on the fields, courts and courses, with many talented athletes leading the way. But there is, perhaps, no greater accomplishment for a high school athlete than turning that talent into an education at the next level. Before last week’s basketball game against Rochester Adams, LOHS […]
A strong fourth quarter helped host Pontiac Central come from behind against Lake Orion on Tuesday night. Central took the lead for good early in the final stanza, and outscored the Dragons 19-9 in the quarter to prevail 59-50. The Chiefs played without leading scorer Dameon Abram (broken finger). Drew Maynard scored 18 to lead […]