Loy Norrix High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Loy Norrix High School
| logo = Loy Norrix High School logo.jpg
| streetaddress = 606 East Kilgore
| city = Kalamazoo
| state = Michigan
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.2435|-85.5721|type:edu_region:US-MI|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| country = United States
| zipcode = 49001
| newspaper = Knight Life[http://knightlifenews.com/ Knight Life Online]
| yearbook = Accolade
| url = {{URL|https://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/LNHS}}
| superintendent = Darrin Slade[https://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/Page/1305]
| district = Kalamazoo Public Schools
| principal = Christopher Aguinaga{{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Malachi |title=Loy Norrix High School dean of students promoted to principal |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/04/loy_norrix_high_school_picks_n_1.html |accessdate=26 July 2018 |work=MLive.com |date=27 April 2018}}
| schooltype = Public high school
| nickname = Knights
| colors = Blue and white {{color box|blue}}{{color box|white}}
| founded = 1961
| enrollment = 1,767 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2619950&ID=261995005663|title=Loy Norrix High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 27, 2025}}
| footnotes = {{cite web |title=Superintendent of Schools |publisher=Kalamazoo Public Schools |url=http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=6246&sc_id=1187819260 |accessdate=2009-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111184822/http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=6246&sc_id=1187819260 |archive-date=2007-11-11 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Loy Norrix High School |publisher=Kalamazoo Public Schools |url=http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/Schools/HighSchools/LoyNorrixHighSchool.aspx |accessdate=2009-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907043230/http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/Schools/HighSchools/LoyNorrixHighSchool.aspx |archivedate=2013-09-07 }}
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Loy Norrix High School is a high school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving students from grades nine through twelve. It is one of two high schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district. The student body totals at approximately 1,550. The school is named for a former superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools and opened in 1961.{{cite web|title=KCHS History: 1951-1989 |publisher= Kalamazoo Central High School |url=http://www.kcentralgiants.com/1951-1989.shtml |accessdate=2009-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105204448/http://www.kcentralgiants.com/1951-1989.shtml |archivedate=2006-11-05 }} Loy Norrix students are eligible for the Kalamazoo Promise, which provides reduced or free college tuition for students attending public and private colleges in Michigan.
History
Loy Norrix opened in 1961 after Kalamazoo Central High School graduated 799 students the year prior, the largest graduating class to that date.
Notable alumni
- T. J. Duckett- Class of 1999. Professional football player
- David Means - Class of 1980, author, O Henry Award winner.{{cite news|last=Michael Chevy|first=Castranova|title=David Means explores stories of 'victims': Former Kalamazoo writer seeks a darker perspective|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/08/david_means_explores_stories_o.html|accessdate=July 22, 2011|newspaper=The Kalamazoo Gazette|date=August 8, 2010}}
- Tim Nordwind- Class of 1994 musician- Bass Player "OK GO"
- Jerome T. Youngman - Class of 1969, Musician, Producer, Composer
- Bob Wood - Class of 1975, author and activist.
- James Leo Ryan - Class of 1981, Actor, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Movies and Television
- Shana Cleveland - Class of 1999, musician. Lead guitarist and vocalist for surf rock band La Luz (band).
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130907043230/http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/Schools/HighSchools/LoyNorrixHighSchool.aspx Loy Norrix official website]
- [http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com Kalamazoo Public Schools official website]
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Category:Public high schools in Michigan
Category:Educational institutions established in 1961