Shark Sightings at Orion Center
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Wine and Dine for Good Cause
The Lake Orion Optimist Club would like to invite you out for dinner and drinks. On Friday, Feb. 1, the Orion Optimists will hold their 2nd annual Wine Tasting fundraiser at the Orion Community Center from 7 to 11 p.m. Wine is to be provided by Dean Rondy from Oxford Wne and Beverage, Victoria’s Delight […]
Ranking Orion
Lake Orion Schools continue to create more value. So said a new analysis of Orion student performance released last week. According to a study published in Bridge Magazine, Orion ranks seventh among Oakland County schools. Orion’s altered ranking comes from a new metric used to calculate student performance. The study incorporates a so-called ‘Value Added-Matrix? […]
Orion and Oakland township safety paths to link?
Orion’s southeast side may soon have another cross-township connection. If a proposed safety path project wins approval, residents may soon see a combination of asphalt paths, boardwalks, and pedestrian bridges running approximately ? of a mile on the west side of Adams Road between Delta Kelly Elementary School at Gunn Rd and north to the […]
Green lights at M-24 and Scripps
Orion Township commuters will soon see a little more green at Scripps and M-24. Michigan Deparment of Transporation (MDOT) representative Robert Morosi said the crossroad has been the subject of study in recent months. He noted the lengthy queue that builds up in the morning as students and staff attempt to turn east from M-24 […]
Hard work can mean higher GPA at LOHS
Hard working Orion students are to receive more recognition for their work with the potential for higher grade point averages. Assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction, and assessment Heidi Kast informed the Lake Orion board of education at their Jan. 23 meeting. Whereas 4.0 was the highest GPA a LOHS student could previously earn, thanks to […]
You can’t get any better than perfect
Dale Goby has 70 reasons to smile. Goby, Director of Transportation for Lake Orion Schools, has a broad smile because the Michigan State Police just awarded Orion schools a certificate of excellence for perfect maintenance on all 70 buses in the 2011-2012 fleet. ‘The district has a history of excellent maintenance on the buses and […]
Orion Beat
What does it mean when a business closes? In the case of Little Monsters, it means more than merely the loss of another retail opportunity. It isn’t even just the loss of another toy store, a convenience easily supplanted by a quick trip to the mall. No, leaving along with Little Monsters is a rare […]
Walking on Water
In Lake Orion, our kids walk on water. Well, frozen water, that is. Eight Orion high-schoolers alighted on Heart Lake last week. In addition to their slippery scrimmage, they were there to prepare for a senior-junior tourney to be held the day before the Super Bowl. If you want to show off your skating skills […]
The facts of Snow Days
Perhaps the happiest news a child can receive is that school has been cancelled due to inclement weather. But while snow days may bring joy to some, to others they are serious business. ‘It’s the one part of my job that I dislike most,? said Marion Ginopolis, Superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools. ‘It’s a […]