Two and a half weeks ago, 32 teams fought alongside Lake Orion for a spot in post-season play. Now, 16 teams are left in the division and the Dragons have their sights zeroed in on a spot in the final eight. Last Friday’s 42-7 win over Davison put Lake Orion on a collision course with […]
Both Lake Orion cross country teams will lace up for the state finals at Michigan International Speedway next weekend. Oct. 30, the girls competed in the MHSAA Regional Meet and took second place. Running in the state finals will be Anna Dietz, Ashley Bartreau, Casey Stribbell, Amy Wells, Molly Emerick, Patty Babich, andSarah Daly. This […]
Blanche Sims Elementary is 60 years old, ‘but you can’t even tell because of how clean it is,? announced Natalie Buch, a fifth grade student, to an audience of former Blanche Sims teachers and students, parents, guests and current students, Nov. 4. She went on to say, ‘What I love about Blanche Sims is that […]
Student count estimates for this year were right on the money, according to school officials. With the help of two outside consulting firms, Lake Orion predicted having 40 fewer students this year and that’s exactly what they got. According to Jillynn Keppler, acting superintendent, the district is pleased with the student population dropping so little […]
Just a few years back, when school districts were conducting their own elections, Lake Orion’s cost a mere $4,000. Now that municipalities are required to hold elections, LO’s price tag is upwards of $33,000. What gives, asked School Boardmember Jim Weidman. ‘The real issue is not that the election costing $30,000 is the school district’s […]
Dragon Head Football Coach Chris Bell knows his stats. He said, for example, last Friday the Dragon defense contained Grand Blanc to 137 offensive yards, a meager 31 of which were on the ground, and severely restricted play by the second all-time quarterback in passing yards in Genesee County history. And he said that Dragons […]
Marion Ginopolis, a former superintendent in Oxford, got a chuckle out of the school board when she smiled and said, ‘I’m changing from a Wildcat to a Dragon.? Ginopolis beat out four other candidates for the Lake Orion Community Schools? interim superintendent position. She’ll take on the position while the board continues to search for […]
Campaigning for the school district’s bond election will begin this week while dollar signs and priorities are still being worked out. So far, the $25.5 million in proposed money is slated for safety/security ($2.3 million), updated technology ($14.9 million), new buses ($3.1 million), building refurbishing ($2.3 million) and miscellaneous fees/expenses ($2.9 million). Each school will […]
Thank you. That was the simple message from the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority (DDA) last Thursday at their Volunteer Appreciate Party when more than 60 guests helped the DDA celebrate downtown businesses and volunteers in 2010. As is the custom each year, DDA staff handed out awards to community members, though this year they […]
Tyler Misiak, Joey Kohler, Zach Zott and Blair Williams were sophomores when the Dragon football team battled in Ford Field two years ago. The boys didn’t play that game, but each of them remember walking out of the tunnel and seeing the crowd for the first time. ‘It was a really cool experience,? said Kohler. […]