For many, the thought of a public speaking competition is downright frightening. But for the forensics team at Lake Orion High School, they can’t get enough of it. ‘This is a very individual activity,? said coach Rob Middleton. ‘They come to work with the coaching staff on an individual basis.? Middleton and his wife Melissa […]
Two restaurants, a bank and a hotel are on course to become part of the new gateway into Orion Township, in the area of M-24, Dutton and Brown Roads. The proposed nine-acre development got the go ahead for conceptual site plan approval from the Orion Township Board at their June 5 meeting. The nine acres […]
Lake Orion can claim gridiron supremacy over the east side of Michigan this season, but not quite the entire state. Rockford topped the Dragons for the second time in 2008, 26-14 in the Division 1 championship at Ford Field, capitalizing on a few Lake Orion mistakes to win their third title in five years. Rockford […]
A few mistakes aside, you could argue that Lake Orion outplayed Rockford last Saturday at Ford Field. That would be foolish, of course, because mistakes are part of the game. You would expect a team with 46 seniors to make fewer mistakes than a team with several first-year varsity players in key positions. You also […]
Motown music legend Barrett Strong once sang that ‘the best things in life are free.? Perhaps that song, ‘Money,? was played on the Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team’s bus, on their way to winning a Regional Championship at Chippewa Valley High School on June10. The Dragons were issued a total of 20 free […]
As the coach of the freshman boys soccer team at Lake Orion High School two years ago, Matt Paukovits saw a need for a better developmental system for young players in the community. So, with 23 years of coaching experience under his belt, Paukovits did something few others with his credentials would do: he started […]
Every year, Oxford Middle School holds their annual honors night for students in each grade level. This year, though, there were six students who were completely surprised and had no idea they were being awarded. Eighth graders Natalie Musgrove and Kory Woody, seventh graders Brandon Pilette and Cody Ruch, and sixth graders Janice McCoy and […]
Ever since she was 8-years-old, Ella Mae Schultz knew she wanted to become a teacher. She would play school with her younger sister, she being the teacher of course, all the time. But when her elementary school teacher, Ms. Jones, came into her life, she really believed teaching was her calling. ‘She made you so […]
Students at Leonard Elementary screamed with excitement as principal Joyce Brasington had a bucket of ice cold Gatorade dumped on her head Monday. Lucky first and second graders of Jennifer Clemens? class had the privilege of dumping the liquid energy on their principal for reading the most books, 1, 429 to be exact, during March […]
Fifth graders at Clear Lake Elementary spent last Thursday selling their homemade products to parents and other students at their fourth annual Economics Fair. The cafeteria was loud and cramped, much like a foreign marketplace, as the customers slowly weaved their way in and out of each vendor’s table. Students sold jewelry, painted rocks, bookmarks, […]