Of the 358 schools across Michigan listed based on their achieving students and low achieving students by the State of Michigan, four them were Lake Orion Schools. Blanche Sims Elementary, Oakview Middle School, Scripps Middle School, and Waldon Middle School were all designated apart of the state’s ‘Focus Schools? list. According to Michigan Department of […]
By Trevor Keiser Review Co-Editor ‘If you’re hungry, a grinder is the way to go,? according to Tony Valvona, of Bellacino’s Pizza and Grinders. Valvona and his business partner Dennis Paige are the new owners of Bellacino’s. Valvona and Paige had been talking about going into business for awhile and after looking at several different […]
Approximately 20 new teachers participated in last week’s new teacher orientation. The week-long orientation included meeting with administrators and school personnel to learn the inside-and-outs of being a teacher for Lake Orion Community Schools. ‘I think collectively it’s been a great week and we’ve learned a lot and we’re excited to be part of Lake […]
According to studies, one of the most pivotal year’s of a student’s life is the transition from middle school to high school freshman. ‘Unfortunately statistics have shown that kids who aren’t successful in the beginning of their high school career have already made a decision on their direction by November and that’s possibly dropping out […]
In 1997 Marc DesRosiers rode his bike from Colorado to Michigan in 13 days, traveling 100 miles per day. In 2007 he ran his first Detroit Marathon with his brother. Ever since his dad passed of cancer in 2008, he has wanted to combine his bike trip with a marathon and this year DesRosiers will […]
After watching the X-Games four years ago Logan Kaiser decided to take up skateboarding, but he has no safe legal place to improve his skills, which is why the fifteen year-old would like to see a skate park in Orion Township. ‘I want a skate park because kids have no where to skate. You can’t […]
After having 10 new businesses open or about to open since the completion of the streetscape downtown, is community branding the next step? Suzanne Perreault, director of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) thinks so. ‘For the past number of years we’ve had a logo that says ‘Downtown Lake Orion.? If you see that does that […]
The final event of the 2012 Junior golf season ended in a buffet style dinner and awards ceremony at Paint Creek Country Club. Nearly 300 junior golfers and family members were in attendance. Mike O’Rorke Head Golf Professional at Paint Creek opened the program with brief comments on this year’s presentations of awards Awards given […]
When Dawn Frasa, who works for Home Interior Warehouse, told her 8-year-old daughter Emily Frasa a domestic violence shelter in Detroit only had three videos for the kids to watch, Emily decided to do something. It was time to help, so she decided to start a video/DVD drive to get more movies for the children […]
Independence Township Trustee and attorney Dan Kelly announced his candidacy for 44th District State Representative. ‘Full time politicians of both parties have shown themselves to be incapable of cutting the size of our bloated state government,? Kelly said. Kelly supports Oakland County State Sen. Mike Bishop’s proposal to make the legislature part time. ‘When the […]