Loy Norrix High School

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.[6] 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.

Loy Norrix High School
Address
606 East Kilgore

Kalamazoo
,
Michigan
49001

United States
Coordinates42°14′37″N 85°34′20″W
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1961
School districtKalamazoo Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Rita Raichoudhuri
PrincipalChristopher Aguinaga[1]
Staff78.63 (FTE)[2]
Grades9—12
Enrollment1,653 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.02[2]
Color(s)Blue and white   
NicknameKnights
NewspaperKnight Life[3]
YearbookAccolade
Websitekalamazoopublicschools.com/Schools/HighSchools/LoyNorrixHS.aspx
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History

Loy Norrix opened in 1960 after Kalamazoo Central High School graduated 800 students the year prior, the largest graduating class to that date. The school is named after former Superintendent Loy Norrix.[6] The school has been dubbed the "Glass Castle", due to its almost completely glass frame, prominently featured in an advertisement for LOF Glass in the September 21, 1962 issue of Life Magazine. Loy Norrix is also home to the Freshman Academy, where freshmen are all housed in one wing of the school (the B wing).

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Barrett, Malachi (27 April 2018). "Loy Norrix High School dean of students promoted to principal". MLive.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. "Loy Norrix High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. Knight Life Online
  4. "Superintendent of Schools". Kalamazoo Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  5. "Loy Norrix High School". Kalamazoo Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  6. "KCHS History: 1951-1989". Kalamazoo Central High School. Archived from the original on 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2009-02-08. External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. Michael Chevy, Castranova (August 8, 2010). "David Means explores stories of 'victims': Former Kalamazoo writer seeks a darker perspective". The Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
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