Marching Band makes history

This will be the first time in LOHS history the marching band will compete in a Grand National Competition. Last weekend, Nov. 1, the band competed in the M.C.B.A. (Michigan Competing Band Association) State Final Competition at Ford Field in Detroit. The band came in 2nd place witgh a score of 88.20, beating last year’s […]

District has clean audit

Audit results for the July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 fiscal year are in for the Lake Orion School District and it’s good news. The report was given by Donna Hanson, Partner for Plante & Moran at the Oct. 22, school district board meeting. Hanson said the audit field work was done during one […]

Boys cross country qualifies for state competition

This is the fifth year in a row the LO boys cross country team has won their regional meet. The first place win at Saturday’s regional meet at Algonac High School has also qualified the team to compete in the state competition this Saturday, Nov. 1 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Coach Stan Ford […]

Carey takes the pumpkin

It was a cold and blustery day on Friday, Oct 24, a perfect day to run in the 9th Annual Pumpkin Invitational cross country competition. Nineteen middle schools from Oakland County made their way to Oakview Middle School in Lake Orion to compete. As the 7th and 8th grade boys were running the two mile […]

Peters chats with union workers in Lake Orion a week before election

With only six days left in his campaign, Gary Peters, Democratic candidate for the United States Congress? 9th District, joined Michigan workers affiliated with the U.A.W. (United Auto Workers) in Lake Orion. Peters met with workers at the U.A.W. Local 5960, 180 E. Silverbell Rd.on Oct. 28 to listen to their concerns. During the roundtable […]

Students reach for the sky on AP exams

Exceptional achievement on AP examinations have been announced. Forty-two students from LOHS have earned the distinction of AP scholar by the College Board in recognition of their achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Students took AP exams this past May, after completing college-level courses at LOHS. The Advanced Placement Program offers students the […]

Breast cancer charity walk honored survivors

It was a time to memorialize those who lost their battle with breast cancer, celebrate survivors and walk to raise money to find a cure. The 5th Annual Lake Orion Schools Dragon GAP & Lady Dragons, ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Charity Walk,? began in the LOHS auditorium on Oct. 17 for a 30-minute ceremony. […]

What’s going on, Orion

Marvin Gaye’s smash hit recording, ‘What’s Going On? – tell me what’s goin on-woo woo woo-pretty much sums up what my job will be as your new reporter for The Lake Orion Review. So while most of you are working during the day, I will take the pictures and write the stories to help you […]

P.E. teacher ‘dresses? up for charity

It was at a Pine Tree Elementary School assembly when P.E. teacher Mark Russell laid down the challenge. ‘I told the students if they raised more money than last year’s PTO fundraiser, which was $15,500, I would wear a dress,? said Russell. The staff, parents, students and community answered Russell’s challenge by raising $17,004 this […]

2nd graders learn tricks of the biz trade downtown

A walking trip to downtown Lake Orion was a way for local students to learn more about local businesses. On Oct. 16, the second graders from Blanche Sims Elementary took a walking trip to downtown Lake Orion. Mike Kalohn, the owner of Prime Time Sports Cards downtown said he always looks forward to the walking […]