I don’t think Deb Waldo liked me very much at first. We met when I started coming to the police department every Monday to jot down information for the police log and fire call. After several weeks, she asked someone, sarcastically, if I was always so perky and happy all the time. (This information was […]
Oakview Middle School, in the Lake Orion School District, has been actively involved in raising money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Race. The rally is being held on May 22-23 at Lake Orion High School. All of the money goes towards funds for cancer research, education, advocacy, and patient service programs. This […]
Dear Ms. Stieb: I want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with teaching staff as part of their externship experience. The time they were able to spend with you was quite valuable in that it allows them to better design lessons based on existing expectations of the work […]
My name is Vicki Vanderheyden and my special needs daughter Katie Vanderheyden desperately needs your help. We received a letter from the director of special education of Lake Orion Schools a month ago stating that they were eliminating the current performing arts program for special needs kids at Stadium Elementary. The children are being moved […]
Lake Orion’s Track Team took the second place trophy during the Oakland County Freshmen Meet that took place at Pontiac Northern on May 6.
The Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team picked up two more victories to add to their record against Rochester and Farmington Hills Harrison last week. Against Rochester on May 3, the Dragons won 5-4, with Josh Hughes the winning pitcher for Lake Orion. Hughes added two RBI in that game, as teammate Mike Ripari […]
The Lake Orion High School boys track team continued to win last week, defeating Rochester Adams 108.5-19.5 on May 4. The Dragons took the 3200 relay (5:26), and Kojo Asiedu won the 110 hurdles (15.53). Ryan Allison took the 100 dash (11:75), and the 300 hurdles (40.0). Lake Orion’s 800 relay team won (1:36.1), as […]
Anyone interested in playing ice hockey on a team composed exclusively of Lake Orion students this summer should attend a tryout on May 26. The tryout will be at 8:45 p.m. at the Troy Sports Center. The center is located at 1819 Big Beaver Road in Troy. A fee of $15 will be charged to […]
The Lake Orion High School girls varsity golf team defeated West Bloomfield on May 3, 174-209 at the Orchard Lake Country Club. Ashley Hamilton finished first for the Dragons with 41, while teammate Darby Peters finished second with 43. Britney Hamilton and Tricia Hewitt rounded out the top four for Lake Orion with 45 each. […]
The 2004 annual Dragon Dash race was held May 2, sponsored by the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department. Here are the winners: Overall female winners were Ashley Wharton of Lake Orion, 18, finishing eighth overall with a time of 31:50; and Maggy Zidor, 54, finishing 28th overall with a time of 36:33. For women […]