Recent Bow-tie Tuesday craze gains momentum with students

By Emma Weintraub The latest craze here at Walled Lake Central is Morgan’s Bow-Tie Tuesday. What started off as a simple accessory to Morgan’s button down shirt has become an expected occurrence every Tuesday. “I thought of the idea last year and it didn’t really take off until this year,” said Morgan. “When Elizabeth Rexroat…

It’s time to get your scare on!

By Farhan Coleman Halloween is a holiday where we collectively celebrate being scared. A well-practiced tradition during this holiday is watching scary movies, and here are ten movies that I recommend you should see to get into the holiday spirit.    The Silence of the Lambs (1991) In this best-picture winner, Jodie Foster plays a…

Environmental club welcomes new members

By Mia Rubin Walled Lake Central’s environmental club, the Tree Hugging Environmentalists Club (THE Club) does a lot of work to make our school and society a better and greener place.   During the club’s meetings, they discuss ways to help our environment become more clean and safer for everyone.  THE Club plans on planting…

SADD club aims to educate towards student safety

By Emily Money Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a new club starting here at WLC. Juniors Nevada Leslie and Jenna Snider have created the Central SADD chapter this year with many goals in mind. “We decided to create the SADD club because we thought that we should inform the student body that their ‘social…

Giving Tree delivers food to Detroit’s homeless

By Erykah Smith For the second year, The Giving Tree from Walled Lake Central went to volunteer at the PB&J Outreach in Detroit, Michigan. The kids and teachers got a chance to all wake up at 5 am on a Saturday morning and make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a great cause. This year…

Marching Band to perform in annual Macy’s Parade

By Ashley Kaplan The Walled Lake Central Marching Band will be performing at the annual Macy’s Day Parade in New York City on Thanksgiving morning. The 193 band members, their parents, and  their equipment will all depart on Sunday, November 22 from Walled Lake Central. They will travel by bus to New York and will…

Drama department preps for fall play

By Emma Weintraub This fall, the Drama department at Central will put on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies, as their fall play. Auditions were held the week of Monday September 21. Approximately thirty kids attended the auditions. Most auditionees received lead roles since the musical is intertwined with multiple plots.…

Welcome Center construction unveiled

By Jill Ciampa After months of anticipation, Central has finally revealed the new office constructed in the lobby. To provide more safety for students and staff, the new entrance requires anyone entering during school hours to sign in. “It was planned to end by the time school started,” stated Assistant Principal Eric Henderson. “We started…

Central staff notes aspects of new technology

By Brendan Briggs Starting late last year and over the summer, WLC got a technology upgrade, thanks to a bond passed by the community last year. As part of the upgrade, every classroom got a new smart board system. The new technology was put into help improve the students learning experience. “It is supposed to…

Three seniors inducted into All-American

By Emily Money Walled Lake Central’s outstanding marching band has won merit yet again in three members being selected for the US Army All-American Marching Band. Seniors Victoria Clements, Namrata Kadambi, and Madison Stump were inducted into this elite band for the 2015-2016 school year at a presentation in the auditorium on October 1. Three…