Track team prepares to dominate at Conference Championships

By Alex Hunt Walled Lake Central’s outdoor Track and Field athletes are preparing to dominate yet another season. With three Conference Championships in the past four years, the track team once again prepares to bleed, sweat, and cry to maintain their title. On April 23, the team faced off against Waterford Kettering, crushing the competition…

Girls soccer gets off to a great start

By Morgan Day Despite the cold and snow, girls’ varsity soccer at Central is underway and off to a great start. The season opened with a 4-0 win against South Lyon and their most recent game resulted in a 2-1 win against Lakeland, bringing their season record to 2-1-1. The team tied Livonia John Glenn,…

WLP ranks 13 in world at WGI Championships

By Erika Greco Walled Lake Percussion (WLP) took the 2014 WGI Percussion World Championships, held April 10-13 in Dayton, Ohio, by storm with its two competing groups placing 13th and 25th place in the world. “It went really well!  Great year for Walled Lake Percussion,” said Director Nick Pourcho. WLP competed with both a younger…

Documenting the rise of an empire: technology

By Simone Stephens It’s the twenty-first century and the rise of technology has gradually taken over. Everywhere you turn there is some way to be in contact with technology, whether someone iswalking down the street looking down at their phone or a group of friends at lunch is taking selfies to post to Instagram. Today’s…

Take me out to Central’s ball game

By Kennedy Werner They’ve played through the rain, the mud, the wind, the cold, and the boiling sun; yet, they still have stunned the competition. With an astounding record of 4-1, WLC’s varsity baseball team (thirteenth in the county) has shown no mercy this season, especially against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. The team’s first regulation…

Winter Guard heads to WGI

By Krista Fog After winning States, Walled Lake Central’s Winter Guard team headed to Winter Guard International (WGI) competition, held this year in Dayton, Ohio from April 3 until April 5. “I am very proud of the team,” said senior captain of the Open-Guard team Taylor Kucharski. “Even though we didn’t make it to semi-finals…

Lady Cobras look to lead team to victorious spring season

By Renata Terrazzan Swim, shoot, and score! This year’s women’s water polo team, the Lady Cobras, is filled to the brim with talent and enthusiasm, and the women are looking forward to having a rewarding season. At present, varsity boasts a record of 3-1, a difficult feat in this sport.  And in fact, the junior…

Students start setting up summer jobs

By Emily Money The realization has hit home: summer is drawing near. But while many are planning to have their fun in the sun, others hope to be raking in cash with summer jobs. Sophomore Jake Bolda will be a camp counselor at Temple Israel this summer. “I do it because I love the kids,”…

False Flags threaten our freedom

By Kevin Coleman From the Japanese to the Romans and Americans to the Nazis, false flags have long been a deceptive strategy used by governments to reach a desired goal, most commonly being the provocation of war. The term false flag refers to a usually violent event orchestrated by a regime in order to shift…