By: Katie Percha “Faster, Higher, Stronger” — this motto rightly describes the athletes that each country chooses to represent them in the highly coveted Olympic Games. Continued from an Ancient Greek tradition, the Olympics have stolen the hearts of people around the world. The 2018 Winter Olympics are currently in preparation, taking place in PyeongChang,…
By: Katie Percha Going to the movies has been a favorite American pastime since the late 1880s, and the time has come again for those always-entertaining blockbuster flicks of the year to be put to the test in the annual tradition of the Academy Awards. The Academy Awards are a prestigious night that, every year,…
By: Tiffany Barnes Hungry for some pancakes? Come down to the school on Saturday, January 27 to get your full of pancakes! Bring your friends and family to mingle and to help support the women’s basketball team. It’s from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. The team and their families will be down to enjoy a great breakfast.…
By: Tiffany Barnes As the new semester begins, students and teachers recover from the pressure of finals. Now that all grades are in, it’s time to think about how to do the new semester differently. We all want to improve our grades and our work habits for the better. Junior Alexis Whitfield said that she…
By: Tiffany Barnes On January 16 around 8pm, a bright light flew in the skies of Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Around 8:15 pm, there was a loud explosion that could be heard in all of Michigan. No one knew what was going on or what had happened, until NASA officials confirmed that a meteor…
By Erin Pratt As some people are getting ready for break, others are getting ready to give back. At WLC, that often means taking part in the annual holiday gift drive which gives students and staff the opportunity to ‘adopt’ a child so that the child will receive gifts this holiday season. The students at…
By: Brooke Kirkpatrick Every year, we come up with what we think is going to be a grandiose New Year’s resolution. Unfortunately, these usually end up being a flop after a few months, weeks or even days. Not everyone breaks these resolutions but what seems to be the majority has trouble keeping the resolution going.…
By: Erin Pratt As winter break ends and the start of January begins, there is only one thing on everyone’s minds around Walled Lake Central: finals. With all the recent snow and cold days, lessons have been cut short and teachers are trying to cram in as much information as possible before giving their final…
By: Brooke Kirkpatrick Senioritis is in full effect and it’s only January. Walled Lake Central’s seniors are definitely feeling the senioritis kicking in with second semester starting in just a few weeks. Senioritis is defined as “a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in…
By: Tiffany Barnes 2018 is already here, which means 2017 is gone. It was a year filled with good and bad memories for everyone. The juniors became seniors and Central welcomed new freshmen to the school. Let’s take a look back at 2017 to see how it went for our students and staff here at…
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