By Emily Money Starting this year, public schools across Michigan are now required by state law to give students the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and honor their country every morning. Students noticed this surprising new change to their daily routine this Monday, September 9 when Principal Chuck Morgan introduced the plan and asked everybody…
By Emily Money The arrival of every new school year also brings new changes. So what changes will we see around Central this year? Most importantly, Central has received a new addition to its security system: an entry camera and buzzer system. These have been installed in every building across the district. If a person is entering the…
By Emily Money As we all know, the first days of school are very different as you get older and into different grades. There are not nearly as many “get to know each other” games, and much more actual work and homework. School seems to get harder as it progresses. Is that true even in college? To…
By Simone Stephens Being a senior has two huge advantages: no summer homework and no more high school. Without these, it’s safe to say that the graduates have a lot of free time on their hands for the summer. Some are going off to college to get started early and some are hanging around for a little bit…
By Dan Geoffrey Am I qualified to write this editorial? It was the first question I asked myself after this idea popped into my head at about 11:45 on a Saturday night. I grew up with three younger sisters and don’t remember a time before at least one of them was born. I’m also one of only…
By Nate Collins It looks like this year, the last day of school will no longer be on June 12. Due to the bus sickout day, the new last day of school will now be June 13. In an email sent out by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Director of Communications Judy Evola, the bad news was given: “After…
By Kennedy Werner Determined to stand on the first place podium, the WLC Women’s Track and Field team’s juniors Jasmine Brown and Kayla Womack along with seniors Chantel Edwards, Gabby Edwards, Josephine “Indi” Jackson and Sydney Tucker, have succeeded as city champs, regional champs, and are ready to take on the competition at the State Track and Field Championships this…
By Jill Ciampa Taylor Swift, one of the best known artists across the world, came to Ford Field on May 4 when Brett Eldredge, Austin Mahone and Ed Sheeran opened for her. The concert started at 6:30 because of the three opening acts. Swift didn’t actually take the stage until almost 9 pm when she opened with…
By Taylor Haggerty The Top 10 Seniors will be announced Friday afternoon at the Senior Celebration, along with the Most Outstanding male and female students in the senior class. The process began in mid-March and has continued up until now, with teachers voting on two separate occasions to narrow down their choices. In order to qualify, students had…
By Kennedy Werner Last weekend, May 11, fifteen projects sent from WLC students qualified and earned honorable titles at the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) annual state competition for students enrolled in 3D Mechanical CAD or Architecture class. With the help of their teacher, Kenneth Melcher, the select few placed within Top 4…
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