By Dan Geoffrey 1. According to the Roman historian Socrates of Constantinople, Arius, a 4th century Christian heretic from Egypt, literally pooped himself to death. Socrates attributed Arius’ rather…explosive demise to divine intervention. Heresy: Not even once. 2. In 14th century Italy, soldiers from the city of Modena snuck into the neighboring city of Bologna…
By Alexandra Smith Have you ever wondered what it would be like if your sibling just disappeared for awhile? It happens to many here at Central and elsewhere when their older sibling goes off to college. This can affect the relationships between them and/or the whole family. “At first when my brother left to college,…
By Alissa Jehl As every student in a math class is surely aware of, Pi day was March 14. Pi day, or “Pie day” occurs every year on the same date. Some math teachers pass out pie to their students, but Walled Lake Central math teacher Denise Shene took a different approach to make her…
By Dan Geoffrey Walled Lake Winterguard and Walled Lake Percussion have had another successful round of competition at the State level this past weekend. Both teams competed at Chippewa Valley High School in Saginaw on Saturday, April 6 for Guard and Sunday, April 7 for WLP. Walled Lake Percussion’s World Line, composed of the most…
By Alissa Jehl The 6th annual Passion for Life run was held at 10 a.m. on March 23 in downtown Walled Lake (Bayside Sports Grille) to raise money for Jacob Pesta, an 8 year old boy who suffers from a very rare aggressive Thalamic Brain Tumor, and his family. When Jacob was 5 years old,…
By Dan Geoffrey Having spent the earlier half of my childhood in the 1990s, I had access to a lot of great movies and TV shows that the children of this generation will not. I was around for the Disney renaissance, the golden age of Nickelodeon, and so much more. One of the films I…
By Emily Money Representatives from colleges arrived in Walled Lake for the recent College Fair. This event, hosted by Walled Lake Central, took place Tuesday, April 30, from 6:30-8:00 PM in the Central gymnasium. Students across Walled Lake had the chance to take advantage of this event. “It was a great opportunity for kids to…
By Nate Collins Once again the great March Madness NCAA Men`s Basketball Tournament has come and gone, and this year, more so than previous years, upsets and shockers were apparent throughout the tournament. All in all, there were really 4 stories that stood out. First things first, Florida Gulf Coast. “Dunk City” was one of…
By Rebecca Noeske With their big conference finally completed, Central’s Model United Nations (MUN), is more than satisfied to bring home some big wins at the Mid-American Model United Nations (MAMUN) conference in Ypsilanti, Michigan, held March 13 at 7:30 AM and returned on March 16. Sophomore Nicco Beltramo and junior Michelle Sheng both were…
By Rebecca Noeske Central students rocked the Distributive Educational Clubs of America (DECA) State conference this past weekend, from March 15 through March 17. Of the six students who competed, seniors Lekha Bapu and Jessica Hazelton both received role play medals. Bapu also was awarded a top ten medal. Unfortunately none of Central’s students qualified…
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