Students fight against dreaded Flu Season

By Jake Butler “Bless you.” “Excuse me.” “Is there a tissue around here?” When the seasons begin to change and the leaves on the trees turn from green to orange, these expressions are all too commonplace in high school classrooms. The time between the start of October and the middle of November, what’s commonly referred…

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…

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…

Central to reinvigorate Homecoming pride from famed history

By Emily Money Homecoming each year is always something to look forward to as the highlight of fall and the peak of football season.  Students and staff join together for school-wide fun during spirit week, celebrating with the pep rally, theme days, the parade, and the football game, and close the week out with the…

By Nevada Leslie It’s that time of year again at Walled Lake Central – homecoming season. And with homecoming comes the dresses, the football games, and, of course, the class dances. This year’s class dances will take place during the Kickoff Assembly on Monday, October 19. Weeks are spent planning in preparation for this event,…

Deciding on dresses: Delightful vs. Disastrous

By Jill Ciampa There have been the orange disasters, the leopard prints that should be returned to the wild, the ball gowns gone wrong, and, of course, the famous stretching-all-boundaries skirts. Dress shopping has always expanded the imagination and the wallet, especially in relation to Homecoming. As Central’s Homecoming approaches, women scatter from store to…

Central celebrates Homecoming Spirit Week

By Lexie LaBo Spirit Week, which runs from October 19 – 24 this year, is a glorious time at Walled Lake Central. It is a great opportunity for students to show their school spirit and Central pride. Student Council President Noah Bloom said, “The Council and I are so excited for each grade to represent…