Hurricane Matthew strikes the US
On September 28th, 2016, Hurricane Matthew formed near the Windward Islands. It left a path of destruction as it passed the Caribbean, then moved to the Southeast United States.
Three Central students named All-American
Seniors Elena Harroun, Miriam Tolston, and Brendan Whitworth are among 125 of the nation’s top band members to be selected by by the National Association of Music Education for inclusion in the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. These seniors were honored during a special ceremony on September 25 in the auditorium, attended by family and friends.
Students host German students during long-running annual exchange program
On Saturday, September 24, 20 students from Garbsen, Germany arrived to Michigan to stay with WLC host families for two weeks.
Vikings honor Lakeland HS student at LHS “Yellow Out” football game
Walled Lake Central students are used to “outs” for football and basketball games. Students can rock anything from a crazy Tropical Out to a simple Pink Out and still make the student section look amazing. On Friday, September 23, a different out, one that WLC had never seen before, took place in the student section: a Yellow Out.
Annual Taste of the Lakes raises funds, awareness for Lakes Area Youth Assistance
The Taste of the Lakes fundraiser took the Lakes area by storm on Tuesday, September 20 at Edgewood Country Club as over 15 restaurants joined forces to provide a strolling dinner to attendees and to raise money and awareness for the Lakes Area Youth Assistance (LAYA) program.
New policy aimed at making LGBT students school environment safe
In Lansing on September 14, the State Board of Education approved a new guidance policy aimed at making LGBT students’ school environments a safe and understanding place.
Central decks out in pink to support cancer victims
On September 16, the WLC football team not only faced city rivals, Walled Lake Western, on home turf at 7pm, but also sported pink because it was the annual Pink Out game.
Galaxy Note 7 shocks owners with explosions
If there are two things that social media likes as of now, it’s explosions and clowns. And unfortunately for Samsung, they are no exception to this rule. As of the Galaxy Note 7’s release date on August 19 of this year, these devices have been of more use as bombs rather than phones. Hundreds of accidents have been reported with many more gone undocumented. Naturally, Samsung issued a recall for these dangerous devices and sent replacement models to those experiencing “issues”.
Senior class has much to look forward to during their few remaining weeks at Central
By Lizzie Malashetsky WHAT? LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LEFT OF HIGH SCHOOL? IM GRADUATING? Yes! Believe it or not, the Senior class is coming to the end of its reign. While the Class of 2016 has had a lot of exciting events already pass, including Spring Break, but don’t worry: there’s much more to look…
Drama department’s performance of Oliver! flawless, includes two sold-out shows
By Emma Weintraub Walled Lake Central’s production of Oliver! debuted April 14-17 2016. Friends and family traveled far and near to see the production. The show was very successful with two sold out shows, one of which was on the opening night. “The show went well in my opinion. I feel relieved that I was…
The Call 