Two Weeks of AP Testing About to Come to an End

By Nate Collins Well Advanced Placement (AP) students, exams are now in full swing. Break out those textbooks and start reading! Exams will run in two segments, morning and afternoon. Morning sessions begin at 7:30 while afternoon sessions begin at 11:30 am each day. The tests, which are given either in the East or West…

8th Grade Ingenuity and $10 Equals Document Camera

By Emily Money   The Design Tech students at Walnut Creek Middle School have manufactured iPad stands for sale throughout the district. For a mere ten dollars, an iPad can be transformed into a document camera. This is especially useful for teachers, many of whom have already purchased a stand.   “I thought it was…

APES and AP Bio to Visit Zoo

By Kennedy Werner To finish the year off right, witness what was learned throughout the year, and to study biodiversity, evolutionary adaptations, and ecology, WLC’s AP Environmental Science and AP Biology students will bus to the Detroit Zoo on Tuesday, May 21 during 2,4, and 6 hours to review the concepts learned. Markay Marks and…

Student Council Elections Begin: We Run This

By Dan Geoffrey Time is winding down, which means Student Council Elections for the 2013-2014 school year are in progress. On Thursday, May 2, all eleven candidates running for Student Council Board, (president, vice president of public relations, executive vice president, secretary, and treasurer) delivered speechex to the entire school via the morning announcements, asking…

Jazz Band Italian Dinner

By Kennedy Werner Sweet sounds, entertainment, gourmet food, and proceeds all benefitting WLC Bands.  Band Director David Rogers hosted an Italian dinner and Jazz Band Concert from 6:30pm until 9pm in Walled Lake Central’s cafeteria Saturday, May 4. The band, consisting of ninth through twelfth graders, played a 40- minute set beginning at 7pm. “It’s a fun night…

Newsweek Ranks Central Among Top Schools in the Country

By Kennedy Werner Newsweek magazine recently ranked Walled Lake Central High School as one of America’s Best High Schools. Coming in at 341st in the nation, Central topped in-town rivals Northern and Western, with its 98% graduation rate, 96% college bound rate, and 22.3 average ACT score. Now THAT is something to be proud of!…

NHS to Hold Inductions June 4

By Kennedy Werner Calling all National Honor Society (NHS) applicants for the 2013-14 school year: Tuesday, June 4 from 6:00-7:30 pm, Sponsor Traci Banjanin and the NHS Board will hold the annual Induction Ceremony in the WLC Auditorium to swear in NHS members. This is the final step for the selected juniors and seniors who…

Students to Discover the Physics of Cedar Point

By Kennedy Werner The once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the physics of real life will be given to WLC physics students Friday, May 17. Beginning the journey at 7:00 AM and returning at 10:00 PM of the same day, honors and regular physics teachers, Judy Davis, Sandi Brough-Gresh, Lindsay Hartley, and Ken LaCross…

Flower Bulb Sale to Send Students to France

By Alexandra Smith Look out France and London in 2014! Central students are selling flower bulbs to save up to go for their European trip.  Anyone can order the bulbs via a website and they will be shipped starting April 1 to your door step.  This fundraiser is going on until they go on the trip.…

Spanish Students Discover the Culture of the DIA

By Kennedy Werner Spanish teacher Cindy Collins and her Spanish Four students went on a field trip by bus to the Detroit Institute of Arts and Los Galanes Mexican Restaurant of Detroit on Wednesday, May 1st from 8:00am until 1:30pm. Completing their art unit, the WLC Spanish scholars viewed the many exhibits and paintings that focused on the ethnic artists…