Boys’ swim broke waves at State Finals

By Erika Greco The WLC swim and dive team ended their season with a splash. Coach Jeremy Brandon, along with the three captains, senior Stephen Lee, and juniors Taketo Wakamoto and Chase Weber led the team to the Michigan Division 1 State Finals on March 6. The team took six swimmers to the Michigan Division…

Girls’ softball hits off their season

By Krista Fog Havingjust finished their tryouts on March 13,Walled Lake Central’s 2014 women’s softball team is determined to make it a great season. “We all have a very strong playing background,” said senior second baseman Kenzie Bonar. “Most, if not all, of us, have played travel for the majority of our lives.” The captains…

Choir students show off their talents at MSVMA Festival

By Emily Money WLC’s choirs made the community proud at the Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) District Festival last Thursday, March 20. Held at Walled Lake Northern with performances by the Concert Chorale, the Women’s Festival Chorus, and the Men’s Festival Chorus, the festival featured choirs from around the county showcasing their talents. “The…

Mens’ LAX prepare to go to the MAX this season

By Taylor Peterman Despite the snow on the ground preventing many spring teams from beginning their seasons, the lacrosse boys are ready to kick off the season. Tryouts were held March 5 with a large turnout and lots of talent. “There’s lots of experience [on the team] and the players really understand the game,” Head…

Oscar Selfie breaks Twitter records

By Madeline Master We’ve all seen it—Ellen, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt and more packed into one superstar selfie, but did you realize that the Famous Oscar Selfie was nothing more than an $18 million Samsung phone product placement? The world renowned and much retweeted selfie featuring Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Julia…

District plans remainder of the school year due to snow days

By Elise DeYoung With wind chills in the negatives and excessive amounts of snow, it’s no surprise that this winter, Walled Lake Schools has already used all available snow days provided by the district. Although snow days are much appreciated by the students, if the school exceeds the maximum amount of six extra days, which…

Students connect through the creation of “The Giving Tree Club”

By Kennedy Werner Derived from the success of WLC’s Blanket Drive, the newly formed Giving Tree Clubwelcomes all students eager to impact the community. Created by Spanish teachers Nancy Kattoula and Laura Griffin and their Spanish students, the club’s mission is to help the community and spread good cheer to WLC families and beyond. “My…

Girls Lacrosse prepares to unite and conquer this season

By Kennedy Werner Walled Lake’s Lady Gladiators lacrosse team, which draws its members from WLC, WLN, and WLW, is “all in” this season. They are ready to give the competition all they’ve got, strengthen internally, and WIN. With their first game March 31 against Northville, the JV and varsity teams are focused on improvement and…

Passion for Life run to benefit Sydney Balzer

By Nevada Leslie The 7th annual Passion For Life Run/Walk and 5 Mile Run benefiting Sydney Balzer, a nine-year-old battling leukemia, will occur Saturday March 29th, 2014 in downtown Walled Lake. Balzer, the 2014 Inspiration Family, was diagnosed with ALL- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in 2010. The event will benefit U of M C.S. Mott Children’s…