By Rithu Uppalapati Five minutes to get around a humongous, 350, 995 square foot school? With six periods and six different halls, it is like racing against time. Nor is the task made any easier by the 50 pound backpacks students lug around a while running from A pod to D pod. The first days…
By Kayla Womack Walled Lake Central’s women runners are spiking up as they prepare for the 2014 outdoor track season. Despite the season being months away, the girls are already conditioning their bodies and one team member, junior Amy Vangieson, is even competing in the AAU’s winter indoor track season. The off-season training mostly consists…
By Krista Fog It’s that time of year again! Walled Lake Central’s Student Council is gearing up for the annual holiday gift drive, taking place throughout the majority of December. Starting the tradition well over a decade ago, Student Council selects an elementary school in the Detroit area and then provides each student with a…
By Lauren Gapp Walled Lake Western presented Shrek: The Broadway Musical from November 14 through November 24. The musicality, dancing, singing, and acting was phenomenal while crowd shared a good laugh from the characters and scenes. The make-up and costumes were unbelievable, designed by parents and student/teacher volunteers. Covered in green foundation, the ogres, Shrek…
By Robert Harris Walled Lake Central’s men are starting to grab new running shoes in preparation for the new Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) indoor track season. It begins in November and the first track meet usually takes place the week before Christmas. WLC has quite a few athletes returning for the 2014 Indoor/Outdoor season. After…
By Emily Money The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band has been selected, and three of the five Michigan inductees are from Central itself. Seniors Hailee Perrett, Michael Perry, and Harrison Seltzer have all been chosen for this elite band. They receive the chance to play with the other 97 band members from around the United…
By Emily Money The annual canned food drive is upon us! This fundraiser to raise money and food for Hospitality House officially started last Monday, November 11. The school wide goal is to raise $17,000 or 34,000 cans by November 22. “The drive is really important, Central is the leading contributor to the Hospitality House,”…
By Robert Harris The boys of Walled Lake Central are lacing up their basketball shoes for the start of the new season! After going 16-4 last year, the Vikings have high hopes of making it very far into the playoffs and possibly a State championship appearance. Chuck Spolsky had a successful season last year as…
By Alex Hunt The United States is undergoing a steady economic recovery. Yet, it is an artificial, temporary recovery that will only hold recession at bay until the dam breaks and the waters of depression and uncertainty flood American life. America fell into recession in 2008; many people lost jobs and it became difficult to…
By Dominique Tyus With nomination forms already submitted the selection of Central’s Teacher of the Year is close at hand. The nominees were chosen by teachers, parents, or anyone associated with a teacher and submitted to Principal’s Secretary Lesley Drilich. “I go through them all and send anonymous nomination forms to one of the other…
The Call 