Central’s spontaneous play

By: Alana Harrison Walled Lake Central’s fall play, The Mouse That Roared, will open Thursday, November 30 and be performed at 7:30 pm each night through December 2. Adults are $10 and Students and Seniors are $9 The play, which was written by Leonard Wibberley, follows the struggles of the tiny nation of Grand Fenwick’s…

Raising money for a past WLC teacher

By: Erin Pratt The Kirk Pedersen Dodgeball Tournament, an annual event held at Walled Lake Central for Kirk a former WLC physical education teacher who was injured in a hunting accident in 2008 that left him paralyzed from the neck down, raised over $3000 for his day-to-day medical expenses. Every year the students at Central…

Shaking and Shacking up in Ann Arbor

By: Alyssa Rester The infamous and delicious Shake Shack made its second debut in Michigan October 25 when the chain opened up a second restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor. Crowds of people came down to get a taste of the amazing diner burgers and fries. Anyone that loves a good grilled burger with a thick…

New drinks being sold at lunch

By: Nick Cummings For the past couple years, students at Central have had a very limited selection of soft drinks available to them at lunch. As the 2017 school year rolls in, so does a wider selection of pop. No longer are the days of only diet Mountain Dew, diet Code Red, diet Pepsi, diet…

Donating blood for the needy

By: Nathan Landry The Red Cross Club held its annual blood drive on October 20. Those 16 and older could donate blood with a parent’s approval and help to collect blood for Southeast Michigan and where every pint collected saved three lives.   The blood drive happened Friday and people could donate blood between the…

Successful Poms season preps team for competition

By: Curran Middleton Throughout the fall, the women’s poms team dazzled audiences with performances at football games and special events like Spirit Week due to the hard work that began at the end of last school year. “The fall season was very successful,” said Coach Amy Meyer. “They put in many preseason hours during the…

Freshman breaks ankle at Volleyball game

By: Curran Middleton The freshman volleyball team had a game at home against Waterford Kettering High School on September 14. Although the girls did win the game, there was a loss for the team. Freshman Gabrielle Ayiar unfortunately broke her growth plate in her right ankle. A growth plate determines the future length and shape…

Crosstown rivals pay homage to Veterans at football game

By: Nathan Landry On Friday, October 6, Central faced an crosstown rival, Walled Lake Northern in an away game. The game was a big deal not only because the Vikings faced one of their biggest rivals, but also because the game was the annual Wounded Warriors game. This game was a special game because both…

Pink Out game against South Lyon ends in victory

By: Sydney Tinson The weather was mild and the crowd was R-O-W-D-I-E as the student section, wear pink to honor those that touched by breast cancer, continuously cheered under the Thursday night lights at this year’s Pink Out game against South Lyon on September 28th. The game itself was an exciting one with continuous, even…

After School Club is Dedicated to Food

By: Miles Hirsch Although it’s off to a slow start, one of Central’s newer after school clubs, the Epicurean Club, is hoping to bring students together to to hang out and eat food from different cultures here at Walled Lake Central. The group was scheduled to have their first meeting on October 10. The meeting…