Sickout Causes a Surprise Extra Day before Summer

By Nate Collins It looks like this year, the last day of school will no longer be on June 12. Due to the bus sickout day, the new last day of school will now be June 13. In an email sent out by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Director of Communications Judy Evola, the bad news was given: “After…

Women’s Track and Field Head to State Championships

By Kennedy Werner Determined to stand on the first place podium, the WLC Women’s Track and Field team’s juniors Jasmine Brown and Kayla Womack along with seniors Chantel Edwards, Gabby Edwards, Josephine “Indi” Jackson and Sydney Tucker, have succeeded as city champs, regional champs, and are ready to take on the competition at the State Track and Field Championships this…

Taylor Swift Rocks Detroit

By Jill Ciampa Taylor Swift, one of the best known artists across the world, came to Ford Field on May 4 when Brett Eldredge, Austin Mahone and Ed Sheeran opened for her. The concert started at 6:30 because of the three opening acts. Swift didn’t actually take the stage until almost 9 pm when she opened with…

Top 10 Seniors

By Taylor Haggerty The Top 10 Seniors will be announced Friday afternoon at the Senior Celebration, along with the Most Outstanding male and female students in the senior class. The process began in mid-March and has continued up until now, with teachers voting on two separate occasions to narrow down their choices. In order to qualify, students had…

The Mighty MITES

By Kennedy Werner Last weekend, May 11, fifteen projects sent from WLC students qualified and earned honorable titles at the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) annual state competition for students enrolled in 3D Mechanical CAD or Architecture class. With the help of their teacher, Kenneth Melcher, the select few placed within Top 4…

First is the Worst, Second is the Best?

By Rebecca Noeske Are you the typical older child? Do you like to take charge and have privileges? Or are you the baby? Do you always get what you want? Something that affects many of our lives is the often controversial topic of birth order. Are there stereotypes? Of course. We so frequently judge people’s personalities based on…

Gatsby Movie is a Hit-and-Run

By Milena Beltramo Whenever a novel is adapted into a movie, the phrase “the book was better” will inevitably be heard. From the mouths of long-time fans of the novel, bitter critics and casual observers alike, we hear protests of indignation – that the shining, flawless beauty of the original work is sullied by the movie, feeble and…

Rotary Club Hosts 1st Annual Carnival

By Emily Money The Lakes Area Rotary Club will host the First Annual Rotary Club Carnival May 16-19 next to the Commerce Library and near Walmart. Admission is free and this event is open to everyone. The gates are set to open at 4:00 pm on Thursday and Friday, and at 12:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. It will…

Central Track and Field Takes Home KLAA Title

By Kennedy Werner With perseverance and determination, the men’s and women’s Track and Field teams of Walled Lake Central took home the Kensington Lakes Athletic Association (KLAA) Conference Title, Saturday, May 11 at Lakeland High School in White Lake Township. Taking first in almost every event at the Walled Lake City meet, the next step for the…

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…