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Lady Viking Meghan Schulz is 2nd team all-state pick

March 30, 2018

Hopkins High School senior Meghan Schulz has been named to the second unit of the Associated Press Division 2 All-State Basketball team. Schulz averaged a double-double for the Vikings with 13.5 points and pulling down 14.5 rebounds per game and was a huge factor in Hopkins winning the O-K Silver...

First 4 Wayland Early College program students named

March 29, 2018

(From left) Guidance counselor Lisa Gulch; Jessica Medina, LMC; Maureen Clearwater, ECAC advisor; Tricia Dole, WUS guidance counselor; students Mahala Stevens, Hannah Holcomb, Michelle Konecny, Will Reurink; Robin Sterk, ECAC advisor, and Principal Tom Cutler. Four Wayland High School students were welcomed as the first group into the Early College...

Columns

Army Bob: Get to know the weapons you want to ban

March 29, 2018

by Robert M. Traxler To quote a friend of mine, “No one should be allowed to own an AK-47.” This begs the question, what is an AK-47? Ask most folks and they will say it is a Russian machine gun. They would be correct, sort of; however, it is a...

Dr. Garnet Lewis to seek 26th District state senate seat

March 29, 2018

Dr. Garnet Lewis Former State Reps. Bob Genetski and Aric Nesbitt, both Republicans, will be joined by Democrat Dr. Garnet Lewis in the race for 26th District State Senator. The district takes in all of Allegan and Van Buren counties and the City of Kentwood and Gaines Township in Kent...

Santino DiCesare returns to WHS as athletic director

March 29, 2018

Santino Di Cesare, a 2010 graduate of Wayland High School, is returning to his alma mater as the new athletic director and assistant principal (ninth grade. Di Cesare previously was employed with Oakridge Public Schools near Muskegon as athletic director for the middle and high school. Prior to serving at...

Viking tracksters open season at Wendy’s Classic meet

March 29, 2018

Emma Helder Hopkins junior Emma Helder turned in the most successful individual performance Tuesday at the Wendy’s Classic Track Invitational that featured 18 boys’ and girls’ teams. Helder crossed the finish line second in the open 800-meter run, less than a second slower than freshman Hannah Bodine of East Grand...

The Subterranean: Two Damon films don’t meet expectations

March 29, 2018

“I find my life is easier the lower I keep my expectations.” — Bill Watterson (cartoonist, Calvin and Hobbes by Walter G. Tarrow (Reviews of Suburbicon and Downsizing) Both ** out of five stars and both available on video Recently, two Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Martian, Jason Bourne) vehicles,...

WHS bowler Marissa BruinsSlot to roll for Midland

March 29, 2018

Wayland High School bowling standout Marissa BruinsSlot has signed her intent to attend Midland University in Nebraska and roll for her former Wayland High School coach, Bill Holbrook (left). A state qualifier who placed 23rd at the Division 2 state tournament earlier this month, BruinsSlot is shown here with Holbrook...

WHS sends 38 students to PALs conference March 23

March 29, 2018

Thirty-eight Wayland High School students from the PALs program attended the 27th annual PALs conference at Gun Lake Community Church March 23 to learn more about mental health issues and the effects of childhood trauma. Peer Assistant Listeners is a substance abuse and suicide prevention program provided collaboratively by the...

Martin ‘Hygiene for Humanity’ drive fills local food pantry

March 29, 2018

by Austin Marsman The Martin High School National Honor Society sponsored a "Hygiene for Humanity" drive last week to benefit the Martin United Methodist Church food bank. Students were encouraged to bring in soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine products, diapers and other personal hygiene products. A fierce competition was held between...

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