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Academic Showcase has full house at Brandon Elementary

March 30, 2016

Brandon Elementary's annual Academic Showcase earlier this month attracted a full house of parents and interested citizens to the Martin school. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade showcased different projects, including writing, pictures, stories, dolls and lighthouses.

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 209

March 30, 2016

25 Years Ago — April 3, 1991 Damage assessment seemed to confirm that a tornado visited the Shelbyville area on 7th Street at the home of Katie Oldebeken, 87, destroying a tree and causing extensive to the house roof. Van Solkema Farms has been granted permission to have the Hooker-Harvey...

Two WHS students qualify for national business competition

March 29, 2016

Two Wayland High School students have qualified for the national Business and Professionals of America competition in May in Boston.Both Hailey Carpenter and Bri Cronk have advanced to the national level of the BPA contest. The two and four other members of the Wayland High School BPA qualified for the...

FIRST WHS robotics team reaches semifinals in debut

March 29, 2016

The WUHS FIRST Robotics Team made it to the semi-finals at its first competition last Friday and Saturday in Marysville. The team was ranked 18th individually out of 40 teams. The team, coached by Dave Long, a Wayland Union Schools alumni, consists of ten members: Grace Chandler, Lewis Bartlett, Alex...

Hopkins, WHS students win bronze in culinary contest

March 26, 2016

Hopkins and Wayland High School culinary arts students took part in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state culinary competition March 17 in Mt. Pleasant. The team won a bronze medal in the competition. Shown here are (from left) Heidi Youtzy (Allegan), Kira Clear (Wayland), Richard VanWinkle (Hopkins)),...

WHS students celebrate 25th anniversary of PALS program

March 25, 2016

Wayland High School celebrated the 25th anniversary of the PALs program in Allegan County by attending the annual PALs Conference Thursday at Camp Beechpoint in Allegan. PALs, or Peer Assisted Listeners, from Allegan, Hopkins, Plainwell and Wayland High Schools attended the youth led conference. Also in attendance were staff from...

Gun Lake Tribe gives Wayland Middle School culture lesson

March 24, 2016

The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis recently visited Wayland Union Middle School to share their Native American culture and history with students. , Tribal Council Chairman DK Sprague , Frank Sprague, Jeff Martin and Heather Bush all took part in the presentation, talking about the meaning of the Eagle Staff...

Wayland Middle School puts together 1st Career Day

March 24, 2016

Wayland Middle School held a Career Day for seventh and eighth grade students Wednesday, with more than 40 volunteers from the community speaking to students about their professions. They talked about education requirements, salary, job duties/responsibilities, and the employment outlook for their particular field. Middle School Guidance Counselor Shelby VanKuiken...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 208

March 23, 2016

25 Years Ago — March 27, 1991 Rita Martin and her husband, Bill, both Wayland High School graduates, plan to re-start “The Note” teen dance and hangout business at Gun Lake after it has been absent for 15 years. The Note’s building most recently had been home to a church,...

First WHS robotics team to compete at state this weekend

March 22, 2016

The first-ever Wayland High School Robotics team this past weekend was busy preparing its entry in the state robotics competition this weekend at Marysville High School near Port Huron. The team has five days until its first competition and "Everyone worked hard Sunday getting everything ready," a spokesperson said. (Photo...

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