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Hospital receives toys, gifts from Hopkins, Wayland

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Students from the Wayland High High School leadership class and middle school student council helped deliver toys today to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. A school bus took them to each school to pick up the toys and then made their way to the hospital. Teachers Alison Babiak, Sue Salhaney and...
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Faith Rollandini wins Christmas card design contest

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Pine Street Elementary student Faith Rollandini, daughter of Wayland High School sign language teacher Sarah Rollandini, was the winner of the annual Christmas card logo contest for 2016. Her artwork will be featured on all Christmas cards the school sends out this holiday season. Presenting her with an award and...
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Hopkins basketball coach Darrin Smith decides to step down

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Hopkins boys’ varsity basketball coach Darrin Smith has decided to step down from his post after just starting his fifth year. Several people close to the situation and parents of players have confirmed the move, which was reported Friday night after the team’s 51-44 loss to Hamilton. The development came...
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Presley Hudson stars again as CMU pulls out a thriller

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Central Michigan University sophomore guard Presley Hudson did it again — she snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Hudson, a 2015 graduate and all-stater for Wayland High School, drilled game-tying three-point basket with three seconds left in regulation, then scored a contested layup as time expired in overtime as the...
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Charity basketball scrimmage canceled due to weather

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The charity basketball scrimmage between the Wayland boys' varsity and the 2010 alumni has been called off Saturday afternoon because of inclement weather, according to the Wayland Athletic Boosters. The new date and time have been set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22. The 2016-17 Wayland High School varsity boys’...
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Wayland Union Schools wins FIRST robotics grants

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The Wayland Union school district was awarded $8,750 in grant funds by the Michigan Department of Education for its FIRST Lego and Robotic Teams. The district now has a total of three teams:  FIRST Lego League (FLL) at Pine Street, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team at the middle school and...
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EPIC holiday toy drives held by Wayland, Hopkins

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It’s been two years since their 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia but the Babiak family is still feeling the love and support of the Wayland an Hopkins schools community from a holiday toy drive for Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Allison and Jason Babiak and family worked with Wayland Union...
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WHS alumni, varsity Saturday in charity hoops scrimmage

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The 2016-17 Wayland High School varsity boys' basketball team will take on members of the 2009-10 Wildcat squad in a charity basketball game at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Wayland Union High School gym Donations will be collected at the door for the Epic Toy Drive to benefit...
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City Clerk, student rep. to join presidential recount

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Wayland City Clerk Michelle Herman and Wayland High School senior Jonathon Seymour will be among those conducting those conducting the 2016 presidential recount Wednesday and Thursday for Allegan County. The recount has been ordered for Michigan after Green Party candidate Jill Stein raised enough money to file for the action...
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Presley Hudson scores 18 and CMU wins 5th straight

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Former Wayland High School standout Presley Hudson is overcoming a slow start in her sophomore season at Central Michigan University. The former all-stater, Miss Basketball runner-up and Freshman of the Year in the Mid-American Conference last season, scored 18 points in the Chippewas' fifth straight victory last week after averaging...
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