Wayland High School

WHS grad C.J. Miller wins award at Baker College

November 2, 2016

Caroline J. Miller (center), a 2015 graduate of Wayland High School, has been named the Rotaractor of the Month for October at Baker College in Muskegon. A two-sport star as a Wildcat, in softball and basketball, she apparently has shown she excels in academics as well. (Photo supplied)

Wayland Foundation Innovation Grants announced

November 2, 2016

The Wayland Union Education Foundation has announced its 2016 Teacher Innovation Grant, Principal Innovation Grant and National Teacher Conference recipients. Each school in the district was represented, with awards totaling more than $20,000. Katrina Brown, Baker Elementary, was approved to purchase 121 eBooks for their library collection, which will be...

Ex-Wildcat Allison Getty leads Northwood volleyball

October 30, 2016

Allison Getty, a 2013 graduate of Wayland High School, is leading Northwood University's volleyball team in kills and total points this season. Getty, who was a Division 2 all-state selection for a team that went all the way to the state semifinals, has recorded 294 kills and 323 total points...

Ex-Wildcat teammates reunite on the gridiron as foes

October 29, 2016

Former Wayland High School football teammates Mike Miklusicak and Quentin Sweeney met as rivals on the gridiron Saturday with the former getting the best of a 31-6 victory by Hope over Kalamazoo College. Miklusicak scored Hope's first three touchdowns on runs of 6, 14 and 55 yards and he rushed...

WHS Theatriks to do ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Nov. 18-20

October 28, 2016

Wayland Union High School Theatriks will perform William Shakespeare’s "Romeo & Juliet" Nov. 18-20, at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center. The play is directed by Rebecca Black. There will be three performances: at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19, and a matinee at 3 p.m. Sunday,...

New Eagle Scout makes Baker School a sand box

October 28, 2016

Wayland High School senior Sean Howard completed his Eagle Scout project by making a new sandbox for the Baker Elementary School playground. He started the project last spring with the planning and approval process and finished up the first weekend in October. Principal Celeste Diehm said, "The sandbox is a...

Bygone Days: Stories about our area communities

October 26, 2016

25 Years Ago — Oct. 30, 1991 The City of Wayland is studying a proposal from an Ann Arbor engineering firm to upgrade the water producing system by installing a 400,000-gallon elevated tank. City officials say the current system is producing about as much water as it ever will and...

Eight WHS students accepted into Regional Honors Choir

October 25, 2016

Eight Wayland High School students have been accepted into the Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) Regional Honors Choir. This required hours of hard work and students submitted their auditions online. They will perform and audition for the State Honors Choir Dec. 3 at Western Michigan University. The students are (back...

Pat Velie returns to Wayland schools as finance director

October 25, 2016

Patricia Velie is coming back home to Wayland to serve as the school district’s finance director. Velie, who succeeds the retired Bill Melching, worked in the schools’ business office from 1995 to 2006, but left when her husband, Larry, took a job in Massachussetts. Her husband has been asked to...

Miklusicak rushes for 100-plus yards for 3rd time this season

October 23, 2016

Former Wayland High School football standout Mike Miklusicak (22) recorded his third 100-yard rushing day this season while surging Hope College defeated Trine 31-7 Saturday evening in an MIAA matchup. Miklusicak, a junior at hope, picked up 141 yards in 23 carries and scored a touchdown in the homecoming game....

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