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Lady Wildcat bowler, scholar wins Fox Motor Prep honor

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Wayland High School junior Alicia Sweeney was selected as one of only 15 winners of the Fox Motor Prep Award. The honor is presented to the top 15 girls/boys in the state for having excellence in citizenship, academics and athletic skills. She did not, however, win the drawing for the...
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WHS forensics team 2nd in division at state

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Three forensics students from Wayland Union High School competed with almost 600 students from around the state representing 45 different schools this past weekend at the annual Michigan Speech Coaches Incorporated State Spring Conference (MSCI) at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Wayland’s team, coached by Andrea Brown, placed second...
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WHS magna cum laude, cum laude academic students noted

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Wayland High School has announced the seniors who have achieved magna cum laude academic honors and cum laude accolades. Listed in alphabetical for magna cum laude: Alexis Adrianse, Audrey Annable, Perry Carter, Madalyn Crawford, Aliya Cutler, Nicole Damveld, Hope Dollarhide, Madelyn Gray, Benjamin Gunnett, Emily Henderson, Jacob Jager, Austin Johnson,...
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Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 216

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25 Years Ago — May 21, 1991 The Globe published a front page photo of the gravesite of Charles L. Barrell of Leighton Township, who served with the 102nd Infantry Division in Camden, S.C., in the Civil War in 1865. Barrell, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1891...
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Top 11 WHS Class of ’16 academic students announced

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Wayland Union High School has announce the top academic graduates from the Class of 2016. All 11 of the students received a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 or higher: (back row, from left) Casey Bellgraph, Taaron Foote. (middle row) Caitlyn Bronson, Riley Shepherd, Briana Cronk, Mickala Kohtz, Rebecca Barnhard,...
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WHS Baccalaureate service planned for Saturday

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As the academic year comes to a close, the Wayland Union school district has a variety of events and responsibilities to handle. Supt. Norm Taylor noted that public schools’ no longer are in the business of dealing with Baccalaureate ceremonies, area churches are organizing the service for 5 p.m. Saturday,...
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Lady Wildcat JVs win Fruitport Invitational title

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The Wayland High School junior varsity softball team won the Fruitport Invitational Saturday. The Lady Wildcats took out Northview 10-7, Muskegon Oakridge 11-6 and host Fruitpost 12-7 in three very cold and even snowy ballgames.
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Sarah Brewer records 36th fastest time at River Bank Run

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Sarah Brewer, a 2006 Wayland High School graduate, finished 36th out of more than 2,200 runners at the Fifth Third River Bank Run Saturday in Grand Rapids. Brewer was a standout distance runner for the Lady Wildcats and is daughter of teacher and coach Sue Brewer. With her at her...
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Yes It Is, It’s True: I was guilty of journalistic cowardice

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Olya Schenky, perhaps Wayland’s first-ever Muslim student, left earlier this week to return to the Ukraine, her homeland. I have been told Olya was a model student, an academic achiever, and an incredibly polite and well-mannered young lady. But in these troubled times, I resisted the temptation to do a...
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Back ailment sidelines coach Jon Gambee for rest of season

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Martin varsity baseball coach Jon Gambee, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, has placed himself on the disabled list and there are concerns he won't be back. Gambee, who started coaching varsity baseball at Martin after the 2013 season, recently developed problems with his back and has been in...
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