Wayland High School

Wildcat Sydney Urben selected to all-state bowling team

Wayland High School sophomore Sydney Urben has been selected to the first unit of the Division II girls’ all-state bowling team. The announcement came this week from the Michigan High…

Editor April 4, 2016

Columns

Yes It Is, It’s True: Anything worse than losing a child?

Composer Gustav Mahler’s most controversial musical piece by a wide margin was “Kindertotenleider,” or “Songs for Children Who Died.” Mathematician and infamous atheist Bertrand Russell’s most controversial comment was that…

Editor March 31, 2016

Features

Olivia Myers selected this year’s DAR award winner at WHS

Wayland High School senior Olivia Myers has been selected to receive this year’s DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Award. Olivia is the daughter of Todd and Shannon…

Editor March 31, 2016

Community Notices

GR Symphony, WHS Strings will be back ‘Side by Side’

The Grand Rapids Symphony will perform with the Wayland High School Symphony Strings students at the Fine Arts Center the evening of May 17. The Grand Rapids Symphony will be…

Editor March 31, 2016

Features

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

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…

Editor March 30, 2016

Features

Two WHS students qualify for national business competition

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…

Editor March 29, 2016

Features

Hopkins, WHS students win bronze in culinary contest

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…

Editor March 26, 2016

Sports

Obetts, Teunissen play key roles in Davenport twin bill sweep

Wayland High School graduates Haley Obetts and Mallory Teunissen helped Davenport University's softball team sweep Ferris State University Tuesday afternoon in a double header to advance its overall season record…

Editor March 25, 2016

Features

WHS students celebrate 25th anniversary of PALS program

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…

Editor March 25, 2016

Features

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

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…

Editor March 23, 2016