Wayland High School

Wayland Student Council receives 2 state awards

April 1, 2015

Wayland High School Student Council members attended the State Leadership Conference March 28-30 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City. The theme of the conference was "Pure Leadership," where they listened and were inspired by keynote speakers Kevin Ozar and Heather Schultz, attended center meeting and participated in breakout...

WHS alum Zeke Fletcher to speak at Scholastic Honors Night

April 1, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Zeke Fletcher, legal counsel for the Gun Lake Tribe, will be guest speaker at the annual Scholastic Honors Night/Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. In addition, two new members will be inducted into the Wayland Union Schools Alumni Hall of...

WHS choir students ‘good’ and ‘excellent’ at state event

March 30, 2015

Four Wayland Union High School students received two "good" and two "excellent" ratings at State Solo and Ensemble Festival Friday evening. The four were (from left) Mitchell Lapham, Jessica Harris, Brian Smith and Christina Buttleman. The singers were required to prepare two contrasting songs, performed in front of a judge....

WHS senior’s Eagle Scout project a shelter for soccer players

March 30, 2015

Wayland High School senior Trenton Thelen has completed his Eagle Scout project by constructing two shelters at the soccer field, one each for home and visitor players. He has worked about 100 hours planning, drawing up the plans, getting approval, shopping, prepping and completing the project. Thelen, who was with...

WHS thespians put together murder mystery dinner

March 27, 2015

Members of the Wayland High School drama program put on the annual "Murder Mystery Dinner" Friday evening at the Fine Arts Center. Guests were treated to a dinner and then regaled with a tale of a murder mystery, directed by instructor Becky Black (far left). Proceeds from the fun go...

Wildcat senior Lacey James named all-state in Class B

March 27, 2015

Wayland High School senior center Lacey James has been named to the Associated Press Class B all-state basketball team. The 6-7 pivot averaged almost 20 points and 15 rebounds per game for the Wildcats, who fashioned a 19-4 overall record, but bowed out of the state tournament to Wyoming Godwin...

Former Wayland Police Chief Harold Ernst passes at 95

March 26, 2015

Word has been received of the death of former Wayland Police Chief Harold A. Ernst, who most recently was living in McAllen, Texas. Mr. Ernst was 95. He was Wayland’s chief from 1973 to 1985, when he retired and was succeeded by Dan Miller. Before that, he had been commander...

1965 WHS grad and star athlete Terry Frank has passed

March 25, 2015

Terry Frank, a 1965 graduate of Wayland High School, has died. His wife, the former Susie Longstreet, said last December on Facebook, "Terry has pulmonary fibrosis congestive heart failure fluid on his lungs . He just got out of the hospital again. The fibrosis is not treatable. He has been...

Wayland school board agrees to build 2nd baseball field

March 24, 2015

Detroit News staff writer Tony Paul, a graduate of Wayland High School, has reported today that the Wayland Board of Education has decided to include a new baseball field on its list of capital improvements this year to be funded. The school district was acting less than a week after...

WHS student takes 1st in state business competition

March 23, 2015

Wayland High School student Olivia Dubay took first place in Administrative Support Concepts and Business Meeting Management at the Business and Professional Association state competition this past weekend at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids. She will now have the opportunity to compete at the national level in Anaheim, Calif....

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