Wayland High School

WHS Odyssey of the Mind team finishes 4th at state tourney

March 23, 2015

The Wayland High School Odyssey of the Mind team of Maggie Anderson, Casey Bellgraph, Mitchell Lapham, Victoria Poirier and Trenton Woodcox captured fourth place at the state final competition Saturday at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School. The team's coach is WHS math instructor Steve Harcourt (far left).

Community Notices

Wayland school board has a flurry of meetings recently

March 21, 2015

There appears to be a flurry of meetings activity for the Wayland Board of Education in the wake of former board member Shelly Whitley’s filing a civil rights complaint against the district. The school board had a special meeting Monday, March 16, committee meetings Tuesday, March 17, and Thursday, March...

Wildcat Presley Hudson runner-up in Miss Basketball balloting

March 18, 2015

Wayland all-state senior point guard Presley Hudson was runner-up in the final voting for the 34th annual Miss Basketball award for the most outstanding girls' basketball player in Michigan. A four-year starter for the Lady Wildcats who collected more than 1,000 points during her career, she finished second to Tania...

Civil rights complaint filed against Wayland school district

March 17, 2015

Former Wayland Board of Education member Shelly Salisbury Whitley has filed a Title IX civil rights complaint against the Wayland School District. She and her husband, Aaron, both Wayland High School graduates, filed their discrimination complaints Tuesday with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and with federal Office for Civil...

John Sloan to fill vacancy on Wayland City Council

March 16, 2015

John Sloan, recently retired counselor at Wayland High School and former assistant varsity football coach, has been appointed to the Wayland City Council seat vacated earlier this month by Ron Kobish. Sloan is a graduate of Hope College and he served on the Wayland High School staff for many years...

WHS students share love of reading with young buddies

March 16, 2015

Quinn, a 4-year-old from Baker Elementary’s Extended Day Preschool, says she is excited to read with her reading buddy, Ali Martus. They hold hands as they walk down the hall to find a quiet place to read Ali’s favorite childhood book “One Fish, Two Fish” by Dr. Seuss. Once seated,...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 156

March 11, 2015

25 Years Ago — March 14, 1990 Final approval was given to developer Truman Dollar of Alpha Properties to hook up sewer service from the Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority to a mobile home park on Patterson Avenue in Yankee Springs Township. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners wants...

WHS Odyssey of the Mind team qualifies for state March 21

March 11, 2015

One of Wayland High School's Odyssey of the Mind has qualified for the state tournament at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School Saturday, March 21. The teams were coached by math instructor Steve Harcourt. The team, shown presenting its project at regionals last month, consists of Maggie Anderson, Victoria Poirier, Trenton...

Frosh Sydney Urben finishes 22nd at state bowling tourney

March 9, 2015

Wayland High School freshmen Sydney Urben finished 22nd in the state tournament Saturday to mark the end of a successful season for the Lady Wildcats. Coach Bill Holbrook said she missed making the match play cut by only 35 pins (153-195-144-194-212-173=1071). He added that she was the top scoring freshman...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 155

March 4, 2015

25 Years Ago — March 7, 1990 The Wayland boys’ varsity basketball team lost its district tournament opener at home to Allegan 76-52, and even worse, the game was played in an empty gym because of fears of a measles outbreak. The Allegan County Health Department issued the ban after...

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