Wayland High School

Wayland band Big Dudee Roo to release next EP Saturday

March 3, 2015

The Wayland-based band Big Dudee Roo plans to release a four-track EP, "Heavy Dudee," Saturday, March 7. The music, recorded last fall in a barn in Sparta, "finds Big Dudee Roo moving into slightly spacier and more rock-driven territory," according to an article written for revuewm.com by Nolan Krebs. Krebs...

Lady Wildcats just miss state, but frosh Sydney Urben qualifies

March 1, 2015

The Wayland girls' varsity bowling team Friday just missed a trip to the state finals, but one Lady Wildcat, freshman Sydney Urben, qualified for the competition next weekend. Wayland finished fourth at the regional tournament. The top three schools advance to state competition. The Lady Wildcats missed qualifying by only...

Lots of work ahead, but time to climb those golden stairs

February 28, 2015

These three Wayland High School seniors still cling to the dream that they will play one more time in front of local fans in the local gym. However, (from left) Morgan Winger, Presley Hudson and Caroline (C.J.) Miller have a lot of work to do yet. First, they must beat...

‘Robin Hood’ production repeats tonight, Sunday afternoon

February 28, 2015

"Robin Hood and the Heroes of Sherwood Forest," billed as a fresh adaptation of the well-known English tale by Randy Wyatt, opened Friday evening at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center. The production, which emphasizes a community of heroes rather than a one-man approach, will be offered again at...

Traffic accident in Otsego takes life of Wayland High School grad

February 28, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Pamela S. Knowlton, 55, of Otsego, died Thursday in a tragic accident in Otsego. She was born August 23, 1959, in Plainwell, the daughter of Larry and Shirley (Vander Ploeg) Knowlton. Pam grew up in Shelbyville and was a 1977 graduate of Wayland High School. Following...

Wildcats’ 2nd-half defensive blitz buries South Christian, 71-39

February 27, 2015

When Grand Rapids South Christian senior John Wassink scored six straight unanswered points in the first four minutes of the third quarter to pull his team to within two, 32-30, fears were brewing for an upset at the Wayland High School gym Friday evening. But it was not to be....

Grandfather of 4 famous WHS female athletes dies at 77

February 26, 2015

William “Bill” M. Merchant, 77, paternal grandfather of four of the most famous female athletes in Wayland, died Thursday after a brief illness on what coincidentally would have been his Mother’s 100th birthday. Merchant was grandfather of Nikki Cardosa and Jessica, Brittini and Macy Merchant, and he was the father...

Wayland’s Kelvin Lapham recognized as Mopar ‘Top Tech’

February 25, 2015

Kelvin Lapham, a 1976 graduate of Wayland High School and technician at Wayland Chrysler, is one of two Michigan men recognized as being among the top 27 FCA US LLC technicians out of more than 20,000 eligible participants to be recognized as a Mopar "Top Tech" The Mopar "Top Tech"...

Davenport benefits from 2 more former Wildcat softballers

February 24, 2015

Wayland High School graduates Haley Obetts and Britt McLain are on the roster of the Davenport University softball team this spring. The Panthers, ranked No. 23 in he latest NAIA poll, currently are playing in their southern trip and they opened their season with an 8-0, 7-0 doubleheader sweep over...

Wayland Union High School has sociology culture fair

February 24, 2015

Wayland High School students from Andrea Brown’s sociology classes at held a culture fair recently for their capstone project. Students researched and applied two trimesters of sociological knowledge to a culture of their choosing. They highlighted the cultures language, entertainment, education, religion and value system, family structure, along with a...

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