Wayland High School

Duke and Duchess crowned at Wayland HS Snowcoming festivities

February 6, 2015

Wayland High School seniors Jessica Hedgecock and Kyle VanderWeide were chosen Duke and Duchess at the Snowcoming festivities Friday evening. They were crowned before a packed house that witnessed the Wildcats drop a heartbreaker, 55-54, to Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills.

WHS grad, former track star, wins praise in Arizona as math teacher

February 5, 2015

Derek Langley, a 2002 graduate of Wayland High School, was featured in a Tucson News Now story about his work as a math teacher at Empire High School near Tucson, Ariz. Langley, son of Monica (Trubiroha) Langley-Williams and the late Jerry Langley, also Wayland High School graduates, was well known...

Bygone Days; A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 152

February 4, 2015

EDITOR'S NOTE: The customarily reliable archives at the Then and Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr did not have a copy of the Feb. 7, 1990, edition of the Penasee Globe. Therefore, sadly, the 25 years ago portion of this week's installment of Bygone Days cannot be offered. Our humble...

Garage sale Saturday, Feb. 28, will benefit WHS grad party

February 2, 2015

A garage sale to benefit the Wayland High School Class of 2015 graduation party will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb 28, at Wayland Middle School. Those who would like to donate items, please drop them off from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at...

WHS grad’s Bluetooth company shows plenty of ‘rapid growth’

January 30, 2015

Wayland High School graduate Jason Hall is shown here in a photo and story that appeared in the Jan. 29 edition of Rapid Growth. Hall is the CEO of Grand Rapids-based Gelo Inc., founded in 2011, which has positioned itself near the forefront of an emerging U.S. market for Bluetooth...

Wildcat guys’ hoops team to play at Detroit Country Day Saturday

January 29, 2015

Not only does the Wayland High School boys' varsity basketball team face a major test at 6 p.m. Friday at South Christian, it also will make a long trip Saturday to take on one of the most storied athletic programs in Michigan. Coach Mike Hudson and his Wildcat guys are...

WHS teacher Gunderson’s wine cork mosaics strike again

January 29, 2015

Scott Gunderson, a Wayland High School art teacher, is shown here in a photo that appeared in USA Today with his latest artistic creation, a mosaic of Spain’s King Philippe and Queen Letizia at the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid Wednesday. Gunderson has created a variety mosaics from...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 151

January 28, 2015

(Taken from the archives at the Then and Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 31, 1990 Commercial helicopter pilot Larry J. Newland, 48, of Livonia, crashed his twin-engine aircraft into the WMXI-Channel 17 tower in Yankee Springs Township, but was not injured and and his...

Jim Shuster selected 2015 Wayland Athletic Booster of the Year

January 24, 2015

Jim Shuster was honored Friday evening as 2015 Wayland High School Athletic Booster of the Year.Shuster has been a member of Boosters for many years in various roles, including vice president and sergeant -at-arms. ""As a parent of an athlete, a community member, and Booster member he has put countless...

Wayland Fitness Center attracts ‘celebrity’ guests

January 21, 2015

The Wayland Fitness Center had its open house Tuesday evening and among the guests who dropped in for a look-see were members of the Wayland High School junior varsity girls' basketball team, who were getting ready to play Ottawa Hills just down the hall. (Photo supplied)

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