Tag: Wayland High School

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Should schools bring back policy for 2-hour delay?

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. You might say the Wayland Union School District this morning was the victim of an old saying: “You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” The school district not long ago changed...
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Power outage postpones MSBOA band festival here

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Because a power outage early Wednesday morning the Michigan Staye Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) Winter Festivalat the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center is cancelled. Wayland Union Schools posted on Facebook: "If you were scheduled to volunteer, you do not need to report. We hope to reschedule this event...
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Former WHS hoops star on all-WHAC team 2nd time

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Former Wayland High School standout Stephanie Ainsworth, a junior at Cornerstone University, has been named to the first unit of the Wolverine-Hoosier all-conference basketball team for the second consecutive season. Ainsworth also was selected to the WHAC all-defensive team Ainsworth averaged a career best 14.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per...
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Funeral is Monday for WHS graduate Julie Lenhart, 54

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Julie Lenhart of Wayland died Sunday. She was 54. Julie had many passions, some of which included flower arranging, crafting and her dogs. She was an avid sports fan and loved cheering on the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Tigers, and the Grand Rapids Whitecaps. She had a heart for others,...
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Former WHS mound ace pitches Calvin to 2 wins

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Former Wayland High School softball standout Emma Ludema had more than a pretty good opening day Monday for the Calvin University Knights. Ludema came on in the seventh inning to hurl one frame and save a 6-5 victory over Bethany Lutheran. She then tossed a complete game win 7-2 over...
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Kyle VanEss ties for 19th in state bowling tournament

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Kyle VanEss Haven Baker Wayland High School junior Kyle VanEss finished tied for 19th among the 56 boys’ bowlers who qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association individual state finals Saturday at Century Lanes, Waterford. He missed the cut down to 16 bowlers for the next round by only...
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Foreign exchange student from Ukraine remains safe

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Olya Schenky and her American "mother," Connie VanHouten Olya Schenky, foreign exchange student at Wayland High School in the 2015-16 academic year, marked a grim second anniversary this week of the Russian invasion of her native Ukraine. Schenky, who stayed with Tim and Connie VanHouten while attending Wayland High School,...
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Funeral is Thursday for Jordan Sopjes, 22, of Dorr

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Jordan Thomas Sopjes of Dorr died Tuesday, Feb. 20, in a traffic crash. He was only 22. He was born Sept. 25, 2001, in Grand Rapids. Jordan was in his final semester at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, studying human biology. He swam the butterfly and freestyle at...
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Evie Mathis state runner-up in indoor pole vault

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Wayland High School sophomore Evie Mathis competed at the Michigan Indoor Track Series state finals Saturday and came away state runner-up for the second year in a row. She was clean through 12'3" (she made every height on her very first attempt) which is a new personal best, but she...
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Three Wayland Odyssey of Mind teams state qualifiers

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Wayland Union Schools were hosts for the regional competition for Odyssey of the Mind Saturday. Wayland had four teams participating, with three scoring high enough to advance to the state competition next month.  The Pine Street/Middle School team, coached by Samantha Oswald, performed Problem 1: Drive-In Movie and placed second...
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