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Lady Wildcats place 4th in GR Christian Invitational

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The Wayland High School girls’ varsity bowling team placed fourth Saturday and the boys ninth at the Grand Rapids Christian Invitational tournament at Park Center Lanes. “All six ladies contributed today,” said coach Eric Bottrall. “We have so much upside and will only improve with time. They are extremely supportive...
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Six Wayland seniors earn Academic All-State honors

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The Wayland High School varsity football team hase earned Academic All-State Honorable Mention in Division 4 with a cumulative grade point average of 3.742. The senior players who earned Academic All-State status as individuals were Brady Dobry, Ian Thompson, Adam Ordway, Kaden Coughlin, Caleb DeHaan and Carson Noyes.
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Former home economics teacher Jean Modreske dies

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Former Wayland High School home economics teacher Jean Marie Modreske, 83, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Dec. 8. Jean served as Hopkins Treasurer for 12 years and was a home economics teacher for five years. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, sewing and acted as a judge for the...
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Two WHS students to sing with Honors Choir Jan. 29

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Mark Musgrave lll and Ludivine Michaud, members of the Wayland High School Choir, have been selected to join the 2021-2022 State Honors Choir after auditioning with seven other WHS students in the regional competition Saturday. Musgrave is a tenor and French foreign exchange student Michaus is a soprano. They will...
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The president does not decide price at the pump

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ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editoridal by the editor. Wayland appears to be an island of stagnation in a sea of dropping gasoline prices. Local prices at the pump have remained at $3.39.9 a gallon for about a month now, while around a...
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WHS students qualify for Michigan Honors Choir

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Wayland High School Choir member Markie Mark Musgrave III had an amazing memorable Saturday performing with the State Regional Honors Choir along with nine of his fellow classmates. Musgrave, a tenor, qualified for the State Honors Choir for a performance at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids in late January. The...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Dec. 2, 1996 Representatives from the Laidlaw Transportation firm of Cincinnati told the Wayland Board of Education about economic and safety advantages of privatizing school bus services with them. Carol Miller, in...
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All-Stater Emma Tornes to play softball at Cornerstone

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Wayland High School senior Emma Tornes (seated, center), an All-State outfielder last spring for the Wildcats, has signed a letter of intent to play softball at Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids. She is shown here at laeft with her sister, her parents and her college coach. In the Cover Photo she...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Nov. 25, 1996 Fourth-graders from Sycamore Elementary in the Hopkins School District were pictured invading the Allegan County Museum to re-create old-time courtroom proceedings, with Selina Alejos acting as judge. The Hopkins...
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Georgian foreign exchange student teaches 8th-graders

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Seda Arzumanyan of Georgia (the foreign country) gave a presentation to Sarah Rollandini's eighth-graders Tuesday in celebration of International Education Week. Seda is a foreign exchange student at Wayland High School. She wore her traditional dance dress for the presentation and, because she is multilingual, showed students how to write...
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