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Wayne-Westland Innovative Academy 2023 graduates

Christopher Brown Starlita Cartwright O’Marrion Drake Diego Maradiegue-Szpara Javarie Reamer Michael Slone Damien Massey Christian Meador Chase Allen Ryan Hulbert Alyssa Atkinson Samuel Ovalles Alyssa Smyth Ja’kari Thomas Kamaria Tramble Madison Gregory Donovan...
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WMHS boys bowling fundraiser for championship rings

By Sarah Shurge – The Wayne Memorial High School Boys Bowling team won the 2023 MHSAA State Championship on Friday, March 3rd. Now the team is raising money to help pay for their championship rings and travel expenses for the National Tournament in Beavercreek, Ohio on June...
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The Dispatch plays 21 Questions with Michigan Miss Basketball Finalist and McDonald’s All American Nominee Mayla Ham of Wayne Memorial High School

By Courtney Conover – Mayla Ham, 17, was getting her hair done when she received some of the best news of her life: Her coach called to inform her that she was one of five finalists in the running to receive the state’s most prestigious basketball distinction: The 2023...
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WMHS performs at Comerica Park

By Sarah Shurge – “This was an incredible opportunity for our students to experience,” said David Mety, Wayne Memorial High School Band Director. On Friday, April 14th, the Wayne Memorial High School (WMHS) Marching Band performed before the Detroit Tigers baseball...
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Uncorked and On Tap Fundraiser Event

By Sarah Shurge – Do you want to support the teachers and students of the Wayne-Westland School District? Do you enjoy drinking beer and wine? If yes, then the perfect event is happening in Wayne for you. Friday, April 28th, at HYPE Athletics (White Rose Banquet), the...
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Wayne Memorial to have first musical since COVID

By Sarah Shurge – Join the Wayne Memorial Theatre Department in the production of Little Shop of Horrors. Little Shop of Horrors is a story about a floral assistant, Seymour Krelborn, that discovers a new breed of plant. He names the plant “Audrey II”, after his...
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WMHS Boys Bowling team wins State Championship

By Sarah Shurge – Congratulations to the Wayne Memorial High School Boys Bowling team on winning the 2023 MHSAA State Championship on Friday, March 3rd. The team consists of Jeremiah Hodge, Elliot Hill, Davin Raisanen, Mark-Vincent Wells, Santray Trottier, Kyle Webster, and...
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Community comes together to honor the death of 12-year-old

By Sarah Shurge – It started as what seemed like a normal day. February 14th, Valentine’s Day. A day dedicated to love. No one expected the day to end in the tragic loss of a loved one. Jacob Dawson-Escobedo was right in front of Franklin Middle School, the school he...
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Kitty Monit, reflects on her 28 years on the eve of her bittersweet retirement

By Courtney Conover – There are simply too many to choose from. Ask Kitty Monit, the Taft-Galloway Elementary School main office secretary, to pick the most memorable moment of her career, and one will find that she’s got her work cut out for her. Perhaps it’s the time she...
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Second grade student adopts his entire school for Christmas

By Sarah Shurge – Christmas is the time for giving. But what happens when bills are tight and you can’t afford a Christmas gift for your child? What happens when you need some help? Krista Poole and her three children have taken it upon themselves to spread Christmas cheer...