After the second round of “Senior Assassin,” 61 seniors have been eliminated from the water gun game over the course of two weeks. Only 12 seniors will progress into round three. During this round, a new set of obstacles was introduced to the participants. This week, the competitors faced multiple  “purges.” During a “purge,” seniors cannot protect themselves with floaties and goggles....

At the end of the first round of this year’s annual senior water gun game, “Senior Assassin,” 42 seniors have been assassinated. 31 seniors remain for round two.  73 seniors signed up for this year’s game, each hoping to be the last man standing to win a grand prize of $365. The rules are simple. Seniors participating are assigned a new target to remove each round. Seniors need to shoot...

For Academic Life Skills (ALS) paraeducator Mr. Kieran Lally, the best part of his day is watching his students unlock their musical abilities. Last year, when guitarist and singer Mr. Lally interviewed for his job as an ALS paraeducator, he proposed the idea of incorporating music therapy into the Wilde Lake ALS program. Now, during first period, he teaches ALS students Gabe Gaetano, Monica...

For most of her life, junior Katie Yarrish witnessed her family grapple with the uncertainty of the future for her brother Ross, a fifth year ALS student at the Lake. Now, Katie says her family finally has the answers that they spent ten years searching for. Ross will be attending the HCC Community Connection Program this spring where Katie says he will learn more life skills. Ross is a fish lover,...

Within the walls of the Wilde Lake Speech and Debate classroom, students are often found talking to walls. Over the course of 29 years, Ms. Kelli Midgley has led the Speech and Debate team to victory in Declamation, Children’s Literature, Original Oratory, and more through her passion and coaching techniques, including the practice of talking to walls. Ms. Midgley is the Lincoln Douglas Debate...