Multiple Changes to the OCC
For the first time since 2004, the OCC is adding a new member, while losing one of its founding members. The Ohio Cardinal Conference has welcomed Mount Vernon as a new member of the...
The Wooster Blade Wooster High Schools Bi-weekly Student Publication
WHS Cracks Down on Perceived Tardiness Epidemic
With the new tardy policy at WHS, certain students are feeling a lot of pressure to hurry to class each morning. The newly updated WHS student handbook states, “If a student is more than...
Dress Code Gets Slight Revision
The 2016-2017 school year began with a dress code change for WHS students. The main goal of the revised dress code was to define and modify, said principal Tyler Keener. On page 15 of...
Wooster Way Kicks Off
Returning for its sophomore effort in the WCS district, the Wooster Rachel’s Challenge program is undergoing a couple of changes. The Rachel’s Challenge Initiative was implemented last year throughout the WCSD in an effort...
Playlab Arrives
On August 14, the Cornerstone Playlab was dedicated, marking the opening of a project more than three years in the making. The idea for renovating the Cornerstone playground was brought to the PTO...
Flag Issue Flaps Fair
The Wayne County Fair Board, announced Aug. 23 that it is discouraging the display of the Confederate flag by vendors, but is still permitting the flag’s sale. That announcement became public in a...
Senior reflects on WCSD
As my senior year comes to a close, I am in disbelief over how fast the last thirteen years have passed. Starting my path in the Wooster City Schools District as a short and...
Newspaper acts as bridge from coexistence to cooperation
I do not know if it can be cliche to write about BLADE in a senior column, but cliche or not, I need to put in my last two cents about an integral part...
Powers of the press and protest enact change and compromise
As my final year at WHS draws to a close, I have felt the magnetic allure of apathy as much as the next senior. I was content to put minimal effort into preparing for...