Kaitlyn Fast dives her way into the WHS records books
With a score of 235 on six dives, Kaitlyn Fast (12) recently broke the previous record at Youngstown State University on 12/5. Lizzie Wagoner held the previous record with a score off 221 in...
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Raising quadruplets presents challenges and rewards
If two is company and three is a crowd, then what are four and five? Local couple Tabitha and Shane Burchett discovered the answer to that riddle when they welcomed quadruplets last December, bringing...
A sensory-friendly Christmas Carol
The Great Lakes Theater production team put on a sensory-friendly performance of A Christmas Carol at the Ohio Theater in Playhouse Square. Director of Educational Services at the Great Lakes Theater, Kelly Florian, explained...
WaCPAC presents the play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
As the holiday season unfolds, many churches and theaters put on productions of famous Christmas stories. Made possible by WaCPAC, Wooster Foursquare Church hosted a production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Performances, featuring...
Drones may soon alleviate holiday season shipping difficulties
Holiday shipping is currently a busy time for postal workers, but the future may take the burden off postal workers and place it on the backs of drones. Nina Cicconetti, owner of PostNet in...
First Amendment closes, but owner plans to continue mission
After almost three years of business, the First Amendment Public House will be closing its doors on Dec. 31. Kyle Barnes, co-owner of the First Amendment, says it was an opportune time to close....
The BLADE staff receives Gold Medalist award from the CSPA annual critique
In May of 2015, The Wooster Blade staff submitted their newspapers to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for their annual critique. Recently, the staff discovered their paper was recognized as a Gold Medalist recipient....
IB students “Adopt a Family” for Christmas
For many, Christmas is a time for giving, and this is especially true for the Tri-County International Baccalaureate students. During this year’s holiday season, IB students adopted a family for Christmas and recently purchased...
Curriculum, media and ODE standards
n the original Nov. 9 Huffington Post article, it was evident to The Wooster Blade Editorial Board that the newspaper did not uphold basic principles of journalistic integrity in the reporting of the incident....
District responds to claims of misinformation in FCS class
By Mary Grace Gorman and Stephen Kridel The widely circulated Huffington Post article referenced an open letter to Superintendent Dr. Michael Tefs, which made three claims regarding the information students received: “(1) If a...