WCS BOE swears in new members
Last Tuesday, three WCS Board of Education members were sworn in as a result of last November’s elections. Sue Herman, William Gantz, and Dr. Michael Knapic rose their right hands and swore to uphold...
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IB prepares for upcoming changes in the 2016-2017 school year
The International Baccalaureate program’s leadership will pass into new hands in the 2016-2017 school year, as program leaders look to reinvigorate its recruitment drive. Rich Bellanco, current IB director, is planning to retire before...
2015 calls for criticism and reflection
As 2015 approaches its end, The Wooster Blade Editorial Board takes a closer look at some of the major events that have occurred in 2015, both domestically and internationally, that have created some of...
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...
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...
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...
Photography requires more than just an expensive camera
With modern technology and camera phones capturing excellent quality, the question arises of whether photography takes real skill or whether all that matters is a nice camera. Duane Martin, a local professional photographer, expressed the importance of photography knowledge and understanding every detail...