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Wayne Memorial High School Graduates, Class of 2023

Summa Cum Laude 3.8-4.0 (and above) Cumulative Grade Point Average Gold Cord, Blue/Gold Hood, White Tassel Teya Adham Camryn Anway Jacob Clos Diego Garcia Alaiyah Gordon Austin Harden Kenneth Huynh Rowan Knape Emily Lemus Jocelyn Mendoza Yazmin Munoz-Mejia Lillianah Olatunji...
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Wayne Memorial High School Class of 2023 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

There are two valedictorians this year, and Wayne Memorial High School has seven salutatorians. Both categories of achievement are determined strictly by cumulative GPA. Valedictorians have GPAs 4.0 and above. Salutatorians have GPAs between 3.93 and 3.99. Teya Adham –...
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Robert “Bob” Boertje

Robert “Bob” Boertje was born on June 3, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan. He passed away on June 5, 2023 at the age of 63 in Wayne, Michigan. Robert was the son of Teresia and Jacob Boertje and is survived by wife, Lynn Ann Boertje, brother, Michael (Andrea) Boertje,...
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Inside the life of the world’s oldest verified human

“I only have one wrinkle,” Jeanne Calment of Arles, France, once said. “And I’m sitting on it.” As you might surmise—just from that quote alone, Calment wasn’t the kind of woman who bit her tongue. But, then again, when you’ve lived to see the age of 122 like Calment did, I think...
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History of the Ford Plant

It was announced in August 1950 that Ford would build a new plant just west of Wayne in what was then Nankin Township. The new plant would be built on the Stellwagen farm, on the south side of Michigan Avenue. The Stellwagen’s had come from Germany in the 1850s and settled there,...
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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...

June 2023 News Briefs

US-12 CRUISE July 8th 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Cruisin’ US12 2023 ALL DAY FREE FAMILY FUN PITSTOPS SHUTTLES LIVE MUSIC FOOD DRINKS CLASSIC CARS AND SO MUCH MORE! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS July 15th 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wayne Community Yard Sale – Direct Market...
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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...