Holiday Traditions: The Students Who Spread Holiday Cheer Through SoundElizabeth Stanley December 22, 2021The holidays are upon us here in Wheeling, and Wheeling Park High School’s Festival of Sound is an annual tradition...
Petition Back Story: Park Grad Says Racism Affects AllNora Edinger September 8, 2020Editor’s note: In an ongoing commitment to discussing race and community, today’s Weelunk post offers the story behind an anti-racism...
Talking With Elders: ‘The Closest Thing to Time Travel’Phyllis Sigal July 7, 2020We can learn a lot from our elders; that’s something we’ve always heard. Wheeling Park High School social studies teacher...
WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO YOU: Jennifer Mathieu on Traveling Home to Help StudentsJessica Broverman November 22, 2019Editor’s note: Our series, Working Our Way Back to You, profiles Ohio Valley natives who have left town but returned...
Park Players to Present Shakespeare Comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’Provided November 16, 2019An evening of fantasy and whimsy await audience members who witness a classic Shakespeare comedy when the Park Players of...
WHEELING’S (FUL)BRIGHT WOMEN: Jordan Miller’s Love of LanguageRyan Norman August 25, 2019Editor’s note: Three women who hail from Wheeling — Jordan Miller, Karen Laska, Morgan Harris — have been awarded Fulbright...
Will Charter Schools Land in Ohio County?Nora Edinger July 12, 2019Editor’s note: As this story was in final production, the West Virginia Education Association (teachers union) launched a lawsuit that...
Park Players to Present Classic Gershwin Musical ‘Crazy for You’Provided April 27, 2019Witness a classic Gershwin musical production when the Park Players of Wheeling Park High School present its spring musical, Crazy...
Park ‘Speechies’ Unite! Remembering 40 Winning YearsPhyllis Sigal April 5, 2019Author’s note: As a parent of two “speechies” from 2004-06 when the team won its 25th, 26th and 27th state...
Park Speech and Debate Team Brings Home 40th Win!Provided March 23, 2019They did it again! Wheeling Park High School’s team won the Overall Sweepstakes Trophy at the 2019 West Virginia Speech...
Wheeling Park Students Bound for CreativityNora Edinger February 4, 2019Shadows run in faint diagonal lines across the carpet in one corner of Wheeling Park High School’s sprawling media center....
‘Sweat’ Equity Pays Off for Wheeling NativePhyllis Sigal November 23, 2018 Wheeling native Michelle Duffy certainly has invested “sweat equity” into her career, which has thus far spanned close to three decades...
Hollywood Success for ‘Hometown Girl’Phyllis Sigal September 21, 2018Editor’s note: Wheeling has cultivated a number of men and women who are outstanding in their chosen fields — the...
Katy Wack Not Immune to Hard WorkLaura Lynn Brown August 13, 2018Katy Wack started to love astronomy and exploration on a grand scale when her dad took her outside in their...
Kellas III Continuing Family LegacySteve Novotney June 8, 2018It depends on a person’s age, really, as far as which “George Kellas” he or she remembers or knows today....
Chef Shares Recipes for SucccessSteve Novotney May 1, 2018Chef Chris Kefauver won’t fib. He makes visits to local middle and high schools in order to recruit students to...
Park Players ‘On the Town’Provided April 30, 2018Experience a classic Broadway production when the Park Players of Wheeling Park High School present the spring musical, On the...
Miller on ‘Band-Aids and Buckets’ and School Bond IssueSteve Novotney April 18, 2018Ohio County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Miller views the proposed 15-year, $42 million bond issue that will appear on the...
In the Key of NatePhyllis Sigal April 6, 2018EDITOR’S NOTE: Sprinkled throughout this story are pieces composed by Nate Strasser when he was in kindergarten through second grade....
They MarchedSteve Novotney March 28, 2018They didn’t mind the hours of travel or the protesters who were protesting against them. They had something to do,...
Gideon and the GovernorSteve Novotney February 27, 2018“If you put money in schools, you’re making smart people. And if you have smart people, then you can make...
Bourbon, Beer, Blues and More on Tap in Ohio ValleyWeelunk Staff February 21, 2018The days are getting longer, the sky is getting brighter, the temperature is rising — all good reasons to get...
‘It’s About Opportunity’Steve Novotney November 27, 2017This 20-year-old could do this or do that, but there’s also a chance, too, that Andrea Walton could return to...
Miller Tackles Stadium Fix to Begin Year 2Steve Novotney September 17, 2017It was crooked and it was obvious. Wheeling Island Stadium was broken, and no one knew how much it was...
20th Year for Pat Clutter ClassicSteve Novotney August 1, 2017Pat Clutter did not own a smartphone or an iPad, but he had heard of the coming of something called...
Stahl Enjoys Working for WheelingSteve Novotney July 25, 2017He’d never done it before, Philip Stahl thought. So why not, he thought. Stahl’s first day allowed him to determine...
Communication Key During First YearSteve Novotney June 14, 2017It is a public school system that begins working with children as early as age 3, and it is a...
WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey Eager To ServeSteve Novotney June 3, 2017In his position as student body president at West Virginia University, Blake Humphrey represents more students than there are people...
‘Students First’ Motivates SaundersSteve Novotney May 21, 2017When he was a kid, he was usually the muddiest ballplayer on the field who couldn’t wait to get back...
Park Players, with Legacy Members, to Present ‘Cinderella’Steve Novotney April 7, 2017Mom was involved with the Park Players and was a member of the record-setting speech and debate team at Wheeling...
There’s No Debate About 38 StraightSteve Novotney March 12, 2017It was the l-o-n-g-e-s-t dinner in the history of award dinners, but at least for some the extended wait began...
Romantic Wheeling Project: SuspendedColin Hlad March 8, 2017It was built to be the longest in its decade, but now as men walk across it, its purpose degrades....
Wheeling Native Finds Happiness In DubaiSteve Novotney March 1, 2017She was raised on South Huron Street on Wheeling Island as a member of the Chaney family, reared as a...
Romantic Wheeling Project: Big Wheeling CreekBailey Stephenson February 25, 2017I existed prior to this place for which I am titled. My role in shaping this town has truly been...
Aggie Football in Focus for Wheeling’s Elijah BellSteve Novotney January 30, 2017He could always catch the ball no matter what uniform he was wearing. Elijah Bell was a Little Patriot, and...
Nick Nardone Shares Memories of His FatherSteve Novotney January 1, 2017No attractive way exists to explain what Lou Gehrig’s Disease does to the afflicted. In the beginning, daily activities like...
High School Voices: Through the LensMaya Huggins October 31, 2016Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how social...
High School Voices: Frida KahloAdam Craig October 26, 2016Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how social...
High School Voices: Life is a Blank SheetAllie Rodriguez October 15, 2016Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how social...
High School Voices: Self PerceptionSamantha Pearl October 9, 2016 Editor’s Note: This is a collection of Wheeling Park High School senior voices about art and beauty and how...
