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The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

In these days, we are all in desperate need of some good news. So, join WSPN’s Alyssa Dickstein as she shines light on one piece of cheerful news every week.

The Good News: Week of Sept. 14

Alyssa Dickstein September 17, 2020

All-day, we are accosted by headlines like “California is on fire,” “Senate fails to pass another stimulus bill,” “The coronavirus continues to spread” and “WHS returns to school remotely.”...

WSPNs Katherine Kim shares 7 ways to stay physically and mentally healthy during COVID-19. If you’re looking for healthy and enjoyable ways to spend your time during the pandemic, keep on reading!

7 Ways to stay physically and mentally healthy during COVID-19

Katherine Kim September 16, 2020

We are all trying our best to take part in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. Many of us stay at home as much as possible and practice social distancing when in public. Although limiting...

In light of the end of the academic year, managing editor Caterina Tomassini reviews the last 10 months students of WHS have spent together, including dozens of articles, galleries, podcasts and videos from WSPN.

2019-2020 Year in Review

Caterina Tomassini July 5, 2020

With the 2019-2020 school year coming to an end, it’s important that we look back at our months together and reflect what we, as both a school and a larger community, have accomplished. Although the...

Walking dogs has become a popular stay at home activity. One thing I am able to do now is [go] for a walk every day with my kids and the dog,” WHS english teacher Michelle Goodnow said.

Quarantined at home: Finding ways to overcome challenges

Ellie Smith and Jacqueline Cahaly June 25, 2020

Most people would probably be confused if, on March 12, you told them that would be their last day in school for the rest of year. All of a sudden, students, teachers and families have had to adapt to...

Pictured above is of one of the COVID-19 screening clinics in Pohang, South Korea. “The government has served as a leader and has played a key role in ensuring that medical experts are well deployed in cities that [need] support during this time,” Dr. Katrina Park said. “My country is in danger, and there is a place that needs my ability as a doctor, so I volunteered without thinking because it was something I could do.”

Other side of the globe: A COVID-19 success story

Katherine Kim June 22, 2020

Since the initial outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, in Dec. 2019, different countries around the world have been taking similar yet contrasting approaches to protect their citizens’ lives...

Following the lead of the middle and high schools, the elementary schools are making signs for graduating students. “We have done a number of special events for the fifth-graders including delivering the fifth-grade Loker PRIDE signs,” Loker Elementary School principal Brian Jones said.

Elementary schools establish new ways to celebrate the fifth-graders

Ellie Smith and Jacqueline Cahaly June 19, 2020

Due to COVID-19, schools have found new ways to celebrate the students who are graduating one school and moving onto the next. These students include high school and college seniors, as well as fifth and...

Sophomore Lily Yu creates a drawing of an old woman. Yu won a National Gold Medal from Scholastic for this piece. “I think art is a lot like music because it makes up for the shortcomings that every language has, Yu said. “Sometimes, it is able to convey emotions that we cant express in words.

Lily Yu: Art conveys emotion

Eliya Howard-Delman June 16, 2020

Sophomore Lily Yu discovered her passion for art in kindergarten when she first started to draw. The freedom of expression that art gives to a person initially pulled her in. Yu has traditionally done...

Rosie, junior Juliette Smiths new puppy, lies in the yard of her new home. Because many families are stuck at home, time allows getting a new pet, which some people couldnt do before the quarantine. “My sister and I really wanted [a dog] and we had time to convince our mom [to get one],” freshman Helen Lin said. “If there wasn’t quarantine we probably would not have [gotten a dog] because we wouldn’t have enough time to train him if we still had school.”

Pet adoptions soar during COVID-19 Quarantine

Ellie Smith and Jacqueline Cahaly June 15, 2020

Because of the coronavirus quarantine, many families are stuck at home with little to do and a lot of free time. Many people have picked up new hobbies and are doing activities they didn’t have time...

Pictured above is Lady Gaga and Born This Way Foundation Team at Teen Mental Health First Aid Youth Convening. Founded in 2012 by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, BTWF has been working to create a kinder and braver world with the younger generation by helping them share their inspiring stories with the world.

Born This Way Foundation: stories to create a kinder world

Katherine Kim June 12, 2020

“There’s nothing wrong with loving who you are,” sings Lady Gaga in her studio album, Born This Way (2011). Named after the album, Born This Way Foundation was created in 2012 by Lady Gaga and her...

After being diagnosed with brain cancer in March, Happy Hollow teacher Mike OConnor and his wife, Nancy, have been out of work. A GoFundMe page has raised over $40,000 with the help of juniors Issy Carrara, Remmi Shaw and Lucas and Nico Alvarado, who walked a full marathon to raise awareness for OConnor and his family.

WHS students walk a marathon for teacher with cancer

Caterina Tomassini and Remmi Shaw June 9, 2020

In November 2019, Happy Hollow teacher Mike O’Connor suffered an unexpected health setback, which, at the time, was believed to be a mild stroke. Unfortunately, the mild stroke was diagnosed in March...

The Womens Center of Cambridge is located at 46 Pleasant Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This has been the location for the Center since its opening in 1971. The founding women used money raised through the takeover to put a down payment on the property.

“Left on Pearl” offers insight to the Women’s Liberation Movement

Joanna Barrow May 28, 2020

In a small, suburban town such as Wayland, the term “women’s center” may be lost on the average high school student. But 17 miles east of Wayland resides the oldest community-based center for women...

Pictured above is junior Sashwat Dass troop during the Scout summer camp at Camp Yawgoog, RI, in 2018. “I think [the scouts] definitely shaped me into the person I am today,” Das said.

Boy Scouts: core values, life lessons and bankruptcy

Joanna Barrow and Katherine Kim May 26, 2020

In 1924, Wayland was no more than a small farm town, with dirt roads and a single police officer. There are very few organizations that were established in that year that are still operating, but Boy Scouts...

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