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Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

A volunteer who works with the organization ACEing Autism helps a little girl hold a tennis racket. ACEing Autism is an organization that was started to help kids with autism learn how to play tennis and there are many volunteers that help out.

Taylor Hsu: Tennis helps me learn to treat everyone equally

Sammy Johnson April 14, 2020

Many high school kids at this age can have trouble finding a job they enjoy that pays well. For sophomore Taylor Hsu, this isn’t the case. For the past two years, Hsu has been working at the local Longfellow...

Senior Marcos Pereira penny-boards on the Wayland Rail Trail. “I decide to go on rail trails because they’re typically long and good to skate on so it’s a nice way to kill time throughout these long, boring days,” Pereira said.

Wayland residents take part in ‘Hike Wayland Family Challenge’

Lindsey Brown and Emily Chafe April 13, 2020

As people across Massachusetts work and learn from home due to COVID-19, many Wayland residents have decided to spend more time outside and enjoy the early spring weather. To encourage others to take...

As the world goes on lockdown amidst COVID-19, a surprising trend has emerged: air pollution is decreasing. WSPN discusses the contributing factors in a new column about climate change.

Air pollution decreases amid pandemic, saving lives

Joanna Barrow April 7, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of people have died. Millions are out of work. Students across the nation have been sent home. The stock market has tanked. COVID-19 is both a catastrophe and a tragedy, but it’s...

Reporter Alyssa Dickstein shines light on this weeks most cheerful news: football, pizza and dogs

The Good News: puppies, adoptions and grocery shopping

Alyssa Dickstein April 7, 2020

All day, we are accosted by stories like “The stock market tanks,” “Australia is on fire” and “Venice is underwater.” In a world where stories like these are the headlines at the epicenter...

Using 3D printing technology, sophomore Isabelle Wang, junior Daniel Cai and WHS class of 2017 Hunter Leonard are producing masks to donate to local hospitals in the fight against COVID-19. I believe that if nurses and doctors are willing to broadcast publicly how much they need help, then that means that we should try our best to do what we can to aid them in any way, Wang said.

Wayland students 3D print masks and equipment in effort to satisfy hospital needs

Caterina Tomassini and Katherine Kim April 7, 2020

Nurses and doctors across the world are experiencing shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), which are crucial weapons in the war against COVID-19. Although WHS students may not be able to help...

Amid the COVID-19 epidemic, accepted students have been forced to find alternative ways to gather information without visiting any campuses. Unfortunately, I was unable to visit all of the campuses I was accepted to, said senior Alyssa Dennis. Now I am faced with choosing a college which I may only see virtually.

Accepted students are forced to follow their gut in the college selection process

Jimmy Paugh April 3, 2020

The recent COVID-19 outbreak has made it difficult for seniors to decide on which school they would like to attend next year. Accepted students in the past have typically visited schools to make this decision...

Ligiah Villalobos is a Latina writer and producer, and she is pictured above next to famous actor Eugenio Derbez who starred in her film Under the Same Moon. “I started writing because I was so frustrated by the job that I had, Villalobos said. I really was sick of seeing people of color, specifically African-Americans in television, really showing us only the common denominator of a race versus really trying to elevate the programming that African-Americans deserved.

Ligiah Villalobos: Open up yourself to the possibilities of what your life can be

Meredith Prince and Allie Nunn April 2, 2020

From a young age, famous Latina producer and writer Ligiah Villalobos knew that the arts and entertainment industry failed to tell the true stories of the Latino community. After studying dance and cultural...

With online school off and running, Wayland High School students are diligently completing their work. Now that students have been working on online school for over a week, they have formed different opinions about the situation. “Obviously it’s more beneficial to be in school, but then again having online school is better than sitting at home doing nothing,” sophomore Jonny Goldin said.

Students react to online learning forced by COVID-19

Lauren Medeiros March 31, 2020

Due to the coronavirus, schools around the world, including WHS, have switched to online school. Now that students and teachers are adapting to this new way of learning, many students have developed different...

Due to the rapidly evolving situation regarding COVID-19, the administrators of the SATs and ACTs have canceled their spring exams. “It feels to me like a lot of [my] time [spent on studying] is wasted because now I cannot take the test for a while, junior Dylan Bonanno said. I felt prepared when I was supposed to take it.

Students react to cancelled SATs and ACTs

Katherine Kim March 30, 2020

For many people, junior year is known as the toughest of the four years of high school. As students start to take more rigorous courses, prepare for college entrance exams, build up their resume and enter...

Due to recent outbreaks with coronavirus, student travels have been greatly impacted. “I was very excited to spend a weekend away and tour schools with my friend,” junior Abby Gavron said.

Student travel plans rerouted by COVID-19

Lindsey Brown and Sidney O'Rourke March 29, 2020

With COVID-19 concerns growing by the day, April break plans seem to be put on hold for many students. The need for trip cancellations came after Gov. Charlie Baker urged schools to cancel international...

Reporter Alyssa Dickstein shines light on this weeks most cheerful news: football, pizza and dogs

The Good News: restaurants, blue whales and Dr. Suess

Alyssa Dickstein March 25, 2020

All-day, we are accosted by stories like “The stock market tanks,” “Australia is on fire” and “Venice is underwater.” In a world where stories like these are the headlines at the epicenter...

Math teacher and local aspiring musician Hannah Marton smiles for the camera. “I didn’t know what instrument to choose, so I asked Mr. O ‘what should I play? He said, ‘Smile at me. You have an overbite. Play the clarinet,’ and that’s how I ended up with the clarinet, Marton said.

Hannah Marton: I cannot imagine not playing an instrument

Alyssa Dickstein March 25, 2020

For as long as she could remember, math teacher Hannah Marton wanted to play an instrument. When retired WMS band director Diane Muffitt started a band for adults who had never played an instrument or...

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