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Junior Porter Moody, senior Ryan Fuller and junior Michael Long have decided to take on the roles as team managers for the girls volleyball team. Working with a group of all girls has opened up their eyes to new experiences  that they wouldnt have had with their regular sports teams. It’s kind of cool seeing what a girls sports team is like, Michael Long said. I think that we can take some of their values and use it in our team in the spring season.”

3 boys become managers of girls varsity volleyball

Ellie Tyska and Max Brande October 22, 2019

For the majority of the varsity sports teams at Wayland High School, the role of the team manager(s) is assigned to those who wish to take up the position. While many may volunteer for the sake of being...

A player on the Boston Renegades beep baseball team takes a cut to make contact with the ball. “It feels good knowing that I can apply something that I know, which is baseball, because they are pretty similar, the swings are the same, and it feels good that I can help out people who really do need as many coaches as they can,” junior Josh Schreiber said.

Beep Baseball: Wayland players help blind citizens play the game

Meredith Prince and Ellie Tyska October 16, 2019

Since the sport beep baseball was created in 1976 to allow the visually impaired to play on a real baseball team, it has spread across the globe, opening opportunities for millions despite their disability....

Junior Lucas Alvarado plays the piano at a gig. Alvarado has been playing and performing music for most of his life. “It’s basically been my entire life, Alvarado said. That’s basically my first memory. I remember waiting for my piano teacher to come over for the first time, and that is my most vivid memory from when I was three.

Lucas Alvarado: Music is the one thing that connects us all

Meredith Prince October 9, 2019

Usually, if you saw a three-year-old sitting in front of a piano, you’d want to cover your ears and hope for the best as they bang their hands across the keys. One particular three-year-old, however,...

Senior Arden Knapp pores over her notes and studies. Stress and anxiety are issues that many WHS students have come across. Guest writer Ryan Urato and Editor-in-Chief Kevin Wang give their takes on stress culture.

Analyzing anxiety at Wayland High

Caroline Lampert October 2, 2019

School-induced anxiety is an issue present throughout the country. In Wayland specifically, the exceptionally high-achieving atmosphere of WHS can be suffocating. “Honestly, I don’t think it’s...

For seniors choosing college as their next step, applying can be a confusing process. As deadlines approach, some students have become stressed. WSPN has created a guide to help students navigate their way through the application process.

Navigating your future: A guide to college applications

Jessica Reilly September 25, 2019

It’s that time of year: seniors are in the thick of the college application process. For many, the days of college tours and exciting hypotheticals have transformed into a swath of work. College applications...

WHS implemented numerous changes for the 2019-20 school year. The question is, what do students think about these changes?

First impressions on the 2019-20 school changes (infographic)

Christina Taxiarchis September 17, 2019

WHS executed quite a few changes for the 2019-20 school year. The biggest adjustment for students these past few weeks have been the new school day start and end times. However, this change doesn't overshadow...

Shang competes in a foil bout at the 2018 North American Cup. The competition was held in Nov. 2018. Anyone can have an opportunity as long as you work hard enough, Shang said.

Andrea Shang: If you lose, you have to tell yourself, ‘I can get better’

Charlie Moore September 16, 2019

Junior Andrea Shang steps onto the fencing strip, readjusting her lamé and pulling down her mask. Heart pounding, the unranked Shang faces down a ranked opponent named Czarina Alfonso in a regional competition...

Seniors Ethan Betancourt, Aiden Chitkara and Zeke Betancourt sport their field hockey uniforms. The boys are on the WHS varsity field hockey team, which is historically female-dominated.  
I’m really trying to win the DCL and get back to playoffs and hopefully win a state championship, Chitkara said.

3 senior boys defy convention on girl-dominated field hockey team

Meredith Prince and Caitlin Newton September 12, 2019

Around the world, field hockey is predominantly a male sport. But, in the United States, it is more common to see females choosing to pick up sticks and hit the field. Seniors Aiden Chitkara, and Zeke...

Annual staff photo for the WSPN staff for the 2018-19 school year. Take a look at some of the best work from throughout the year with our year-in-review.

Year in Review: 2018-19

Caitlin Newton and Julia Callini June 21, 2019

September Wayland Public Schools implemented many changes over the course of the 2018-19 school year. At the start of the year, new Assistant Superintendent Parry Graham took on his new role,...

The Trinitarian Congregational Churchs former parsonage was built in 1903 and had been unused for seven years before its demolition. The Town Crier published a letter written to them by the Wayland Historic District Commission (WHDC), which expressed the WHDCs “extreme disappointment” with the demolition of the former parsonage and Ewing Building. “Once these buildings are demolished the historic fabric that makes up our community is altered forever,” the WHDC wrote in the letter. “The demolition of two historic houses, particularly, the former TCC Parsonage, known historically as the William H. Sayward, Jr. House, seems so short-sighted and insensitive to the heritage of our community.”

Destruction of historic buildings causes controversy

Emily Chafe June 20, 2019

The decision to raze two historic buildings in the Wayland Town Center has set off a contentious relationship between local preservationists and the Trinitarian Congregational Church. The Trinitarian...

Junior Ciara Murphy is the first at WHS to implement a new club focusing on medical needs. The Medical Club meets after school on Wednesdays, and students learn about medicine from real medical professionals. [Medical club is a] great way to introduce both medical professionals into our community and high schoolers to [medical classes],” Murphy said.

Medical club infects WHS

Cammy Lehr June 19, 2019

For many of us, joining a club is just another attribute to a college resumé, but the new medical club at WHS offers students who want to pursue a medical career a chance to learn about their passion. Junior...

WHS junior Jay Provost, along with his father Bob Provost. “I think it’s super calming, and it’s nice to just go and look at the bees to see how well organized they are,” Jay Provost said.

Jay Provost: when life gives you bees, make honey

Josh Schreiber June 5, 2019

Sophomore Jay Provost has taken up a relatively unique hobby and business alongside his dad, Bob Provost. What started out as an idea lead to the creation of a company called "Bob and Jay Bees." They bought...

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