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ICYMI: Week of Jan. 1 – Wayland’s new sidewalk, WayTutors and Bubba FC kicks off its season

ICYMI: Week of Jan. 1 – Wayland’s new sidewalk, WayTutors and Bubba FC kicks off its season

Selena Liu January 8, 2024

In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Selena Liu summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article. News: Guest Writer Joey Fay wrote about...

Juniors Steven Landsittel, Evan Brown, Josh Feist and Matty Johansson cut a ribbon to signify that the sidewalk they helped build is officially open for public use. “When we first started this project, it was just another class project to us, however, once the town responded to us and asked us to present a proposal to them, we realized we had to take it more seriously,” Landsittel said.

Paving the way for change: WHS juniors implement new sidewalk in Wayland

Joey Fay, Guest writer January 2, 2024

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, a ribbon cutting ceremony took place for the new, mile-long sidewalk that extends from the intersection of State Route 27 and State Route 126 to Wayland's Town Building and State...

ICYMI: Week of Dec. 18 – WMS canceled overnight field trips, Loker’s Pulsera Project and annual Wayland STEM fair

ICYMI: Week of Dec. 18 – WMS canceled overnight field trips, Loker’s Pulsera Project and annual Wayland STEM fair

Selena Liu January 2, 2024

In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Selena Liu summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article. This week's "In Case You Missed It" summarizes...

The Wayland High School National Honor Society chapter holds its first ever welcome ceremony at the commons of WHS.

NHS welcome ceremony and background

Jeffery Zhang December 23, 2023

On Dec. 13, the Wayland High School National Honors Society (NHS) chapter held its first ever welcome ceremony. The ceremony occurred in the commons, and served to welcome newly inducted members. This...

On Dec. 6, Wayland residents attended a special town meeting that discussed the allocation of town funds to the Wayland Teachers Associations (WTA) contract. The town voted in favor of transferring funds to the teachers contracts.

Wayland residents vote to transfer funds to Wayland teacher contracts

Ainsley Jay and Katya Luzarraga December 21, 2023

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, a special town meeting was held in the Wayland High School auditorium. During the meeting, Wayland community members voted on whether town funds should be used to increase teacher...

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Wayland Middle School Interim Principal Tyler Steffey sent an email to families to inform them of changes to WMS’ longstanding field trips, including the field trips to Walden Pond, Cape Cod and Washington, D.C.. “What feels important for the community to remember is that these decisions represent the culmination of years of consideration, Steffey said.

Administration’s reasoning and the community’s reaction to WMS’ canceled overnight field trips

Selena Liu, Kally Proctor, and Penelope Biddle December 20, 2023

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Wayland Middle School (WMS) Interim Principal Tyler Steffey sent an email to WMS families to inform them of changes to longstanding field trips, including to Walden Pond, Cape Cod...

Fourth grade Spanish Immersion students at Loker School sold pulsera bracelets from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Proceeds from the fundraiser go towards providing housing, education, employment and healthcare to artisans in Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Loker School’s Pulsera Project empowers Spanish-Immersion service learning

Katya Luzarraga December 19, 2023

From Nov. 27 through Dec. 1, fourth-grade students in the Loker Spanish Immersion program sold “pulseras,” or bracelets, to raise funds for the Pulsera Project, a non-profit organization created in...

ICYMI: Week of Dec. 11  – Letter from the editors, Wayside Gift Drive and local pharmacy issues

ICYMI: Week of Dec. 11 – Letter from the editors, Wayside Gift Drive and local pharmacy issues

Selena Liu December 18, 2023

In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Selena Liu summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article. News: WSPN's Tina Su produced an article...

Four years ago, former Guidance Department Coordinator Marybeth Sacramone brought in Ricki Bear Golden (RBG) to Wayland High School as a Community Resource Dog to ease students’ anxiety and nerves. Since then, WHS administration has called in additional therapy dogs, who currently make regular visits. “I think seeing therapy dogs around the school, at least every once in a while, is a good way to be reminded that there is always a friend that is willing to comfort you, even if its a furry friend,” junior Anna Varney said.

Unleashing student smiles: Therapy dogs make their mark on WHS

Chloe Zilembo December 16, 2023

Four years ago, former Guidance Department Coordinator Marybeth Sacramone brought Ricki Bear Golden (RBG) to Wayland High School as a Community Resource Dog (CRD) to ease students’ anxiety and nerves....

On May 15, 2021, the town approved the construction of a singular rectangular grass field to meet Wayland’s field shortages. “Having a multipurpose, all-weather field is really important,” Wayland Youth Soccer board member and coach Barry Snyder said.
“[Currently], we only have one and everyones competing for that [field].”

Wayland constructs new grass field

Annika Martins and Tasha Janoff December 15, 2023

For the past 23 years, Wayland has suffered from a field shortage, which has impacted various sports practices and games. According to Wayland Recreation Department Director Katherine Brenna, Wayland has...

BDBN: National drug shortage and local pharmacy issues

BDBN: National drug shortage and local pharmacy issues

Nadya Chase and Aimee Smith December 12, 2023

What you need to know: National: According to the Food and Drug Administration, a drug shortage is characterized as a “period of time when the demand or projected demand for the drug within the...

For the past six years, the Wayland Middle School (WMS) Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has organized the Wayside Gift Drive for the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network. It’s nice for our kids to have that connection and also to be reminded that life is not easy for everyone everywhere, Wayside Gift Drive founder Colleen Morneweck said. “Seeing the list every year is what gets me and it is just so nice to see how generous and giving our community can be.”

Wayside Gift Drive: A showcase of Wayland’s generosity

Tina Su December 11, 2023

For the past six years, the Wayland Middle School (WMS) Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has organized the Wayside Gift Drive for the Wayside Youth and Family Support Network. The 91-children residential...

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