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WSPNs Katya Luzarraga overviews the racist events that have occurred over the past month at Wayland Middle School, describing the consequences that we, as a community, have to accept and what we can do to prevent them from happening again.

Opinion: The unrelenting grip of racism on students

Katya Luzarraga January 13, 2022

Belonging, empathy, respect and trust. Wayland Middle School has turned these four words into the core focus of the school. However, in the past month, the school has been attacked with racist videos and...

Guest writer Isabella Donovan discusses the impact of fast fashion on the current climate crisis and offers a solution: thrifting.

Opinion: How thrifting can help the current climate crisis

Isabella Donovan January 13, 2022

When you walk into American Eagle, you’re faced with walls of jeans arranged by style, cut and color. It’s often easy to continue shopping, unaware of the cost on both your wallet and the environment....

WSPNs Luke Caples highlights the three leaders in the NFL MVP race, with a couple familiar faces appearing.

Warrior Weekly: NFL MVP race

Luke Caples January 13, 2022

The NFL regular season is winding down, and with that, MVP candidates emerge. Every team relies on a certain player to get the job done week in and week out, but only a few are worthy of this recognition....

WSPNs Genevieve Morrison discusses the need to cancel the upcoming midterm exams in math and science courses.

Opinion: Cancel midterms

Genevieve Morrison January 11, 2022

Midterms were a debated topic before, but the recent COVID-19 surge has shifted the situation dramatically. With the omicron variant ravaging Wayland High School, keeping midterms would be detrimental...

WSPNs Delia Caulfield reflects on her experiences with Catholicism and her struggle with accepting it in its entirety.

Religion: my imperfect journey

Delia Caulfield January 11, 2022

“The father at once cried out, ‘I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!’” Mark 9:24. Throughout my life, I’ve experienced the ups and downs of religion, never truly being able...

WSPNs Kally Proctor discusses past and upcoming Supreme Court decisions on abortion laws in Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: The past and future of U.S. abortion laws

Kally Proctor January 8, 2022

The worst ultimatum a mother can be faced with is having to choose the fate of her unborn child. What she wants should be the most important choice, but now there’s a ticking time bomb placed on the...

WPSN’s Hallie Luo discusses the casting issues around the new movie “West Side Story, and how this caused a disappointment at the box office.

Opinion: Why “West Side Story” failed to perform

Hallie Luo January 7, 2022

“West Side Story,” released on Dec. 10, 2021, is a well-made and gorgeous movie that has a lot of problems underneath. The casting was the main problem; what were the directors thinking? The streets...

Cartoon: Not a Moments Peace

Cartoon: Not a Moment’s Peace

Anika Frutman January 6, 2022

In the first WSPN editorial cartoon, sophomore Anika Frutman portrays a Wayland High School student featured on the @waylandsnoozers Instagram account. "There are issues with the Instagram accounts,"...

WSPNs Genevieve Morrison discusses the partisan discourse surrounding the concept of wokeness.

Thoughts on “woke” from the “definition of wokeness” herself

Genevieve Morrison January 6, 2022

For the past few months, critics have flooded my WSPN comment section. They've had a wide range of complaints, from my field hockey skills to my writing. These commenters have (falsely) accused me of "mutilating...

WSPNs Reva Datar describes the current state of the pandemic in the west compared to other parts of the world, and how imperialism has contributed to these circumstances.

Opinion: With COVID-19, imperialism isn’t a thing of the past

Reva Datar January 5, 2022

We’ve all had someone we know say, “I got my booster shot today,” relishing in their added immunity to COVID-19. We can easily make appointments at local pharmacies and vaccination centers to get...

WSPNs Kally Proctor discusses the issues behind the co-enrollment requirements present in Wayland High Schools fine arts department.

Opinion: Co-enrollment requirements are a restriction on student freedom

Kally Proctor January 3, 2022

Picture this: you are a student that wants to take the Honors Jazz Ensemble elective at Wayland High School. The course requires an audition, but with some practice, you think you can get in. There’s...

WSPNs Emily Roberge discusses Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James activism and the recent criticism regarding his lack of response to the human rights issues in China.

Opinion: Must activists multitask?

Emily Roberge December 22, 2021

We throw around the word “activist” all the time. By its very definition, activism is bringing radical change to a social or political issue and asking: “What can I do to help others?” From you...

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