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Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

Members of the 2019 varsity girls lacrosse team get together after their game. This year, all spring senior athletes were denied their final spring season. “Volleyball is really the unfinished chapter of my high school athletic career,” said Davies. “It’s just sad that I will never get to leave the impression that I would have liked to in volleyball.”

COVID-19 blindsides senior spring athletes

Jimmy Paugh June 18, 2020

Among the many things that were ripped away from the high school class of 2020, many could argue that the cancellation of the spring sports season was the most detrimental. With many talented, tight-knit...

The seniors of the WHS band gathered separately from their homes to play Sir Edward Elgars Pomp and Circumstance In doing so, they found a new way to make music together amidst the pandemic.

Senior musicians find a new way to perform during quarantine

Alyssa Dickstein June 18, 2020

  Although the class of 2020 will lack a traditional commencement ceremony for their graduation, they will not lack the traditional musical accompaniment. WHS Band Director Joseph Oneshuck, in...

Half Hour Hook Homecourt Episode 5: NBA is coming soon

Half Hour Hook “Homecourt” Episode 5: NBA is coming soon

Andrew Boyer and Garrett Spooner June 18, 2020

WSPN reporter and co-founder of “Half Hour Hook” Andrew Boyer, alongside WSPN sports analyst Garrett Spooner, continue their new series of episodes called “Homecourt,” which covers the quarantined...

Quiz: Which Netflix TV show should you binge-watch?

Quiz: Which Netflix TV show should you binge-watch?

Eliya Howard-Delman and Sidney O'Rourke June 17, 2020

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In her first appearance on WSPN, junior guest writer Khalia Hamilton reflects on recent attention to the Black Lives Matter movement and offers her story as a METCO student integrated in Wayland.

Opinion: A METCO identity crisis

Khalia Hamilton June 17, 2020

Over the last nine years, I’ve been a part of the METCO program, and it’s safe to say I’ve gone through a lot. There are many amazing aspects of Wayland: the school system is fantastic, the people...

Girls varsity tennis captain senior Mallory Leonard plays on the old courts that have since been replaced in construction. Leonard and her teammates have not been able to play on the new courts due to cancellations caused by COVID-19. “This season we were so excited to get to play on the new courts out front that we have been waiting for,” girls varsity tennis captain Emma Levy said. “It is sad to know I will never get to play a match on them.”

WHS Boosters honor senior athletes continuing sports in college with virtual “Signing Day”

Ellie Tyska and Hailey Robinson June 17, 2020

Since spring sports seasons have ended abruptly before they could properly begin, Wayland Boosters has honored its seniors who missed their last season at WHS and will be continuing their careers in college....

During the COVID-19 stay at home orders, WSPN’s Max Brande and Kate Clifford experienced a Q&A session with politician Beto O’Rourke. “[Trump] has really pitted some people against others.”

Opinion: Beto O’Rourke: “[Trump] hasn’t helped, he’s only divided”

Max Brande and Kate Clifford June 16, 2020

It has been at the forefront of everyone’s mind over the past few months that 2020 has not been what we had hoped for. COVID-19 has completely taken over everyone’s lives in almost every way possible....

Meet the Student Council officers

Taylor McGuire June 16, 2020

With the 2019-20 school year nearing an end, the Wayland High School students have cast their votes for the new Student Council officers. WSPN interviewed the newly elected officers to get to know them...

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...

Out of over 5,300 applicants, Wayland High School senior Amelia Ao was named a U.S Presidential Scholar.

News Brief: Wayland senior named U.S. Presidential Scholar

Taylor McGuire June 15, 2020

Wayland High School senior Amelia Ao was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar along with 161 other seniors in the U.S. for her accomplishments that she has demonstrated as a student. Scholars are chosen based...

ICYMI: Week of June 8- freshman founds organization, walking marathons, admitting ignorance

ICYMI: Week of June 8- freshman founds organization, walking marathons, admitting ignorance

Taylor McGuire June 15, 2020

In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Taylor McGuire summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article. News: WSPN's Josh Schreiber wrote...

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...

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