History
March, 2007Idea development
April 6, 2007Robin Kim founds WSPN
April 27, 2007WSPN launches a promotional webpage
May 1, 2007Site first opens to the public
May 3, 2007Howard Owens and other media specialists blog about WSPN
September 10, 2007Wayland Student Press created for news, WSPN.TV for online broadcasting
April 19, 2008Wayland Student Press wins the Online Pacemaker Award
May 2, 2008WaylandENews begins to link to WSPN content
June 20, 2008WSPN creates WSP Gallery for photography
Summer, 2008Total site redesign
September, 2008WSPN brings a new journalism course to Wayland High School
October 10, 2008First weekly e-mail newsletter sent out to WSPN subscribers
November 5, 2008WSPN combines its divisions’ separate websites into one
January 3, 2009WSPN creates WSPN Blogs for student blogging
February 4, 2009WSPN puts 52″ display in the Commons for public viewing and computer kiosk for interaction
March 20, 2009Wayland Student Press wins the Gold Crown Award
April 18, 2009WSPN picks up the Pacemaker once again
May 5, 2009WSPN wins the Webby People’s Voice Award
May 5, 2009NECN (Comcast 6 | FiOS 115) reports on WSPN – 9:30pm Cover Story
Summer, 2009Site re-designed by new Co-Editors-in-Chief, Dave Ryan and Melanie Wang
January, 2010WSPN publishes its first advertisement
March 19, 2010CSPA Gold Crown awarded to WSPN
April 17, 2010WSPN receives Pacemaker Award and 1st place in the Best in Show competition
May, 2010WSPN is designated Webby Official Honoree in Student and School/University categories.
December, 20101,000th story published on WSPN
March, 2011WSPN wins the CSPA Gold Crown Award
April, 2011WSPN wins the NSPA Pacemaker Award and places second in the Best of Show competition.
Summer 2011Site re-designed by new editors-in-chief, Evan Barber and Matthew Gutschenritter

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