Sophomore Rachel Moser-Hardy performed an Irish step dance alongside a fellow Inishfree School of Irish Dance student. After their performance, they led a dancing workshop open to students and teachers.

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Destruction of the old Wayland High School began as soon as students and teachers moved into the new buildings but is not expected to be fully completed until fall 2012. On Friday, February 3, 2012, the old Commons came down.

The For The Children club led a Birthday-In-A-Box workshop where students assembled and decorated shoexboxes containing all the necessities for a birthday party. The boxes will be sent to children in local shelters.

Photos were taken by For The Children club leader and WSPN reporter Caitlyn Pineault.

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Actors and actresses took to the stage to perform a condensed version of the original fall play Alison Grimm.

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Emotions were high as the Green team faced off against the Black team in the Intramural Basketball League (IBL) Championship. The Green team, led by senior captain Oliver Levin, won, 40-38, sending Black home with its first loss of the season.

The Wayland High School Language Department has been serving the Haitian community in the Boston area during the holidays for over 40 years. Although the recipients of the assistance have changed, the goal of providing holiday cheer for those in need remains the same.

This year, the Language Club, led by advisers Laura Huizinga and Melissa Bryant, brought 16 WHS students to the Haitian Multi-Service Center (HMSC) in Dorchester to deliver presents and run activities with low-income children.

WHS students led children from the HMSC, which is a part of the Yawkey Konbit Kreyol Center, in activities such as face painting, pin the nose on Rudolph and ornament making.

The Language Club collected gifts at WHS, and junior Doug Curtin dressed up as Santa Claus to deliver gifts to the children at the HMSC, whose ages range from two months to six years.

The WHS Language Department, led by Mary Brown, brought dozens of gifts to the Haitian-American Public Health Initiative in Mattapan earlier this month. According to Brown, even if the recipients change, these holiday traditions will continue for years to come.

“It’s part of the fabric of the language building,” said Brown. “We’ve made a commitment to the community. The need is always going to be there. The joy is in the giving; you get so much back.”

The Wayland High School girls basketball team took on DCL Small rival Concord-Carlisle. After a hard fought battle, the warriors lost in the final seconds, 39-38.

The Wayland boys and girls swim teams competed with the Ashland Clockers in a dual meet at home on December 14th. Both the boys and girls teams came out on top.

The Warriors took on Blue Hills Regional High School for the first game of the season but lost, 3-2.

With the winter sports season kicking off, WSPN staff reporter Riley Starr takes us through the practices and tryouts of all the winter teams.

As is tradition, the Class of 2014 celebrated together as a grade at their Sophomore Semi last Friday night. Check out some photos of ’14 all done up for their semi-formal.

This years Pops A Cappella Concert was in honor of Lauren Astley. Admission was free but throughout the performances, donations were accepted for the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Foundation as well as the Jim Griffin Family Trust.

WHS was decked out with school spirit for the annual spirit day today. The freshmen wore green, sophomores blue, juniors red and seniors wore orange and black. After a day filled with mini games such as minute to win it and charades, this years seniors were victorious.

Check out a video of the class of 2012′s flash mob during the Pep Rally.

The annual dodgeball tournament was held this past Tuesday with more contestants than ever before. This year, 24 teams competed for a three hundred dollar cash prize. Although many teams fought valiantly, “The Crew” composed of all seniors took home the trophy and the money.

Coming off their Dual County League Small championship victory, the Wayland High School cheerleading team competed in the North Sectional competition this past Sunday. The warriors finished sixth out of thirteen teams.

Check out some photos comparing the current Little Theater with the theater in the new school.

Read more from our in-depth story about the Little Theater.

Two snow days couldn’t stop the Class of 2012 from wearing their Halloween costumes to school. Costumes included Polaroid pictures, a Belgian waffle, storm troopers and more.

Class of 2011 Halloween (2010)
Class of 2010 Halloween (2009)

Despite the rain, the warriors defeated Bedford 2-0 on Senior Night. Both goals were scored by senior Jessica Greenwood. The team wore purple in support of guidance counselor Jim Griffin and the fight against pancreatic cancer.

Hippies, nerds and Twister boards all made appearances at the 10th annual Masquerade Concert at the Wayland Middle School auditorium. Check out some of the best costumes worn by the orchestra and chorus members.

The Wayland boys soccer team defeated rival Weston 2-0 this past Saturday during Senior Night.

The night started with a ceremony led by David Blahnik, father of captain Mark Blahnik, honoring the senior players, some of whom have been teammates for as long as ten years.

The boys presented each of their parents with a flower and stood for pictures. The ceremony was filled with mixed emotions.

“It’s kind of sad,” said captain Nico Pascual-Leone. “It’s the end of our high school soccer careers, but it’s also fun. We’ve had a good time.”

“It really is a combination of feelings,” said captain Chris D’Amico’s mother, Noreen D’Amico. “It’s sad to see this is the end of his high school career. He’s been playing for so long with a group of kids who have not only been his teammates, but also his friends.”

Leading up to the game, Coach David Gavron stressed its importance. The team needed three more points to qualify for the state tournament which could be achieved with two more wins or one win and one tie.

With the win Saturday and an earlier loss by Bedford, the team clinched a spot in the tournament.

The game began at a fast pace. The Warriors got several shots on goal within the first few minutes. They were finally rewarded when Nico Pascual-Leone scored in the twenty-fifth minute.

The team controlled play and kept the ball out of Wayland’s half, despite numerous minor injuries and fouls.

“[Blahnik] has given us a more vocal and a more physical presence in our defense,” said Gavron.

Play picked up again near the end of the second half as D’Amico secured the lead by scoring the second goal for the Warriors on a penalty kick.

Both coaches and players were satisfied with this decisive win as the previous game against Weston was close, ending with a score of 4-3.

“We were able to control the counter attacks by Weston very well, and we did a pretty good job of possessing the ball,” said Gavron. “We need to work on taking advantage of more scoring opportunities.”

The team’s next game is at home on October 26th, when they face off against Dual County League foe Concord-Carlisle.

With goals from Seniors Matthew Gutschenritter, Nico Pascual-Leone and Alex Orlov, the Warriors defeated Boston Latin, 3-0, earning junior goalie Matt Edwards his first shut out of the season.

Despite a delay due to lightning, Wayland and Lincoln-Sudbury battled it out under the lights and in the rain. In the end, Lincoln-Sudbury won, 19-0.

This report is part of the in-depth story, Friday Night Lights: Warriors fall to LS.

In the charity game for the Kids to Kids Foundation, the Wayland Warriors girls soccer team faced off against the Lynnfield Pioneers. Sophomore Michaela Moynihan scored the first goal midway through the first half. Her sister, senior Maeve Moynihan, scored in the second half to seal the Warriors 2-0 victory.

Wayland was met with a size differential on Friday night, when the Nauset Regional High School Warriors came to town. The Warriors of Wayland lost 35-21.