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Students at Loker Elementary School will be attending school on the WHS campus Tuesday, as a result of school closure due to water damage.
News Brief: Loker students attending WHS Feb. 7
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 30 – Winter Week, Senior Show and success of the girls varsity basketball team
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Jason Verhoosky, the Director of Wayland Cares, gave a presentation on the importance of communication in the WHS lecture hall.
Wayland Cares hosts a seminar on communication
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 23 – midterms, Wayland Mini Market and 10 songs for a winter playlist
Midterms are set to take place on Thursday, Jan. 26 and Friday, Jan. 27.
News Brief: Administration shares information regarding upcoming midterms
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 30 – Winter Week, Senior Show and success of the girls varsity basketball team
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 23 – midterms, Wayland Mini Market and 10 songs for a winter playlist
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 16 – ChatGPT, future WHS college athletes and speaking out against racism
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 9 – “Day of Impact,” student opinions on advisory and Senior Districts
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 3 – School Committee meeting, return of midterms and pressures of school sports
Weekly Breakdown Episode 66: Wayland Holiday Stroll and midpoint of quarter two
Weekly Breakdown Episode 66: Wayland Holiday Stroll and midpoint of quarter two
Weekly Breakdown Episode 65: The Seal of Biliteracy and toy drive
Weekly Breakdown Episode 65: The Seal of Biliteracy and toy drive
Weekly Breakdown Episode 64: Super Wednesday and SADD annual Dodgeball Tournament
Weekly Breakdown Episode 64: Super Wednesday and SADD annual Dodgeball Tournament
Weekly Breakdown Episode 63: Fall play and November art exhibit
Weekly Breakdown Episode 63: Fall play and November art exhibit
Weekly Breakdown Episode 62: End of quarter one and Masquerade Concert
Weekly Breakdown Episode 62: End of quarter one and Masquerade Concert
Special guest speaker, Eben Bein sits at the front of the lecture hall sharing his story as a climate change activist. “I dont think its important to talk about climate change, Bein said. I think its important to talk about climate justice and climate action.
Eben Bein: The change we can produce in “Our Climate”
Right off of Route 20 sits Wayland Mini Market, a shop with over 20 years of history. The market opened before any other convenience store in the area. “I love my business because [even though] you need to put in a lot of time, I [get to interact] with my customers,” Wayland Mini Market owner Ahmed Mousa said.
Humble but historic: Wayland Mini Market
ChatGPT is infiltrating WHS with the newly developed programs aid for school work. In the moment, it can be very easy to reach for the nearest, easiest tool, but the long term effects of that are pretty harrowing, English teacher Kelsey Pitcairn said.
ChatGPT enters Wayland High School
For some students at WHS, advisory is a time to relax, but for others, it is unnecessary. “I have mixed feelings about advisory,” junior Katie Pralle said. “Some days, I wish I was doing other things, but other days, I am grateful for the short break.”
Mixed reviews: Opinions about advisory at WHS
Infographic: How students are doing at school
Infographic: How students are doing at school
Every high school sport comes with challenges, but for the Wayland Swim and Dive team they are additive elements that make for a stressful season. The image above shows Junior Katie Pralle performing an 100 butterfly at Waylands dual meet against Holliston on Dec. 8, 2022. Divers performed earlier in the meet where many of them made their first cuts for states.
The stress and success of Wayland swim and dive
WSPNs Bella Schreiber and Jenny Shine discuss the NFL and concussions.
Opinion: The NFL does not take injuries seriously
WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang discusses the importance of Morocco’s run in the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Opinion: Morocco’s historic run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup
WSPNs Chloe Zilembo shares her experience at the NHL Winter Classic Fan Fest and the history behind it.
NHL Winter Classic: More than just the game
Currently, the WHS girls varsity basketball team has a record seven wins and one loss, three more than the team achieved last season. “I think the team came in really wanting to redeem themselves from a really tough season [last year],” coach Amanda Rukstalis said. “There was a lot of off-season basketball happening to prepare [us for] a better season this year.”
The success of the girls varsity basketball team
The Wayland boys varsity soccer team celebrates its goal by running to the sidelines and embracing each other. The high intensity game went into overtime after a 2-2 tie, and it ultimately ended in a Wayland Warriors win of 3-2 against Somerville.
Game recap: Boys soccer scores a win against Somerville
The boys varsity soccer team faces Lincoln-Sudbury at home on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The game resulted in a draw, with the final score being 2-2. The team currently sits with a record of nine wins, five losses and three ties.
Game recap and gallery: Boys soccer ties with Lincoln-Sudbury
Senior Anjali Patel prepares to shoot a free throw. The entire game was full of fouls, leading to many opportunities. In the end, Wayland lost 41-28 against Bedford.
Game Recap: Wayland girls basketball loses home opener
The girls varsity soccer starters huddle together prior to the opening kickoff. They would play a hard fought game against Lincoln-Sudbury, but would fall short of the win.
Game Recap: Girls varsity soccer can’t complete comeback, lose in penalty kicks to Lincoln-Sudbury
Game Recap: Wayland football destroyed by Lincoln-Sudbury in domestic violence awareness game
Game Recap: Wayland football destroyed by Lincoln-Sudbury in domestic violence awareness game
Freshman Ella Getz drives to the basket after a pick set by senior captain Lila Powers. Getz proudly wears number 33, the number of her role model. My number is 33 and I take it from Katie Lou Samuelson, Getz said. She used to play for the University of Connecticut, and I love her.
Athlete of the month: Ella Getz
Sophomore Luke Chisum finishes first in the freshman three kilometer race at the DCL Championship Meet in 2021. This year, I want to get around 16:30 for a five [kilometer race], Chisum said.
Athlete of the Month: Luke Chisum
Sophomore Elena Mente prepares before pole vaulting for the Wayland high school track team. My favorite thing to do is pole vault, Mente said. I love getting to meet all new people from it.
Athlete of the Month: Elena Mente
Senior Quinn Gleason (front) rows in a double boat. Gleason rows for the Wayland-Weston crew team, and has committed to row for Bates College in the Class of 2026. I’m always trying to improve and get faster, Gleason said. Now that I’m going to Bates College I want to make sure that when I get there the next fall that I’m in shape and ready to go.
Athlete of the Month: Quinn Gleason
Senior Lucas Pralle emerges from the water to take a breath during his 100 meter butterfly event at states. Pralle came in first place at states in his event. It feels amazing to be a part of a team that has performed as well as we have, Pralle said. Everyone puts in the work in practice and our coaches work tirelessly to train and guide us to be the best swimmers we can be.
Athlete of the Month: Lucas Pralle
WSPNs Brenden ORourke discusses the NBA Conference finals and his predictions for the rest of the series.
Warrior Weekly: NBA Conference Finals
WSPNs Brenden ORourke discusses the NBA Conference finals and his predictions for the rest of the series.
Warrior Weekly: Downfall of the Red Sox
WSPNs Aditya Weling discusses professional leagues upcoming free agency period and goes into depth on certain NFL teams and what they are looking for as the start of the NFL season is just around the corner.
Warrior Weekly: NFL free agency
WSPNs Luke Caples highlights the three leaders in the NFL MVP race, with a couple familiar faces appearing.
Warrior Weekly: NFL MVP race
WSPNs Gabe Likerman discusses the three NFL teams who have the possibility of making a push into the NFL playoffs.
Warrior Weekly: NFL teams that can sneak into the playoffs
During Work Song by Nat Adderley, junior Emmanuel Nzaramba put down his guitar and picked up a microphone to sing.
Jazz Band swings during Winter Week
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Honors Sinfonia Orchestra hits the note
Honors Sinfonia Orchestra hits the note
A Capella shines bright during Winter Week performance
A Capella shines bright during Winter Week performance
Junior Lulu Comettant cracks a joke alongside sophomores Annabelle Roberts and Swara Metlapally. Senior Rachel Snyder wrote this 10 minute play.
Honors Dramatic Arts lights up the lecture hall
Freshman Sarah Powers points towards the basket. Powers is one of two freshmen on the varsity team.
Girls basketball steals a win from Concord Carlisle
Sophomore Michael Keenan stretches his leg out to escape his opponent. An escape is worth two points.
Wrestling hits the mat in a quad meet
Freshman Sofia Ciciarelli completes her first lap of the girls one mile race, ending with a final time of 6:44.96 minutes. In addition to indoor track, Ciciarelli runs for the WHS cross country team. “I run the mile in track, and compared to when I ran the mile in cross country, it’s very different,” Ciciarelli said. “The mile in cross country felt so much shorter because you go across a piece of land rather than in circles eight times, which can be really draining, and it feels like that mile is three miles.”
Ready, set, go! Indoor track falls short to Waltham
Senior Seth Rosen puts a Bridgewater-Raynham wrestler into an arm bar. This technique involves a wrestler wrapping their arms around their opponents leg.
Wayland holiday wrestling tournament makes a comeback
Girls basketball scores against Algonquin Regional
Girls basketball scores against Algonquin Regional
WSPNs Nathan Crozier reviews a new film, She Said. Crozier discusses how this box office failure is actually a masterpiece.
Movie review: “She Said”
During the slow fashion show on Feb. 2, student model junior Charmaine Guo answers questions about her thrifted outfit during an interview segment of the show. The purpose of the slow fashion show was to highlight the importance of sustainable fashion and to display the creativity of WHS students.
Slow fashion show showcases a good cause
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Senior Show: An evolving tradition
Senior Show: An evolving tradition
WSPN’s Nadya Chase and Aimee Smith review Netflix’s new TV series, Kaleidoscope. This new crime show allows you to watch the eight episodes in any order you wish.
Different views of “Kaleidoscope”
The image above is a piece sophomore Eunjee Kang created for her Art 1 class. I made this during our first Art 1 project: Self-Portrait in Objects: Origami Book, Kang said. I drew some objects I favored or objects I thought represented me using colored pencils.
October Artist of the Month: Eunjee Kang
The image above is Junior Rachel Yans latest piece, a charcoal still life. Rachels piece is based on a bust statue in Ms. Latimers art room, something that students often use as a reference.The still life process is fun, its a lot of experimentation and trial and error, Yan says.
May’s Artist of the Month: Rachel Yan
In this piece, senior Skylar Gould showcases a step-by-step from when she wakes up to when she leaves for school. Goulds inspiration for this piece was her own morning routine.
Artist of the Month: Skylar Gould
Below is an artistic profile of junior Rachel Yan, the latest to be spotlighted in Artist of the Month.
Artist of the Month: Kaya Oleson
Artist of the Month: Amelie Martin
Artist of the Month: Amelie Martin
Fashionistas of the Month: Katie Schouten and Jack McCahan
Fashionistas of the Month: Katie Schouten and Jack McCahan
Fashionistas of the Month: Lilly O’Driscoll and Jett Peter
Fashionistas of the Month: Lilly O’Driscoll and Jett Peter
The Fashionistas of the Month are seniors Ryan MacDonald and Sofia Barris. They both encourage others to use fashion as a way to express themselves.
Fashionistas of the Month: Ryan MacDonald and Sofia Barris
Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said
Ava Tang
Junior Sarah Davis dresses in Brandy Melville, Nike and thrifted clothing. However, Daviss favorite store is Urban Outfitters. They have a lot of different kind of clothes in my opinion, just a good mixture,” Davis said.
Sarah Davis
WSPNs Nathan Crozier reviews a new film, She Said. Crozier discusses how this box office failure is actually a masterpiece.
Movie review: “She Said”
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Window wows in Winter Week performance
WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang discusses the importance of Morocco’s run in the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Opinion: Morocco’s historic run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup
WSPN’s Nadya Chase and Aimee Smith review Netflix’s new TV series, Kaleidoscope. This new crime show allows you to watch the eight episodes in any order you wish.
Different views of “Kaleidoscope”
WSPNs Chloe Zilembo shares her experience at the NHL Winter Classic Fan Fest and the history behind it.
NHL Winter Classic: More than just the game
WSPNs Editorial Board discusses the impact of last months racist graffiti found at WHS and its impact on the community.
Editorial: Speak out against racism in Wayland
Editorial: Weighted GPAs need to stay
Editorial: Weighted GPAs need to stay
Editorial: WSPN stands with Parkland students
Editorial: WSPN stands with Parkland students
In the latest installment of ABC: American Born Chinese, reporter Jonathan Zhang discusses the importance of food to his family.
ABC: The language of food
In the latest installment of ABC: American Born Chinese, reporter Jonathan Zhang addresses the rise in attacks on Asians and the importance of continuing to talk about the unjust treatment towards Asians.
ABC: An American just like you
In the latest installment of ABC: American Born Chinese, reporter Jonathan Zhang talks about the struggles of being an average Asian.
ABC: An average Asian
In the latest installment of ABC: American Born Chinese, reporter Jonathan Zhang talks about Chinese school and his regrets about quitting.
ABC: Why I should’ve stuck with Chinese school
In the latest installment of ABC: American Born Chinese, reporter Jonathan Zhang talks about what its like having two names and what a name means to him.
ABC: What’s my name?
Cartoon: End-of-year stress
Cartoon: End-of-year stress
Cartoon: Cant Escape
Cartoon: Can’t Escape
Cartoon: More Positive Cases
Cartoon: More Positive Cases
Cartoon: Not a Moments Peace
Cartoon: Not a Moment’s Peace
Making midterms manageable: Advice from WHS students and teachers
Making midterms manageable: Advice from WHS students and teachers
WHS athletes progress onto the college stage
WHS athletes progress onto the college stage
WSPN WayCAM Bloopers 2022
WSPN WayCAM Bloopers 2022
IBL Micd Up 2022
IBL Mic’d Up 2022
Wayland girls varsity basketball defeats Shrewsbury in their home opener (highlights)
Wayland girls varsity basketball defeats Shrewsbury in their home opener (highlights)
Wayland girls varsity basketball defeats Shrewsbury in their home opener (highlights)
Wayland girls varsity basketball defeats Shrewsbury in their home opener (highlights)
Pickleball Micd Up
Pickleball Mic’d Up
Wayland Sports Chat: S4E6
Kaitlyn Mabe: The Comeback Season (Video)
Kaitlyn Mabe: The Comeback Season (Video)
IBL Micd Up Pt. 2 (video)
IBL Mic’d Up Pt. 2 (video)
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Students at Loker Elementary School will be attending school on the WHS campus Tuesday, as a result of school closure due to water damage.
News Brief: Loker students attending WHS Feb. 7
Genevieve Morrison • February 6, 2023
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Nadya Chase summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
ICYMI: Week of January 30 - Winter Week, Senior Show and success of the girls varsity basketball team
Nadya Chase • February 6, 2023
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Jason Verhoosky, the Director of Wayland Cares, gave a presentation on the importance of communication in the WHS lecture hall.
Wayland Cares hosts a seminar on communication
Chloe Zilembo and Jessi Dretler • February 4, 2023
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Special guest speaker, Eben Bein sits at the front of the lecture hall sharing his story as a climate change activist. “I dont think its important to talk about climate change, Bein said. I think its important to talk about climate justice and climate action.
Eben Bein: The change we can produce in "Our Climate"
Sophia Oppenheim and Nina Wilson • February 1, 2023
Right off of Route 20 sits Wayland Mini Market, a shop with over 20 years of history. The market opened before any other convenience store in the area. “I love my business because [even though] you need to put in a lot of time, I [get to interact] with my customers,” Wayland Mini Market owner Ahmed Mousa said.
Humble but historic: Wayland Mini Market
Tina Su and Charlotte Thirman • January 27, 2023
ChatGPT is infiltrating WHS with the newly developed programs aid for school work. In the moment, it can be very easy to reach for the nearest, easiest tool, but the long term effects of that are pretty harrowing, English teacher Kelsey Pitcairn said.
ChatGPT enters Wayland High School
Nina Wilson and Sophia Oppenheim • January 18, 2023
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Sports
Every high school sport comes with challenges, but for the Wayland Swim and Dive team they are additive elements that make for a stressful season. The image above shows Junior Katie Pralle performing an 100 butterfly at Waylands dual meet against Holliston on Dec. 8, 2022. Divers performed earlier in the meet where many of them made their first cuts for states.
The stress and success of Wayland swim and dive
Talia Macchi • February 7, 2023
WSPNs Bella Schreiber and Jenny Shine discuss the NFL and concussions.
Opinion: The NFL does not take injuries seriously
Bella Schreiber and Jenny Shine • February 4, 2023
WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang discusses the importance of Morocco’s run in the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Opinion: Morocco's historic run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Jeffery Zhang • January 31, 2023
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Arts & Entertainment
WSPNs Nathan Crozier reviews a new film, She Said. Crozier discusses how this box office failure is actually a masterpiece.
Movie review: "She Said"
Nathan Crozier • February 7, 2023
During the slow fashion show on Feb. 2, student model junior Charmaine Guo answers questions about her thrifted outfit during an interview segment of the show. The purpose of the slow fashion show was to highlight the importance of sustainable fashion and to display the creativity of WHS students.
Slow fashion show showcases a good cause
Talia Macchi and Aimee Smith • February 7, 2023
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Window wows in Winter Week performance
Genevieve Morrison and Emily Roberge • February 6, 2023
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Currently, the WHS girls varsity basketball team has a record seven wins and one loss, three more than the team achieved last season. “I think the team came in really wanting to redeem themselves from a really tough season [last year],” coach Amanda Rukstalis said. “There was a lot of off-season basketball happening to prepare [us for] a better season this year.”

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A Capella shines bright during Winter Week performance

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Opinion: Morocco’s historic run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup

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Members of the WHS honors Dramatic Arts class group together before their staged readings. For staged readings, the actors read directly from a script on a music stand instead of memorizing them like in a play.

Honors Dramatics Arts takes center stage

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Finnlay Roellig: A German exchange student’s transition to WHS

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