![The Wayland Police Department have issued a warning on the rise of scammers during the holiday season. “Hang up [the phone]. if you get a text and you do not know who it's from, just delete it. Don't click on any links, nothing,” Wayland police chief Edward Burman said. “Every single one of them is a scam.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0954_720-e1734676255647.jpg)
![WHS’s Connect Program ran its annual holiday gift drive to fulfill the wishlist of children enrolled in the Dorchester based non-profit daycare organization, the Yawkey Center. This drive brought the town together and impacted both the students in Connect, as well as the greater Wayland community. “You could see how helpful the town was and how our community came together and wanted to help out a community that wasn't our own [and] kids who were less fortunate than we were,” senior and Connect Program member Jordynn Lee said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/screenshot_2024-12-20_at_12.21.24___pm_720-e1734734228474.png)
![The Boy Scouts will be selling trees on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays noon to 6 p.m. until they sell out.
“This event is one of the things that [the Boy Scouts] get to have a direct impact on the community,” freshman Alex Macleod said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-8.38.38 AM.png)
Smart boards. Poetry Slam. Robotics Club. Language Lab. WSPN. All are vital aspects of the Wayland High School community, and all are made possible by funding from the Wayland Public Schools Foundation. (WPSF).
WPSF was established in 1983 by Wayland parents who were concerned about school funding after the passage of Proposition 2.5, a law limiting annual increases in town taxes. The Foundation funds grants proposed by teachers for innovative programs and equipment not covered by the regular school budget.
Last spring, in honor of WPSF’s 25th year, Ms. Barber’s Intermediate Multimedia Class took on the challenge of capturing the Foundation’s impact on the Wayland community. Hours of footage had to be cut down to just 8 minutes. “There was plenty of good footage, and it took us about a month to cut everything down and pick out all the best stuff,” says Andy Gusev, a member of last year’s multimedia class. With editing and directing by Wayland parent, Joe Vitagliano, the DVD made its debut at WPSF’s “All that Glitters” 25th anniversary celebration on October 4th.
Narrated by a 5th grade storyteller Jackson Dianni, the 8 minute DVD sums up WPSF’s history and impact throughout the past 25 years. Featured are some of Wayland High School’s own teachers and students. To hear their words and music, watch the DVD here.