![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)
Breaking News: Science teacher Kristin Cowell resigns
Wayland High School chemistry and forensics teacher Kristin Cowell resigns. Cowell’s final day teaching at WHS will be Friday, Dec. 16.
December 13, 2022
Forensics and chemistry teacher Kristin Cowell announced her resignation after 12 years of teaching at WHS. Her final day teaching at WHS will be Friday, Dec. 16. Cowell will be teaching accelerated chemistry and AP biology at Nashoba Regional High School.
Principal Allyson Mizoguchi emailed WHS students and families in Cowell’s chemistry and forensics classes about her departure.
“Our team is in active pursuit of a new teacher to take on these classes as quickly and effectively as possible,” Mizoguchi said. “Our priority is to minimize disruption for Mrs. Cowell’s students and to support them fully as they transition to a new teacher. Mrs. Cowell is already working diligently to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.”
