![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)
ICYMI: Week of April 24 – Ella Zachery wins InvestWrite contest, WSPN’s winter all-star athletes and Candles Galore
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In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Marissa Mendoza summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
May 1, 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 article.
News:
Co-Editor-in-Chief Emily Roberge wrote about WSPN’s accomplishments and awards at the JEA/NSPA spring convention. Editor Nadya Chase and WSPN’s Aimee Smith reported on Kaat Vander Staeten’s experience with composting.
Chase also broke the news on the town election results. Roberge also highlighted Ella Zachery winning the InvestWrite contest.
Features:
WSPN’s Deirdre Brown and Staff Reporter Morgen Warner produced a video about student-run EBM company class Candles Galore.
Sports:
Brown and WSPN’s Sasha Libenzon reported on WSPN’s winter all-star athletes for the 2022-2023 season.
“The following athletes are named “WSPN Winter All-Stars” for the 2022-2023 season,” Brown and Libenzon wrote. “They were selected by their coaches for their accomplishments, skill and leadership in their winter sport.”
Multimedia:
Libenzon and Staff Reporter Emma Zocco photographed the track and field team’s second dual meet against Weston. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Morgen Warner produced a gallery about the girls lacrosse game against Winchester.
A&E:
Editor Talia Macchi highlighted junior Dana Efrat in April’s edition of Fashionista of the Month. Staff Reporters Carolina Sdoia and Jessi Dretler debated whether certain fashion styles are trendy or timeless.
Opinion:
Dretler and Staff Reporter Mischa Lee shared their opinion on the negative environmental impacts that the Willow Project will have. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Chloe Zilembo wrote about the effect of TikTok on the music industry.
