![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 May 1 – Late Night, WHS protects banned books and Jazz Band
Credit: Nat Hsu
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 8, 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:
WSPN’s Aimee Smith reported on WHS hosting two Late Night events this year.
“Late Night, a substance-free event held after prom, is a recurring tradition in Wayland,” Smith wrote. “However, this year Wayland will be hosting two Late Night events instead of one for the first time.”
Features:
Staff Reporter Tina Su highlighted the food trucks at Lavin’s Liquors. Staff Reporters Emma Zocco, Jane Tardif and Mishca Lee produced a video about school nurse Tim Bryant. Meanwhile, Co-Editor Sophia Oppenheim wrote about the protection of banned books at WHS.
A&E:
WSPN’s Reva Datar reported on the WHS Jazz Band. Meanwhile, Oppenheim and Tardif created a gift guide for Mother’s Day. Su and Staff Reporter Hallie Luo shared the top local activities to do during the springtime.
Opinion:
Editor Katya Luzarraga shared her experience with sexual assault and harassment in school. Staff Reporter Jeffery Zhang wrote about Erling Haaland’s career.
