![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)
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Selena Liu summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
News:
Staff Reporters Melina Barris and Jessi Dretler interviewed WHS’ new teachers. Co-Editor-in-Chief Nadya Chase and WSPN’s Katya Luzzarraga produced an article about the fire that broke out at International Auto Body Shop.
Meanwhile, Editor Selena Liu briefed the schedule changes this week due to the No Hate High School Tour’s visit at WHS. WSPN’s Reva Datar summarized MetroWest Climate Solutions’ sustainability roundtable discussion.
Sports:
Editor Bella Schreiber and WSPN’s Tina Su wrote about the Wayland Hockey Association’s annual golf tournament. Meanwhile, WSPN’s Hallie Luo and Staff Reporter Tasha Janoff spotlighted WHS senior Lulu Kazlas, who recently committed to row Division 1 crew at Rutgers University.
WSPN’s Emma Zocco and Chloe Zilembo wrote about the WHS field hockey team being without boys for the 2023 season.
Multimedia:
Schreiber and Su photographed Wayland-Weston crew’s annual ergathon.
A&E:
Luo and Barris produced a quiz to guess WHS students’ pets. WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang wrote about fall fashion tips for men.
Barris and Staff Reporter Elyssa Grillo predicted this year’s Halloween costumes.
Opinion:
WSPN’s Ryan Chase discussed the controversy of Rachel Zegler. Meanwhile, WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang wrote about Lamine Yamal being a 16-year-old phenomenon.
Podcast:
Editor Abby Raftery, Staff Reporter Jane Tardif, Barris and Dretler reviewed Weston Provisions in an episode of Picky Eater Picks.
