![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:
Co-Editor-in-Chief Nadya Chase and WSPN’s Aimee Smith broke the news on Wayland police responding to antisemitic vandalism. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Melina Barris summarized WHS’s upcoming spirit week. Co-Editor-in-Chief Talia Macchi and Chase wrote about the Wayland community rallying against antisemitism.
Features:
WSPN’s Jennifer Shine and Staff Reporter Annika Martins discussed Window dance ensemble. WSPN’s Sasha Libenzon and Staff Reporters Jessi Dretler, Elyssa Grillo and Jillian Mele produced an article and gallery on the Class of 2024’s Progressive Dinner.
WSPN’s Selena Liu and Libenzon wrote about WHS’s exchange students, Henrique Abecasis and Philipp Knecht. WSPN’s Tina Su and Liu produced an article on Liberty’s Pizza’s efforts to rebuild after the fire.
Sports:
WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang wrote about Champions League updates and predictions.
“The English Premier League team Manchester City is the most likely winner of this season’s UCL,” Zhang wrote. “This club not only leads in goals scored but also leads the competition for possession and passing accuracy.”
Opinion:
Shine wrote about how this Patriots’ season was embarrassing.
“The New England Patriots have been breaking records this football season, and not in a good way,” Shine wrote. “I no longer look forward to watching the Patriots play on Sundays because of their repeatedly crumbling offense.”
A&E:
WSPN’s Katya Luzarraga produced the official WHS “Never Have I Ever” quiz. Meanwhile, Su wrote about WHSTE’s “SpongeBob Musical.”
Staff Reporter Makenzie Macchi and T. Macchi reviewed “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” WSPN’s Mischa Lee and Grillo discussed fashion cities and their street styles.
Multimedia:
Staff Reporter Natalie Greenaway and Libenzon photographed the varsity field hockey team’s final win against South High Community.
Podcast:
Dretler, Lee and Grillo broke down Wayland’s news in Weekly Breakdown Episode 71.
![Join WSPN’s Marissa Mendoza, Edge Wheeler, Ainsley Jay, Bowen Morrison and Sofia Ciciarelli as they cover seniors’ involvement in the election and the viewpoint from a WHS educator. “[The election is] a really toxic environment,” WHS history teacher Katherine Bassen said. “It would be disingenuous for me to say, ‘oh, everything's going great.’ Obviously it's not, right?”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0282-1-1200x800.jpg)
