![From left to right freshman Julianna McDonald, junior Sophia Verma, freshman Marissa Mendoza and sophomores Melody and Marissa Wong stand together, each grabbing a piece of dough to mold. After senior Eileen Kaewapresert made the pasta dough, the rest of the students got to create the shapes of their choice. “At first, this was only a small group to bond with two special needs students, Melody and Marissa [Wong], because they already had an interest in cooking,” Kaewprasert said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18CCCDA2-968D-4E23-8DD9-E1C0F29F7BCE_1_201_a-900x600.jpeg)
![Wayland resident Neha Gandhi has been blogging and posting on her platform Love Playing Dressup for over a decade. The positive impact that social media has [is that] you could share the truth about about life and truly make somebody feel less alone, Gandhi said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1csErdYbymww3lbWF3n0WPDXFnCBX1d3epDOZRYS-1200x900.png)
![Junior Pari Sontha sang at the Sydney Opera House this past summer, an opportunity afforded to her through the Honors Performance Series.
“I think [Sydney] was absolutely amazing because that was my first time going somewhere without my parents and living off of what I had financially,” Sontha said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ICs4giFGDIKrsELyosd03w5siPwxZ5GAQKBipS6D-1200x900.jpg)
![Earlier this month, WHS students auditioned for the highly selective Eastern Senior Districts ensembles. These ensembles allow high school students to improve their own musical ability and to play with other accomplished musicians as well. I really like watching the district rehearsals, WHS band director Joe Oneschuk said. You get to see the whole creative process happen. The [auditions include] strangers coming together who have never played with each other before, [and it] goes from a kind of rough first take to a really beautiful finished product.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/H6MHFZCky83Q3K4Rn46b08j223aRJK7VgA8CxMm9-1200x800.jpg)
On Thursday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving morning, the Wayland High School Warriors will take on Weston High School’s Wildcats at 10 a.m. on Wayland High School’s turf. The student fan section’s psych is orange and black, Wayland’s colors.
The annual Wayland-Weston Thanksgiving football game started in 1934. Wayland won the first game, and now the Warriors have a 53-30 record on the Wildcats. In the last 10 years, the record has been 8-1-1.
“Coach has been motivating us about this big rivalry game and we really want to show all the work we have been putting in during this [game],” cornerback sophomore Braylen Jenkins said. “Our whole team has been putting in a lot of work and we hope it translates to this big rivalry game so we can get a win for the seniors and our town.”
Since the Thanksgiving game is the Warriors’ last game of the season, they have been practicing intensely for the game, incorporating morning lifts and after-school practices into their schedules. They hope to win this year’s game to make up for last year’s loss to Weston.
“We have been practicing regularly and preparing for the game like any big game. We lost this game last year so our plan is to go out on Thanksgiving and dominate,” linebacker junior Ben Hynes said. “We have had extra motivation this season with this big rivalry. This game means a lot to us.”
![On Friday, Nov. 17, Wayland community members came together to rally against the recent antisemitism in town. The attendees gathered outside of Wayland Middle School, and remained there until around 8:35 a.m.. “We [are here because] we want to stand up with our Jewish neighbors who are feeling threatened,” Wayland resident Mary Ann Borkowsai said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1308-1200x900.jpg)
