![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)
Name: Sydney Lozano
Grade: Junior
Favorite store: “I really love thrift stores, I get a lot of my clothes from there. Besides that, I really love T.J. Maxx and Marshalls.”
Online shopping or in-store?: “[I] definitely [prefer] in-store shopping. I like to see the clothes in person. I feel like [with] online stores, you can’t gauge how much you are going to like [something] once you get it. It is also easier to see what you can pair it with in store.”
Fashion Icon: “My mom went to fashion school, so I think that is where I get it from because I look up to her a lot. My mom went to an international fine arts college, which is a private school in Miami, Florida.”
Favorite outfit: “My dress is from Zara, which is another place I love, my shoes are from T.J. Maxx and then the rest of the outfit, like the turtleneck and leggings, are just from random stores.”
Favorite and least favorite season: “I think my least favorite season is winter because you have to layer so [many items], and sometimes it’s hard to find what is cute to layer. It is hard, especially if you want to wear something simple, like [my] dress, because I am wearing two shirts underneath right now. My favorite season is definitely fall. Fall is always fun to dress for because it is the perfect weather: cold enough to wear a sweater, but warm enough to wear a skirt.”
Favorite accessory: “I really like accessories like earrings and rings right now. I love to wear fun earrings with my outfits because it pulls my outfit together.”
Design time: “I’d say [the design time] depends [on] how long it takes to come up with an outfit. Sometimes, before school, it can take a long time to create something, and other days [I know] what I am going to wear immediately.”
Style word: “Maybe unique. Also maybe original or niche is a better word. I feel my style is very unique to myself because I usually base my outfits on how I feel [or] feel like looking, and I feel like it’s hard to come by people who share similar styles.”
Fashion-challenged advice: “[My advice would be to] first pick something that feels like you the most, and not be so worried about what other people think. I know that can really hinder people when they are trying to create an outfit. However, I feel like it is easiest when you know one piece you really want to wear, and then [continue to] try other things [afterwards,] like playing with more colors or layers.”
What does fashion mean to you: “For me, it is a form of self expression. When I was younger, I was really shy and didn’t want to talk to people, but fashion kind of gave me a way to express myself.”
