![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. This week’s “In Case You Missed It” summarizes stories from the week prior to winter break.
News:
WSPN’s Katya Luzarraga produced an article on the Loker School’s Pulsera Project. Editor Selena Liu and WSPN’s Kally Proctor and Penelope Biddle wrote about the administration’s reasoning and the community’s reaction to WMS’s canceled overnight field trips.
Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Ainsley Jay and Luzarraga covered the town meeting in which Wayland residents voted to transfer funds to Wayland teacher contracts. WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang covered the National Honor Society’s welcome ceremony.
Features:
WSPN’s Jennifer Shine and Staff Reporter Annika Martins wrote about WHS’s Crochet club. Staff Reporter Vanessa Taxiarchis spotlighted Max Dresens. Meanwhile, Proctor wrote about the WHS robotics team resuming the annual Wayland STEM fair.
Opinion:
Staff Reporter Maddie Zajac shared her opinions about WHS students not being able to wear what they want at school. Staff Reporter Sophia Verma wrote about why extending holiday break is beneficial for students and teachers. Verma also wrote about Taylor Swift’s fan base being more than screaming fans.
A&E:
Staff Reporters Jillian Mele, Elyssa Grillo and Jessi Dretler broke down WHS’s Spotify Wrapped. WSPN’s Mischa Lee and Grillo shared top winter fashion trends.
Meanwhile, Staff Reporters Fiona Peltonen and Margaret Buffum discussed whether to save or splurge on beauty products for the holiday season. Staff Reporters Melina Barris and Mackenzie Macchi discussed December’s Fashionista of the Month.
Multimedia:
Staff Reporter Edge Wheeler photographed Wayland-Watertown boys hockey defeating Lexington in its home opener. Co-Editor Sasha Libenzon and Staff Reporters Carolina Sdoia and Bowen Morrison produced a gallery on wrestling participating in the Wayland Holiday Tournament.
Podcast:
Grillo, Lee and Dretler broke down Wayland’s news in Weekly Breakdown Episode 74. Grillo, Lee and Dretler also discussed Christmas traditions.
![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)
