![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 WSPN’s newest podcast, Podmas, Staff Reporters Jessi Dretler, Mischa Lee and Elyssa Grillo will talk about their favorite aspects of Christmas and the holiday season. Podmas is WSPN’s take on ‘vlogmas,’ which is when creators post vlogs on TikTok or YouTube on the days leading up to Christmas. Join WSPN every week until the holiday with this podcast. Podmas Episode No. 3 discusses reporter’s favorite Christmas activities.
Podmas Episode 3: Christmas activities
December 23, 2023
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Elyssa Grillo, Copy Editor
Elyssa Grillo, Class of 2025, is a second year reporter as well as the arts & entertainment and news copy-editor for WSPN. Elyssa is a co-director of Wayland high school's Window Dance Ensemble. She also manages the WHS varsity field hockey team. Outside of school, she enjoys ballet, spending time with friends and family, reading and shopping.
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Jessi Dretler, Staff Reporter
Jessi Dretler, Class of 2025, is a third year reporter for WSPN. She is a member of the varsity field hockey team and the dive team. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with friends and family and traveling.
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Mischa Lee, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Mischa Lee, Class of 2025, is a fourth year reporter and arts & entertainment editor for WSPN. She manages the Wayland Swim and Dive team and is a member of the WHS A Capella group, the Muses. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with friends and family and traveling.