![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)
Join Staff Reporter Jane Tardif as she speaks with teacher Erin Kish about her experience student teaching at Wayland High School.
0:00 – Intro
0:07 – When did you realize you wanted to become a teacher?
0:26 – Where did you complete your bachelors degree?
0:44 – Was it difficult you you to find out what you really wanted to teach/focus on?
0:57 – What was your initial draw to Wayland?
1:20 – What was your experience student teaching here? What were some of the key takeaways that the teachers here at Wayland have taught you?
1:53 – How are you moving forward the rest of the year without student teaching ?
2:06 – Are you enjoying being done with your student teaching and completing your masters?
2:22 – How long did it take you to complete your masters?
2:28 – Would you recommend becoming a teacher to others? What were some things that came as a surprise when student teaching that you can’t be taught in the classroom?
3:07 – Were there any surprises or challenges that you came across while student teaching?
3:29 – What is the biggest challenge or reward of teaching?
3:51 – Who were the teachers you observed and were in the classroom with?
4:01 – What are the next steps in your teaching journey
4:26 – What are you now doing to do with the extra time in your schedule?
4:55 – What other activities are you involved with at Wayland?
5:11 – Outro
