![WaylandCAN, a nonprofit focused on building community in Wayland held an event on Tuesday Nov. 19 at Loker Elementary School.
“I've never seen a community come together and be vulnerable like that in front of [others] where people were not only sharing, but getting emotional and the respect was incredible,” Wayland resident Stuti Bhargava said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5xXGzZO9uoYmIEmB46rs4ssfAfJX9WlLnFCTIZdi-1200x800.jpg)
![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
![Junior Benjamin Hammond solos "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles as part of the T-Tones performance. "[Twist and Shout] is one of my favorite songs, and with the amount of vocal harmony it has I figured it would be good for A Capella," Hammond said. "[Twist and Shout] has pretty simple rhythms and awesome energy, which fits the vibe of the T-Tones. I arranged the song basically identical to how it is written, because I think the guitar riff, bass riff and the harmonies are all excellent as well as easy to sing."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/8E057B61-9507-4115-811F-93F1FB6F7EB4_1_105_c.jpg)
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the nordic ski team traveled to Weston Ski Track to compete against six different towns in the Mass Bay West league. Because there hasn’t been much snow this winter, this was the first race of the season. Captain senior Amy McCormack finished fourth and junior Naomi Rice finished eighth in the girls race. In the boys race, there were also two top ten finishes, with captain seniors Daniel Narvaez and Jake Newton finishing in fifth and ninth place, respectively.
Credit: Marissa Mendoza
Before the race, junior Naomi Rice and freshman Ainsley Jay embrace each other. "I'm especially excited for states because it's a much different course than we race on at Weston and we get to compete with more skiers that we don't usually get to race with," Rice said.
