![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.
News:
Staff Reporter Ainsley Jay wrote about the Wayland High School musicians that qualified for All-States at senior districts. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Tasha Janoff briefed the Coaches vs. Cancer basketball game.
Opinion:
WSPN’s Chloe Zilembo shared her opinion on Tate McRae becoming the next big pop star.
“McRae has done everything right in her career and has made her claim as one of the most promising up-and-coming artists,” Zilembo wrote. “I look forward to seeing her become the pop music icon I know she will be. The world deserves to see her talent.”
A&E:
WSPN’s Penelope Biddle reviewed recently released movies. Editor Tina Su and WSPN’s Bella Schreiber, Jeffery Zhang and Ryan Chase compared the restaurants Jindu and China Rose. Meanwhile, WSPN’s Mischa Lee and Staff Reporters Jessica Dretler and Melina Barris overviewed 2024 Golden Globe Looks.
Multimedia:
Editor Sasha Libenzon photographed the boys varsity basketball’s game against Westford Academy. Staff Reporters Sofia Cicarelli and Marissa Mendoza produced a gallery on the nordic ski team’s first league race. Meanwhile, Editor Hallie Luo and Libenzon Mic’d Up and produced a gallery on Intramural Basketball League.
Podcast:
Staff Reporter Jane Tardif spotlighted WHS’s Erin Kish on her experience from student to teacher.
![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)
