![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)
In WSPN’s podcast Friday Fast Five, reporters will interview staff and students around Wayland High School and ask them five quick questions. This week, WSPN’s Jane Tardif and Jillian Mele talk to former WHS student and current teacher Joel Mode about his teaching experience and other interesting facts.
0:00 – Intro
0:21 – What is your name, position and how long have you been at Wayland High School?
0:35 – What made you want to become a teacher? Have you always been a teacher and why did you choose Wayland?
1:05 – What is your favorite part about Wayland?
1:19 – What would you say the biggest difference is between when you went to high school here and now? Do you enjoy teaching at the place you went to school?
2:22 – What is it like being a wrestling coach at Lincoln Sudbury and a teacher at Wayland?
2:47 – Is it difficult to balance that?
2:58 – Outro
