![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:
WSPN’s Chloe Zilembo and Penelope Biddle overviewed WHS’ 2024 EBM businesses. Staff Reporters Sofia Ciciarelli and Marissa Mendoza broke down Revere Public Schools installing FlipLok.
Meanwhile, Staff Reporters Jessica Dretler and Elyssa Grillo wrote about Wayland’s Lunar New Year Celebration. Editor Selena Liu and WSPN’s Reva Datar produced an article on Newton educators and students’ reflecting on the teacher strike.
Features:
WSPN’s Tina Su and Jeffery Zhang wrote about Mr. and Ms. Lehmann’s love story.
“At Wayland High School, one of the most beloved and well-known love stories lies between two history teachers: Fred and Erin Lehmann,” Su and Zhang wrote. “Although the Lehmanns seem to be WHS’ quintessential married couple, some students may be unaware of how the pair ended up together.”
A&E:
Staff Reporter Mackenzie Macchi produced a Valentine’s Day crossword. Staff Reporter Bowen Morrison reviewed 21 Savage’s “american dream” album.
Meanwhile, Staff Reporters Melina Barris and Ben Jackson overviewed the 2024 Grammy’s looks. Grillo and Barris produced an infographic on “Galentine’s Day” at WHS.
Multimedia:
Staff Reporters Vanessa Taxiarchis and Jane Tardif photographed the girls varsity basketball team’s win over Waltham. The WSPN staff produced a gallery on journalism students’ scavenger hunt.
![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)
