![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)
On Friday, March 22, the WHS Connect Program hosted a Spring Fling in the commons. At the event, activities included drawing raffle tickets, board games, dancing, watching March Madness and a food truck. Tickets were sold for $10 during lunches the week prior and were $15 at the door. The dress code was “picnic formal.”
Credit: Annika Martins
Seniors Abby Wrentmore, Lavery Greenfield and Lucia Santos sell tickets at the entrance of the commons for the Spring Fling. Tickets were sold during $10 during lunches the week prior and for $15 at the door.
