![After Massachusetts voted to remove the MCAS graduation requirement, policy makers are reshaping graduation standards. "The top-line understanding is that we’ve moved away from a system that we’ve known for about 24 years, which is one where every school district in Massachusetts had wide latitude to decide what their graduation requirements were in terms of coursework or other experiences, but every single student, in order to earn a diploma, needed to pass the MCAS in one English, one math and one science assessment," Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler said. "We’ve moved away from that now, by virtue of the outcome of [the MCAS] ballot question in November, to a place where communities can still decide what their graduation requirements are, but there’s no requirement for students to pass the MCAS.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_3067_720.png)
![Troy Hoyt finishes the Boston Marathon, running for the Hoyt Foundation. T. Hoyt is the son of Hoyt Foundation CEO Russ Hoyt.
“[Running a marathon] might seem like a big thing, when it’s presented to you at first, but if you break it up and just keep telling yourself, “Yes, you can,” you can start chipping away at it. And before you know it, you’ll be running the whole 26 miles, and you won’t even think twice about it.” T. Hoyt said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/C36E8761-1CBB-452E-9DF2-543EF7B1095E_1_105_c.jpeg)
![At 5:45 a.m. on April 19, a reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord took place at Old North Bridge in Concord. The reenactment was followed by a parade, where several dignitaries, including Gov. Maura Healey, gave speeches. "This is our generation's time, standing here in this place at this moment, we must commit ourselves to defending [freedom]," Healey said. "That's what I will do, and I encourage everyone who knows our history and values our freedom to do the same."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/93EBB942-34BA-42D3-85A5-220D17FE7E44_1_105_c.jpeg)
![From left to right, junior Ben Pyhtila, sophomores Aadith Charry and Owen Chislett play their cello instruments. Junior Jubin Kim also plays the cello and has been playing the instrument since third grade. "I think that [the cello] is a good balance between a high instrument versus a low instrument, and I just really like the rich sound that it makes," Kim said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_6540-1200x800.jpg)
Did Palin's appearance on SNL change your view of her at all?
October 22, 2008
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Marshall Jane • Nov 4, 2008 at 11:06 AM
First off, stupider is not even a word. Nobody thinks Palin is stupid because of Tina Fey’s of impersonation of her, nor because she looks like Tina Fey. People find her to be a moron because she is incompetent, and she lacks a great deal of common knowledge. She has been babied by the media, and I find that horrifying. Our possible next VP has only been allowed three real interviews.
WHS student • Oct 31, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Palin says profound things? I never considered “Drill, baby, drill”, and “let’s pray away the gay” especially profound.
fjdl;s • Oct 30, 2008 at 12:12 PM
to the first poster…ppl dont like palin cuz shes stupid
Election 08 • Oct 28, 2008 at 11:25 AM
I think it is horrible that people don’t take Palin seriously because of how much she looks like Tina Fey. I read an article where they called the VP candidate a “Tina Fey look-a-like.” Palin deserves much more respect than this. It’s not fair that she is not taken seriously because if you listened you could hear that she has some profound things to say.
Big Dog • Oct 28, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Yea, it changed my views. Before I didnt know who Palin was I thought she might actually be respectable. However, now I can easily see that she is stupider than my guinea pig. All she does is try to act cute like a lil puppy.
Some Guy • Oct 24, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Its didn’t change my view but a lot of Americans see Tina Fey and think that is the way Palin is. They think shes an idiot because of the impression they do of her, when the real Palin showed up on the show and showed that she was able to make fun of herself that im sure that made a lot of Americans realize how wrong they had been.
anon. • Oct 23, 2008 at 3:08 PM
well it certainly shows that she has a sense of humor about herself, which is an important characteristic, but not one necessary, or even desired in a vice presidential candidate. it doesnt change the fact that she’s still a complete unqualified psycho.
noname • Oct 23, 2008 at 8:12 AM
yea made me laugh
WSPN Debate • Oct 22, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Let the debate begin!