![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:
Co-Editor-in-Chiefs Nadya Chase and Talia Macchi briefed WSPN’s success at the Kansas City journalism convention. Staff Reporter Ainsley Jay briefed Tuesday’s schedule change. Staff Reporter Tasha Janoff broke down the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Meanwhile, Jay wrote about equity and inclusion speaker Danika Manso-Brown speaking at a WaylandCAN event. Staff Reporters Sofia Ciciarelli and Marissa Mendoza produced an article and gallery on Elodie Kubik’s seventh annual ice plunge. Jay and Janoff wrote about Student Corps’ book drive for prisoners.
Features:
Ciciarelli produced part one of the Happiness Series: A Q&A with Wayland residents. Staff Reporters Melina Barris and Makenzie Macchi wrote about WHS’ Connect Program and innovation courses. Staff Reporter Annika Martins interviewed Red Cross Club’s leaders.
Meanwhile, Staff Reporters Madeline Zajac and Mendoza produced chapter three of Humans of WHS. Staff Reporters Olivia Green, Fiona Peltonen and Maggie Buffum wrote about the Together for Hope: Boston Addiction Conference. Jay produced an article on Wayland Arts’ search for a new storage space.
Sports:
Staff Reporters Vanessa Taxiarchis, Edge Wheeler and Alex Evangelista discussed the benefits of captain’s practices at WHS. Buffum and Janoff spotlighted boys varsity baseball coach Chris Fay. Staff Reporter Bowen Morrison shared his predictions for the first round of the NFL draft.
Opinion:
Zajac shared her opinions on the overlooked consequences of sleep deprivation on students everywhere.
“Although many people are beginning to recognize and acknowledge the effect that sleep deprivation has on young people, the issue still remains,” Zajac wrote. “The best thing that you can do for yourself is try your best to prioritize your sleep and make room for the things in your life that you need.”
Multimedia:
Staff Reporter Carolina Sdoia photographed the varsity boys volleyball team’s first win of the season. WSPN’s Ryan Chase and Zajac produced a video on Wayland Cultural Council’s utility box project.
Podcast:
Buffum, M. Macchi and Green broke down Wayland’s news in Weekly Breakdown Episode 81.
![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)
