![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 Marissa Mendoza summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
News:
Editor Marissa Mendoza wrote a breaking news story on the recent student executive board officer results. Staff Reporter Jillian Mele briefed the kids night event hosted by the Class of 2026.
Features:
Staff reporters Vanessa Taxiarchis and Tasha Janoff spotlighted sophomore PJ Maher. Staff reporters Jenny Shine and Annika Martins interviewed senior badminton club leader Annabelle Zhang.
Sports:
Staff reporter Ainsley Jay produced an article on Wayland’s track and field team competing in divisionals. Editor Chloe Zilembo and WSPN’s Sofia Ciciarelli recapped the girls varsity lacrosse team’s annual senior night game.
Opinion:
WSPN’s Bowen Morrison and staff reporter Ben Jackson shared their opinions on athletes staying in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) league for too long.
A&E:
WSPN’s Melina Barris, Carolina Sdoia and Elyssa Grillo reviewed the 2024 Met Gala. Editor Mischa Lee shared nail ideas for the spring season. Staff reporter Makenzie Macchi produced a summer-themed crossword puzzle. WSPN’s Penelope Biddle produced a WHS-themed Connections puzzle.
Multimedia:
Ciciarelli, Mendoza, Staff Reporters Annika Martins and Hallie Luo produced three galleries and shared photos of the Class of 2025’s junior prom. Co-Multimedia Editor Edge Wheeler highlighted the boys varsity lacrosse team loss against Newton South High School.
Broadcast:
Barris and Staff Reporters Jessi Dretler and Abby Raftery broke down Wayland’s news in the Weekly Breakdown Episode 85.
![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)
