![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:
Staff reporters Nadya Chase, Katya Luzarraga and Jenny Shine wrote an article on the process of welcoming the Class of 2028 to the high school.
Features:
Co-Editor Penelope Biddle spotlighted a film casting WHS Class of 2023 graduate Molly Morneweck.
Sports:
Staff reporters Fiona Peltonen and Maggie Buffum recapped the boys varsity baseball team loss against Westborough High School. WSPN’s Bowen Morrison and staff reporter Ben Jackson shared their predictions for the upcoming NBA lottery draft.
Opinion:
WSPN’s Sofia Ciciarelli discussed the importance of test retakes. Staff reporter Sophia Verma shared her thoughts and feelings about Harrison Butker, a football kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs. WSPN’s Olivia Green and Verma wrote about Louisiana’s new abortion ban and the effects that it will have on women’s health.
A&E:
Staff reporters Jenny Shine, Hallie Luo and Makenzie Macchi produced an interactive map highlighting where students in the Class of 2024 are headed after graduation. Verma wrote her top 10 activity recommendations to do over the summer break.
Multimedia:
Co-Editor-in-Chief Sasha Libenzon produced a gallery on the Wayland-Weston girl’s crew team preparing for the Massachusetts State Rowing Championship.
Broadcast:
Co-Editors Jane Tardiff and Carolina Sdoia and Staff Reporter Jessi Dretler broke down Wayland’s news in the Weekly Breakdown Episode 86.
![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)
