![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)
The Wayland High School Class of 2024’s graduation is set to take place today, June 7, at 6 p.m.. Graduation will take place on the high school turf, and will last until 7:30 p.m.. Though unlikely, anticipated rain may move the ceremony to June 8, at 6 p.m..
Graduation is the last of a series of class events that have taken place for the Class of 2024. On the seniors’ last day of school, May 31, there was a Senior Breakfast before the start of the school day. On June 4 and 5, seniors attended mandatory graduation rehearsals that took place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.. On Tuesday evening, June 4, seniors attended the Senior Boat Cruise, where they wore the merchandise of the schools they plan to attend in the future. On June 6, seniors attended Class Night, a semi-formal dance held at Wedgewood Pines Country Club from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m..
Seniors are advised to arrive at the high school by 5 p.m. to prepare. Guest may arrive to find seating as early as 4:30 p.m.. During the ceremony, speeches will be given by members of WHS administration and members of the graduating class.
“The days leading up to Graduation are designed to bring the class together in celebration of their many accomplishments, and they are often some of the most memorable experiences for our graduates,” WHS Principal Allyson Mizoguchi said in a letter containing graduation details. “We are proud of the Class of 2024 and look forward to celebrating with them!”
![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)
