![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 boys varsity soccer team’s Kicks for Cancer game against Westford Academy was rescheduled due to a high risk of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE). Areas in Massachusetts are currently at risk for EEE. As of Sept. 13, Wayland was ranked at moderate risk while Concord, where the game was set to take place, is rated at high risk according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boys varsity soccer head coach David Gavron received an email explaining that Concord was not allowing any night activities because of EEE. The game was originally scheduled to be held at Concord-Carlisle High School at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.
According to Gavron, WHS’ Athletic Director Heath Rollins and Westford Academy’s Athletic director agreed to have the game hosted at Westford Academy on Sept. 28 at 1:30 p.m..
“Regardless of where we play, it is still a phenomenal event,” Gavron said. “It would have been nice to have the atmosphere that Concord-Carlisle provides for the game. I’m so proud of the boys for being a part of it,” Gavron said. “I rely and trust our athletic department and the town’s board of health to take care of the kids and staff.”
This article is a developing story that is subject to updates.
