![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 Marissa Mendoza summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN articles.
Features: WSPN’s Natalie Greenaway spotlighted Wayland boutique, Elizabeth Lee. WSPN Staff wrote about WHS’ new teachers. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Ainsley Jay spotlighted owner Dr. Erin Civetti who owns The New England Family Eye practice.
Sports: Editor Chloe Zilembo previewed the varsity football team’s game against Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS).
“LSRHS has been consistent for the past few years, winning their last three games against Wayland.” Zilembo wrote. “Nevertheless, [head coach] Parseghian is confident that Wayland can pull off a win and improve their record to 4-1.”
A&E: Editor Mischa Lee and WSPN’s Emma Zocco shared Halloween costume ideas. WSPN’s Elyssa Grillo and Lee wrote about the “old money” fashion aesthetic. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Jillian Mele created a fall-themed crossword puzzle.
Broadcast: Co-Broadcast Editors Jane Tardif and Carolina Sdoia and Staff Reporter Jessi Dretler broke down Wayland’s news in Weekly Breakdown Episode 93. WSPN’s Bowen Morrison, Staff Reporter Alex Evangelista and Ben Jackson continued with their third discussion on the New England Patriots’ performance so far in the 2024 season.
![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)
