![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)
On Thursday, Oct. 10, the boys varsity soccer team lost 4-2 in a back-and-forth match against DCL opponent Lincoln-Sudbury. “We have been able to become much tighter as a team,” senior captain Jack Gavron said. “It showed with our late goal [against Lincoln-Sudbury]. We weren’t able to get the result we wanted but [we] are looking forward to the rest of the season.”
Credit: Edge Wheeler
Players on the boys varsity soccer team stand with their arms around each other prior to the kickoff of the second half, proceeding through the rest of the game as one group. "Our group of boys is very close this year, which makes us stronger on the field," sophomore Brady Babineau said. "We treat each other and protect each other like family, which makes us a tough opponent in all aspects."
