![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)
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:
News Editor Marissa Mendoza, WSPN’s Sofia Ciciarelli and Edge Wheeler and Staff Reporter Ainsley Jay reflected on the 2024 election. Jay also covered WHS alum Thomas Creavin playing the clarinet in the Macy’s Day Parade.
Features:
Staff Reporter Alex Evangelist and Wheeler spotlighted sophomore Colin Moleux’s car detailing company. Staff Reporter Joey Fay covered the annual Wayland Boy Scouts Christmas Tree Sale. Meanwhile, Staff Reporter Melina Barris wrote about senior Sofia Simmons’ impact towards improving the environment.
Sports:
Staff Reporter Vanessa Taxiarchis covered WSPN’s athlete of the month, freshman Mia Rent.
A&E:
WSPN’s Emma Zocco shared the recipe for making apple crisp for the holidays. WSPN’s Jane Tardif and Staff Reporter Jessi Dretler interviewed the December Fashionista of the Month, senior Maxim Rjanikov.
Multimedia:
Staff Reporter Karis Tam photographed the Wayland Holiday Marketplace.
Broadcast:
Co-Broadcast-Editor Carolina Sdoia, Staff Reporter Jillian Mele and Tardif broke down Wayland’s news in the Weekly Breakdown Episode 102. Tardif and Mele traveled to the Italian restaurant, Giacomo’s Ristorante to sample some of the restaurant’s offerings.
