![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:
Staff Reporters Alex Evangelista and Emily Wyner broke down the news on recent aviation issues.
Features:
WSPN’s Mischa Lee highlighted cross country athlete, senior Luke Chisum. WSPN’s Chloe Zilembo spotlighted junior Ella Neuman’s fencing journey.
Sports:
Staff Reporter Joseph Fay highlighted five goals Boston sports fans should wish for this coming year. Fay also previewed the boys varsity basketball team’s second game against Weston.
Opinion:
Staff Reporters Ravi Kapadia and Owen Harrington shared their take on if the MLB should implement a salary cap.
A&E:
Staff Reporters Annabelle Hage, Sadie Alongi and Wyner reported on the end of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Staff Reporters Abby Bergeron and Caroline Kiernan interviewed January’s Fashionista of the Month, sophomore Benjamin Migdalen. Meanwhile, WSPN’s Olivia Green discussed the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year, “brain rot.”
Multimedia:
Staff Reporters Vanessa Taxiarchis and Kate Goodman photographed the boys hockey team’s win against the Weston/Dover-Sherborn team. Co-Multimedia-Editor Sofia Ciciarelli and Wyner produced a gallery on the girls varsity basketball team’s loss to Westford Academy.
Broadcast:
Co-Broadcast-Editors Carolina Sdoia and Jane Tardif and Staff Reporter Jessi Dretler broke down Wayland’s news in Weekly Breakdown Episode 104.
