![On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Wayland Cares director J Verhoosky led a presentation on the importance of choosing to be vulnerable in conversations. Through various activities and experiments, the audience was instructed to confront how they approach risk taking and their comfort zones. “[My biggest takeaway was] make yourself available for other people and share things you might not share with other people to make them feel like they're in a safe environment,” junior Addison Voight said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JLb1q3m4ZHvNAKYzv7c60kyyrrafzS8pJlYoJcoj.png)
![Freshman Edan Parker arranges a puzzle. "I just like how you can do whatever in [the library]," Parker said. "There's a lot of freedom."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2A2BC82A-232B-4F33-B6D5-C5F44B333E0B_1_201_a-1200x835.jpg)
During Winter Week, The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Club put on a “Sip and Paint” event for the WHS community on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the WHS commons. GSA provided WHS students with a painting activity, along with an assortment of mocktails, to wind down after midterms.
Credit: Jillian Mele
From left to right, Gay Straight Alliance Club (GSA) members junior Jules Eggers, sophomore MJ Plough, sophomore Ryan Harding, junior Glen Burt and Latin teacher Kendall Farkas pose for a photo. "This club means a lot to me as someone who has been able to feel more accepted while being high school," Lappin said. "It's a place where I got to meet a lot of people like me and have the same interests as me."
