![Wayland Historical Society Executive Director Scarlett Hoey explains the history of the Cochituate Gatehouse.
"The exterior is still a nice monument to remember buildings [involved in] water history," Hoey said. "We all drink lots of water, and it's such an important resource that we kind of take for granted nowadays."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2024-1200x800.jpg)
On Friday, Jan. 31, the WHS Muses go to Concord-Carlisle High School to sing in the annual “Ice Cappella.” Before this, the Muses and other WHS a cappella groups performed in a Winter Week show, each singing three songs. The other groups were the T-Tones and the Madrigals. “We had to rehearse six different songs and performed twice in one day, which was really stressful,” senior director Finley Knapp said. “We pulled it together very well and I am very proud of the girls.”
Credit: Jillian Mele
The Muses wait for their cue to start singing. The Muses went after Weston's group. Close by, at the Concord-Carlisle gymnasium, the varsity boys basketball team faced Concord-Carlisle.
![Small Batch Baking Co., a baking company, sold cookies, marshmallows and various baked goods at the marketplace. "Small Batch Bakery is [run by] a local mom in town who is just an incredible pastry chef," Gina Anderson of MGS Group Real Estate said. "Her stuff is always something that I think draws people here."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2019-1200x800.jpg)
