![On Tuesday April 1, Boston Globe journalist and Boston University professor David Abel answered questions about his award-winning film “Inundation District.” The film delved into the risks of extreme floods the Seaport region of Boston is facing amidst commercial development. Abel was inspired by his climate studies that revealed grave statistics. “I have covered report after report after report with projections about how our seas are likely to rise over the coming decades,” Abel said. “And it would seem, as I would get each new report, that the worst case projections would only get [more] dire. That left me feeling like this was a really significant story that needs to be told in ways that are hard to just tell in print.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-06-at-9.40.04 PM-e1743990080418-1200x800.png)
![From left to right, junior Ben Pyhtila, sophomores Aadith Charry and Owen Chislett play their cello instruments. Junior Jubin Kim also plays the cello and has been playing the instrument since third grade. "I think that [the cello] is a good balance between a high instrument versus a low instrument, and I just really like the rich sound that it makes," Kim said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_6540-1200x800.jpg)
Honors Sinfonia Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra held their Spring Concert in the WHS auditorium on Thursday, April 3. The concert included classic and contemporary pieces, inviting seniors Arya Samaratunga and Denedra Ma to sing “Blue Skies” by Willie Nelson and ended the show with the song “Popular” from the broadway musical “Wicked.” At the end of the show, K-12 Fine Arts and High School Arts Director Susan Memoli and seniors shared thanks and stories, as it was the Class of 2025’s last WHS orchestra concert.
Credit: Emily Wyner
K-12 Fine Arts and High School Arts Director and Fine Arts Department Head Susan Memoli sweeps her hands up, directing a finishing note.
![The Class of 2025 rushes the stage at the end of senior show. "[Senior show] was super fun, and it was a great way for all of us to come together for the start of senior spring," senior Amelia Lang said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_0522-1200x800.jpg)
