![Last Wednesday, the Wayland School Committee gathered to discuss a number of topics regarding the health curriculum and Innovation Career Pathway course. Another large topic of conversation was the ways to potentially mitigate distracting cell phone usage. "These [phones] are going to distract your learning and social relationships," Superintendent David Fleishman said. "That's concrete right there."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-9.49.31 PM-1200x886.png)
![Troy Hoyt finishes the Boston Marathon, running for the Hoyt Foundation. T. Hoyt is the son of Hoyt Foundation CEO Russ Hoyt.
“[Running a marathon] might seem like a big thing, when it’s presented to you at first, but if you break it up and just keep telling yourself, “Yes, you can,” you can start chipping away at it. And before you know it, you’ll be running the whole 26 miles, and you won’t even think twice about it.” T. Hoyt said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/C36E8761-1CBB-452E-9DF2-543EF7B1095E_1_105_c.jpeg)
On Saturday, June 14, the Class of 2026’s E-Board hosted a benefit concert featuring a Chinese yoyo performance from juniors Russell Wong and Sebastian Chung, along with music from Guitar Club and Vagabond. The concert was held inside the WHS auditorium, lasting from 7 p.m. to around 9 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets were sold for $10 each at the entrance, and during intermission, there were a variety of drinks and savory and sweet snacks available for purchase.
The night started with a performance from the Chinese yoyo group with Wong and Chung swinging their yo-yos and diabolo sticks through the air in various tricks and tosses.
“I really just got started [doing the Chinese yo-yo] because I saw the older kids yo-yoing, and it looked fun,” Wong said.
The concert’s next group of performers was Guitar Club, featuring students from the recent graduating Class of 2025. The members included seniors drummer Devin Smith, guitarist Sully Nguyen, vocalist Alex Irwin, junior Ojyo Cook and sophomore Brennen Smith. The band played a total of five songs.
The final performance was from Vagabond, a three man band consisting of juniors Atticus DeGrenier as a bass-guitarist and vocalist, guitarist and vocalist Ben Hammond and drummer Ori Kohl. The band played a set of five songs until intermission. After the intermission, the band continued for eight more songs, ending with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and inviting the audience to the front to form a mosh pit.
