![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)
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Construction crews began positioning the steel supports for the new buildings on Thursday. Arriving from Canada, the large beams were trucked in starting at around 5 a.m. Crews began working on the beams for the Academic Building today, positioning just under two dozen beams in a 2-hour time span.
According to Dean of Students Scott Parseghian, in the coming days an additional crane will be brought in to work on the Commons Building, with roughly 30 construction workers on each building.
“After laying the beams, they’ll start working on roofs so they can work throughout the winter,” said Parseghian.
The new high school is ahead of schedule roughly 2-4 weeks, with planned completion of the new campus set for late 2011.
![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)
