![The Wayland Police Department have issued a warning on the rise of scammers during the holiday season. “Hang up [the phone]. if you get a text and you do not know who it's from, just delete it. Don't click on any links, nothing,” Wayland police chief Edward Burman said. “Every single one of them is a scam.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0954_720-e1734676255647.jpg)
![WHS’s Connect Program ran its annual holiday gift drive to fulfill the wishlist of children enrolled in the Dorchester based non-profit daycare organization, the Yawkey Center. This drive brought the town together and impacted both the students in Connect, as well as the greater Wayland community. “You could see how helpful the town was and how our community came together and wanted to help out a community that wasn't our own [and] kids who were less fortunate than we were,” senior and Connect Program member Jordynn Lee said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/screenshot_2024-12-20_at_12.21.24___pm_720-e1734734228474.png)
![The Boy Scouts will be selling trees on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays noon to 6 p.m. until they sell out.
“This event is one of the things that [the Boy Scouts] get to have a direct impact on the community,” freshman Alex Macleod said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-8.38.38 AM.png)
Many people across the United States will wear purple today, October 20th, to honor the tragic deaths of six boys. These boys were bullied because of their sexual orientation and consequently took their own lives.
The Wayland High School Gay-Straight Alliance is bringing this event to Wayland High School, with hopes that it will raise awareness throughout the student body.
“Wearing purple doesn’t actually change anything,” said senior and GSA member Emma Gimlich. Instead, the GSA hopes that the event will encourage people to ask questions about why others are wearing purple, which in turn will help make the student body more aware.
The event will also serve as a message of tolerance to all students at the high school, especially ones who may have been previously uncomfortable with sharing their sexuality.
“I think it’s a terrific idea,” said WHS Vice Principal Bayard Klimasmith. “We’ll see if it works!”
