![After the Raider's first goal of the game, scored by senior captain Luke Galizio, the players pile onto the glass by the student section to celebrate, igniting the crowd into a roar. "The atmosphere was incredible, having two towns that both come to support us is amazing," Galizio said. "When [the crowd] started chanting 'Raider nation' it made [the game] feel like it wasn't just one team against another, we had a whole building of fans supporting us."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06FBB04E-4C03-408A-B554-FE6C06CE8C08_1_105_c.jpeg)
![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)
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), a group based in Topeka, Kansas known for protesting military funerals and for their vocal anti-gay and anti-Islamic agenda is coming to Wayland on Friday December 3 to protest at the Islamic Center of Boston from 7:50 to 8:20 am.
A student-organized fundraiser will take place near this location to raise money for groups the WBC protests. Some students also have expressed plans to counter-protest the WBC at the event. Stay tuned to WSPN for continuing coverage throughout the day.
We will be providing live coverage of the event as it unfolds starting shortly before the event (you do not need to refresh this page to see the live blog start, or subsequent updates).
8:22 AM EST: Live blog coverage has ended. See the replay below.
Westboro Baptist Church Protest LIVE BLOG
ERROR: It was reported that Shelby Phelps-Roper was present. It was actually Shirley Phelps-Roper.
