![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)
The Wayland Warrior football team will reach the midpoint of their season with a game against DCL foe Lincoln-Sudbury tonight.
With losses to King Philip, Nauset and Acton-Boxboro and wins against South Boston and Boston Latin, the team’s record stands at 2-3.
“It’s been a tough season so far,” said starting quarterback Matt Goddard. “We’re a young team, we’re not living up to our potential yet.”
Goddard, a junior, started the season as the fourth quarterback on the depth chart, but earned the starting role in the second game of the season.
Halfway through the season, head coach Scott Parseghian is optimistic about the team’s progress.
“We’re still making some bad choices out there, all over, both offense and defense, but we’re coming around,” Parseghian said.
The Warriors will have a chance to prove themselves Friday night against Lincoln-Sudbury.
“All of the DCL games mean something to us,” said Parseghian.
While both teams are members of the DCL, Lincoln-Sudbury is in the DCL Large and Wayland is in the DCL Small.
“They’re just a bigger school. That doesn’t mean they have bigger or better players,” said Junior running back Brian Garcia.
Friday’s game will be the second of four Warrior home games this season. The Warriors lost their home opener to Nauset Regional High School, 34-21.
Be sure to tune in to the game live here on WSPN.
![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
