![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)
The Wayland High School community dressed in purple in honor of Jim Griffin on Wednesday.
“I think it’s a great way to honor him and his family, and it shows that the community supports him. It’s an easy thing to do where everyone is coming together,” said junior Melanie Barber.
“Mr. Griffin was my guidance counselor, and he helped me a lot with the college process. We got really close my junior year and the beginning of my senior year. I feel like it is really important to remember him and everything he did for me and other students that were having a hard time,” said senior Vanessa Moore.
Students ran a bake sale after school to raise money for the Jim Griffin Family Trust Fund; over $100 was raised.
“It’s a sign of how much everyone loved him,” said sophomore Alex VanRooyen.
![On Thursday Oct. 10, football will face rival Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, aiming to improve their record to 4-1. “[LSRHS] has gotten the best of us over the last couple of years,” Parseghian said. “I feel that this team is willing to correct the last couple of years and, and get a [win]. I want to win a football game.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-08-at-12.53.35 PM-1200x801.png)
![A Wayland football player carries the football down the field. “We've cruised through the first three games,” head coach Scott Parseghian said. “[It’s a] combination of us being a good team and also the competition may not be as great as I had hoped.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_8114-1200x800.jpg)
