![Join WSPN’s Marissa Mendoza, Edge Wheeler, Ainsley Jay, Bowen Morrison and Sofia Ciciarelli as they cover seniors’ involvement in the election and the viewpoint from a WHS educator. “[The election is] a really toxic environment,” WHS history teacher Katherine Bassen said. “It would be disingenuous for me to say, ‘oh, everything's going great.’ Obviously it's not, right?”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0282-1-1200x800.jpg)
![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)
Stuffed animal (Eeyore): I’ve had him since I was two; he’s very comforting and sweet.
Sketchbook: I can draw anything interesting I see on the way.
Candy: You can never have too much candy.
Photo of family in Russia: I miss them a lot, so at least I’ll have photos.
Fedora: To protect my head from the sun.
Blue pen: Everything written in blue is immediately awesome. I can use it to sketch.
Starfish: This is one of the only things I have from my grandpa.
Hot glue gun: I can’t live without my glue gun. I use it about every single day. Maybe I’ll find something to glue on my trip.
Camera: I bring my camera everywhere. If I see anything interesting, I can take pictures.
