![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)
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See photos from the Division III North quarterfinals against Arlington Catholic High School above.
Monday night, the WHS boys’ basketball team faced off against Arlington Catholic High School. Down by one point at halftime, the Warriors came back, winning with a final score of 72-49.
With the victory, the Warriors advanced to the Division III North semifinals, which will be held on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at Burlington High School.
Wayland will play against the top-seeded team, North Reading High School, which currently has a record of 21-0. North Reading is hot off a 57-40 win against ninth-seeded Watertown High School.
Dual County League MVP Jaleel Bell looks to lead the Warriors to the Division III North finals against the winner of the Danvers vs. Whittier game. Bell scored 30 points during Monday’s game and brought down 11 rebounds.
Senior captain Mark Bonner also had a solid game, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
“We all have the common goal of [being] state champions, but it won’t come easy. North Reading’s a great team, and their record shows it,” senior team member Christian Eng said. “We have had an excellent day of preparation, and we are ready to take on North Reading tomorrow.”
On the North Reading side, Cape League MVP John Mastacusa looks to lead his team after scoring 22 points and getting 10 rebounds in the team’s last game against Watertown.
A fan bus will leave Wayland High School at 5 p.m. if 50 people sign up in the main office by noon on Wednesday.
![Junior Benjamin Hammond solos "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles as part of the T-Tones performance. "[Twist and Shout] is one of my favorite songs, and with the amount of vocal harmony it has I figured it would be good for A Capella," Hammond said. "[Twist and Shout] has pretty simple rhythms and awesome energy, which fits the vibe of the T-Tones. I arranged the song basically identical to how it is written, because I think the guitar riff, bass riff and the harmonies are all excellent as well as easy to sing."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/8E057B61-9507-4115-811F-93F1FB6F7EB4_1_105_c.jpg)