![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)
Tarp and rope: Shelter from the storm.
Waterproof matches: I refuse to freeze to death or eat raw meat. Even if it’s raining.
Headlamp: You don’t always get to where you are going in the daylight. Even the best laid plans can land you in the dark.
Cell phone: Contact with my family and pictures of them. The GPS is pretty handy too if you WSPN kids drop me in a place with good cell coverage.
Sleeping bag and sleeping pad: Gotta sleep and sleeping on the ground can drain your body temperature.
Bug spray and sunblock: These prevent two very irritating conditions.
Cotton free clothing: Cotton holds onto moisture, which can cause hypothermia when against your skin. Cotton kills.
Water filter: I need to have clean water, and this baby can make clear, safe water from a mud puddle.
How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier: Because I don’t have all the answers. I figure, if I can stay alive in the woods, I can probably stay alive wherever you guys drop me off.
Mr. Galalis • Apr 8, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Excellent backpack, Mr. Hopps. Very practical.