![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)
Former WHS student Megan Duffy, Class of 2011, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 18 at age 21.
During her time at Wayland, Duffy was a member of the cheer team.
“She was a good role model,” senior and team member Jillian Nystedt said. “She was always friendly and smiling.”
Visiting hours for Duffy will be held at Brasco & Sons Memorial Chapels Waltham (773 Moody Street) Thursday, November 21 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Her funeral, held at the St. Borromeo Church (51 Hall Street, Waltham) will take place on Friday, November 22 at 11:30 a.m., followed by an interment service at Mount Feake Cemetery (203 Prospect Street, Waltham).
Superintendent Paul Stein wrote a letter on Tuesday to inform the Wayland community of Duffy’s passing.
“I’m told that Megan was someone who could light up a room when she entered,” wrote Stein.
DGS • Dec 12, 2013 at 8:53 PM
Lauren's class. Sad.
The host • Nov 21, 2013 at 7:56 AM
RIP Megan Duffy