![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)
Basketball: I am easily entertained by a basketball. That ball has a lot of sentimental value to me.
Photos of family and friends: I figure WSPN wouldn’t allow me to bring those people with me, so I brought photos of them instead.
Change of clothes: Why not? In case I want to exercise or feel comfortable.
iPhone: My movie collection is big and I won’t have a TV. I like to get lost in movies and music.
Charger: So I can continue to listen to my music when it dies.
Calendar crossword puzzle: Every day I do a crossword puzzle, plus I can keep track of how long I’ve been held captive.
Kakuro Sudoku Book: I’m not really good at the crossword puzzles, so when I feel bad about not being able to do a crossword, I do Kakuro to boost my confidence. I’m also a huge math nerd.
