![WaylandCAN, a nonprofit focused on building community in Wayland held an event on Tuesday Nov. 19 at Loker Elementary School.
“I've never seen a community come together and be vulnerable like that in front of [others] where people were not only sharing, but getting emotional and the respect was incredible,” Wayland resident Stuti Bhargava said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5xXGzZO9uoYmIEmB46rs4ssfAfJX9WlLnFCTIZdi-1200x800.jpg)
![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
![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)
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When did you become interested in art?
I have been interested in art for my whole life. I think I’m kind of an artistic person. I got into this one particular drawing style, anime, about two years ago.
What is your favorite medium to work with?
I like using regular mechanical pencils, Micron pens and Crayola color pencils.
How did you come up with the ideas for your characters?
I was inspired by other anime characters in various media. I just came up with it because I have such a wild and strange imagination.
How did you become interested in anime?
About two years ago, a friend showed me a couple episodes of Fruits Basket and Ouran High School Host Club and then it just went on from there and took off to other series. I have loved it ever since.
Do you want to pursue art as a career in the future?
Definitely. I guess visual arts would be nice. I’m also interested in literature arts and I’m interested in writing, film and acting among other things. It would be interesting to try and pursue all of this.
![Above, freshman Sidney Toga performs with the WHS T-Tones a cappella group. Toga has been singing since elementary school, and greatly enjoys making music. “[Singing is] just fun,” Toga said. “I enjoy doing it, and it’s just a fun thing to do for me.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/unnamed-2-e1492003575918.jpg)
