![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)
Girls’ basketball: On the first day of break, after they led for three quarters, the girls could not hold on and lost to the Bedford Lady Bucs 35-45. The next game was against the Framingham Flyers, and Wayland came out in full force, crushing Framingham 67-39.
Boys’ basketball: The boys had a busy break, competing in four games. First, they beat Bedford 85-63, as a result of great shooting by both sophomore Joey Luchetti and junior Jonathan Eng. Next came a well played win against CASH, with a final score of 63-33. In their third game, the boys battled hard, but Dedham won the game with a buzzer beater that bounced in. The score was 55-53. The following day they faced the Warwick Veterans and won handily with a score of 71-49.
Boys’ hockey: Boys’ hockey had a successful break. On the first day, they beat Methuen High School. Then, the boys beat Sandwich 4-1 to bring them to the Kostas Cup title game. In the title game, they faced North Attleboro and won 2-1, securing the title of Kostas Cup champions. The boys rounded out break with a tough loss to Bedford 2-1.
Ski team: The alpine and nordic ski teams had no races over break.
Girls’ hockey: Girls’ hockey had no games over break.
