![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)
Athlete of the Week: Robert Jones
June 10, 2015
Name: Robert Jones
Grade: Senior
Sport: Indoor Track
Achievements: This past winter, Jones shattered the long standing school record for 55m dash with a time of 6.56 seconds and was the Massachusetts state runner up in the event. Jones was a DCL All-Star, an EMass D3 All-Star, a member of the 2015 Massachusetts indoor track Super Team, as well as a 2015 daily news all-star and a first team All-New England.
Sports Idol: Johnny Manziel
Favorite memory: Jones’ favorite track memory was breaking the school record at the state championship meet.
Quote: “I love indoor track because it is the most natural sport. There is no ball or hoop, just your body. It is a pure sport; [it’s] who can get from point A to point B the fastest. I also love how it is an individualistic sport and you will go as far as you can bring yourself.”
