![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)
Wandering Backpack: David Schmirer
Wandering Backpack asks what you would bring if you had 10 minutes to pack a bag with your most treasured items, knowing you wouldn’t be back for years.
December 4, 2015
Running shoes: Running is pretty much my favorite thing to do when I’m not at work. I definitely want these shoes to be able to exercise and keep my mind at ease.
Coffee: I would find a way, however humanly possible, to make coffee because without that, it would be pretty much a miserable existence.
Mets hat: Keeps the sun out of my eyes and represent my favorite baseball team as well.
Glasses and glasses case: Without either of those, pretty much everything else is a non-starting point because I can’t really see anything without them.
Book: This is a book called Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, which is a superb book and one that I have read multiple times and one that I know could keep me entertained.
Picture of son Henry: I could use it as a bookmark. [It’s] a picture of my son Henry. I would miss his cute face. I would want to be able to see him all the time.
