![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: Michael Connell
Credit: Elena Erdekian
Senior Michael Connell
November 12, 2015
Name: Michael Connell
Grade: Senior
Sport: Football
Achievements: Connell is a key player on the WHS football team. He is a three year varsity starter and was a DCL All-Star his junior year. He is also a captain of the team this year.
Sports Idol: Tom Brady, because he has won four Super Bowls and was drafted in the sixth round. According to Connell, he became the greatest quarterback of all time. “He works really hard, cares a lot about his team and is just the perfect human,” Connell said.
Favorite memory: One of Connell’s favorite football memories is when the team came back from being down two touchdowns with five minutes left and winning in the last seconds in the Thanksgiving game against Weston last year. Connell says that because the team lost to them earlier in the season, it was one of the most exciting games he’s been a part of. He enjoyed seeing his teammates so happy ending the season that way, especially the seniors.
Quote: “The relationships I’ve built with the coaches and fellow teammates is unlike any other. I think that football really brings people together from all grades and just makes tons of lifelong friendships.”
