![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)
News Brief: “Out and Proud” panel to be hosted by Alliance this Thursday
April 12, 2017
A panel discussion about being an LGBTQ student at WHS will take place during fourth block on Thursday, April 13. The event will be located in fine arts teacher Richard Weingartner’s room, known as “The Shop.” Hosted by the Wayland Alliance, the discussion will be led by LGBTQ students and faculty members.
Students will be given the opportunity to better understand their peers’ lives and experiences at WHS through discussing and asking questions in a safe environment. Additionally, complimentary cookies and brownies will be available as snacks.
According to Wayland Alliance member Naomi Rosenthal, Out & Proud will be a first-time event. “The panel is eager to have students come with questions and open minds,” Rosenthal said.
The event will be taking place one day after the Alliance-sponsored Day of Silence on Wednesday.
