![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)
In Case You Missed It: Week of January 15
Credit: Kevin Wang
News Editor Nathan Zhao and Assistant News Editor Kevin Wang recap the past week’s events.
January 21, 2018
Features:
Studying for midterms? Reporters Lily Tardif and Emma DiIanni gave their top nine tips for success on the midyear exams.
Reporters Lilly Stoller and Christina Taxiarchis checked in with seniors who were recently accepted into college.
Multimedia:
WSPN photographers captured the action at the girls’ basketball game against Newton South, the swim team’s meet against Westford Academy, and the boys’ basketball game against Acton-Boxborough.
Arts and Entertainment:
Reporter Julia Callini spoke to the newest artist of the week, Veja Kazlas.
Opinion:
The newest side-by-side opinion piece features guest writer Nate L’Esperance and reporter Audrey Camacho opposing gun control and reporter CJ Brown advocating for the regulations. Brown and reporter Emma DiIanni also spoke to and surveyed WHS students about their opinions on gun control.
Broadcast:
WSPN Live’s Audrey Camacho and Charlie Moore sat down with student council vice president Kanming Xu about the upcoming winter week events at WHS.
