![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)
Students defeat faculty in Spirit Week basketball game (21 photos)
November 27, 2018
In efforts to promote student involvement, the Student Council held a student vs. faculty basketball game on Nov. 20. The teams were mixtures of both experienced and newer players.
“[The game] was a really fun event,” junior Ciara Murphy said. “It was my first time playing, and the players were really nice.”
During halftime, Student Council offered a Chick-Fil-A gift card to the first person who could make a halfcourt shot, which was won by junior Abi MacDonald.
“It was so exciting,” MacDonald said. “Everyone was cheering, and I felt really hyped [up].”
The roster included students from every grade and teachers from nearly every department.
Students:
Senior Xander Livingston
Senior Kate Balicki
Senior Brian Carmichael
Senior Jake Tyska
Senior Michael German
Senior Torri Roberson
Junior Emma Kiernan
Junior Ciara Murphy
Junior Shawn Bernier
Sophomore Porter Moody
Freshman Andrew Zhao
Freshman Lauren Medeiros
Teachers:
Math teacher Eric Wolven
Math teacher Jeff Brewington
English teacher Sara Snow
Wellness teacher Rachel Hanks
Wellness teacher John Berry
K-12 Wellness Director Scott Parseghian
Spanish teacher Jill Swenson
METCO Coordinator Mark Liddell
Drama teacher Aidan O’Hara
History teacher Kirsten Lahey
