![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)
ICYMI: Week of March 18
Credit: Nat Hsu
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Marissa Mendoza summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
March 28, 2019
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Kevin Wang summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
News:
Reporter Cammy Lehr localized the climate change strike that spurred students from 30 different countries to skip school to promote a healthier environment. According to a WSPN poll taken before the strike, 18.1 percent of 151 respondents planned on participating in the protests.
Features:
WSPN’s Kevin Wang examined the relationship between teachers and administrators at Wayland Public Schools and how recent issues such as school start times and mandated test recollection have affected those relationships. The three-part article takes a deep dive into the topic with quotes from WPS Superintendent Arthur Unobskey, School Committee Chair Jeanne Downs, multiple WHS department heads and more.
Sports:
Reporter Max Brande recapped the winter sports season for WHS. Of the 16 teams and nine different sports played this season, several won league, sectional and state titles.
A&E:
Reporter Jess Reilly dipped behind the scenes of Senior Show to shine some light on the process, challenges and expectations for the production. The show ran at 7 p.m. on both March 22 and March 23.
Opinion:
Reporter Aiden Chitkara analyzed March Madness seedings, strategy and upsets as the tournament kicked off on Thursday. Chitkara had Duke, Michigan, UNC and Cincinnati in his Final Four.
