![In previous years, New England ski mountains have left eager skiers unsatisfied because of the sub-par and icy conditions on the slopes. Despite this situation, veteran skiers, and WHS sophomores Tobias Kyleber, Mathew Moscoffian and Colin Moleux provide some insight on why some mountains have a higher level quality than others, in their eyes. “[Two of my favorite mountains in New England] are Mount Stow and Mount Cannon,” Moscoffian said. “These mountains are better because they have the best quality of snow and have the most trails open, usually.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-6-1200x800.png)
![On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Wayland Cares director J Verhoosky led a presentation on the importance of choosing to be vulnerable in conversations. Through various activities and experiments, the audience was instructed to confront how they approach risk taking and their comfort zones. “[My biggest takeaway was] make yourself available for other people and share things you might not share with other people to make them feel like they're in a safe environment,” junior Addison Voight said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JLb1q3m4ZHvNAKYzv7c60kyyrrafzS8pJlYoJcoj.png)
News Brief: Robotics team qualifies for district championship
Credit: Caitlin Newton
The robotics team at Club Fair 2018. Recently, the team qualified for the New England District Championship, marking the fourth time in five years.
April 8, 2019
The WHS robotics team has qualified for the New England District Championship competition by finishing in the top 30% of all teams in New England, marking the fourth time the team has advanced to the championship in its five-year existence. The competition runs from April 10 to April 13 at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
The following students will miss school to attend the event: senior Cory Puckett, sophomores Keenan Schilp, Walker Whitehouse, Daniel Cai, Nick Lien, Connor Rader, Yiran Li, Sashwat Das, Nicholas Wey, Alex Dennis, Justina Lam and freshmen Eric Xie, Lily Noyes, Abra Hwang and Isabelle Wang.
