![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 October 28 – New teachers, fall sports playoffs, Halloween traditions
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.
November 4, 2019
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Meredith Prince summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
Features:
WSPN’s Joanna Barrow looked behind the scenes of WHS administrators visiting UNC with goals to diversify the Wayland staff. Reporter Allie Nunn highlighted three teachers that are new to WHS this year.
Sports:
A group of WSPN editors and reporters reviewed the fall sports seasons and previewed the teams that are headed into playoffs. WSPN’s Max Brande and reporter Garrett Spooner reflected on the varsity girls soccer senior night.
Meanwhile, editor Hailey Robinson and reporter Eliya Howard-Delman discussed how varsity field hockey made playoffs for the first time in five years.
A&E:
Editor Christina Taxiarchis revealed the artist of the month for October, senior Sam Baron, who has played the viola since she was in third grade. Reporter Brasen Chi highlighted WSPN’s top 10 Halloween activities.
Multimedia:
WSPN’s Remmi Shaw snapped photos at the annual Pam’s Run. The WSPN staff took pictures of the best senior Halloween costumes.
Shaw, Nunn, and WSPN’s Josh Schreiber interviewed sophomores at the annual sophomore semi that took place on Oct. 19.
