![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 November 4 – TikTok, college sports recruitment, senior night photos
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 12, 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.
News:
Reporters Allie Nunn and Emily Staiti took a close look into the newest addition to the WHS courtyard, a sundial installed by science teacher William Froberg’s astronomy class.
Meanwhile, Nunn and reporter Lindsey Brown highlighted the opening of the new rail trail that runs through the towns of Wayland and Weston.
Features:
WSPN’s Max Brande revealed how the app TikTok has become popular at WHS and gathered students’ opinions on the social media app.
“If you are bored and have some time on your hands, TikTok is a great way to spend that time,” senior Zeke Betancourt said. “A lot of people like [the app] and can easily scroll through it for hours.”
Sports:
Editor Ellie Tyska and WSPN’s Meredith Prince highlighted four seniors who are committed to colleges for a sport and their recruitment process.
Reporter Aiden Chitkara reflected on the midway point of the fantasy football season in an edition of Warrior Weekly.
Multimedia:
Editor Julia Callini shot several sports galleries, including girls soccer vs. Bedford and the girls soccer senior night. Editor Caroline Lampert alongside Callini captured the girls volleyball senior night. Reporter Kaitlyn Mabe captured another senior night for the boys soccer team.
Meanwhile, WSPN’s Caitlin Newton and reporters Sammy Johnson and Emily Staiti snapped photos at football’s win against Lincoln-Sudbury.
