![Last Wednesday, the Wayland School Committee gathered to discuss a number of topics regarding the health curriculum and Innovation Career Pathway course. Another large topic of conversation was the ways to potentially mitigate distracting cell phone usage. "These [phones] are going to distract your learning and social relationships," Superintendent David Fleishman said. "That's concrete right there."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-9.49.31 PM-1200x886.png)
![Troy Hoyt finishes the Boston Marathon, running for the Hoyt Foundation. T. Hoyt is the son of Hoyt Foundation CEO Russ Hoyt.
“[Running a marathon] might seem like a big thing, when it’s presented to you at first, but if you break it up and just keep telling yourself, “Yes, you can,” you can start chipping away at it. And before you know it, you’ll be running the whole 26 miles, and you won’t even think twice about it.” T. Hoyt said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/C36E8761-1CBB-452E-9DF2-543EF7B1095E_1_105_c.jpeg)
Warriorpedia: The fall musical
![Velma sincerely thanks the audience during "Nowadays." According to Ross, Velma changes significantly over the show. "[Velma] realizes if they're going to survive, they need to trust Roxie, which is going to be extraordinarily hard for them," Ross said. "Velma is someone who hides their secrets and emotions, and trusting someone is going to be a first for them."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_2050-900x600.jpg)
Credit: Julia Callini
Velma sincerely thanks the audience during “Nowadays.” According to Ross, Velma changes significantly over the show. “[Velma] realizes if they’re going to survive, they need to trust Roxie, which is going to be extraordinarily hard for them,” Ross said. “Velma is someone who hides their secrets and emotions, and trusting someone is going to be a first for them.”
Warriorpedia is WSPN’s dictionary of traditions, events, practices and places commonly known across the WHS community.
Term: The fall musical
When: Last weekend of November
Who: Wayland High School Theater Ensemble(WHSTE)
What: The fall musical is a performance put on by WHSTE as their first performance of the year. For the fall of 2019, the musical will be Chicago–an award winning Broadway production. Auditions are held in early September and rehearsals begin in the days soon after. Rehearsals last for two months and end with a weekend of run-throughs to prepare. WHSTE is responsible for raising money to purchase the licensing for the plays, as well as costumes, props and scenery. The musical has been a tradition of WHS for over 30 years and is a focal point of Spirit Week in order to bring the community together around Thanksgiving.
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