![Right off of Route 20 sits Wayland Mini Market, a shop with over 20 years of history. The market opened before any other convenience store in the area. “I love my business because [even though] you need to put in a lot of time, I [get to interact] with my customers,” Wayland Mini Market owner Ahmed Mousa said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-25-at-9.20.29-AM-900x600.png)
![Currently, the WHS girls varsity basketball team has a record seven wins and one loss, three more than the team achieved last season. “I think the team came in really wanting to redeem themselves from a really tough season [last year],” coach Amanda Rukstalis said. “There was a lot of off-season basketball happening to prepare [us for] a better season this year.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0DokhCm6u9AuUN2xfTlY3QLfz1ofSpqA8jPiVqNJ-900x600.jpg)
![Sophomore Luke Chisum finishes first in the freshman three kilometer race at the DCL Championship Meet in 2021. This year, I want to get around 16:30 for a five [kilometer race], Chisum said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/jkmAbCUUjw5yjE8RwUZibyojsoKHmWEwan85kJDW-900x600.jpg)
![Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5803-L.jpg)
Wayland High School covers Inauguration Day
January 21, 2021
Students and faculty members watched the presidential inauguration in school on Wednesday, Jan. 20. This year’s transfer of power was far different than any presidential inauguration America has seen, due to the pandemic. Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn into office as the first woman and first Black and South Asian person to be vice president, with President Joe Biden at her side.
Credit: Jessie Feist
During the inauguration, language department head, Nicole Haghdoust, plays the Spanish-translated version for her honors Spanish two class. The students did their best to stay engaged despite the language barrier. “I was trying my best to understand the Spanish translation because it was spoken over the English,” sophomore Katie Schouten said. “I didn’t catch much, but it was interesting to watch."
