![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)
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."
