February 23, 2021
In this weekly podcast, WSPN reporters Ellie Smith, Deirdre Brown and Jackie Cahaly break down each week’s news in a timely manner to keep you in the know.
Intro – 0:00
School news – 0:15
Sports – 0:42
Local news – 1:12
Outro – 2:06
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Ellie Smith, Class of 2023, is a second year reporter for WSPN. She plays on Wayland High School's field hockey, swim, and lacrosse teams. Outside of school,...
Deirdre Brown, Class of 2023, is a fourth year reporter and co-broadcast editor for WSPN. She is captain of the field hockey team, and also plays on the...
Jackie Cahaly, class of 2023, is a fourth year reporter, and second year co-broadcast editor for WSPN. She enjoys being part of the soccer, ski, and track...
![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)
