![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 March 8- One year of COVID-19, DCL All-Stars, concert-less orchestra
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.
March 15, 2021
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Taylor McGuire summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
News:
WSPN’s Joanna Barrow updated the Wayland community about the decision to have Wayland High School go all-in starting April 27, and editor Taylor McGuire acknowledged the three WHS students who qualified for the All-Eastern Music Ensemble. McGuire also shared the link to the Wayland TEDxYouth event.
Staff reporters Brasen Chi, Delia Caulfield and Tess Alongi along with Barrow and McGuire published a maestro titled “COVID-19: One year later.”
Sports:
Staff reporter Emily Roberge spoke with winter sports athletes about the differences in their season compared to past years, and staff reporter Michael Nechipurenko reviewed the changes to the indoor track regulations.
Staff reporter Gabe Likerman reported the announcement of the 2021 winter sports DCL All-Stars.
A&E:
Staff reporter Isabella Ciasullo reviewed Fiona Apple’s album, “Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” and staff reporters Alexina McQuilkin and Charlotte Thirman discussed the aspect of not having a concert with WHS orchestra musicians.
Opinion:
WSPN’s Jonathan Zhang added onto his column with a piece called “ABC: What’s my name?”
“Our names are precious to us,” Zhang said. “They’re one of the first identities we assume in our lives, and they’re part of what makes us who we are. How do we balance the different identities we get from different names?”
Broadcast:
Editor Remmi Shaw and WSPN’s Josh Schreiber interviewed WHS senior Meghan Flathers about her journey through art, and Zhang and Chi recorded their fourth episode of “Asians on Air.”
WSPN’s Garrett Spooner and staff reporter Max Brande broadcasted the 13th episode of season two of “Sports Junkies.” In this episode, they focused on the NFL Free Agency and offseason trade predictions.
