Mid term survival guide
January 17, 2020
This year's midterms take place on Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Friday, Jan. 24. The schedule is posted on WSPN. Biology: When it comes down to tackling the biology midterm, a lot of it comes down to having the motivation to memorize. Biology is different than the other science midterms, for it is less...
TEDx chooses its speakers, prepares for spring show
Jessica Reilly and Christina Taxiarchis
January 15, 2020
The names of the TEDx speakers were released by the Wayland [email protected] Core Team on their instagram account, @tedxyouthwayland, this past Sunday, Jan. 12. Bringing the event back for the first time since 2016, the Core Team(Aydan McGah, Fatma Sayeh, Charlotte Salitsky, Charlie Moore, David Lathan,...
Window begins preparation for Winter Week show
January 14, 2020
As Winter Week approaches, the Window Dance Ensemble begins to prepare for their annual performance. Although Window is a spring extra-curricular activity, the ensemble begins earlier than most other spring activities because they perform during Winter Week. “We’re starting the week before December...
WHSTE runs competitive play: ‘Squirrel Girl Goes to College’
January 13, 2020
With the fall musical "Chicago" having been such a huge success, WHSTE looks forward to their next play, the one they plan to use for the Massachusetts Theater Ensemble Guild (METG) competition. This play, unlike "Chicago," is a much more lighthearted. Although it sounds like the title of the play reveals...
Staff Reviews: Pentatonix’ “The Best of Pentatonix Christmas”
January 12, 2020
Every year, artists around the world unite in a common goal: to release a Christmas-themed hit for the holiday season. Among the most successful of these musicians is the a cappella group, Pentatonix. For five years, Pentatonix has released a Christmas album and embarked on a yearly Christmas tour with...
Review: “Frozen II”
January 8, 2020
Warning: spoilers ahead. With a 127-million-dollar-grossing opening weekend, Disney’s “Frozen II” hoped to follow “Frozen" in its footsteps, and earn an astonishing 1.3 billion in its run. I was really looking forward to watching “Frozen II,” since “Frozen” was one of my favorite movies...
Memorable fashion trends of 2019
January 7, 2020
As with every year, 2019 brought new fashion trends from the runway to the classroom. To see what trends were most popular, check out WSPN's list of 2019’s top 10 hottest fashion trends! Neon 2019 said goodbye to dark, muted tones and hello to flashy, highlighting colors. Last year, muddy tone...
Flavor! Christmas Ornament Truffles
Julia Raymond and Julia Wegerbauer
January 7, 2020
Reporters Julia Wegerbauer and Julia Raymond create Christmas ornament truffles.
Activities to do in Boston over holiday break
December 28, 2019
WHS has over two entire weeks off for winter break this year. Want ways to keep you busy over the break? We’ve got you covered. Here are a few things to do in Boston over this extra long holiday break. 1. Watch the Nutcracker Watching the dancing snowflakes and toy soldiers prance across stage...
Flavor! Christmas Buttons
December 18, 2019
In this episode of Flavor! Julia Callini makes Christmas Buttons. Ingredients: Butter snap pretzels (40) Hershey's Kisses (40) M&M's (40) Supplies: Baking sheet (1) Non-stick surface (parchment paper, aluminum foil, reusable non-stick surface) Instructions: Pr...
Carly Camphausen
December 18, 2019
Name: Carly Camphausen Grade: Senior Favorite store: “My favorite store to shop at is Billabong because they make a lot of comfortable clothes, but also they’re super cute. They also have a lot of neutral pieces that go with everything.” Online shopping or in-store? “I personally prefer...
