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Pictured above are pamphlets from the Start School Later organization. Members of the organization supported the presentation. Parent Suzanne Murphy thought that the presentation was “very helpful” and “was impressed by the other school system personnel who came to hear about the advantages [of pushing the school start time later].”

Researcher visits WHS to give presentation about sleep

Nandita Subbiah October 4, 2015

Dr. Judith Owens of Boston Children’s Hospital came to give a presentation about the amount of sleep adolescents were receiving. The title of the presentation was “The ABCs of ZZZs: What every parent...

Above is a picture of the Washington Nationals stadium in Washington, D.C. WSPNs Meg Trogolo comments on the recent fight between the Nationals Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon.

Opinion: On the Jonathan Papelbon-Bryce Harper fight

Meg Trogolo October 2, 2015

Sunday’s dugout fight between the Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon was one last humiliation for the Nationals. The team has performed far below the high expectations of baseball...

WHSTE will perform the musical Just So in November, the first fall musical at WHS since 2009. Reading the script and learning the music is really bringing a whole new life to [the production], junior Anna Marobella said.

Fall musical preview

Meg Trogolo October 1, 2015

WHSTE’s fall 2015 production will be the musical “Just So,” which is based on author Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Stories.” It will be the first fall musical put on by WHS students since 2009. Kipling...

Above is a picture of junior Rosa Vitiello's frisbees. Vitiello has been playing frisbee since she was eight years old and is a co-founder of the WHS Frisbee Club. "From frisbee, I have learned how to put trust in my teammates in all the sports I play," Vitiello said.

Rosa Vitiello: “I have learned how to put trust in my teammates in all the sports I play”

Elena Erdekian September 28, 2015

Junior Rosa Vitiello may be known for playing soccer and track for Wayland High School, but in her free time she has a passion for playing frisbee. She and two other WHS students have formed a new school...

Above is an inside look at the app InSize. Senior Zander Bobronnikov coded InSize to solve the problem of interbrand sizing inconsistency. “You may be a small in Nike for shirts, but you may be a medium in Adidas, and you wouldn’t know, Bobronnikov said.

Zander Bobronnikov: InSize is a web platform that solves the problem of variance in interbrand sizing

Angela Park September 21, 2015
Anyone who has shopped for clothes, in stores or online, knows the struggle of finding the right size. Constantly changing in and out of shirts and returning mailed packages can get tiring. Senior Zander Bobronnikov recognized this problem and set out to fix it.
The bench outside the library on the patio is dedicated in honor of Jane Louise Simpkin, a Wayland High School alumna who was killed in the 9/11 attacks.

Silence for 9/11

Angela Park September 11, 2015

Today there will be a school-wide moment of silence to remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 during the terrorist attacks, as well as those who were lost in the wars that followed. It...

Patriots quarterback Tom Bradys four-game suspension has been lifted.

Tom Brady’s suspension lifted

Duncan Stephenson September 10, 2015
Federal Judge Richard Berman has negated Tom Brady’s four-game suspension to begin the 2015-2016 NFL season.
WSPN caught up with LRT teacher Barbara Smith, who is retiring after 11 years of working at Wayland High School. Pictured above is Smith (right) with teacher George Armentano.

LRT teacher Barbara Smith retires

Angela Park June 23, 2015
WSPN caught up with LRT teacher Barbara Smith, who is retiring after 11 years of working at Wayland High School.
Above is secretary Judy Courchine, who will retire after the end of this school year. From the front office, Courchine sees students come and go throughout the day. I’m a very social person, so I enjoy the social aspect of seeing people, she said.

WHS secretary Judy Courchine retires

Meg Trogolo June 19, 2015
"Will the following students please come to the office..." The familiar voice of WHS secretary Judy Courchine crackles over the intercom countless times a day; however, these are the last days students will hear it.
Above, athletic trainer Chris Brown watches a football game last fall. After the 2014-2015 school year, Brown will be retiring. It’s the best community ever. The best kids, families, town, I couldnt have been happier here, Brown said.

Athletic trainer Chris Brown retires

Duncan Stephenson June 19, 2015
At the end of this year, athletic trainer Chris Brown will be retiring. “It’s the best community ever. The best kids, families, town, I couldn't have been happier here. To feel important to people, and touching to people, I’ve been very lucky to have had this opportunity to work here at Wayland,” Brown said.
Picture above are smores cups that were featured on junior Allie Kunens foodstagram. Kunen discusses her foodstagram account and its recent popularity. I never really thought of it as something that I would use everyday, Kunen said.

Allie Kunen: I never really thought of it as something that I would use every day

Angela Park June 7, 2015

Pictures of sandwiches, sushi, pastries, pizza and countless other treats can be found on junior Allie Kunen’s food Instagram, _lovef00d. Kunen activated her account last spring, but she only...

Pictured above is junior Marisa Liu with WHSs robotics team. Liu started the club this year after she quit gymnastics and became a coach. “The competitions are a really fun time because you can see other people’s robots and all of the people are very nice.” Liu said.

Marisa Liu: We got to see robots from all over the world, like China, Brazil, Israel and Australia

Thomas Chan June 1, 2015
Junior Marisa Liu was always interested in robotics, especially after watching her older brother Ethan participate in his robotics competitions.
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