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Wayland Student Press

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Wayland Student Press

WSPN's Duncan Stephenson writes his weekly column discussing a relevant topic in sports.

Warrior Weekly: Tournament successes

Whitney Halperin November 12, 2014
Although most teams are no longer in the hunt for a state title, we have had made some leaps towards achieving great success for Wayland athletics. The first sporting event was the Dual County League cheerleading competition on Thursday at Westford Academy
Above is the Wayland boys' soccer team playing against Weston earlier this season. Today, they will play in the semi-finals against Tewksbury. “Our goal is to try to put them under a lot of pressure, so that we can open up scoring opportunities,” head coach David Gavron said.

Boys’ soccer faces Tewksbury in semi-finals

Elena Erdekian November 12, 2014
Today, the Wayland boys' soccer team will face Tewksbury in the North Sectional semi-finals. Coming off of their win against Pentucket, the Warriors hope to advance yet another round in the tournament with a win this week. Tewksbury is the No. 2 seed in the bracket and has had a strong season, using their defensive ability to keep games low scoring.

Mirror Mirror: Winter Wardrobe Essentials

Nina Haines November 10, 2014
When packing for our journalism class trip to Washington D.C., I started thinking about what items I absolutely needed to bring: my wardrobe essentials (particularly, for winter). Here is the list I came up with and links to where you can purchase them.
Exploring gender differences within AP classes

Exploring gender differences within AP classes

Angela Park, Thomas Chan, Nandita Subbiah, , , and November 7, 2014
According to the U.S. News and World Report, almost half of all Wayland High School students take at least one AP class during their high school career. With a large number of students taking AP courses, a difference in the proportion of girls and boys in certain classes often occurs.
The senior class is creating the new tradition of a Senior Progressive Dinner, which is a dinner that has each course at a different house. “It’s a way of celebrating the end of the first quarter for them and a nice way for the class to come together in the fall, not having to wait until March for the whole group to kind of come together during the senior show,” class advisor Lee Krasnoo said.

Class of 2015 hosts first Senior Progressive Dinner

Whitney Halperin November 7, 2014
Wayland High School seniors’ newest tradition will start this Saturday, Nov. 8, with the first ever Senior Progressive Dinner. This event is a dinner, but each course of the meal is eaten at a different location. Three of the senior’s families will be hosting each portion of the meal.
WSPN's Nina Haines and Lauren Simon discuss ways to "survive junior year."

Opinion: A guide to junior year

Ben Porter November 6, 2014
WSPN's Nina Haines and Lauren Simon give advice on how to survive the stressful junior year. Their tips range from homework strategies to advice on when to take the SATs.
Pictured above is a stack of SAT prep books. Juniors have been preparing for standardized testing. “Practice is really the only way to get better at taking these kinds of standardized tests,” Dickstein said.

Juniors prepare for standardized testing

Angela Park November 6, 2014
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of junior year? For many students, it’s crystal clear in their minds — testing. With testing comes studying, but where do you start?
Picture above is the entrance sign to the guidance counselors' offices. Students are feeling pressure to take more honors and AP classes. “It’s tough sometimes, especially because every year it gets harder and harder to keep up with the academics,” junior Emily Barnard said.

A look at the demand to take advanced classes

Angela Park and Nandita Subbiah November 6, 2014
Should I take the college course or the honors class? Or should I take the AP class? Starting freshman year, these are questions high schoolers ask themselves when deciding what classes to take. It’s not a simple answer for some, as the pressure to take harder classes weighs down upon their shoulders.
WSPN's Duncan Stephenson writes his weekly column discussing a relevant topic in sports.

Warrior Weekly: Wrapping up the season

Whitney Halperin November 4, 2014
This Warrior Weekly has been a little rough for me to write because on last night, the girls' soccer tean was knocked out of tournament by Lynnfield. For me, it means the end of soccer, the sport I have played the longest, and I’m devastated. They are a funny thing, sports, giving you joy during sad times, family when you aren’t looking for one and overall just helping you grow as a person.
Pictured above is TA Jared Walsh in Moonstruck Theater Company’s “The Great Gatsby” production photo. He is a part time actor and has recently played the role of Jay Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby.” “I only had two weeks of rehearsal. The kid who was playing Gatsby was asked to not be in the show anymore. I got a Facebook message just asking me if I wanted to be in the show in two weeks. It’s pretty wild,” Walsh said.

Jared Walsh: There’s a certain satisfaction in working toward something

Whitney Halperin November 2, 2014
Jared Walsh is a man of many talents. Not only is Walsh a teaching assistant at WHS, but he also is the freshman baseball coach and an actor. He has performed in multiple plays and productions around the Boston area and finds it very rewarding to be part of a show with others.
Pictured above are exchange students from the Beijing Jingshan School Yuanyang Branch. The exchange program's goal is to introduce the students to the American lifestyle. “We learn how to be independent while we’re in a different country, where we live without our parents," Yu said. “We have to deal with stuff by ourselves, so this is a good experience for us.”

Chinese exchange students share their experiences at WHS

Wendy Wang October 31, 2014
Beep! Beep! Beep! He jolts out of bed, shuts of the alarm clock and hastily pulls on his school uniform, smiling down at his school's logo. Walking alongside his host sibling on his way to WHS, his mind races with thoughts of how he will be introduced, greeted and treated on his first day, both nervous and excited about the start of this new journey.
This weeks on Scrambled, Anna talks about soups.

Scrambled: Soup Season

Whitney Halperin October 30, 2014
Happy Fall, Scrambled readers! For those of you who don’t know, my name is Anna Hubbell, and this will be my second year writing the Scrambled blog. I love to cook pretty much everything, so you will be able to find all sorts of cool recipes here throughout the year. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to post this year, but let’s get started!
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