A student sits down at her desk, opening her planner and flipping to the marker labeled "today." Cramped handwriting in the small box tells her that she has a paper, two quizzes, a big test and a project all due in the next two days. When she starts the seemingly endless list of new tasks, her heart sinks deeper and deeper until she begins to feel helpless.
December doesn’t just bring snow—it also brings Christmas decorations, and lots of them. Christmas decorations are found everywhere from the mall to the Boston Common to commercials on your television and even Wayland High School as of last Wednesday. The WHS holiday decorations, which were set up by Kevin Delaney's advisory, brought happiness to many students, but not for long.
Toward the end of the school year, many seniors and underclassmen await to look at their yearbooks to see friends and classmates in it. One of the most popular section in the WHS Reflector is the senior superlatives. However, this year, there is a shortage of some superlatives because a few of them are being removed, along with senior survey questions, which may shock students.
Morgan-DeLossa fenced for the first time when she was in third grade, but only started fencing more seriously in sixth grade. In fencing, there are three weapons: foil, epeé and sabre. She fences women’s sabre (in fencing, men and women don’t compete against each other.)
Yesterday, Interim Principal John Ritchie emailed a memo to faculty explaining his reason why holiday decorations outside the South Building, set up by an advisory as part of their community service day this past Wednesday, must be taken down.
For nearly a week in November, the WHS business lab was closed due to mold that had been found earlier in August. On Nov. 20, the business lab, also known as room B225, was locked with the lights off. A sign on the door directed students to report to different rooms for class with no explanation.
It’s that time of year again! Christmas, Kwanzaa and the New Year are all approaching fast. How do you know what kind of presents to get without breaking your bank? And what on earth do you give to your third cousin? With these helpful tips, gift shopping will be smooth sailing.
One day back in the second grade, WHS senior Ryan Bache told his parents he wanted to have a play date with his new friend Robert, who was in the METCO program. Bache’s parents were happy to oblige. The only problem? There were two Roberts in Happy Hollow's class of 2014 Wayland METCO program. Robert Parker Mason and Robert Williams.
If you've been to one of the Window dance performances in the past three years, then no doubt you've seen senior Sydney Schaefer dancing her heart out on stage. This spring, Schaefer will take on a leading role as one of the directors of the troupe.
Hazing in a sorority by forcing pledges to drive drunk. The town whose team name is “The Redskins.” Schools that continue to segregate their proms by race.
Just because something is a tradition doesn’t make it right. As loved as Powderpuff is, it’s time to take a step back and reevaluate this tradition for what it’s worth.
For the past two weeks, junior and AP computer science student Eli Bucher has been working with OmNom Apps, an independent application development company.
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