An acceptance to your dream school might seem like an easy ‘yes’ for some, but for senior Tristen Chow, it was just another factor in the already complex college application process. Chow describes...
Have you ever fought to stay awake during class or while studying for a test late at night? Have you ever felt so exhausted during the day that you can barely make it through a sports practice or even...
Ever since the 19th century, nicotine products, beginning with cigarettes, have painted the picture of a certain lifestyle. Not only were cigarettes rising to the top culturally, but they were also advertised...
While many teachers have various activities they are involved in, teaching assistant and WHS Class of 2018 graduate Joshua Goodman is unique in being the lead singer in a band named Gold Rush. Goodman...
This year, WHS will be introducing a new type of concussion testing software: Sway. Sway concussion testing will replace Wayland’s previous software of over 15 years, ImPACT Concussion Test. According...
The crowd can hear the explosive crack of a racket meeting rubber and the whoosh of the ball flying over the net at electrifying speeds. Senior and Wayland resident Isabella Camacho, a nationally ranked...
When some people think about their high school experience, they envision late nights completing homework, cramming for tests and navigating a school-life balance.
For Wayland High School junior Peter...
While it may be difficult to imagine yourself in a situation where you’ll see someone experiencing an overdose, that was the reality for New York citizen Michael Hage.
On June 30, 2024, Hage was in...
Some people bring lunch from home while others buy lunch, but whichever you do, if you’ve ever spent time in the WHS commons, you’ve most likely seen the cafeteria workers.
Countless hours are spent...
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![After Massachusetts voted to remove the MCAS graduation requirement, policy makers are reshaping graduation standards. "The top-line understanding is that we’ve moved away from a system that we’ve known for about 24 years, which is one where every school district in Massachusetts had wide latitude to decide what their graduation requirements were in terms of coursework or other experiences, but every single student, in order to earn a diploma, needed to pass the MCAS in one English, one math and one science assessment," Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler said. "We’ve moved away from that now, by virtue of the outcome of [the MCAS] ballot question in November, to a place where communities can still decide what their graduation requirements are, but there’s no requirement for students to pass the MCAS.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_3067_720.png)
![Troy Hoyt finishes the Boston Marathon, running for the Hoyt Foundation. T. Hoyt is the son of Hoyt Foundation CEO Russ Hoyt.
“[Running a marathon] might seem like a big thing, when it’s presented to you at first, but if you break it up and just keep telling yourself, “Yes, you can,” you can start chipping away at it. And before you know it, you’ll be running the whole 26 miles, and you won’t even think twice about it.” T. Hoyt said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/C36E8761-1CBB-452E-9DF2-543EF7B1095E_1_105_c.jpeg)
![From left to right, junior Ben Pyhtila, sophomores Aadith Charry and Owen Chislett play their cello instruments. Junior Jubin Kim also plays the cello and has been playing the instrument since third grade. "I think that [the cello] is a good balance between a high instrument versus a low instrument, and I just really like the rich sound that it makes," Kim said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_6540-1200x800.jpg)
![At 5:45 a.m. on April 19, a reenactment of the Battles of Lexington and Concord took place at Old North Bridge in Concord. The reenactment was followed by a parade, where several dignitaries, including Gov. Maura Healey, gave speeches. "This is our generation's time, standing here in this place at this moment, we must commit ourselves to defending [freedom]," Healey said. "That's what I will do, and I encourage everyone who knows our history and values our freedom to do the same."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/93EBB942-34BA-42D3-85A5-220D17FE7E44_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has resulted in stigma that has shaped society’s view on addiction. “Everyone’s got to be a little aware about [drug addiction] and look out for one another,” New York citizen Michael Hage said. “[Addiction] doesn’t discriminate.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-14-at-7.46.27 PM-1200x927.png)
