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Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

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Wayland Student Press

In response to hateful events in Wayland, WHS staff and administration do their best to involve the community in counter-efforts. From making METCO students feel welcome to fighting antisemitism, see how Wayland fights hate.

How Wayland fights hate

Kyle Zhang May 16, 2025

In response to the antisemitic vandalism plastered across the Wayland Community Pool on March 5, the Wayland community is working to battle antisemitism and hate. The swastika that was graffitied on...

Dan Ottenheimer walks the students through the story of his family's journey throughout Germany. Ottenheimer has visited to Wayland High every year to teach 9th and 11th graders about his families experience during the holocaust.

Born after, speaking before: Dan Ottenheimer tells his father’s Holocaust survival story to WHS

On Thursday, May 8, guest speaker Dan Ottenheimer spoke in the Wayland High School auditorium about his father’s experience as a Holocaust survivor who grew up in Germany during the Nazi rule. He was...

With graduation just a few weeks away, Wayland seniors are ready to share where they are going to college and why. Via WSPN survey data and the Class of 2025's Instagram, one can now view where seniors will attend school next year, and how they made that decision.

The futures of the Class of 2025

Joey Fay May 14, 2025

The wait is over! More than 177 Wayland High School (WHS) seniors have come to a final decision on where they will continue their academic journey this fall. With about 6,000 colleges and universities...

Open Table sits at its location in Maynard, Massachusetts. This organization was founded by a local MA resident, now operating for 36 years.

Open Table: Promoting health and humility, ending hunger

Fiona Peltonen May 12, 2025

Beyond the forest green doors of the Open Table headquarters in Maynard, Massachusetts (MA), rows of volunteers are hard at work, slicing and dicing their way through a variety of specialized grocery orders....

Wisdom for Wisdom is a student run non-profit organization that offers technological support to elders. Started by Wayland High School juniors Ryan Chase and Kalena Imura, the organization relies on local high school volunteers to make an impact in senior citizen communities. “Service is enjoyable to me when I know that I'm making a difference, and I truly believe Wisdom for Wisdom does,” Imura said.

Local students click into connection by bridging the generational gap

Maddie Zajac May 9, 2025

Many of us have seen or had a grandparent struggling to figure out how to take a picture or accidentally texting the whole family group chat about their arthritis. We typically make fun of them for not...

Senior Tristen Chow committed to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) after learning to cook when she was seven. Chow had to make the tough decision of choosing between the CIA or her dream school: California Polytechnic State University.

Tristen Chow: Choosing passion over prestige in college decisions

Annabel Orcutt, Staff Reporter April 28, 2025

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...

With changing circadian rhythms and increasing homework, high school can create the perfect environment for imperfect sleep. Managing these factors, along with this, and knowledge of how screen time affects sleep, some students may be better able to regulate their sleep.

Beyond tired: The real impact of sleep deprivation in teenagers

Molly Bergeron and Kate Goodman April 26, 2025

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...

From cigarettes to electronic vapes, electronic vapes to disposable vapes, and now disposable vapes to nicotine pouches, nicotine has been a constant throughout the history of our country. But when people started smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, medical professionals claimed they were healthy. When that was proven untrue, vapes were the next best thing. So are ZYNs really the key to quitting smoking, or are they a new epidemic in disguise?

From vapes to ZYNs: How a new nicotine trend targets teens through social media

Maddie Zajac, Alex Evangelista, and Edge Wheeler April 26, 2025

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...

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