Show almost any long term Wayland citizen the sign scripted with “Lee’s Farm Market,” and they would instantly be able to tell you its location in town. This sign stands in a small vacant lot with...
With first semester drawing to a close, the freshmen at Wayland High School have had time to reflect on their academic transition to high school. They have many thoughts on how they performed over the...
Moving to a new school is already hard, as it comes with adjusting to a different environment. For some new students at Wayland High School this year, the move isn't just into a new school district: it's...
In a joint effort by multiple town organizations, the Wayland Historical Society, the Wayland Free Public Library, Arts Wayland, the Wayland Depot and the First Parish in Wayland hosted the annual Wayland...
The lights are all off, casting the auditorium in darkness. The lack of light hides the faces of students in the audience, barely visible beyond a sheer outline created by the small, rather dim glow sticks...
Imagine you're a WHS student. Your alarm goes off at 7 a.m. You get up, get ready for school and arrive at WHS by 8:30. You attend all six blocks of classes. The school day ends, but you still have to...
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is holding its first fundraising event of the school year tomorrow at 7 p.m., a spirit week dodgeball tournament.
This will be SADD’s first annual dodgeball...
Wayland High School graduate Erika Uyterhoeven, class of 2004, was inaugurated as the is the representative for 27th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in Jan. 2021. Since...
As the cast of 'Legally Blonde' rehearses their bows, the faint taps of bulldog Mo Martins’ paws synchronize with senior Finn Morneweck’s musical cue to lead her on stage. Morneweck and Mo briskly...
On the bottom of the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund’s website is a video of Astley performing a solo with the Wayland High School's female a capella group, The Muses. She stands at the center of a...
Since the age of six months old, senior Grace Stephenson has sported elaborate, handmade costumes for Halloween.
The work begins over the summer, when Stephenson and her mom Fiona Stephenson brainstorm...
Following the congregation of numerous clubs and organizations at the club fair, where club leaders shared information with prospective members, some new clubs attracted the attention of many. One of these...
![Members of the Wayland community, including students, parents and teachers, gather to peacefully protest the racist incidents that occurred at Wayland Middle School. “The purpose [of the rallies] wasn’t to vilify the actions of the wrongdoers, but instead, this was about supporting children, families and educators of color who were really hurt and felt unsafe,” WMS parent and rally organizer Meg Flatley said. “We wanted to let them know that the actions of a few do not represent us all in this community.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-8.53.47-AM-1-900x657.png)
![On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the Alliance Club hosted Anonymous Ask, an event in the auditorium where WHS students asked panelists about sex, gender, relationships and many other topics. The event was held entirely in the dark, except for lights on the panelists, to use anonymity as encouragement for students to ask questions that they otherwise may feel too awkward or uncomfortable to ask. I definitely feel that there’s a big need [for this event],” librarian assistant and co-advisor of Alliance Kassie Wright said. For one, this school teaches abstinence, which is great and I definitely think is good, but we also have to be realistic and know that there are kids who are going to be practicing sex and this is a way to teach them safe sex, safe gender, safe things about their relationships [and] any type of thing that they may not have known.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-06-at-9.09.28-AM-900x655.png)
![Sophomore Sam Brandes stick reads TB4L and TB5, or Teddy Balkin for Life and Teddy Balkin 5. Teddy Balkin tragically passed away playing hockey on Thursday, Jan. 6. Brande is also honoring Balkin off the ice with a petition for USA Hockey to mandate neck guards. I wrote his initials and number on my stick, Brande said. [Balkin] was super selfless, he would rather see you succeed than succeed himself.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/axsiZ6USrpC6N2EPZ8KjrhCMkASG4br6l7fVFxLz-900x600.jpeg)
![Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5803-L.jpg)
