Russell’s Winter Farmer’s Market brings fresh goods to Wayland
February 19, 2020
As the cold weather closes in, Russell's Winter Market just starts to thrive. Customers stroll from table to table, sampling different foods, chatting with vendors and toting large bags filled with a variety of items. The market opened in 2010 when Lewis Russell's daughter, Elizabeth Russell Skehan,...
The Good News: decreases in pollution, homicides, cancer
February 18, 2020
All day, we are accosted by stories like "Coronavirus infects 75,000," "Australia is on fire" and "Venice is underwater." In a world where stories like these are the headlines at the epicenter of our lives, maintaining a positive outlook on life can be hard. Let's face it, when headlines that incite...
Student band “Soup Time” shines in talent show spotlight
February 11, 2020
WHS students enjoy the different types of performances that their peers and teachers have in store every year for the talent show, and this year, the students were especially excited to see WHS’ emerging local band, “Soup Time," perform. Consisting of seniors Josh Snyder, Harrison Veal, Robert...
Climate Committee and SADD to host Valentine’s Day dance
Katherine Kim and Lindsey Brown
February 11, 2020
The Climate Committee and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club will join together on Friday, Feb. 14 to host a Valentine’s Day dance at 7:30 p.m. in the WHS Commons. The dance is meant to help the students form connections in a low-stress environment. In the past, SADD has attempted...
46 years in the making: the rise and fall of Latin Club
Emily Chafe and Sidney O'Rourke
February 3, 2020
For a few decades, Latin Club was a vibrant and unique part of Wayland High School, but the once heavily attended club broke apart and stopped meeting. Now, after a 12-year break, junior Latin Club President Armen Abrahamian reinstated the club and plans to recreate some of the celebrated events of its...
WW ’20: Women’s Empowerment Club hosts speaker Lauren Rikleen
Jessica Reilly, Eliya Howard-Delman, and Brasen Chi
January 30, 2020
Lauren Rikleen delivered a Women’s Empowerment presentation to WHS students to kick off Winter Week 2020. President of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership, Rikleen is an author, mediator, former law partner and a leader in both community and professional groups. “[Women's rights] has...
Mid term survival guide
January 17, 2020
This year's midterms take place on Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Friday, Jan. 24. The schedule is posted on WSPN. Biology: When it comes down to tackling the biology midterm, a lot of it comes down to having the motivation to memorize. Biology is different than the other science midterms, for it is less...
Genesis Morales: I felt like I was dying
Christina Taxiarchis and Hailey Robinson
January 15, 2020
As a child, you are not familiar with the dangers of the world, especially not the dangers of something as enjoyable as a simple chair swing. One summer afternoon, at the age of 11 years old, senior Genesis Morales endured a paralysis-threatening injury after swinging on a chair that was attached to...
TEDx chooses its speakers, prepares for spring show
Jessica Reilly and Christina Taxiarchis
January 15, 2020
The names of the TEDx speakers were released by the Wayland [email protected] Core Team on their instagram account, @tedxyouthwayland, this past Sunday, Jan. 12. Bringing the event back for the first time since 2016, the Core Team(Aydan McGah, Fatma Sayeh, Charlotte Salitsky, Charlie Moore, David Lathan,...
A trip through history: students to travel through eastern Europe
January 8, 2020
Wayland High School offers multiple academic trips across the globe for its students. From the annual Chinese exchange trip available to freshmen, to the French, Italian and Spanish trips offered to language students. In the 2020 school year however, students are being offered a whole new academic travel...
MOTS: Where will WHS students spend their holiday break?
Eliya Howard-Delman and Sidney O'Rourke
December 17, 2019
Samantha Tyska Freshman Puerto Rico How long are you going? “Five days.” Why are you going? “I’m going with a few other families, so it’s my brother and three of his friends and some of their family members.” What’s something your looking forward to on the trip? “I’m loo...
