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Wayland resident and senior Isabella Camacho recently joined the girls varsity tennis team. Camacho is enrolled in an online high school and played tennis for a private club prior to joining the WHS team. Next year, she will play tennis at Wesleyan University.

Isabella Camacho aces her way to tennis stardom

Grace Zocco and Chloe Zilembo April 19, 2025

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...

Junior Peter Caputa started PCV Detailing in his sophomore year of high school. Since then, he's looked to grow his business in a number of ways. "I'm always trying to get more customers," Caputa said. "I've even knocked on people's doors to see if they'd like a car detail."

Beyond the books: How junior Peter Caputa started his own business

Joseph Fay and Jeffery Zhang April 17, 2025

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...

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.”

“The Miracle Drug”: Narcan combats the side effects of an overdose

Annabelle Hage and Sofia Ciciarelli April 16, 2025

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...

The “Main Event” station is one of the varying stations  that hosts different food options for students at WHS prepared by the cafeteria staff. The "Main Event" station changes each day depending on what the hot lunch is.

Behind the scenes of school lunches

Melina Antun and Sadie Alongi April 11, 2025

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...

Keep eyes on WHS junior Sophia Beckett in the 2025 spring softball season. Beckett is a junior captain of the varsity team.

Sophia Beckett pitches to success

Kate Goodman and Ryan Chase April 10, 2025

From the pitcher's mound, junior Sophia Beckett is described by teammates as boss. With the flick of her wrist she can make the ball rise, drop, curve, or zoom past the batters. With a record of over...

Senior Bianca Crosby-Bernal founded and runs the Lend a Paw club at WHS. “As I got older, I started becoming more interested in animal shelters and volunteering there,” Bernal said. “I realized that so many shelters across the nation are going through mass euthanasias and that was just so heartbreaking to me. I wanted to step in and help anyway I could, so I decided to use resources around me and create a club that could eventually help with this situation.”

Lend a Paw Club: Bianca Crosby Bernal’s passion for helping animals

Melina Barris, Copy Editor April 9, 2025

As a Mexican-American, senior Bianca Crosby Bernal often visits her hometown in Mexico. Throughout her trips, Bernal continuously encounters the sight of homeless animals roaming the streets. Knowing these...

With about half of surveyed students visiting Starbucks at least once a week, it’s clear that Wayland is caught in the $7 drink chokehold, but what makes these drinks so desirable? Is the taste alone enough to justify prices over three times the average? Or are there other factors that might influence the drink’s draw?

Is that first sip feeling worth it?

Fiona Peltonen April 2, 2025

You just arrived to class and your first period lesson looks like a public school-themed pop up café. Starbucks' Strawberry Açaí Refreshers are lined up by the dozen across your peers' desk, and it...

The Neuro Networks Club selling baked goods earlier this month. The club was raising money for the Epilepsy Foundation and managed to earn $100.

Neuro Networks works the brain

Penelope Biddle, Co-Features Editor April 1, 2025

Have you ever wandered through a club fair wanting to join a new group, but had the thought “which is the right club to pick?” Maybe the answer is to investigate the thought itself at Neuro Networks...

SAD is a type of depression that changes along with the seasons. It usually starts during the fall and persists during the winter. During the spring, it seems to "cure," however the depression comes back following fall season.

As spring arrives, the sadness fades away

Karis Tam March 31, 2025

With spring arriving, you may start to notice that you become more happy, you socialize more and you feel much better in general compared to the winter. For some people, these symptoms are part of a much...

While there is a relatively small number of people diagnosed, rare diseases are the center of a web of connections that bring a variety of unique communities together. Research and medical advancements could not be possible without collaboration and communication between these groups, emphasizing the role of supporting one another when solving so-called impossible cases.
“Rare patient communities are educated and powerful forces that hold us accountable to deliver those meaningful outcomes that matter most today,” Sarepta Therapeutics Executive Medical Director Stefanie Mason said.

Boston Globe’s Rare Disease Summit emphasizes the importance of community with the treatment of rare diseases

Fiona Peltonen and Shawnie Loveless March 22, 2025

Diagnosement day is different for everyone, but regardless of how one's prognosis is delivered, once you know you have a rare disease, your entire world is upended. On Feb. 25, The Boston Globe hosted...

WHS sophomore Sazie Wrentmore competed in the 4x400 meter relay at MIAA Divisional Indoor Track and Field State Championship. She finished off the race as the anchor of the four person team.

Sprinting to success: Sazie Wrentmore’s track career

Annabelle Hage and Sadie Alongi March 18, 2025

Energy drink in hand, sophomore Sazie Wrentmore prepares for the biggest race of her indoor track career, the New England High School Indoor Track and Field Championship. After beating her time of 9.68...

A group of hikers and porters, including Wayland Middle School teachers Kelly Naughton, Brian Reddington and Daniel Fernandez-Davila, pose near the end of the Mount Kilimanjaro hike.  “They said one dream, one team, don't stop till the top,” Fernandez-Davila said. “That's the phrase. Every day they repeated it to you.”

WMS teachers climb Mount Kilimanjaro to make a difference

Katie Collett March 15, 2025

Departing on Feb. 11 and returning on Feb. 23, Wayland Middle School (WMS) teachers Kelly Naughton, Brian Reddington and Daniel Fernandez-Davila ventured to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. In May of 2023,...

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