Wayland’s Boy Scout troop, Troop 1, has no shortage of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. In 2024, four Boy Scouts from Wayland became Eagle Scouts, joining the 4% of scouts...
The town of Wayland is often associated with being affluent, meaning financial struggle can be overlooked. Behind it all, some residents face rising rent, utilities and medical costs as well as other surprise...
"Big Brother is watching you."
In his book 1984, George Orwell created a society in which citizens are constantly watched by the figure, “Big Brother." With modern-day technologies like Ring cameras,...
Hacky sack, a game that was popularized in the 1980-90s, involves standing in a circle and keeping a small weighted ball, or “sack,” off of the ground by using one’s feet, legs, arms and chest. Hacky...
With students pushing through the halls of Wayland High School (WHS) and scrambling to get to their upcoming classes, it takes just a single swipe on a phone to be guided to the correct classroom. As physical...
Looking out the window driving down Old Sudbury Road in Wayland, the woods suddenly retreat, revealing a quiet road between two open fields. At first, one might find themselves captivated by the sheep,...
On Thursday, April 30, Conversations for Change held their last public discussion at the Wayland Town Library. Conversations for Change is a discussion group created by the Library Board of Trustees and...
It’s 10 p.m.. You power down your laptop and plug your phone in for the night, finding yourself with the unfamiliar feeling of being alone with your thoughts. As teenagers spend more and more time on...
Fidget toys, like NeeDohs, are starting to show up in classrooms again, after sensory fidget toys became popular in 2017. Once a major trend that faded out, these small, stress-relieving tools are making...
The smell of bagels wafting through the air and the sight of a line spilling out the door are all tell-tale signs of a good bakeshop. Bagelsaurus, a bagel shop in Cambridge, has 4.6 stars and over 1,700...
“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things,” journalist Flora Lewis said.
For students at Wayland High School,...
![Wayland Historical Society Executive Director Scarlett Hoey explains the history of the Cochituate Gatehouse.
"The exterior is still a nice monument to remember buildings [involved in] water history," Hoey said. "We all drink lots of water, and it's such an important resource that we kind of take for granted nowadays."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2024-1200x800.jpg)
