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Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

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....

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...

From left to right: Mike Bloom, Ryan Herlihy, Joshua Goodman, Matt Bloom and Jake Mitchell pose for a photo after a show. Goodman, a WHS teaching assistant, is one of five members of the band 'Gold Rush.'

Joshua Goodman takes the stage with Gold Rush

Mischa Lee and Bella Schreiber April 23, 2025

While many teachers have various activities they are involved in, teaching assistant and WHS Class of 2018 graduate Joshua Goodman is unique in being the lead singer in a band named Gold Rush. Goodman...

WHS introduces the new concussion testing app Sway, which can be downloaded on a smartphone and used anywhere at any time. As Sway enters the realm of WHS testing and replaces the previous ImPACT testing, athletic trainer Katie Reilly explains its significance in concussion protocol.

Sway: WHS’ new concussion testing tool

Alex Evangelista, Maddie Zajac, and Edge Wheeler April 22, 2025

This year, WHS will be introducing a new type of concussion testing software: Sway. Sway concussion testing will replace Wayland’s previous software of over 15 years, ImPACT Concussion Test. According...

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