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The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

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Wayland Student Press

Summer break at WHS

Summer break at WHS

With summer break fast approaching, some Wayland High School students and staff have been marking up their calendars, antsy with anticipation. Whether it be summer classes, jobs, travel or nothing at all,...

For many students, the end of the school year is the hardest part of the year to get through. Finals and big deadlines tend to sneak up on students when their attention is shifting to summer plans. However, many students and staff have solutions to cope with their lower motivation levels in these higher pressure times.

How to: Surviving the end of the school year

Aimee Smith June 10, 2022

While the sun shines and beaches begin to open, students are trapped inside completing the large amounts of assignments and final projects due at the end of the school year. Even though the school year...

Outside of Lavin's Liquors on Old Connecticut Path in Wayland, customers order food from Cousins Maine Lobster and Uncle Joey's Canolli on May 15.   "We go to a lot of places with Cousins Lobster and we’re a very good fit together," Uncle Joey’s Cannoli food truck owner Joey Sidelinger said. "Have a good lobster then have a good cannoli for dessert.”

Cousins Maine Lobster and Uncle Joey’s Cannoli visit Lavin’s Liquors

Sasha Libenzon and Bella Schreiber June 9, 2022

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a variety of food trucks have been selling food and drinks outside of Lavin’s Liquors in Wayland on scheduled days. Cousins Maine Lobster and Uncle Joey’s Cannoli...

Take a look into where Class of 2022 seniors are traveling for their senior trips using this interactive map. Responses from both a form sent out to seniors and in person interviews were used to create this map. See the interactive map below.

Senior trips: A celebratory memory (including interactive map)

Talia Macchi and Abby Raftery June 7, 2022

Before seniors embark on the next chapters of their lives, many celebrate their milestone of graduating high school by going on a trip. These excursions are usually taken with the people who have been...

On the first day of school, seniors rush onto the turf in their senior shirts. It’s a tradition for seniors to make an entrance to the rest of the school every year. Although this is a tradition that has been going on for years now, many other traditions have changed over the years.

Changes in Wayland’s senior traditions – hill night, senior show, powderpuff

Mischa Lee and Emma Zocco May 21, 2022

The countdown has begun for the class of 2022, with mere weeks left until the seniors’ final day walking down the WHS halls. It won't be long until they leave the title "high schooler" behind and go...

Sophomore Brendan Hines prepares a camera in the WayCAM studio before going out for a shoot. Hines is part of the Script-to-Screen class where students can make a movie and go through all steps of the process.

Brendan Hines: Lights, camera, action!

Annabelle Zhang and Ari Zukerman May 19, 2022

From a young age, sophomore Brendan Hines was not just interested in watching movies, but in being on both sides of the camera. With time, support and inspiration, his interest has developed from a hobby...

Family Promise Metrowest hosts its 13th annual Walk to End Homelessness. Due to COVID-19, the walk will be virtual, and members of Wayland High School’s Family Promise Club are encouraged to join.

Family Promise: The walk to end homelessness

Annabelle Zhang May 16, 2022

With the drastic increase in housing prices and an inert minimum wage, family homelessness in Massachusetts faced a concerning 72% increase from 2007 to 2020. Family Promise is an organization with the...

The group of WSPN reporters who attended the 2022 NSPA conference in Los Angeles, California pose with the publication’s 2021 Pacemaker Award. May 1, 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of the publication, each year made unique by the hard work and creative efforts of every student journalist who participates in the elective.

Not just a publication, but a family: WSPN’s 15th anniversary

Aimee Smith and Nadya Chase May 11, 2022

Chatter fills the Wayland High School lecture hall as students sit in their assigned sections, brainstorming the next big article. Although Wayland Student Press Network (WSPN) currently consists of over...

Senior Dora Chen created this piece of artwork, titled “Xianyu”, that won her the MAEA (Massachusetts Art Education Association) Hat Sister Award. It tells the story of perseverance and a truly touching connection to her culture. “It basically means ‘fish’ in this Chinese proverb, where if you see a fish in the river you have to cast a net to get it, instead of waiting for it to come to you,” Chen said.

Dora Chen: The power and influence of art

Katya Luzarraga and Hallie Luo May 11, 2022

As children, most people made finger paintings that their parents hung up on refrigerators. Senior Dora Chen has been creating art since she was three years-old, her ideas evolving and flourishing throughout...

In the first few minutes of class, chemistry teacher Courtland Ferreria-Douglas takes the time to educate students on the newly nominated Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The video Ferreria-Douglas shared with his class highlights the importance of Jackson being the first African-American woman nominated to the Supreme Court.

Courtland Ferreria-Douglas: The importance of diversity and identities within the classroom

Aimee Smith and Bella Schreiber May 10, 2022

Students slip into their seats, looking towards the board of their chemistry classroom excitedly. However, most of them aren’t excited to learn the new chemical equations. Instead, they’re looking...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the SADD organization. To celebrate the organization has planned year round events and is hosting its biggest organization gathering in the past two years, this summer. The event is to educate students about SADD, bring SADD chapters together and celebrate SADDs legacy. “I realize that behind every stat I look at, behind every report we craft, every single element are these stories, there is a mom, there's a dad, there's a family, there's a school that's forever changed.”

SADD: 40 years of making a difference

Sophia Oppenheim May 6, 2022

40 years ago, a tragic drunk driving accident took the lives of two Wayland High School hockey players, leaving the town in mourning. After losing two of his athletes, the WHS hockey coach at the time,...

The full Stoller team stands huddled together at the site of the walk. "I am so thankful of my amazing family and friends who have been incredibly supportive during the hardest time of my life," Abby Stoller said. "I appreciate their love and support more than words can say."

Walk for a reason: Wayland graduate Abby Stoller’s Walk MS

Nina Wilson May 5, 2022

A crowd of her 85 closest friends, teammates and family surrounded 23-year-old Abby Stoller as she strode brightly through Boston. Many others like Stoller participated in the Walk MS event on April 3...

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