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Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

Students from all grades taking many languages took part in the original Latin Club. The club was very popular, and in 1983, boasted 115 members. “The Latin Club, under the direction of [founder Frank] Smith, is easily one of the oldest and most popular clubs at WHS,” the WHS Reflector yearbook wrote in 1983. “For over 20 years, club members have sponsored dances, banquets, dramatic productions and other activities revolving around classical and especially Roman Themes. This year’s club ran a very profitable late summer car wash, sponsored it 22nd annual initiation ceremony, the Saturnalian Banquet, an evening of dramatic readings, a Medieval Pilgrimage and a Greek Tragedy.”

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...

Women’s Empowerment Club unites with principal Allyson Mizoguchi and History Department Head Kevin Delaney to bring speaker Lauren Rikleen to WHS for a presentation. “I’m hoping to just start a discussion and start a conversation about the struggles that women face in the workplace and kind of continue Lauren’s conversation into something that is more intimate,” Women’s Empowerment Club leader and junior Maya Baranovsky said. The Women’s Empowerment presentation and panel served as two major events in the 2020 Winter Week schedule.

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,...

As midterms come nearer for students at WHS, studying for these lengthy exams becomes a crucial aspect of homework and after school routines for many students. One great way of studying is by using a textbook, which can be borrowed from the library media center. Practice review problems until you feel confident about a specific topic.

Mid term survival guide

Anna Ilyin and Haley Melvin 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...

Senior Genesis Morales poses with her mother and older brother at the mall. One summer afternoon, Morales broke her pelvis, sacrum, and multiple ribs after falling off a chair swing in her backyard. “It was like a pain where it doesn’t stop. I have never felt that pain before, its not like a bruise or a scratch, its hell,” Morales said.

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...

The core members gather at junior Aydan McGahs house to discuss their plans for this years show while eating bagels. “This is a great place to share their ideas and to really get their voice out there. It’s unlike an opportunity given to most students our age,” junior Emmie O’Shaughnessy said.

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 TEDxYouth@Wayland Core Team on their instagram account, @tedxyouthwayland, this past Sunday, Jan. 12. Bringing the event back for the first time...

Longtime Wayland custodian Tony Pilla does more than just meets the eye. What makes the job worth it for him is just seeing everyone, the students, the faculty, everyone, Pilla said.

Tony Pilla: I do it for the kids

Remmi Shaw January 13, 2020

While students zip their bags and close their binders, highly anticipating the bell ring at 3:10 p.m., one unsung hero is just starting off the work day. Custodian Tony Pilla is one of the most well-known...

Senior Savannah Sugar goes over a hurdle at a horse show. “After all these competitions I have done I am ranked third nationally for the three-foot three inches Junior Hunter Division,” Sugar said.

Savannah Sugar: Horseback riding is a really special experience

Caroline Lampert January 9, 2020

Many students would think that driving to practice forty-five minutes, six days a week would seem exhausting, but Senior Savannah Sugar loves it. Sugar horseback rides at Holly Hills Farm in Harvard, Massachusetts,...

Students going on the Eastern European trip over spring break will travel to six countries and five cities in Europe. We would like students to come that have an interest in history,  history teacher Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer said. The trip will have a focus on topics talked about in history class.

A trip through history: students to travel through eastern Europe

Sidney O'Rourke 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...

MOTS: Where will WHS students spend their holiday break?

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...

The Wayland Holiday Shoppe just celebrated its 32nd anniversary in town. Beginning in the late 1980s, this event began when two Wayland residents proposed the idea to residents coming into the Council on Aging (COA), a program providing volunteer opportunities. The Shoppe hosts over 200 elementary school shoppers who are paired with student volunteers. “Children just beam as they carry out their beautiful gift bags lined with tissue or wrapped boxes, Director of the COA Julie Secord said.

Wayland Holiday Shoppe celebrates 32 years of tradition

Caterina Tomassini and Alyssa Dickstein December 10, 2019

Young children run joyfully into the room, their steps quick and bouncy and their smiles wide. They take their first step inside, amazed at the wonders in front of them: hundreds of rolls of shiny wrapping...

Senior Ryan Dowling releases a new song with artists Hannah Hausman and fortune. The record was included on 11 Spotify editorial and personalized playlists. I feel like this is the song I’ve been anticipating on making for the past three years now, and it was such a long process that I was really happy when it turned out the way that it did, Dowling said.

Senior Ryan Dowling’s “back2california” smashes Spotify following release

Jessica Reilly December 10, 2019

While WHS students got an exclusive preview of senior Ryan Dowling’s newest song “back2california” during the Spirit Day pep rally, the song was officially released on Thanksgiving day. Since the...

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