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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

Pictured above is the Wayland varsity football team standing for the National Anthem before a game two years ago. Four students chose to kneel during the anthem this season.

Students stand up for their beliefs by kneeling

Charlie Moore and Christos Belibasakis October 27, 2017

“Please rise for our national anthem.” Feet shuffle upon the metal bleachers as students and parents rise to their feet facing the flag. The teenage football players step on the field removing their...

Pictured above is new theater teacher Aidan OHara.

Meet the Teacher: Aidan O’Hara

Eden Vanslette October 19, 2017

This year there is a handful of new teachers coming to Wayland High School, including new drama teacher Aidan O’Hara. O’Hara is replacing the long time drama teacher Richard Weingartner. O’Hara is...

Meet the Teacher: Michelle Goodnow

Meet the Teacher: Michelle Goodnow

Jay Abdella October 15, 2017

Michelle Goodnow, English Teacher How was your first day? My impression so far is that the kids are just so nice, everyone's been so nice, the teachers, the staff, things have gone really smoothly...

Credit: Courtesy of Ricardo Liberato

Students share opinions on celebration of Columbus Day

Charlie Moore and Caroline Lampert October 11, 2017

Monday, October 9 is the day the United States observes Columbus Day in celebration of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Americas. The celebration has occurred annually since 1937, but recently, Americans...

WHS junior Dean Tobia recently founded Waylands chapter of Future Business Leaders of America. In addition to running the club, Tobia spends time day trading and has become a knowledgable investor.

Dean Tobia: It seems like it’s a lot scarier to manage someone else’s money rather than your own

Duncan Stephenson October 10, 2017

Not many high school students are well versed in the art of investing. But, Dean Tobia, who began to use his first portfolio at the age of 12, has been honing his craft for almost five years now. “My...

WHS on Kindness (video)

Eden Vanslette and Abby Mitty October 2, 2017

WHS students talk about what kindness means to them. This video was requested by Principal Allyson Mizoguchi and it will be shown to all advisories.

Pictured above is Athletic Trainer Christopher Morash. Dont hesitate to come see me for an injury, Morash said. Im here to help.

Meet the athletic trainer: Christopher Morash

Jackie Stoller and Naomi Lathan September 28, 2017

With the recent departure of Athletic Trainer Amy Schwartzkopf, Wayland High School welcomes Christopher Morash to fill her position. He is excited to get to know the students at WHS and for sports to...

Pictured above is senior Evan Curtin taking a photo of senior Kara Chuang. “Eventually my photos will be in the yearbook,” Curtin said. “When people look back in the yearbook in the future, it will be my picture that they look at, which I think is pretty cool.”

Evan Curtin: The effort and time I put into taking and editing these photos pays off

Isabel Gitten September 27, 2017

It is a warm evening, and senior Evan Curtin is in a field fiddling with his camera. Curtin brings the camera up to his eye, pointing it at a classmate. He snaps a bunch of photos before adjusting the...

Pictured above is a new Special Education Liaison, Michelle Ross. She is the third teacher featured in WSPNs series Meet the Teacher. I am really looking forward to getting to know my students, Ross said.

Meet the Teacher: Michelle Ross

Isabel Gitten September 27, 2017

Michelle Ross, Special Education Liaison. What did you do before you taught at WHS? I was a high school English teacher in an alternative education program that supported social and emotional needs...

Pictured above is new English teacher, Ms. Flatley. She is the second teacher featured in WSPNs series Meet the Teacher. I’m excited to teach a lot of different things. I think that’s what makes me the most excited - the different books I have on the horizon, Flatley said.

Meet the Teacher: Ashley Flatley

Janani Gandhi September 25, 2017

Ashley Flatley, English Can you tell me about your background and how you came to start teaching here? Working backward, I just finished my Master in Teaching at Boston University and before that,...

Ms. Kathleen Clark is the new Wellness teacher at Wayland High School.

Meet the Teacher: Kathleen Clark

Kyle Chen September 24, 2017

Kathleen Clark, Wellness What sparked your interest in teaching? So I went to school for sports management first, and that was becoming a little difficult because I had been playing a sport my whole...

Survey of WHS students views on minority political opinions

Survey of WHS students’ views on minority political opinions

Kyle Chen and Nathan Zhao September 13, 2017
WSPN surveyed the WHS student body regarding the political climate at WHS.
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