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Wellness teacher Scott Parseghian has two kids in the school: junior Dante Parseghian and sophomore Damien Parseghian. "I’ve been looking forward to spending, I think probably the most impactful four years of a student’s life, with [my kids] in both the school hallways and on the football field or the wrestling mat," Scott Parseghian said.

Students with faculty parents: Mixing home with school life

Ellie Tyska and Meredith Prince November 19, 2018

While most students part ways with their parents in the morning, some students spend the entire day in the same workspace as their parents. These students are the children of faculty members which, according...

Junior Julia Cleary is the president of Kids Empowering Kids, a nonprofit. She started the nonprofit with a fellow high school student as a freshman in high school. "It's unfair that people with higher socioeconomic classes have access to tutoring, so they can do better in school." Cleary said.

Julia Cleary: I just wanted to give the kids equal opportunities

Hailey Robinson November 15, 2018

In her freshman year, junior Julia Cleary took volunteering to the next level and started a nonprofit with another high school student. To kick off her high school career, she formed Kids Empowering Kids,...

An alarm clock on a bed that reads 7 a.m. The Wayland School Committee will vote on two school start time scenarios on Nov. 19. However, the current start time, 7:30 a.m., is off the table. "We really believe that changing the school start time is in the best interest of all the students K-12," School Committee Chair Jeanne Downs said.

Clock is ticking on school start times

Kevin Wang November 15, 2018

WSPN's News and Copy Editor Kevin Wang conducted an in-depth analysis of the school start times debate, from beginning to present. This story is organized into three parts: The Start Times, 7:30 vs 8:30...

Sophomore Gracie Corbett jerks a 95 pound bar above her head. Corbett is a weightlifter. “I really like being healthy. I want to make sure I’m always healthy," Corbett said.

Gracie Corbett: I just love to do it

Charlie Moore November 14, 2018

Whether students are pumping iron in the WHS weight room or training per a coach's instruction, students in Wayland partake in weightlifting for exercise, strength building or even physical therapy....

WHS students with their exchange students. 20 students from France arrived in the US last week as part of the exchange program. "[The experience] was very good. There are a lot of things that you have in America that we don’t have in France. It’s very different,” French exchange student Maxime Giraud said.

French exchange students discover US culture

Kevin Wang, Kyle Chen, and Christos Belibasakis November 12, 2018

Students from France arrived at WHS as part of the French exchange student program from Oct. 18 to Oct. 24. The one-week program brought 20 students over to the United States. The exchange marked the completion...

Juniors Kuran Freeman, Jaden Brewington, Shawn Bernier, Kael Bonds and Franky Gonzalez pose during football practice. Bernier, Bonds, Freeman and Gonzalez kneeled during the National Anthem throughout the 2017-2018 football season. “I have decided to make different statements verbally rather than taking a knee,” Bernier said.

A year later: kneeling for the Star Spangled Banner

Charlie Moore and Christos Belibasakis November 12, 2018

“Please rise for our national anthem.” Students and parents within the bleachers turn their attention to the American flag overlooking the field. Members of the fan section peek down at the Wayland...

The administration recently rolled out a new set of regulations regarding student consumption of food and beverage at WHS.

Administration implements new food policy

November 12, 2018

The administration recently rolled out a new set of regulations regarding student consumption of food and beverage at WHS. The administration summarized the new rules in an official email to WHS newsletter...

PIctured above is the rendering for the new developments. This will include a new layout of the sports fields at WHS. “It's a tremendous improvement over what we had previously," Athletic Director Heath Rollins said.

Athletic Director Heath Rollins on new stadium, press box and more

Hailey Robinson November 11, 2018

In the coming months, Wayland High School will be updating parts of the turf field, bleachers and press box as part of a larger project. The new press box will exhibit significant changes from the current...

A student's schedule is displayed on the eSchoolPLUS home screen. The scheduling process is lengthy and complex, most of which is completed over the summer by administrators and math teacher Hannah Marton. "eSchool builds the schedule for us, and we have to fix it and tinker with it,” Marton said.

The scheduling process at WHS

Nathan Zhao and Charlie Moore November 9, 2018

WSPN's Nathan Zhao and Charlie Moore spoke to administrators and students about the scheduling process.

Members of FBLA learn how to effectively invest money through stock market simulations. “You have to really know what you’re doing to be able to read the trends of different stocks, and be able to pick the time to buy and the time to sell, and be able to know when to cut your losses,” senior Myle Larsen said.

Future Business Leaders of America reaches students at WHS

Alex Janoff November 9, 2018

For chapter President Dean Tobia, Wayland’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter isn’t just a club. It’s a place where members can learn about and utilize an integral part of the United...

Junior Liam Gill hits a shot out of the bunker during the Catholic Conference Championship in 2017. Last year, Gill won the conference as a freshman at Catholic Memorial. "Golf, in my opinion, is like no other experience in life," Gill said.

Athlete of the Month: Liam Gill

CJ Brown and Aiden Chitkara November 7, 2018

Sophomore Liam Gill has always had a stick in his hand. Growing up, he specialized in hockey and lacrosse. However, in the summer going into eighth grade, he found love in a new sport: golf. He started...

Students reviewed the ALICE procedure. The acronym provides the order of steps to follow in a situation of an intruder. “I do think that having walkthrough (live) drills strengthens our preparation,” Principal Allyson Mizoguchi said. “However, I also know that it is unsettling and strange for many students and staff."

ALICE: Students and faculty practice the safety protocol

Alyssa Dickstein and Cammy Lehr November 7, 2018

Across the country, school administrations are implementing the ALICE protocol as news on school shootings continue to increase. Wayland High School has experienced a lockdown protocol until when ALICE...

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