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Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

Class of 2017 define senior slump

Class of 2017 define “senior slump”

Masha Yakhkind and Anika Das May 19, 2017

Joe Orlandella: “[Senior slump is] when you’re late to every class, if you even bother to show up.” Kiera Connell: “[Senior slump is] when you don’t have to do any work at all because...

Students visit Cuba (97 photos)

Students visit Cuba (97 photos)

Olivia Harvey May 18, 2017

[monoslideshow id = "457"] Students visited Cuba over April vacation. Sophomore Olivia Harvey, who went on the exchange trip, submitted a selection of her photos to WSPN.

Above is Sophomore Julia De Los Reyes playing with the Repertory Orchestra in Symphony Hall in Boston. “Violin is such a central part of my life that I can’t imagine not playing in the future, whether it be professionally or simply as a hobby,” De Los Reyes said.

Artist of the Week: Julia De Los Reyes

Hannah Rice May 9, 2017

Sophomore Julia De Los Reyes’s passion for the violin started years ago when she was among the many third graders interested in elementary school orchestra. “I started playing the violin on a complete...

Pictured above is Concord-Carlisle Regional High School. WSPN interviewed teacher Johanna Glazer about her alternative learning elective at Concord-Carlisle.

Exploring the Concord-Carlisle school within a school model

Lucy Hughes, Jay Abdella, and May 5, 2017

Concord-Carlisle High School social studies teacher Johanna Glazer finished her day at 2:11 by watching her history students debate on the turf. The topic: what is the role of revolutions in society? This...

Dr. Arthur Unobskey, Superintendent of Wayland Public Schools, will be leaving his position in June of 2021.


We all believe that this arrangement will be a truly positive change for Dr. Unobskey, and for Wayland students, staff and families, the Wayland School Committee wrote.

Meet new Superintendent Arthur Unobskey

Charlie Moore and Jay Abdella May 3, 2017

Dr. Arthur Unobskey was nominated on March 26 to be the Wayland Public School's new superintendent. He will replace retiring Superintendent Paul Stein. Upon hearing the announcement, many members of the...

Through the eyes of Muslim WHS students (video)

Charlie Moore and Kyle Chen April 26, 2017

WHS Muslim students share their experiences.

Pictured above are the members of the Class of 2016 who were recruited to play a sport in college. WSPN interviewed WHS athletes who plan on playing a sport in college to gain insight about the college recruiting process.

A look into WHS athletes and the college recruiting process

Hannah Rice and Abby Mitty April 12, 2017

Wayland High School is a school known for athletics. Multiple teams over the past few years have gone into state tournaments, and some have ended up with the state title. Wayland’s success wouldn’t...

Above, freshman Sidney Toga performs with the WHS T-Tones a cappella group. Toga has been singing since elementary school, and greatly enjoys making music. “[Singing is] just fun,” Toga said. “I enjoy doing it, and it’s just a fun thing to do for me.”

Artist of the Week: Sidney Toga

Kyle Chen April 12, 2017

The stage lights go on, blinding the young man as the song starts. His fellow singers’ voices rise together in unison, blending into a gentle, mellow background. Swaying to the music, they form a loose...

WSPN asked teachers to define the common slang students used at WHS. History teacher Kay Bassen correctly defined all eight slang terms.

Teachers define modern teenage slang

Duncan Stephenson and Masha Yakhkind April 6, 2017

Lit: When something is great/exciting Mrs. Bassen: “Lit means ‘it's awesome’” Mr. Vibert: “Lit means if something is really cool or great” Ms. Pitcairn: “If something is lit, that means...

Students inducted into National Spanish Honors Society (22 photos)

Students inducted into National Spanish Honors Society (22 photos)

Andrew D'Amico and Eden Vanslette March 28, 2017

[monoslideshow id = "446"] Students were inducted into the National Spanish Honors Society on Wednesday.

An ALICE drill will be held at WHS on Thursday, October 19. We think it’s very important to involve everyone in the drill and in reviewing the protocol. If something were to ever happen, we are prepared school-wide to respond in the safest way we can,” WHS Principal Allyson Mizoguchi said.

Explaining the school within a school model

Lucy Hughes and Jay Abdella March 15, 2017

A typical WHS student attends six classes per day on an eight day cycle for one-hundred and eighty days of the school year. They go from English to math to history, as it has always traditionally been....

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