During the closing weeks of school for each graduating WHS class, students can sign up to take part in a game called “Senior Assassin.” Students enter this heavily strategy based game by paying the...
With the support of the town of Wayland, the Eliza J. Norton Foundation (EJNF) has been able to make an immense impact on improving children's sports while also bringing the community together.
The...
Wayland Little League is composed of 24 baseball teams and 10 softball teams that allow players from ages six to 15 years old to step up to the plate. The little league season starts in early April and...
In the fourth chapter of Humans of WHS, WSPN's Maddie Zajac and Marissa Mendoza interview students and staff about their experiences during this school year. As summer gets closer, some students and staff...
For some athletes, the worst imaginable scenario is an injury that jeopardizes future opportunities with their sport. For junior soccer player Alex Crawford, this nightmare became a reality his sophomore...
From as long as he can remember, junior Elliot Xu has expressed his passion for music by singing, playing the drums, cello and piano. Xu’s devotion to improving his skills and pursuing his interest has...
On the way from his car to his front door, senior Brendan Hines felt a spray of water. He knew what had hit him. Senior Maggie Melander emerged, water gun in hand, confirming the “assassination” she...
Two years after she saw a casting call for the coming-of-age feature film "Growing Pains," Molly Morneweck finally got to see the efforts of her high school summer of stardom come to fruition. She got...
In the 14th edition of WSPN goes clubbing, WSPN’s Annika Martins and Jenny Shine interview senior Badminton Club leader Annabelle Zhang.
What is the Badminton Club?
“Badminton Club is a pretty...
If you look at the dugout at Wayland High School while attending a baseball game, you might see the new manager of the varsity baseball team, sophomore PJ Maher.
Whether it’s catching up with his...
Picture this: You’re babysitting a child and in the middle of your conversation they start slurring their words, staring off into space and complaining of extreme dizziness. They then begin to have a...
When it comes to sports, powerlifting isn’t the first one most people think of. For a teenage girl, it’s even less likely. But for five foot seven inches Lavery Greenfield, powerlifting is something...
![Last Wednesday, the Wayland School Committee gathered to discuss a number of topics regarding the health curriculum and Innovation Career Pathway course. Another large topic of conversation was the ways to potentially mitigate distracting cell phone usage. "These [phones] are going to distract your learning and social relationships," Superintendent David Fleishman said. "That's concrete right there."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-9.49.31 PM-1200x886.png)
![Troy Hoyt finishes the Boston Marathon, running for the Hoyt Foundation. T. Hoyt is the son of Hoyt Foundation CEO Russ Hoyt.
“[Running a marathon] might seem like a big thing, when it’s presented to you at first, but if you break it up and just keep telling yourself, “Yes, you can,” you can start chipping away at it. And before you know it, you’ll be running the whole 26 miles, and you won’t even think twice about it.” T. Hoyt said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/C36E8761-1CBB-452E-9DF2-543EF7B1095E_1_105_c.jpeg)
![The Wayland residents who volunteer to coach baseball try to make the environment fun and uplifting for players. “[I try] to build the kids up,” Co-Commissioner and coach for a Minors team Alex Ahmed said. “If someone strikes out, you encourage them, [and] say that [they] get another chance, [or they] could try again next time.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/unnamed-1200x801.png)
