The only clue to the pastoral haven that awaits at the top of the long driveway of 75 Old Sudbury Road is the whimsical cow print mailbox.
Owners Heidi Ellis and Christopher Bogan have owned the property...
Student journalism has been a way to fill local news deserts by reporting on community issues that are difficult for professional journalists to do. Unfortunately, some of the student journalists across...
At the start of the 2025 winter sports season, there may be a new gymnastics team at Wayland High School. In order to make the team large enough to compete, WHS will need to join forces with Weston High...
History teachers Fred Lehmann and Erin Lehmann are one of Wayland High School's dearest couples. While some know of their heartwarming love story, few know of how the two became teachers at the same school.
At...
On April 7, former basketball player Chris Herren spoke to Wayland High School students on his recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). Herren has shared his experience with drug addiction and recovery...
Twinkling lanterns contrast against the vast darkness of the night sky. The delicious aromas of traditionally cooked Taiwanese food and fresh, handmade desserts waft through the air, drifting with the...
With an acceptance rate of 3.2% and a reputation of being one of the top schools in the United States, Harvard University is a highly selective school, accepting very few, if any, Wayland High School seniors...
WSPN staff reporter Marissa Mendoza sat down with educator, advocate, writer and scholar Dr. Peggy McIntosh to discuss her recent induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame (NWHF) on March 5. McIntosh...
Mental health is the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of a person. It is affected by the way people feel, act and think, which helps determine how a person handles stress and makes choices...
Badminton is the kind of sport that some people don’t hear about often, but senior Annabelle Zhang has found her niche in the sport. For Zhang, badminton has been a huge part of her life since before...
With a sound that blends rock, R&B, alternative, folk and pop music together, the Weston-based band Steeples and Satellites has made an impact on the indie rock scene and the local community through...
![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)
![Currently only 17 states in the U.S. have a New Voices Law enacted.
“[Standing up to censorship] requires some bravery,” Jonathan Falk, a staff attorney at the Student Press Law Center said. “You're basically a student telling an adult to their face ‘thanks but no, thanks. I want to appeal this further.’ And so that's one way of [combating censorship]."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-1.png)
![A new gymnastics team will be coming to Wayland High School in the fall. The gymnastics team will be the 35th sport at WHS, according to athletic director Heath Rollins. “That’s something that most people don’t get the opportunity [to do]," Rollins said. "Most schools, even schools three times larger than us, don't have as many options.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8C68A3D8-2208-48A2-B5A8-FA50B0D38564_1_201_a-1200x800.jpeg)
![Join WSPN staff reporter Maddie Zajac as she talks with senior Missy Prince and how her high school career led to Harvard University. “As soon as I knew what college was, [Harvard] was my goal,” Prince said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7928-1200x801.jpg)
![WSPN staff reporter Marisa Mendoza sits down with Dr. Peggy McIntosh to discuss her work regarding white privilege and how she hopes her work will be influential for years to come.
"The purpose of [my published] papers was to say that the public roles we are asked to play are filled with fraudulence," McIntosh said. "People in high places, even the president, are fraudulent. We must not let other people make us feel like frauds. Let us continue to spot fraudulence in the public roles we are asked to play."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7403-scaled-e1714358061368.jpg)
![WSPN’s Annika Martins and Maddie Zajac explore the athletic life of senior Annabelle Zhang through her badminton career. “This [photo] is me and my former partner after we won the 2022 junior nationals mixed doubles category,” Zhang said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_6629-1200x900.jpg)
