On Saturday, September 11, the Natick Recreation and Parks Department held their annual Natick Days festival. It's an opportunity for local non-profit organizations and youth groups to advertise their...
Latoya Downes-Steinbrink (Clinical Counselor):
What made you decide you want to be a counselor?
"My senior year of high school I took a psychology class as an elective and I really enjoyed it. And then...
Wayland High School and Wayland Middle School students have been arriving late to school because of Wayland’s buses. Students are being dropped off and picked up at later times than originally set for...
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Tess Alongi summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
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WSPN's Delia Caulfield talked to...
Recently, the popular social media app TikTok has started a trend around the nation called "devious licks." To participate in the trend, students steal common items from their school and post them...
The 2021-2022 school year marks the final year of high school for Wayland’s senior class. Many seniors have expressed their views on what their final year of high school will look like, especially with...
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Tess Alongi summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
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Editor Tess Alongi reported on...
As summer winds down, Wayland High School students' summer jobs have come to an end. Many WHS students chose the working path this summer and worked at various places to spend their free time while doing...
Summer 2021 marks the second summer with COVID-19 restrictions and precautions in place. With COVID-19 vaccinations available, many anticipated that this summer would be a lot more normal. But, with the...
With the COVID-19 vaccine being approved for use in everyone aged 12 and up, many are wondering what this will mean as they head into the 2021-2022 school year. Once the FDA grants full approval of the...
Recently, Framingham High School joined numerous other standardized testing centers across the country in opting to refrain from holding their previously scheduled June administration of the SAT. As a...
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Tess Alongi summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
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Co-Editor-in-Chief Garrett Spooner...
![The Youth 4 Period Equity Organization will hold a rally outside the Massachusetts State House Thursday, Sept. 23 from 4-6 p.m. to raise awareness for the I Am bill. “[The ‘I AM Bill’] is an expansive measure that would ensure free menstrual care to public schools, shelters, prisons and jails across Massachusetts,” Youth 4 Period Equity Co-Founder Hannah Swichtenberg said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-06-at-3.20.01-PM-900x600.jpeg)
![Natick High School junior Jake Blatnica received USA Todays Special Olympics Athlete of the Year Award. I think [the best part] was just getting to see that if you work really hard other people will recognize it too, Jakes mother Becky Blatnica said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/TB2wDPlZG4O1iUy0iA7pRDQZfN6wbVL1ouki3hP0-e1630593950179-900x600.jpeg)
![Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5803-L.jpg)
![Wayland Swim and Tennis club lifeguards gather in the pool. Many WHS students started working this summer at many different places, including WSTC. Working [at WSTC] just seemed fun and like a good job opportunity, sophomore Sophie Roman said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-30-at-2.34.30-PM-900x579.png)
![Standardized tests have been a core aspect of the average high school career for over a century. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, testing centers have been forced to shut down on a frequent basis, which has restricted student access to the tests. “I was scheduled to take [the SAT] in Fitchburg, MA, which is around 30 minutes from my house,” WHS junior Christopher Nunn said. “After my test got canceled, though, [I found] that the only remaining available locations were in Connecticut and New York, which was extremely annoying.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-08-at-9.44.22-AM.png)
