QuaranTV: Student Council hosts weekly video challenges
March 29, 2020
The Student Council is running an event where WHS students participate weekly in various challenges. After each week, Student Council and class e-boards will vote on each grade's best submission. The first week will begin on Monday, March 30. Students should submit videos to seniors Shawn Bernier...
WHS Graduates reflect on being sent home from college due to COVID-19
March 23, 2020
As various college spring breaks come to a close, many students will not be returning to their on-campus classes. With Coronavirus spreading through the US, numerous colleges and universities have opted to conduct online classes in hopes of keeping their students healthy. Remote learning, otherwise known...
News Brief: 8 students from Wayland qualify for AIME
March 23, 2020
With the recent release of students who qualified for AIME, or the American Invitational Math Exam, eight students from Wayland are going to participate in the exam. AIME is an exam taken following the AMC 10 or AMC 12. Only students who scored in the top 2.5% of all scorers will qualify for the AIME. The...
News Brief: WSPN Practice ACT and SAT exam to be administered online
March 23, 2020
As a precaution given the recent updates regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) and the quickly changing environment, Revolution Prep has decided to shift the format of the practice ACT and SAT exams on March 21 and April 4 to ensure that students can still participate in this opportunity. Students will take...
BREAKING NEWS: Prom postponed to Sept. 12
March 20, 2020
The junior class' prom has been postponed to Sept. 12, 2020. The decision was collectively made this morning by administration and advisers and officers from the class executive board. Moving the date will not incur any additional expenses, meaning that class pockets will not be burdened. The ticket...
News Brief: Senior show postponed to late May
March 20, 2020
After around a month of preparing, the Class of 2020’s senior show has been postponed to a further date. The show was supposed to take place on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, but, due to the COVID-19 crisis, it will not take place on these dates. Students have been preparing by learning...
Coronavirus causes cancellation of WMS 8th grade D.C. trip
Garrett Spooner and Taylor McGuire
March 19, 2020
For the first time in 18 years, the eighth-graders at Wayland Middle School will not be attending their annual trip to Washington D.C. in April. The cancellation is due to worries about traveling during the spread of Coronavirus. The trip is a large part of the WMS experience, and both students and faculty...
ICYMI: Week of March 9 – School cancellation, hair dye, boys basketball playoff galleries
March 17, 2020
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Meredith Prince summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article. News: Editor-in-Chief Kevin Wang continues to provide live updates of the coronavirus affecting life in Wayland and neighboring Massachusetts towns, as there is currently one presumptive positive case in Wayland. Check bac...
Happy Hollow welcomes new principal
March 16, 2020
After months of seeking out a new principal to take over, Happy Hollow Elementary School finally welcomes a familiar face to the board, Dr. Tricia O’Reilly. Teaching in the system for over 26 years, O’Reilly has the experience and happily took over the position as head principal. Her passion for...
A Voice to be Heard: WHS students play key role during presidential primaries
Garrett Spooner and Jonathan Zhang
March 16, 2020
Voters from 14 different states flocked to the polls on Super Tuesday, and for Wayland, this meant the Wayland Middle School or the town building. WHS’s AP Government & Politics students volunteered and helped voters at these locations throughout the process. “It’s very very powerful that...
Emma Sheehan wrestles in girls all-states over boys sectionals
Atharva Weling and Dante Coppola
March 11, 2020
The WHS wrestling team was forced to compete at sectionals without its third seed, as senior Emma Sheehan made the decision to participate in girls all-states instead. Wrestling has historically been a sport WHS has dominated. Its Dual County League (DCL) title this past January marks the 39th in the...
