Sophomores perform in Agents of Change festival
Emma Diianni and Caroline Lampert
June 18, 2018
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Every spring, students from history teacher David Gavron’s sophomore classes participate in the annual Agents of Change Festival. After conducting extensive research on a historical figure, students present their studies to parents in an interactive format where they are interviewed as if they were...
Mass Heartbeat conducts heart screenings for students
CJ Brown and Christos Belibasakis
June 17, 2018
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Local company Mass Heartbeat conducted optional heart screenings for students at WHS this past Wednesday. The organization has now visited multiple high schools, including ones in Natick and Hopkinton. Mass Heartbeat was created after a student from Hopkinton High School passed away from an underlying...
Graham appointed as Wayland’s next assistant superintendent
June 17, 2018
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WPS Superintendent Arthur Unobskey announced on June 7 that former Nashoba Regional High School Principal Parry Graham has been appointed as Wayland's next assistant superintendent of schools. Graham will fill the void left by current assistant superintendent Brad Crozier, who will depart Wayland to become the Superintendent of Sudbury Public Schools. Graham was one of four finalists fo...
News Brief: Zhao to attend journalism conference
June 15, 2018
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WSPN co-editor-in-chief and junior Nathan Zhao has been selected as the Massachusetts scholar in the 17th Annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference at the Newseum in Washington, DC. The event will take place from June 16 to June 21. Only 51 journalism students - one from every state...
News Brief: Three Wayland-Weston Crew boats advance to national semifinals, livestream available
June 9, 2018
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At the 2018 USRowing Youth National Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, CA, Wayland-Weston Crew advanced all three of its entries to the semifinals. The women's lightweight 8+, open 2-, and lightweight 4+ will compete on Saturday, June 9 in the semifinal and Sunday, June 10 in the A or B final,...
Exhibition days to split apart final exams
June 8, 2018
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During this year's upcoming finals week, final exams for mathematics will take place on Wednesday, June 20 and final exams for science will take place on Friday, June 22. Final exam dates usually occur consecutively, but this year's schedule will be different. According to Mizoguchi, the decision for...
Wayland-Weston Crew sends three girls’ varsity boats to youth nationals
Christina Taxiarchis and Hailey Robinson
June 7, 2018
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The Wayland-Weston Crew team is en route to Lake Natoma in Sacramento, California to race in the Youth National Championship this June. Juniors Abaigeal Donaldson, Gabby Fargnoli, Kate Maietta and sophomore Jenna Cook describe how their boats prepared for the annual race and how they plan to overcome...
ICYMI: Week of May 28
June 6, 2018
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In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” WSPN’s news editor Kevin Wang summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article. News: Reporters Emma Diianni and Caroline Lampert analyzed the senior independent project presentations. Seniors Audrey Camacho, Shaelee Comettant, Lindsay Jacobs, Maggie Fiske, Owen Donovan, Michael Jones, Joe Lyons, Will Danforth and Natalie...
Sophomore Kyle Chen wins 2018 Freedom Prize
June 3, 2018
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Sophomore Kyle Chen is the winner of the 13th annual Freedom Prize Paper contest. While most students were enjoying a day off from school on Memorial Day this past Monday, Chen was being honored for his submission to the essay contest, titled “Attacks on Press and their Effects on Democracy.” In...
News Brief: Full class Executive Board rosters announced
June 2, 2018
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Class Executive Board members were announced on Friday, June 1. They will complement the class officers, who were elected a week prior, in the upcoming school year. "I" denotes incumbency, and the quantity denotes the number of years the officer has already served. Class of 2019, current juniors Of...
News Brief: Student Council officers elected amid low turnout
June 2, 2018
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Student Council officers for the 2018-2019 school year were announced on Friday, June 1. Junior President-elect Amanda Armstrong and junior Vice President-elect Gage Fuller defeated the junior tickets of Emerson Kiefer and Henry Stafford and David Hill and Nick Smith, along with the sophomore ticket...
Seniors present independent senior projects
Emma Diianni and Caroline Lampert
May 30, 2018
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Seniors presented independent senior projects in the WHS Commons on Tuesday, May 22. Seniors Audrey Camacho, Shaelee Comettant, Lindsay Jacobs, Maggie Fiske, Owen Donovan, Michael Jones, Joe Lyons, Will Danforth and Natalie Roussina all took part in the challenge of producing their own senior project. Camacho...
June 18, 2018