Since October, the Wayland School District has been in the midst of a partial budget freeze. The freeze was put into place after the district identified a $1.4 million budget shortfall due to expenses...
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Marissa Mendoza summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
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On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Assistant Principal Laura Cole sent out an email announcing that Claypit Hill Elementary School experienced a water main break this morning.
Around 600 Claypit students are expected...
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The Supreme Court officially upheld the law that will ban the app TikTok in the United States on Friday, Jan 17. This means that the ban will be effective starting Sunday, Jan 19.
TikTok is a social...
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In 2024, aviation accidents rose by 15%. Over the past few weeks there has been a trend of inconvenient and even deadly incidents regarding commercial aircraft flights.
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As the holidays draw closer, the Wayland Police Department (WPD) has issued a warning to residents about the rise in scammers. Police Chief Edward Burman recommends immediately reaching out to the WPD...
The Connect Program hand delivered gifts to every child enrolled at the Yawkey Center, a non-profit daycare organization in Dorchester, on Thursday, Dec. 12. The event not only impacted the center, but...
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On Tuesday, Dec. 17, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was arrested and charged with the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson. Thompson was fatally shot in his torso and...
The Wayland Museum and Historical Society held their 44th annual Holiday Open House at the Grout-Heard House Museum from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. The Holiday Open House is a multi-partnership...
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Marissa Mendoza summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
![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 Police Department have issued a warning on the rise of scammers during the holiday season. “Hang up [the phone]. if you get a text and you do not know who it's from, just delete it. Don't click on any links, nothing,” Wayland police chief Edward Burman said. “Every single one of them is a scam.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0954_720-e1734676255647.jpg)
![WHS’s Connect Program ran its annual holiday gift drive to fulfill the wishlist of children enrolled in the Dorchester based non-profit daycare organization, the Yawkey Center. This drive brought the town together and impacted both the students in Connect, as well as the greater Wayland community. “You could see how helpful the town was and how our community came together and wanted to help out a community that wasn't our own [and] kids who were less fortunate than we were,” senior and Connect Program member Jordynn Lee said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/screenshot_2024-12-20_at_12.21.24___pm_720-e1734734228474.png)
