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The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

ICYMI: Week of March 30 - Colleges switching to test-optional, students react to online learning, 1991 WHS boys basketball champions

ICYMI: Week of March 30 – Colleges switching to test-optional, students react to online learning, 1991 WHS boys basketball champions

Meredith Prince April 6, 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: WSPN's Christina Taxiarchis...

The Student Council is launching a video challenge event where students have the opportunity to win $30 or more by submitting interesting videos based off each weeks theme. There will be five weeks.

QuaranTV: Student Council hosts weekly video challenges

Kevin Wang April 5, 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...

Former WHS student Brendan Ferrick stands in front of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Ferrick was a part of an abroad program at Stonehill College and was forced to come home due to the spread of COVID-19. We were supposed to go to Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Budapest for the remainder of our time there, but those three trips got cancelled, Ferrick said. Dublin was a lot of fun, I’m gonna miss it a lot.”

Forced Home: WHS graduates’ abroad programs cut short by COVID-19

Meredith Prince and Taylor McGuire April 5, 2020

Trump announced last month that there would be oncoming travel restrictions for people coming into America, which caused chaos and panic for many U.S. citizens in European countries. Among the many buying...

Pictured above is Wake Forest University. WFU has been a test-optional institution since May, 2008. Junior James Waldron believes that schools going test-optional benefits all parties. For those who perform while on standardized tests, they could still submit their scores, but those who dont would not be penalized for having a bad score, Waldron said.

Colleges drop standardized test requirement due to COVID-19 outbreak

Christina Taxiarchis and Hailey Robinson April 5, 2020

Colleges across the United States have begun to switch over to a test-optional policy because of the coronavirus outbreak. Due to COVID-19, the SAT and ACT have cancelled upcoming testing dates in fear...

Ligiah Villalobos is a Latina writer and producer, and she is pictured above next to famous actor Eugenio Derbez who starred in her film Under the Same Moon. “I started writing because I was so frustrated by the job that I had, Villalobos said. I really was sick of seeing people of color, specifically African-Americans in television, really showing us only the common denominator of a race versus really trying to elevate the programming that African-Americans deserved.

Ligiah Villalobos: Open up yourself to the possibilities of what your life can be

Meredith Prince and Allie Nunn April 2, 2020

From a young age, famous Latina producer and writer Ligiah Villalobos knew that the arts and entertainment industry failed to tell the true stories of the Latino community. After studying dance and cultural...

Members of the Class of 2020 pose. The 2019-20 school year has proven to be a rocky one. “Weve had to deal with new start times, new administration, no fields, no home games, no night games, the entire EEE thing, and now coronavirus senior Zeke Betancourt said.

Coronavirus clashes with the Class of 2020’s senior plans

Remmi Shaw and Ellie Smith March 31, 2020

Many students dream of their senior year from the moment they enter high school, but for the Class of 2020, there have been constant uncertainties pervading the second half of the school year, creating...

ICYMI: Week of March 23 - WHS graduates sent home, athletic trainer departs WHS, racism caused by COVID-19

ICYMI: Week of March 23 – WHS graduates sent home, athletic trainer departs WHS, racism caused by COVID-19

Meredith Prince March 31, 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: Reporters Taylor McGuire and...

The 89th Adams House Committee from Harvard University is pictured before they had to move out of campus by Sunday, March 15. “It is definitely disappointing that half the semester, so 1/16 of the college experience, has been drastically altered to the point where it’s not college anymore, it doesn’t feel like college anymore,” WHS graduate and Harvard University sophomore Jeffrey Prince said.

WHS Graduates reflect on being sent home from college due to COVID-19

Taylor McGuire and Allie Nunn 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...

All students participating in the competition are part of the math team. When were studying for a [math] meet, we also study for big-name competitions like the AIME, junior math team captain Jet Chung said.

News Brief: 8 students from Wayland qualify for AIME

Jonathan Zhang 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...

Students will take the practice ACT and SAT tests virtually, with an online proctor through Revolution Prep. All students who are registered for each exam will receive a copy via email that you’ll print out.

News Brief: WSPN Practice ACT and SAT exam to be administered online

Meredith Prince 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...

Juniors pose at last years prom. This school year, however, will not feature a traditional junior prom. Rather, the Class of 2021 will hold a senior prom on Sept. 12. Given the coronavirus crisis, this is the best we couldve done, Class of 2021 President Sam Goldstone said.

BREAKING NEWS: Prom postponed to Sept. 12

Kevin Wang 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...

The Class of 2019 performs at the senior show last year. This years senior show has been postponed.

News Brief: Senior show postponed to late May

Taylor McGuire 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...

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