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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

STEM fair will be held in the WHS Commons on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

News Brief: Robotics team to host STEM fair

Allie Nunn October 25, 2019

The WHS Robotics team will be hosting a town-wide STEM fair inviting students to experience demonstrations, experiments and hands-on exhibits. The STEM fair will be held on Sunday, Oct. 27 in the WHS Commons...

Seniors Rohini Ramesh and Molly ODriscoll run the fundraising table.

News Brief: Rotary Interact protects against polio

Caitlin Newton October 23, 2019

The Rotary Interact club will hold a polio fundraiser during lunches on Thursday, Oct. 24. Students will be able to donate money, and club members will paint their pinky fingernails purple in return. Recipients...

The WHS Class of 2019 ending their Senior Show last March. This March, the Class of 2020 will take the stage for their own Senior Show.

News Brief: Class of 2020 announces Senior Show directors

Charlie Moore October 23, 2019

The Senior Show is an annual tradition held at WHS where the senior class performs for students, faculty and parents in March. The Class of 2020 Executive Board has announced the four directors, which...

The progress of the field renovations at WHS has been increased to try and finish before winter. Athletic director Heath Rollins suggests keeping all doors and windows at WHS starting Thursday due to the odor of the rubberized urethane track surface

News Brief: Update on the field renovation progress

Meredith Prince October 23, 2019

Since Wayland’s 2019 Annual Warrant to renovate WHS’ athletic facilities, which passed on April 30, there has been daily construction on the fields and turf in an attempt to finish the project in a...

Starting in September 2020, students will be allowed to retake single sections of the ACT test. This change is meant to help students to improve their ACT superscore without having to retake the entire test. I think it’s very helpful for those of us who will be boosting our scores, sophomore Finn ODriscoll said. Although I haven’t put much thought into taking the ACT, I know that this is going to be a very helpful change for those students that will be taking the ACT starting next September.

ACT to offer single section retakes starting September 2020

Josh Schreiber October 22, 2019

The intense pressures of SAT and ACT standardized testing have tormented high school students for decades, but now, the ACT is trying to make the testing a little bit more convenient for students. Earlier...

ICYMI: Week of October 14

ICYMI: Week of October 14

Meredith Prince October 21, 2019

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 Meredith Prince and...

Monday Minute: Week of Oct. 21

Kyle Chen, Caterina Tomassini, and Joyce Wu October 21, 2019

In the weekly segment “Monday Minute,” WSPN editors Kyle Chen and Caterina Tomassini preview the week’s upcoming events. If you’d like to submit an announcement, idea or anything at all for the...

The math department now distributes blue books or reflection sheets where students can write skills they need to work on and reflect on their tests. However, students still are not allowed to keep their math assessments. “We want to continue that idea of getting kids to think about what types of problems they understand and dont understand so that they can focus on that, rather than focusing on a single test question,” math department head Barbara Coughlin said.

Math department adopts blue books and reflection sheets

Meredith Prince and Allie Nunn October 17, 2019

The WHS math department is readopting its policy of not allowing students to keep their graded assessments. However, a new resource is being adopted that will allow students to keep reflections about their...

ICYMI: Week of October 7

ICYMI: Week of October 7

Meredith Prince October 15, 2019

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 Max Brande highlighted...

Monday Minute: Week of October 14

Kyle Chen, Caterina Tomassini, and Joyce Wu October 15, 2019

In the weekly segment “Monday Minute,” WSPN editors Kyle Chen and Caterina Tomassini preview the week’s upcoming events. If you’d like to submit an announcement, idea or anything at all for the...

The EEE virus has tested negative in Wayland and neighboring towns, but the community is still advised to protect against mosquitoes.

News Brief: EEE bites the dust, but stay alert

Allie Nunn October 15, 2019

Recent tests in Wayland and nearby towns declare the presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus as negative, but that doesn’t mean locals should not be on guard. The tests were confirmed negative...

Posters advertising the Lip Sync Battle are posted throughout the school for students who are interested.

News Brief: Student Council to host Lip Sync Battle

Meredith Prince October 11, 2019

Student Council is hosting a schoolwide lip sync competition in the WHS theater on Monday, Oct. 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The lip sync sign-ups took place during all lunches in the Commons over the past week...

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