On Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) Minuteman Marching Band performed in the streets of New York City. The college marching band was one of 11 bands selected to...
The morning after the 2024 Presidential Election, you walk into WHS unsure whether or not the environment has shifted. You enter the commons before school and you observe the setting of students. Nothing...
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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Wayland High School will host its second annual Wayland Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Fair in the high school commons from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. The event will be backed...
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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This year the Wayland High School Student Council (STUCO) hosted its annual Color Blast spirit week event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25. Each grade was assigned a wing to decorate that corresponded...
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, Wayland Community Action Network, also known as WaylandCAN, held an event at Loker Elementary School where members of the community discussed town issues and topics of interest.
WaylandCAN...
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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The annual Wayland versus Weston powderpuff flag football game is a long-standing tradition between the two schools. This year, Wayland High School administration is not permitting the game to take place...
On Friday, Nov. 22 morning, Wayland Middle School (WMS) announced it would be closed for the day due to a power surge.
Due to the heavy rainfall that took place all of Thursday into Friday, WMS lost...
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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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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![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)
![Join WSPN’s Marissa Mendoza, Edge Wheeler, Ainsley Jay, Bowen Morrison and Sofia Ciciarelli as they cover seniors’ involvement in the election and the viewpoint from a WHS educator. “[The election is] a really toxic environment,” WHS history teacher Katherine Bassen said. “It would be disingenuous for me to say, ‘oh, everything's going great.’ Obviously it's not, right?”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0282-1-1200x800.jpg)
![WaylandCAN, a nonprofit focused on building community in Wayland held an event on Tuesday Nov. 19 at Loker Elementary School.
“I've never seen a community come together and be vulnerable like that in front of [others] where people were not only sharing, but getting emotional and the respect was incredible,” Wayland resident Stuti Bhargava said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/5xXGzZO9uoYmIEmB46rs4ssfAfJX9WlLnFCTIZdi-1200x800.jpg)
