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Wayland Student Press

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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 O'Driscoll 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...

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.

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 don't 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...

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.

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...

Construction on Route 27 has drawn mixed reactions from Wayland students and residents alike. The image above displays in red the area that is under construction, and in green the detour for the route. "The limits of work are really, in essence, are what we call five tabs which is that intersection of Old Connecticut Path and Cochituate Rd., and then we're heading south to School St.," Thomas Holder, Wayland Department of Public Works (DPW) Director, said.

Behind the scenes of the construction on Route 27 in Wayland

Josh Schreiber October 10, 2019

Over the past several weeks, there has been road construction on Route 27 in Wayland. The construction has caused a considerable amount of reactions from students at WHS, as well as confusion as to why...

Juniors Joe Tardif and William Munroe created one of the many new clubs at Club Fair this year. They hope that Outdoorsman club will be very successful at Wayland High School. “I don't know anyone in my grade, or even the school, who have gone hunting,” Tardif said. “I know fishers, but I know no one who is serious about hunting and conservation as I am, and I’d love for people to learn and understand my passion.”

New clubs shine in the spotlight at Club Fair 2019

Max Brande October 8, 2019

The wait is over: WHS kicked off its annual club fair on Sept. 26. New clubs made their debuts alongside WHS classics such as Yearbook Club and SADD. Through this fair, three clubs were brought to the...

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