The cough. The dreaded cough. The cough that you thought was just a simple winter cold, because who doesn’t get those in the dead of December? Nope, this year isn’t a normal year. You may have survived...
Every four years, around 206 nations gather together in a country to participate in a worldwide sports festival called the Olympics. Although winning is an individual players’ goal, the overall job of...
I’ve always been a stickler for giving everyone a second chance. I’m not perfect, so how can I expect others to be? We are human–we are destined to mess up–that’s just how life goes. However,...
Even after “Donda” initially dropped, Ye (popularly known as Kanye West) was still tinkering with the final product. In fact, he was publicly upset it was released, stating it wasn’t the final product....
Belonging, empathy, respect and trust. Wayland Middle School has turned these four words into the core focus of the school. However, in the past month, the school has been attacked with racist videos and...
When you walk into American Eagle, you’re faced with walls of jeans arranged by style, cut and color. It’s often easy to continue shopping, unaware of the cost on both your wallet and the environment....
The NFL regular season is winding down, and with that, MVP candidates emerge. Every team relies on a certain player to get the job done week in and week out, but only a few are worthy of this recognition....
Midterms were a debated topic before, but the recent COVID-19 surge has shifted the situation dramatically. With the omicron variant ravaging Wayland High School, keeping midterms would be detrimental...
“The father at once cried out, ‘I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!’” Mark 9:24.
Throughout my life, I’ve experienced the ups and downs of religion, never truly being able...
The worst ultimatum a mother can be faced with is having to choose the fate of her unborn child. What she wants should be the most important choice, but now there’s a ticking time bomb placed on the...
“West Side Story,” released on Dec. 10, 2021, is a well-made and gorgeous movie that has a lot of problems underneath. The casting was the main problem; what were the directors thinking?
The streets...
In the first WSPN editorial cartoon, sophomore Anika Frutman portrays a Wayland High School student featured on the @waylandsnoozers Instagram account.
"There are issues with the Instagram accounts,"...
![Members of the Wayland community, including students, parents and teachers, gather to peacefully protest the racist incidents that occurred at Wayland Middle School. “The purpose [of the rallies] wasn’t to vilify the actions of the wrongdoers, but instead, this was about supporting children, families and educators of color who were really hurt and felt unsafe,” WMS parent and rally organizer Meg Flatley said. “We wanted to let them know that the actions of a few do not represent us all in this community.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-10-at-8.53.47-AM-1-900x657.png)
![On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the Alliance Club hosted Anonymous Ask, an event in the auditorium where WHS students asked panelists about sex, gender, relationships and many other topics. The event was held entirely in the dark, except for lights on the panelists, to use anonymity as encouragement for students to ask questions that they otherwise may feel too awkward or uncomfortable to ask. I definitely feel that there’s a big need [for this event],” librarian assistant and co-advisor of Alliance Kassie Wright said. For one, this school teaches abstinence, which is great and I definitely think is good, but we also have to be realistic and know that there are kids who are going to be practicing sex and this is a way to teach them safe sex, safe gender, safe things about their relationships [and] any type of thing that they may not have known.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-06-at-9.09.28-AM-900x655.png)
![Sophomore Sam Brandes stick reads TB4L and TB5, or Teddy Balkin for Life and Teddy Balkin 5. Teddy Balkin tragically passed away playing hockey on Thursday, Jan. 6. Brande is also honoring Balkin off the ice with a petition for USA Hockey to mandate neck guards. I wrote his initials and number on my stick, Brande said. [Balkin] was super selfless, he would rather see you succeed than succeed himself.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/axsiZ6USrpC6N2EPZ8KjrhCMkASG4br6l7fVFxLz-900x600.jpeg)
![Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5803-L.jpg)
