The first quarter of the 2023–2024 school year has just ended, leaving the freshmen class with mixed feelings about how the quarter went. Some freshmen agree that the jump from middle school to high...
Wayland High School girls soccer had its 2023 season banquet on Thursday, Nov. 9. The varsity team voted on captains a few weeks prior to the banquet, and during the banquet, the captains for the 2024...
On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the Wayland Student Council held its annual spikeball tournament. This tournament is one of many activities during Spirit Week. This year's winners of the tournament were seniors Zach...
On Tuesday, Nov. 20, the three Wayland High School student a cappella groups performed in the WHS auditorium at 7 p.m. The concert included the T-Tones, the Muses and the Madrigals. A portion of the ticket...
wspn · Friday Fast Five: EBM's WayCal
In WSPN’s newest podcast, Friday Fast Five, reporters will interview staff and students around Wayland High School and ask them five quick questions. This week,...
Cold weather has arrived in Wayland, signifying the start to a new season of winter sports. Below is some information about each sport, the captains and key players to watch as identified by players and...
Note from the editors: WSPN prides itself on being an unbiased, open forum for students to express themselves and their opinions. While WSPN aims to represent all voices, the student opinion articles expressed...
The freshmen football team had a very successful 2023 season, causing some coaches and players to anticipate a successful few years ahead of the players. Join Staff Reporter Sofia Ciciarelli as she...
Students of all grades were invited to attend the annual Color Blast held on Monday, Nov. 20. Color Blast is an annual event that the Student Council hosts each year to start Spirit Week. All grades are...
The Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club hosted its annual dodgeball tournament fundraiser at the Wayland High School field house on Saturday, Nov. 18. 15 teams participated in the tournament....
Bringing the heart-pounding terror of classics like “Hush,” “The Black Phone” and “Insidious” to the big screen, Blumhouse Productions takes a stab at turning Scott Cawthon’s wildly popular...
On Nov. 19, the annual Nitto ATP Finals tournament concluded with a brilliant final match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. Djokovic beat Sinner 6-3, 6-3 and broke a tie with Roger Federer for...
![On Thursday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving morning, the Wayland High School Warriors (7-3) will take on Weston High School’s Wildcats (3-6) at 10 a.m. on Wayland High School’s turf.
“Coach has been motivating us about this big rivalry game and we really want to show all the work we have been putting in during this [game],” sophomore cornerback Braylen Jenkins said. “Our whole team has been putting in a lot of work and we hope it translates to this big rivalry game so we can get a win for the seniors and our town.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Add-a-heading-3-1200x800.png)
![On Friday, Nov. 17, Wayland community members came together to rally against the recent antisemitism in town. The attendees gathered outside of Wayland Middle School, and remained there until around 8:35 a.m.. “We [are here because] we want to stand up with our Jewish neighbors who are feeling threatened,” Wayland resident Mary Ann Borkowsai said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1308-1200x900.jpg)
![Liberty’s Pizza owners Sam (middle) and Shery (right) Maksimous are pictured behind their shop’s front desk with a customer. On Oct. 3, the auto body shop in the Cochituate Plaza caught on fire, causing significant smoke damage to Liberty’s. “We lost our lives,” owner Shery Maksimous said. “The business is like our home [since] we’re not from here. My husband and I have fought to get a good life for us and our four kids. When [the fire] started, it [hurt us because] our whole family’s [sacrifices] were in the store. My kids grew up there.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ngEzkegHrHXZzApUnQheggPYcrOqbuqZsBrMHArm.jpg)
![From left to right freshman Julianna McDonald, junior Sophia Verma, freshman Marissa Mendoza and sophomores Melody and Marissa Wong stand together, each grabbing a piece of dough to mold. After senior Eileen Kaewapresert made the pasta dough, the rest of the students got to create the shapes of their choice. “At first, this was only a small group to bond with two special needs students, Melody and Marissa [Wong], because they already had an interest in cooking,” Kaewprasert said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18CCCDA2-968D-4E23-8DD9-E1C0F29F7BCE_1_201_a-900x600.jpeg)
![Wayland resident Neha Gandhi has been blogging and posting on her platform Love Playing Dressup for over a decade. The positive impact that social media has [is that] you could share the truth about about life and truly make somebody feel less alone, Gandhi said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1csErdYbymww3lbWF3n0WPDXFnCBX1d3epDOZRYS-1200x900.png)
![Junior Pari Sontha sang at the Sydney Opera House this past summer, an opportunity afforded to her through the Honors Performance Series.
“I think [Sydney] was absolutely amazing because that was my first time going somewhere without my parents and living off of what I had financially,” Sontha said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ICs4giFGDIKrsELyosd03w5siPwxZ5GAQKBipS6D-1200x900.jpg)
![Senior Lulu Kazlas commits to Rutgers University for rowing. Once I get faster in college, [the Lithuania National Team] is something Im keeping in the back of my mind. I want to keep training for bigger things, as I do love the sport and never want it to stop.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/t6OBejE87FTGRi2a6qsy7RuOzWwu2BEatt97lXya-scaled-e1696380997290-1200x801.jpg)
![Join reporters Tasha Janoff and Jenny Shine as they chat with WSPNs November Artist of the Month Ava Renneker. My favorite piece is a paper cut I made last year of my dog, Kiki, senior Ava Renneker said. It took so long because I had to draw and cut out each piece of fur. Each piece of fur was very small so it was time consuming. I really like how [the piece] turned out.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/5rdPlGz84MVcOd9NwlTxuYplBGtffLzEmSCT5GF0-1200x800.jpg)
