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Senior Mattias 'Matty' Johansson races freestyle. The Wayland Community Pool hosted the meet.

The swim and dive team splashes into a successful quad meet

Jeffery Zhang, Marissa Mendoza, and Sofia Ciciarelli January 25, 2025

The swim and dive team competed in a quad meet against Framingham, Triton Regional High School and Mystic Valley Regional High School on Monday, Jan. 20 at the Wayland Community Pool. The boys and girls...

Students obtain their licenses during different times of the school year, and the price range of parking passes for the WHS student lot varies from $220 to $55 as the year goes on. Since every student who parks in the student lot each day requires a parking pass, nearly 200 students have spent hundreds of dollars on parking passes this year. “I think it is kind of ridiculous how the taxes in this town are already consistently one of the highest in the state and we have to spend over 200 dollars just to park at the school,” Student Council President senior Venezia Sebastianelli said.

Price of parking: The hidden cost of high school independence

Ryan Chase, Maddie Zajac, and Edge Wheeler January 25, 2025

Getting your driver's license as a teenager in high school is, for many, an exciting rite of passage that promises a future of independence and, for some, necessary means for transportation. However, along...

Join WSPN's Mischa Lee as she talks with January's artist of the month, senior Amelia Lang.

Artist of the Month: Amelia Lang

Mischa Lee January 24, 2025

This month’s artist is senior Amelia Lang. Lang has been dedicated to art since she was young and has since taken multiple art courses throughout her years at Wayland High School. How long have you...

As his opponent grabs onto one of his legs, senior Anthony Brown gets stuck underneath.

Wrestling team pins down a victory at home quad meet

Grace Zocco and Emma Zocco January 24, 2025

The wrestling team hosted Norton, Nashoba Regional High School and Pembroke for a quad meet on Saturday, Jan. 18. Wayland took the victory, beating all four teams. Two of the Wayland captains were out...

“I need to be the calm in the storm in these types of events,” Wayland Public School’s Director of Technology Jenn Judkins said. “It’s literally what you train for.”
This mindset has been crucial for Judkins to maintain in the last two weeks due to the global PowerSchool student and teacher information breach.

Wayland dodges a bullet in the global PowerSchool breach

Fiona Peltonen January 23, 2025

After listening to her phone blow up with texts and messages around 2:00 p.m., Wayland Public School’s Director of Technology Jenn Judkins opened her inbox to receive a shocking email on Jan. 7. The...

Basketball mid-season update

Chloe Zilembo, Sports Editor January 23, 2025

WSPN Sports Editor Chloe Zilembo breaks down how the varsity basketball teams are doing at the halfway point of the season. The boys team is currently 3-7 and ranked No. 59 in the Massachusetts Interscholastic...

Claypit Hill students moved to high school after water main break

Claypit Hill students moved to high school after water main break

Marissa Mendoza, News Editor January 22, 2025

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Assistant Principal Laura Cole sent out an email announcing that Claypit Hill Elementary School experienced a water main break this morning. Around 600 Claypit students are expected...

WSPN’s Maddie Zajac, Marissa Mendoza and Mack Young continue the saga and interview six random humans of WHS to ask about their feelings during this time of year.

Humans of WHS: Chapter two

Maddie Zajac, Marissa Mendoza, and Mack Young January 22, 2025

With the second quarter and first semester of the 24-25 school year at WHS coming to an end, some people have mixed emotions. Exams are just around the corner and students may feel stressed or anxious...

Join WSPN's Ben Jackson and Bowen Morrison as they review Lil Baby's most recent album "WHAM."

“WHAM:” A bold statement from Lil Baby

Benjamin Jackson and Bowen Morrison January 22, 2025

Lil Baby has quickly become one of the defining voices of modern rap, with his smooth, confident delivery and introspective, yet streetwise lyrics. His latest album, “WHAM,” cements his place as a...

Weekly Breakdown Episode 106: Martin Luther King day and midterm exams

Carolina Sdoia, Jillian Mele, and Melina Barris January 21, 2025

In this weekly podcast, WSPN reporters will break down each week’s Wayland news in a timely manner to keep you in the know. This week, editors Carolina Sdoia and Melina Barris and Staff Reporter Jillian...

WSPN's Editorial Board shares their thoughts on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement stating that Meta will no longer employ the services of fact-checkers.

Editorial: Truth hurts, and that’s a fact

Editorial Board January 21, 2025

“We work with independent fact-checkers to stop hoaxes that are going viral from spreading.” That’s what Mark Zuckerberg told Georgetown University students in a speech in October of 2019. Now,...

ICYMI: Jan. 13 - The TikTok ban, snowfall predictions and holiday gift drives

ICYMI: Jan. 13 – The TikTok ban, snowfall predictions and holiday gift drives

Marissa Mendoza, News Editor January 21, 2025

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. News: WSPN’s Olivia Green and Staff...

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