Since his parents first strapped on his skates at his grandparents’ lake house in Milford, MA, Sean Farrell has been on a quest to become an Olympian. Growing up in Hopkinton, MA and attending high school...
Another year has passed, marking the second year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and Wayland Public Schools are beginning to return to normal. The mask mandate was lifted on March 7 for students and...
An impressive 32 Wayland High School musicians were selected to represent the school in the 2021-2022 Senior Districts festival, with some students getting accepted into All-States and even All-Nationals....
March 1 marked the beginning of the month highlighting the accomplishments of women in improving the world as we know it today. Thirty one days of impactful stories from strong women across the globe who...
First Parish in Wayland will open its doors to Wayland and neighboring communities including Westford, Cambridge, Needham, Brookline, Sudbury, Weston and Holden on Tuesday, March 29 to hold a Diversity...
Women's History Month this March gives us the chance to appreciate the women in our lives. Students and staff expressed their thanks towards the women who have shaped them best and taught them what it...
wspn · Weekly Breakdown Episode 49: Course Selection and Annual Jimmy Fund Walk
In this weekly podcast, WSPN reporters Lucy Grasso, Morgen Warner and Carolina Sdoia break down each week’s Wayland...
In the weekly series, “In Case You Missed It,” News Editor Tess Alongi summarizes stories from the past week with links to the corresponding WSPN article.
News:
Co-Editor-in-Chief Taylor McGuire...
After several Wayland High School students expressed interest in creating a group focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, Innovation teacher Hayes Hart-Thompson, librarian Kassie Wright and chemistry...
Having to deal with COVID-19 and the obstacles that come with it, many members of the Wayland High School swim team have learned to overcome these setbacks and continued to find success this season. For...
The 'Wall of Rejection' is a tradition at Wayland High School that has occurred for many years. To participate, seniors post their college rejection letters in front of the media center as a way to normalize...
The Computer Science Club (CS Club) is currently holding a schoolwide hackathon for any Wayland High School student interested in coding. The hackathon started on March 11 and will run until May 11.
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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)
![On March 7, Loker Elementary School, along with the rest of WPS, went mask-optional. For kindergarten and first-graders, this marks for some the first time they've experienced school maskless. “[Not wearing masks is] easier because you can hear people better, and it only felt strange for a little while,” first grade Loker student Carter D’Amico said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-25-at-10.48.42-AM-900x672.png)
![Students that qualified for Senior Districts react to the cancellation of the Senior Districts festival. “In terms of overall musicianship, especially in light of the pandemic, [the musicians at WHS] are just exceptional,” orchestra director Susan Memoli said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/xAJNdHTHDTnrmqRxIWOzXj1KiKdgEZtuh21VflNl-900x600.png)
![The Wayland Leadership Coalition begins to meet and have conversations surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion. “The direct goal [of the coalition] is to support and train the type of leaders students see themselves as,” Innovation teacher Hayes Hart-Thompson said. “The bigger goal is to have a group of Wayland community leaders who are able to engage in conversations with staff, other students and admin about areas that they want to see impacted with change.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-23-at-9.20.09-AM.png)
