Standing at 6 feet and 4 inches tall, senior captain Ido Geffen completes a layup during a Friday night boys varsity basketball game in the field house. Geffen’s athleticism along with his height and...
College sports have so many problems that I can’t cover them all in a 500-word article, so I’ll focus on what I see as the most important problems: eligibility rules and the transfer portal.
Take...
This season, Wayland and Weston high schools joined together to launch their new gymnastics team. Previous to this, there was not competitive gymnastics program affiliated with Wayland High School.
According...
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the varsity wrestling team beat Newton-South to claim the Dual County League (DCL) Championship. Wayland entered the meet as the DCL Large champions, while Newton-South was the DCL...
According to Wayland athletics assistant Erin Ryan, roughly 70% of students participate in at least one season of sports at Wayland High School (WHS). For some student-athletes, being an athlete isn’t...
Wayland High School hosted Newton-South on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for the wrestling team’s senior night. This was Wayland’s first Wednesday home meet since winning the Dual County League Championships...
With the smell of chlorine, bright lights and the sound of water splashing, the swimming pool slowly became senior Brady Foley’s second home. Before B. Foley even started school, he was introduced to...
On Jan. 5, the New England Patriots fired their head coach, Jerod Mayo, just a few hours after their Week 18 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
Many Patriots fans were eager to replace Mayo after the team...
Starting in the 2024-2025 season, WHS has brought on Stephen Marks as the new girls varsity basketball coach. As a lifelong basketball player and coach for a multitude of different teams, Marks said he...
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, the boys varsity basketball team will travel to Weston to face the Wildcats for the second time this season. Wayland enters this game with a 2-3 season record, while Weston has a...
2024 was an eventful year in Boston sports. From the Celtics winning the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals, to the first year this century without former head coach Bill Belichick coaching the...
The boys varsity basketball team is set to take on their rivals, the Weston Wildcats, Friday, Dec. 20 at the Wayland High School (WHS) field house. The game marks the first home game of the season.
With...
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![Gap years are an uncommon alternative for high school graduates, in which graduates take a year or more off from schooling and pursue something separate from college until they are ready to return to their education or something else. Wayland High School psychology teacher David Schmirer believes that college is a good route for many high school graduates, however, he also says that its best to keep an open mind when thinking about gap years. “I think the vast majority of our students are going to be fine with [going to college] and [are] ready to go, but for those students who are having [gap years] be a more visible choice I think [it] is a good thing both for physical and mental health,” Schmirer said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/xZ9lq7i7NbhVXpa2kT21s3Wz8PHl5Df0bATRSq6x-1200x800.png)
![In previous years, New England ski mountains have left eager skiers unsatisfied because of the sub-par and icy conditions on the slopes. Despite this situation, veteran skiers, and WHS sophomores Tobias Kyleber, Mathew Moscoffian and Colin Moleux provide some insight on why some mountains have a higher level quality than others, in their eyes. “[Two of my favorite mountains in New England] are Mount Stow and Mount Cannon,” Moscoffian said. “These mountains are better because they have the best quality of snow and have the most trails open, usually.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-6-1200x800.png)
![On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Wayland Cares director J Verhoosky led a presentation on the importance of choosing to be vulnerable in conversations. Through various activities and experiments, the audience was instructed to confront how they approach risk taking and their comfort zones. “[My biggest takeaway was] make yourself available for other people and share things you might not share with other people to make them feel like they're in a safe environment,” junior Addison Voight said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JLb1q3m4ZHvNAKYzv7c60kyyrrafzS8pJlYoJcoj.png)
