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Wayland Student Press

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Wayland Student Press

Health concerns plague Wayland Town Pool

Health concerns plague Wayland Town Pool

Brianna Fay December 3, 2009
Health inspectors closed the Town Pool temporarily yesterday, after only two days of the winter swim season. The pool's high concentration of chlorine is said to be the cause of the breathing issues swimmers have been suffering...
Cross-country captain Brett Baker at a recent meet. (Credit: Contributor)

Baker triumphs at XC All-States

Erica Van Sciver December 2, 2009
Wayland cross-country runner Brett Baker brought the orange and black to the MIAA Division II State meet last Saturday, placing 49th out of 147 competitors in the boys' 5k race.
Freshman are becoming quite comfortable as the incoming class of Warriors. (Credit: Melanie Barber/WSPN)

Freshmen find new experiences in high school sports

Melanie Barber December 1, 2009
Winter sports are gearing up, and there are plenty of new freshman faces to be found on every team. Whether it's swimming, basketball, or anything in between, this new crop of WHS athletes is already being tested by the jump from middle school to high school sports.
CommonApplication.org serves as an aide (and source of anger) high school students applying to college. (Screenshot: David Ryan/WSPN)

College applications: a formula for stress and competition

Erica Van Sciver November 23, 2009
The phrase “It’ll look good on your college application,” haunts your waking moments. Horror stories emerge of straight-A valedictorians being rejected by their safety schools. Suddenly everyone around you is your competition. The college application process has begun...
Flight of the Lawnchair Man: a review

Flight of the Lawnchair Man: a review

Kruti Vora November 22, 2009
"I have to admit that I was a little skeptical when I walked into the packed Little Theater last Friday night, but after two hours of theater, I knew that this was one of the best shows I’ve seen performed at the high school," writes WSPN's Kruti Vora...
Construction of the New High School begins in the Spring of 2011 on the current parking lots. (Credit: MassGIS. Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOEA).

New high school overwhelmingly approved by town

Basil Halperin November 20, 2009
After first approving the construction of a new high school at the polls on Tuesday, the town overwhelmingly voted to support the project on Wednesday night, at a special Town Meeting which had a particularly low turnout rate of 18%...
Dropping out? Not until 18, says state commission

Dropping out? Not until 18, says state commission

Daniel James November 17, 2009
A special state commission has recommended that Massachusetts raise the legal dropout age for public school students from 18 to 16. According to the most recent state data, 3.4 percent of students drop out in Massachusetts each year.
Town prepares for vote on new high school

Town prepares for vote on new high school

David Ryan November 15, 2009
The votes needed to pass the new high school are only days away, a process Wayland residents are all too familiar with. Find out what makes this year's new high school vote different from the one back in 2005...
A giant panda takes a nap at the National Zoo. (Credit: Matthew Gutschenritter/WSPN)

D.C. direct: pandas, meerkats, and seals, oh my!

Andrew Herstine November 12, 2009
Like every professional athlete, animals have contracts, spend time on the trading block, and eventually end up in free agency. The days when zoos went out on safaris to find their animals are over.
The Warriors went down this past Friday against Concord-Carlisle, but it wasn't from lack of trying. This was a true battle for the warriors. (Credit: Sasha Pansovoy)

Warrior’s playoff hopes crushed by Concord-Carlisle

Oliver Levin November 12, 2009
Last Friday, the Warriors suffered a loss to the DCL-small undefeated Concord Carlisle. In a defensive struggle the Warriors lost 49-31, with four offensive turnovers and over 200 yards given up on the ground. The Warriors defense has been...
Wayland alumni making their mark

Wayland alumni making their mark

Melanie Barber November 12, 2009
Sitting in a desk at Wayland High School might not mean much to you at this moment, but it could lead you to sitting in the oval office helping the president write speeches. Think that's crazy? Look what these graduates have gone on to do.
The H1N1 "swine" flu has students scrambling for hand sanitizer, and ways to stay healthy. (Credit: Kruti Vora)

Dos and Don'ts of the Flu Season

Kruti Vora November 12, 2009
As the flu season rages on around us, WSPN's Kruti Vora has some interesting numbers on absent rates at Wayland High, and poses a worthwhile question: are we doing enough to protect our school, and ourselves?
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