WW ‘20: Brooke Doire presents her grandmother’s Olympic success and perseverance
![Brooke Doire presents to students in the lecture hall about her grandmother’s experience in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Doire’s grandmother, Betty Robinson, ran and won medals in the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 and the Berlin Olympics in 1936. “[The message of this presentation is] to be resilient and to take things that look like impossibilities and turn them into possibilities by reaching out to those people that you trust and making a plan to get there,” Doire said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-30-at-9.51.30-AM-475x357.png)
Hailey Robinson and Sidney O’Rourke
February 2, 2020
As a part of the ongoing Winter Week pattern of women’s empowerment, speaker Brooke Doire came to speak about her grandmother’s experience in the Berlin Olympic Games of 1936. Doire’s grandmother, Betty Robinson, an Olympic runner, defied gender stereotypes and prejudice in a politically tense...
WW ’19: Realizing who you are takes time: alliance hosts panel for sophomores
Madeline Maurer and Max Brande
March 5, 2019
Students all around Wayland High School are members of the LGBTQ+ community, but not everyone knows who they are. Three resident members of the LGBTQ+ community held a panel in the lecture hall on the morning of Friday, Feb. 1 to begin the final day of Winter Week. This panel was designed to offer a...
WW ‘19: Meditech exec and Wayland parent programs the future of healthcare
Kevin Wang and Alyssa Dickstein
February 7, 2019
Wayland parent Scott Rader gave a presentation based on healthcare technology during second block on Thursday, Jan. 31. Technological breakthroughs occur every day in the world of medicine, and early Thursday morning, Rader came to the WHS Lecture Hall to discuss the development and implications of such...
WW ’19: K-Pop club performs in annual winter show (video)
Nathan Zhao, Nicole Erdekian, and Julia Callini
February 6, 2019
The K-Pop club performed on Thursday, Jan. 31 to celebrate Winter Week. The group was lead by senior Clarissa Briasco-Stewart and also included senior Abby Calverley, junior Lilly Brooks and sophomore Trevon Phillips.
WW ’19: “The Fourth Wall” combines athleticism and musicianship in dynamic performance
![The Fourth Wall Ensemble plays boomwhackers during a performance of their 'Fruit Flies like a Banana' program. The ensemble performed this hybrid show to WHS students on Thursday. “[The] show is all about the nostalgia of childhood, something you don’t have yet,](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Fourth-Wall-475x268.jpg)
February 6, 2019
A combined music and theater group named The Fourth Wall performed two concerts at WHS on Thursday, Jan. 31. The group was brought to WHS as a Winter Week program by Wayland Concert Series leader Charlie Anderson, who mingled with the ensemble at both concert events and on Facebook. The Fourth Wall...
WW ’19: Students show off in the annual Talent Show (video)
Remmi Shaw, Julia Callini, Cammy Lehr, and Meredith Prince
February 6, 2019
Editor's Note: A previous version of this video did not credit senior Kacie Li in the last clip. We apologize for this mishap on our part, and the current video now includes the correct crediting. Students and faculty performed in the Winter Week 2019 talent show on Friday, Feb. 1. The performances included...
WW ’19: WHSTE presents “Out Loud,” a One-Act show (9 photos)
February 4, 2019
Members of the Wayland High School Theatre Ensemble performed Out Loud, a student-written production that documents the experiences of students during an ALICE drill. Watching the performance on Monday of winter week, students were able to receive a short preview of the dramatic work that WHSTE produces...
WW ’19: Rev. Mariama White-Hammond encourages activism in student body
February 2, 2019
Winter Week speaker and activist Rev. Mariama White-Hammond gave a speech to WHS students about a new view of environmental and social justice. In her presentation, White-Hammond stressed the environmental differences for different neighborhoods based on race and income. White-Hammond speaks at a variety...
WW ’19: Skelley’s Belly trumps Trivia Night (10 photos)
February 1, 2019
Hosted by Student Council and emceed by adviser Eric Wolven, students participated in a trivia night. Students formed teams of four and five to try to win a $10 Dunkin' gift card. Click the logo for full coverage of Winter Week 2019...
WW ’19: Appreciating the Art of Cinema
Caterina Tomassini and Joanna Barrow
February 1, 2019
People can feel pressured to keep up with the latest cell phones, apps, songs and movies, but very few have the luxury of allowing themselves to take a step back to remember the past. Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film Beauty and the Beast is a black and white film which led to the making of the now popular ...
WW’19: Hypnotist Peter Gross returns to WHS (video)
January 31, 2019
Hypnotist Peter Gross visited WHS on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Gross in an annual performer at WHS and a fan favorite during winter week. Click the logo for full coverage of Winter Week 2019...
WW ’19: Stress relief in the Media Center
Christos Belibisakis and Josh Schreiber
January 31, 2019
Students took part in library stress relief arts and crafts activities on Monday, Jan. 28 in the Library Media Center. This is the first year that arts and crafts have taken place in the media center during winter week. The activities were organized by librarians Jennifer Guardino, Joanne Schmidt...
