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"My favorite part of being an Innovation teacher is getting to explore ideas with my students", Patrie said. When my students have an Idea they should take things further, and better realize things".

Nicholas Patrie: A new way to innovate

Ravi Kapadia, Staff Reporter January 17, 2025

Students at Wayland High School (WHS) have a unique variety of additional electives they can add to their schedule, one of which is the class “Intro to Innovation Pathway.” Innovation is a class where...

This holiday season, Wayland has hosted many different drives around the community such as the Senior Connect Toy Drive, Project 351 Food Drive and multiple different drives at Loker Elementary School.

Wayland drives through the holidays

Mackenzie Young January 16, 2025

Every holiday season, Wayland hosts a variety of drives around the community to help those in need. This year, multiple drives took place all around town at multiple different schools. These drives were...

Unlike any vampire film before it, Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” haunts the audience along with the characters through dark tension and sickening torture.

Nosferatu: An eerie, barbaric twist on Dracula

Elyssa Grillo and Bowen Morrison January 16, 2025

“Nosferatu,” released on Dec. 25, 2024, shocked audiences throughout the world. This film is an adaptation of the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” which was produced by F. W....

WHS junior Ella Neuman prepares for a fencing match at a tournament. “In a tournament, there's pools first, which is about five to six other people and you fence all of them to five touches,” Neuman said.

En garde: Ella Neuman’s fencing journey

Chloe Zilembo January 10, 2025

Family vacations aren’t typically where athletes find their sport, but for junior Ella Neuman, that’s where it all began. While on vacation, she was introduced to the sport of fencing by her family...

The Wayland Boys Basketball team heads to Weston on Wednesday night to face the 4-1 Wildcats. Wayland lost the previous meeting with Weston 62-59 and enter this game with a 2-3 record.

Game preview: Boys basketball takes on Weston for the second time this season

Joseph Fay, Staff Reporter January 8, 2025

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...

Senior Luke Chisum rounds a corner during his race. Chisum has been on the cross country team since his freshman year and is now committed to Elon University.

Crossing the finish line: Luke Chisum commits to Elon University

Mischa Lee January 7, 2025

Wind blowing, heart racing and feet pounding on the ground, senior Luke Chisum rounds a corner to see the finish line. Chisum started cross country in sixth grade and has run his way up to being a National...

The new year is a time to make resolutions, plan for the year ahead,and even wish for things to come true. In this article, staff reporter Joey Fay highlights five things that Boston sports fans should wish for this coming year.

Boston sports fan new years wish list

Joseph Fay, Staff Reporter January 7, 2025

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...

Singing to a sold out stadium of 70,000, pop-singer Taylor Swift performs during her “Eras Tour” on April 1, 2023 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Is It Over Now? Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end

Annabelle Hage, Sadie Alongi, and Emily Wyner January 6, 2025

After over a year and a half, 149 shows and five continents, world-renowned pop singer Taylor Swift performed her final show of the Eras Tour in Vancouver, Canada, on Dec. 8, 2024. In March of 2023, Swift...

Crossword: Winter

Crossword: Winter

Ben Jackson January 2, 2025

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WHS student-run nonprofit organization, Hoops For a Home Court, is dedicated towards raising money for a public sports community center in Wayland. After raising over $20,000, co-leader and junior Cole Zachery explained that there was still more to be done. “This is definitely a step in the right direction, but we have a lot more to do before we reach our final goal,” Zachery said.

Hoops For A Home Court: A team creating something they never had

Benjamin Jackson and Jeffery Zhang December 19, 2024

Over the course of two months, a nonprofit organization led by juniors Will Walters, Cole Zachery and Anish Vishwanathan successfully raised over $20,000 towards the long term goal of establishing a community...

With the final curtain call of "Hadestown," the senior class of 2025 reminisces on their years at the theatre. From late night rehearsals to emotional performances, their time at WHSTE was impactful for all of the seniors.

WHSTE seniors take their final bow on the Wayland High School stage

Jessi Dretler, Mischa Lee, and Elyssa Grillo December 18, 2024

Lights dim, curtains open, spotlight brightens the stage: it’s showtime. This year’s Wayland High School fall musical was “Hadestown,” a popular show on Broadway that takes its audience through...

Starbucks holiday menu review

Carolina Sdoia, Jessi Dretler, and Elyssa Grillo December 18, 2024

Join Copy Editor Elyssa Grillo and Reporter Jessi Dretler as they review the Starbucks holiday menu options. Three festive drinks and three holiday treats are featured in this video. It includes the following:...

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