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Pictured above are dancers performing traditional Chinese dance.

WHS to hold Lunar New Year celebration

Lindsay Adelman and Gage Fuller January 29, 2016

On Sunday, Jan. 30 from 2 pm to 5 pm, WHS will host many Lunar New Year activities, including arts and crafts, tea ceremonies and a Chinese folk performance preceding the actual Lunar New Year on Feb....

Pictured above is a basketball hoop in Wayland High Schools field house. This season, the girls basketball team welcomed Heather Hughes as a new assistant coach. “It should be a great season, and I am excited to be a part of the WHS coaching staff, school and community,” Hughes said.

Heather Hughes introduced as new assistant girls’ varsity basketball coach

Liam McNeish, Lindsay Adelman January 28, 2016
Heather Hughes is the new assistant girls' varsity basketball coach this season.
Above is junior Lily Toto (third from left) in front of the Morogoro Regional Hospital in Tanzania. Toto spent three weeks in Africa as part of a medical program, and she is now raising money to buy equipment for the hospital.  I’d say [the program] made me so much more aware of how so many people in the world live, Toto said.

Junior Lily Toto starts fundraiser to support hospital in Tanzania

Elena Erdekian January 27, 2016
Junior Lily Toto created a fundraiser to support the Morogoro Regional Hospital in Tanzania.
Above is senior Tori Varnau with her teammates on the girls varsity volleyball team. Along with being the co-captain of the girls varsity volleyball team, Varnau is also the co-captain of the Model United Nations club (Model UN), a captain on the Wayland ski team and the co-founder and co-president of the People Assisting Wilds and Strays club (PAWS). “I like to think of myself as someone who the group members or team members can ask questions [to] and someone that can help them, Varnau said.

Tori Varnau: I try and be their friend, and I think that really makes the difference

Angela Park January 25, 2016

As co-captain of the Model United Nations club (Model UN), a captain on the Wayland ski team, co-captain of the Wayland girls’ varsity volleyball team and co-founder and co-president of the People Assisting...

Girls basketball beats Boston Latin (51 photos)

Girls’ basketball beats Boston Latin (51 photos)

Isabel Gitten January 25, 2016
The WHS girls basketball team defeated Boston Latin 51-32.
AFC & NFC championship game predictions

AFC & NFC championship game predictions

Liam McNeish January 23, 2016

The AFC and NFC championship games will feature four teams battling it out for a spot in Super Bowl 50. Tensions are sure to be high. Here are this week's matchups and predictions: Patriots vs. Broncos Last...

Indoor track competes against Bedford (28 photos)

Indoor track competes against Bedford (28 photos)

Nathan Zhao and Gage Fuller January 22, 2016
The indoor track team competed against Bedford last Wednesday.
WSPNs Jackie Stoller and Jay Abdella offer their best tips and tricks on how to ace your midterm exams this week.

Opinion: Midterms do not test students’ knowledge

Olivia Waldron and Abby Stoller January 22, 2016
"The stress of midterms leads to bad grades on midterms, which leads to even more stress."
Freshman midterm survival guide

Freshman midterm survival guide

Elena Erdekian and Lina Baranovsky January 21, 2016
WSPN's Elena Erdekian and Lina Baranovsky give advice to freshmen on how to successfully study for midyear exams.
Above is Lindsay Gardel (bottom right) with a few children she used to work with. Gardel, an alumna of WHS, discusses her work in the Peace Corps in Benin, Africa. “You learn a lot about different cultures and the way that people live when they have a different socio-economic status,” Gardel said.

WHS alumna Lindsay Gardel discusses her work in the Peace Corps

Lina Baranovsky January 21, 2016

Lindsay Gardel, class of 2006, returned to WHS to give a presentation about her work in the Peace Corps in Benin, a West African country. Gardel was asked by her former French teacher, Sara Langelier,...

WHS cross-country ski team competes (21 photos)

WHS cross-country ski team competes (21 photos)

Abby McCarthy and Lindsay Adelman January 21, 2016
The WHS nordic ski team participated in a multi-team meet on Jan. 19.
Above is sophomore Hannah Roberge skiing in a race. Roberge is a key skier on the WHS Alpine Ski team. This sport has given me much needed confidence, Roberge said.

Athlete of the Week: Hannah Roberge

Isabel Gitten January 20, 2016
This week's athlete of the week is sophomore Hannah Roberge. Roberge is a key skier on the WHS Alpine Ski team.
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