![Wayland Middle School science teacher Richard Battaglia is excited to run the 2021, Oct. 11, Boston Marathon since it has not been held in-person since 2019. Everybody [in the Boston Athletic Association Running Club] is psyched to run the marathon, Battaglia said. A lot of us really enjoy Boston and to miss it for 2020 and the spring was really hard.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-11-at-9.25.55-AM.png)
![The Class of 2022 celebrates their semi-formal, held at the Weston Golf Club. The Class of 2022 semi-formal was the last school dance hosted for Wayland students since the pandemic hit. The current junior class was not able to have a semi-formal last year and is in the process of planning its dance for this year despite a series of setbacks. “If we do have it at the high school, it’s not your ‘typical’ semi-formal,” Junior Class Vice President Samantha Tyska said. “I hope that our grade reacts to that and doesn’t get angry, [but are] more so appreciative of the idea that we’re able to hold an event for our class.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-9.40.55-AM-900x603.png)
![The Youth 4 Period Equity Organization will hold a rally outside the Massachusetts State House Thursday, Sept. 23 from 4-6 p.m. to raise awareness for the I Am bill. “[The ‘I AM Bill’] is an expansive measure that would ensure free menstrual care to public schools, shelters, prisons and jails across Massachusetts,” Youth 4 Period Equity Co-Founder Hannah Swichtenberg said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-06-at-3.20.01-PM-900x600.jpeg)
![Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5803-L.jpg)
2021-2022 Girls Cross Country
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | W/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 14 | Bedford | Wayland | 22-39 | L | ||
| Bedford | Wayland | |||||
| Tue, Sep 21 | Weston | Weston | 45-18 | W | ||
| Weston | Weston | |||||
| Mon, Sep 27 | Westford Academy | Westford Academy | 37-20 | W | ||
| Westford Academy | Westford Academy | |||||
| Wed, Sep 29 | Lincoln-Sudbury | Lincoln-Sudbury | 15-49 | L | ||
| Lincoln-Sudbury | Lincoln-Sudbury | |||||
| Wed, Oct 06 | Waltham | Wayland | 43-18 | W | ||
| Waltham | Wayland | |||||
| Wed, Oct 13 | Boston Latin | Boston Latin | 35-20 | W | ||
| Boston Latin | Boston Latin |