Ainsley Jay, Staff Reporter
Ainsley Jay, Class of 2027, is a first year reporter for WSPN. She runs for the school’s cross country team. Outside of school she enjoys reading, watching TV, listening to music and spending time with friends and family.
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![The Wayland residents who volunteer to coach baseball try to make the environment fun and uplifting for players. “[I try] to build the kids up,” Co-Commissioner and coach for a Minors team Alex Ahmed said. “If someone strikes out, you encourage them, [and] say that [they] get another chance, [or they] could try again next time.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/unnamed-1200x801.png)
![Currently only 17 states in the U.S. have a New Voices Law enacted.
“[Standing up to censorship] requires some bravery,” Jonathan Falk, a staff attorney at the Student Press Law Center said. “You're basically a student telling an adult to their face ‘thanks but no, thanks. I want to appeal this further.’ And so that's one way of [combating censorship]."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-1.png)
![In the college admissions process, students have to ask teachers to write college recommendation letters. “[The teacher recommendation] is intended to fill in those gaps between what the grades and the scores look like, and show what the person looks like in the classroom," English teacher Kelsey Pitcairn said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Add-a-heading.png)
![On Saturday, March 2, the Wayland Dads organization hosted one of their seasonal Saturday Morning Dad & Kid Drop-Ins in Loker Elementary School’s gymnasium. "[Wayland drop-ins are] mostly for the kids and gives them an opportunity to get out of the house into a new area," Wayland dad and volunteer Judd Bornheimer said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/wspn-1-1200x900.png)
![In the 2023-2024 school year, 29 WHS students made senior districts, and 16 received All-State recommendations. "[Getting selected for senior district is] really a benchmark of accomplishment," Director of Fine Arts Susan Memoli said.
"It says a lot for their resume [and] that they have accomplished a really high level of proficiency.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pic-1200x900.jpeg)
![Senior residents of Carriage House observe as the Wayland High School robotics team presents its robot to the group. This past month, WHS' nationally recognized robotics team brought their robot to the assisted living facility to display for the seniors. “We went to Carriage House to show off our robots to the senior citizens because they are always looking for more activities to brighten up their days,” WHS senior captain Charmaine Guo said. “[The seniors] love talking to me about my robotics and so we did [a demonstration] last year where we brought the robot in and we did it again this year.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LSgbW4bomevMbxFWVcIuRPu2js7L5KELP7BYoHRe-1200x800.jpg)