Alex Janoff, Business Manager
Alex Janoff, class of 2019, is WSPN’s business manager. He is a first-year reporter. Outside of school, Alex is a coxswain for Wayland-Weston crew and a captain of the Wayland Ski Team. In his free time, Alex can be found playing the piano or completing college applications.
Contact: Alex_Janoff@student.wayland.k12.ma.us
![On Wednesday, March 19, teachers from all Wayland Public schools gathered to demonstrate against the recent actions of the Trump administration, which is seeking to shut down the Department of Education.
"I want [students] to know that we're gonna fight for them and for their resources," English teacher Kelsey Pitcairn said. "This is not just about our job as educators. It's about our mission and values as educators."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1AB794D9-AC45-4B52-8D19-4FFFB3AF440C_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Cape Cod is a popular tourist destination for Massachusetts residents and enjoy the scenery that the coastal area has to offer. Unfortunately, Cape Cod is being faced with consequences of climate change such as rising sea levels, erosion and a loss of biodiversity. “[My family and I] have been going there since 1984, so we really watched the Cape shrink every year,” lifelong Cape Cod visitor Mary Hicks said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot-2025-03-13-at-1.35.03 PM.png)
![After the Raider's first goal of the game, scored by senior captain Luke Galizio, the players pile onto the glass by the student section to celebrate, igniting the crowd into a roar. "The atmosphere was incredible, having two towns that both come to support us is amazing," Galizio said. "When [the crowd] started chanting 'Raider nation' it made [the game] feel like it wasn't just one team against another, we had a whole building of fans supporting us."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06FBB04E-4C03-408A-B554-FE6C06CE8C08_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Pictured above is a squadron of US Air Force Thunderbirds. Instead of attending a typical four-year university, some WHS seniors plan to enlist or attend a military academy next year. “I want to serve my country,” Senior Mikel Reese said. “Both [of] my grandparents were in the Navy. I have that sort of pride of wanting to do something and make a change in the world.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/33879221431_6d41f14ae0_o-M.jpg)
![A graphing calculator and scantron sheets. Many teachers find cheating at WHS to be a prevalent and important but not an extremely widespread issue. “I think that [in] high schools in general, teenagers cheat,” WHS science Department Head Kenneth Rideout said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cheating.jpg)
![A board that represents black history in the WHS history wing. The collage depicts what life was like for an African American during the black power movement. This year, the WHS POWER club is working with the administration and Student Council to bring Black History Month to the forefront of students' awareness. “In previous years, we haven’t done anything,” POWER Club president, junior Shawn Bernier, said. “That’s why I felt that this year there definitely needed to be some type of change or implementation [of something new].”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/black-history-month-900x600.jpg)
![2018 graduate Peter Wolff shares a meal with Thai students. While staying in Thailand, Wolff was able to focus on his studies of Muay Thai. “I was staying in the middle of nowhere,” Wolff said. “There were rice fields all around, and the fun thing to do was to go to 7/11 and get a snack. It [was] good because there [were] not many distractions.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Image-1-1-M.jpg)
![Kooshan visited Ireland this past Fall with a group of friends over just three days. "I think [the Cliffs of Moher] was my favorite part because it was so beautiful,” Molly Kooshan said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_0439-2-M.jpg)
