Ellie Smith, Staff Reporter
Ellie Smith, Class of 2023, is a second year reporter for WSPN. She plays on Wayland High School’s field hockey, swim, and lacrosse teams. Outside of school, she plays ice hockey and likes spending time with her friends, family, and dog.
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![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
![Sophomore Riley Leichliter, the creator of Study Buddies, works hard to match high school students with elementary school families. Study Buddies is a new program to help elementary school students with remote school. "Study Buddies are high school students that help elementary school students with their school work and other activities, [which can include] art, gym, music classes, read aloud and one-on-one tutoring," Leichliter said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/R1DPUYVWcernDJVA3c9jimtl9nnRWZZdTubkP2os-900x600.jpeg)
![Lincoln Sudbury high school delays in-person learning due to concerns of spreading the the coronavirus, after students throw a party. “Online school is surprisingly clean, running well and on time, which I didn't expect from a [mess] like this,” LS sophomore Jackson Cain said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/6UT0JrYzcpD0pXxg0JkJ3QareWM4yWJUvNqKuZlz-900x675.jpeg)
![Walking dogs has become a popular stay at home activity. "One thing I am able to do now is [go] for a walk every day with my kids and the dog,” WHS english teacher Michelle Goodnow said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WZ18vODvcGzPa9KVrdxYG2RpxR7Ke8lU62jj34gA-900x675.jpeg)
![Rosie, junior Juliette Smith's new puppy, lies in the yard of her new home. Because many families are stuck at home, time allows getting a new pet, which some people couldn't do before the quarantine. “My sister and I really wanted [a dog] and we had time to convince our mom [to get one],” freshman Helen Lin said. “If there wasn’t quarantine we probably would not have [gotten a dog] because we wouldn’t have enough time to train him if we still had school.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/rosie-900x600.jpeg)
![Pictured are bees from junior Jay and his father Bob Provost's hive. "“In terms of us being worried about [the Murder Hornets] infecting our bees today, we are not worried,” Bob Provost said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-16-at-8.09.04-PM.jpeg)
![During the spring and summer, students look forward to going to the beach or pool and hanging out with friends. However, this year, they are unable to. “Kids really want to hang out with [their] friends and be [with them] during the summer and not be with their family every single day," sophomore Phoebe Greenaway said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-15-at-11.07.22-AM.png)
![WHS has been forced to shift to online learning as a result of the coronavirus closure. Phase 1, which will last until April 13, includes "enrichment learning." “[It is] nice to interact with people from the class and teachers that you haven't seen in a while,” senior Hallie Bachman said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-06-at-2.55.26-PM.png)
