Elyssa Grillo, Class of 2025, is a first year reporter for WSPN. Elyssa plays for the Wayland high school field hockey team and is a member of Window Dance Ensemble. Outside of school, she enjoys ballet, spending time with friends and family, reading and shopping.
![WSPN’s Annika Martins and Maddie Zajac explore the athletic life of senior Annabelle Zhang through her badminton career. “This [photo] is me and my former partner after we won the 2022 junior nationals mixed doubles category,” Zhang said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_6629-1200x900.jpg)
![Wayland residents build a rainbow dragon craft at the Lunar New Year celebration to welcome the year of the dragon. “Chinese culture is very important and the [WHS Chinese National Honor Society] wanted to share that culture with everyone,” junior and performer Sadie Batista said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/wspn-9.png)
![Seniors Charlie Lieb, Brendan Shen and junior Josh Fiest pose together as the creators of their new tutoring business in Wayland.
“[My goal is] really just to help [students] achieve what they can and want to achieve,” Fiest said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/iLw3PHOawftTeBvME6MlyVEqN9CftErvEIf2eVTO.jpg)
![From left to right freshman Julianna McDonald, junior Sophia Verma, freshman Marissa Mendoza and sophomores Melody and Marissa Wong stand together, each grabbing a piece of dough to mold. After senior Eileen Kaewapresert made the pasta dough, the rest of the students got to create the shapes of their choice. “At first, this was only a small group to bond with two special needs students, Melody and Marissa [Wong], because they already had an interest in cooking,” Kaewprasert said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18CCCDA2-968D-4E23-8DD9-E1C0F29F7BCE_1_201_a-900x600.jpeg)