Garrett Spooner, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Garrett Spooner, Class of 2022, is a third year reporter and co-editor-in-chief of WSPN. He plays for the high school’s soccer and basketball teams. Outside of school and sports, Garrett enjoys reading, spending time with his friends, and watching all types of sports.
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![Last Wednesday, the Wayland School Committee gathered to discuss a number of topics regarding the health curriculum and Innovation Career Pathway course. Another large topic of conversation was the ways to potentially mitigate distracting cell phone usage. "These [phones] are going to distract your learning and social relationships," Superintendent David Fleishman said. "That's concrete right there."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-04-at-9.49.31 PM-1200x886.png)
![Troy Hoyt finishes the Boston Marathon, running for the Hoyt Foundation. T. Hoyt is the son of Hoyt Foundation CEO Russ Hoyt.
“[Running a marathon] might seem like a big thing, when it’s presented to you at first, but if you break it up and just keep telling yourself, “Yes, you can,” you can start chipping away at it. And before you know it, you’ll be running the whole 26 miles, and you won’t even think twice about it.” T. Hoyt said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/C36E8761-1CBB-452E-9DF2-543EF7B1095E_1_105_c.jpeg)
![Sophomore Sam Brande's stick reads "TB4L" and "TB5," or "Teddy Balkin for Life" and "Teddy Balkin 5." Teddy Balkin tragically passed away playing hockey on Thursday, Jan. 6. Brande is also honoring Balkin off the ice with a petition for USA Hockey to mandate neck guards. "I wrote his initials and number on my stick," Brande said. "[Balkin] was super selfless, he would rather see you succeed than succeed himself."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/axsiZ6USrpC6N2EPZ8KjrhCMkASG4br6l7fVFxLz-900x600.jpeg)
![Wayland swimmers line up for a race against Weston on Saturday, Dec. 9. This year, all Wayland swim and dive meets will be held virtually, with both teams competing in separate locations. "Meets are also completely virtual now, so each team stays at their home pool," senior girls swim and dive captain Hilla Almog said. "Obviously, the competitiveness is higher when there [are] kids cheering, but we have to keep a high spirit."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/rxHvuJ6tslrINfZiJ8kUOAJhIQL9How6Zps5ZmSL.png)
![A math classroom appears full with desks spaced six feet apart. "Ultimately, when I talk about what is difficult it is just everything being new, and different," math department head Barbara Coughlin said. "Trying to coordinate all of that at once [is challenging]."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/k60PQpq1HjxHmPkka95UEPGcERwHNTHWJZpJcuKi.png)
![The Wayland boys varsity soccer team poses after the first game of their season. This fall, the team will not be playing in a state tournament as it was cancelled due to COVID-19. "Of course, it is strange not having a state tournament [my] senior year," senior boys varsity soccer captain Nick Urato said. "We just have to adapt our thinking and focus on one game at a time."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/qVCNks8uCgdCEZwCKYmLAOHBiXM4hAfVnUVwaatZ-900x600.jpeg)
![Two AP books and pencils lie on a student's bed. This year's AP tests are being moved to online and shortened to 45 minutes due to Coronavirus. "They should definitely keep the AP tests as many students take AP [exams] not only for the GPA boost but the college credit as well," junior Allen Zou said. "They also couldn’t administer tests in-person due to the current situation."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-03-at-3.23.39-PM.png)
![The members of the FBLA club pose for a picture prior to a meeting. "In the past, [the club] has been focused on economics," junior Sashwat Das said. "But this year we have decided to focus it on entrepreneurship and business and how to go from an idea to a small business and continue to expand that business."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-17-at-4.33.11-PM.png)
