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.
![On Thursday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving morning, the Wayland High School Warriors (7-3) will take on Weston High School’s Wildcats (3-6) at 10 a.m. on Wayland High School’s turf.
“Coach has been motivating us about this big rivalry game and we really want to show all the work we have been putting in during this [game],” sophomore cornerback Braylen Jenkins said. “Our whole team has been putting in a lot of work and we hope it translates to this big rivalry game so we can get a win for the seniors and our town.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Add-a-heading-3-1200x800.png)
![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)
![Wayland resident Neha Gandhi has been blogging and posting on her platform Love Playing Dressup for over a decade. The positive impact that social media has [is that] you could share the truth about about life and truly make somebody feel less alone, Gandhi said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1csErdYbymww3lbWF3n0WPDXFnCBX1d3epDOZRYS-1200x900.png)
![Junior Pari Sontha sang at the Sydney Opera House this past summer, an opportunity afforded to her through the Honors Performance Series.
“I think [Sydney] was absolutely amazing because that was my first time going somewhere without my parents and living off of what I had financially,” Sontha said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ICs4giFGDIKrsELyosd03w5siPwxZ5GAQKBipS6D-1200x900.jpg)
![Earlier this month, WHS students auditioned for the highly selective Eastern Senior Districts ensembles. These ensembles allow high school students to improve their own musical ability and to play with other accomplished musicians as well. I really like watching the district rehearsals, WHS band director Joe Oneschuk said. You get to see the whole creative process happen. The [auditions include] strangers coming together who have never played with each other before, [and it] goes from a kind of rough first take to a really beautiful finished product.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/H6MHFZCky83Q3K4Rn46b08j223aRJK7VgA8CxMm9-1200x800.jpg)
![Sophomore Sam Brandes 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 students bed. This years 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)
