Jeffery Zhang, Opinion Editor
Jeffery Zhang, Class of 2026, is the opinion editor for WSPN and a third year reporter. Previously, he was the opinion and features copy editor. Outside of school, Jeffery enjoys playing sports and spending time with family and friends.
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![On Tuesday April 1, Boston Globe journalist and Boston University professor David Abel answered questions about his award-winning film “Inundation District.” The film delved into the risks of extreme floods the Seaport region of Boston is facing amidst commercial development. Abel was inspired by his climate studies that revealed grave statistics. “I have covered report after report after report with projections about how our seas are likely to rise over the coming decades,” Abel said. “And it would seem, as I would get each new report, that the worst case projections would only get [more] dire. That left me feeling like this was a really significant story that needs to be told in ways that are hard to just tell in print.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-06-at-9.40.04 PM-e1743990080418-1200x800.png)
![Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has resulted in stigma that has shaped society’s view on addiction. “Everyone’s got to be a little aware about [drug addiction] and look out for one another,” New York citizen Michael Hage said. “[Addiction] doesn’t discriminate.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-14-at-7.46.27 PM-1200x927.png)
![From left to right, junior Ben Pyhtila, sophomores Aadith Charry and Owen Chislett play their cello instruments. Junior Jubin Kim also plays the cello and has been playing the instrument since third grade. "I think that [the cello] is a good balance between a high instrument versus a low instrument, and I just really like the rich sound that it makes," Kim said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_6540-1200x800.jpg)
![Join WSPN’s Jeffery Zhang as he interviews students and educators about the validity of the MCAS test and other standardized tests. “I think [scores on the MCAS] properly represent a student's knowledge, but I think it could have a few more very challenging questions to really push some students who are very diligent biology students,” WHS science teacher Mary York said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-10-at-1.08.11-PM-1200x800.jpeg)
![Wayland High School history teacher Erin Lehmann and business teacher Fred Lehmann have a unique love story filled with ups and downs. “When we first met, we didn't like each other,” E. Lehmann said. “I was already dating someone and my friend knew it, but she thought I could do better. When I met F. Lehmann that first night, I just remember [that] I wasn't looking for anything and we just didn't really hit it off.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1222-1200x800.jpeg)
