Katherine Kim, Features Editor
Katherine Kim, Class of 2022, is a features editor and second year reporter for WSPN. She plays for the high school’s volleyball team. Outside of school, she enjoys shopping, traveling, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.
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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)
![With the high school's academic curriculum rigors, many students feel overwhelmed and have faced mental health issues in their school career. "It's okay not to be okay, and to be overwhelmed," assistant principal Laura Cole said. "It's up to adults to stop telling kids [that] this is what you need to do to be successful. We need to allow kids to figure out what success is on their path and support that."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5qN9ZTAZdhfe9yMy5L2dyrD1r9a7ZSHiyLkHT6rR.png)
![The 2020-2021 school year is coming to an end in just a few months, and students are planning their schedules for the fall. Excitement over course selections also comes with worry about choosing the appropriate classes. "[I was stressed] because I didn't want to choose the wrong ones [and] be stressed out next year or pick [a class] I didn't like," sophomore Jane Gargano said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/6tuteOueW8wWZCzLFcaixO9xuaDsDBTJ4giFPtNA.jpeg)
![The student scheduling process is a months-long battle for the administration every year. This year, the puzzle-like process became tougher to solve due to factors brought by COVID-19. “[The scheduling process] this year was completely different due to a global pandemic, there were a ton of unforeseen issues," assistant principal Laura Cole said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/zOX7qCBGZkMuwcmX0u2AiQGqeSTbKIn2nF8fW8bl-900x675.jpeg)
![Before the pandemic, visiting public spaces was a daily custom to most people. Nowadays, entry for any public place requires masks and social distancing, which has impacted people's views of going out in public. "[The pandemic] definitely made me more wary of going out regularly and being around people, especially with all the uncertainty around how exactly the virus can spread," junior Minnah Gayed said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4X7ETb5LthmGV0nRzkzce68YVYuOTzGxetHvJCWE.jpeg)
![Pictured above is of one of the COVID-19 screening clinics in Pohang, South Korea. “The government has served as a leader and has played a key role in ensuring that medical experts are well deployed in cities that [need] support during this time,” Dr. Katrina Park said. “My country is in danger, and there is a place that needs my ability as a doctor, so I volunteered without thinking because it was something I could do.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-15-at-1.41.12-PM.png)
![Pictured above is junior Sashwat Das's troop during the Scout summer camp at Camp Yawgoog, RI, in 2018. “I think [the scouts] definitely shaped me into the person I am today,” Das said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-26-at-2.36.45-PM.png)
![Due to the rapidly evolving situation regarding COVID-19, the administrators of the SATs and ACTs have canceled their spring exams. “It feels to me like a lot of [my] time [spent on studying] is wasted because now I cannot take the test for a while," junior Dylan Bonanno said. "I felt prepared when I was supposed to take it."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-11.17.45-AM-900x599.png)
![SADD and the Climate Committee will host a school-wide dance on Valentines Day, running from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Commons. "[The dance is] something fun for everyone to do and just a way for the grades to connect," senior Climate Committee co-president Emma Sheehan said. The tickets will be sold during lunches on the week of the dance and at the door for $5.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-10-at-8.53.19-PM.png)
![The Panera in the Wayland Town Center closed on December 17. Many WHS students feel affected by this change. “I go [to Panera] maybe once a week, [because] normally, it’s a good spot to do homework,” sophomore Sean Goodfellow said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-19-at-9.44.36-AM.png)
![The differences in room temperature throughout WHS have been bothersome among a lot of students and faculty members, sometimes even affecting the students’ work and focus during class. “[The extreme room temperature] can mess with the students’ focus. When it is too hot, they have a hard time staying awake and it’s definitely difficult for them to focus,” history teacher Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-08-at-4.51.54-PM.png)
