Katya Luzarraga, Staff Managing Editor
Katya Luzarraga, Class of 2024, is a third year reporter and staff managing editor for WSPN. She plays for the girls varsity tennis team and is a member of Student Advocacy Committee club. She is also a peer mentor at WHS and head of WSPN club. Outside of school, she loves to take walks with her dog, discover new books and spend time with friends.
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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)
![METCO parents hold signs with the uniform message "say no to racism" written on them. The racist incident regarding Dr. Omar Easy sparked conversations within the METCO community, and parents organized a meeting on the night of Dec. 21 to discuss the incident. "[METCO] parents had a meeting yesterday, and 40 parents attended and talked about what had happened," Dorchester resident and METCO parent Toni Lopes said. "That's why so many METCO parents came out today to protest."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG-8257-X2-900x675.jpg)
![Seniors Jake Zocco (left) and Ethan Brandaleone (right) show off their "Top Gun" costumes. The duo emulated the pilot pair, Goose and Maverick, from the original movie."This costume was a no brainer for us since we [both] really liked 'Top Gun'," Zocco said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1477E388-6DDB-4A84-A571-7FC74B58B00C-900x675.jpeg)
