Nadya Chase, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Nadya Chase, Class of 2024, is a third year reporter and a co-editor-in-chief for WSPN. Inside of school, she is the secretary of National Honor Society. Outside of school, she enjoys karate, reading, walking her dogs 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)
![On Friday, Nov. 17, Wayland community members came together to rally against the recent antisemitism in town. The attendees gathered outside of Wayland Middle School, and remained there until around 8:35 a.m.. “We [are here because] we want to stand up with our Jewish neighbors who are feeling threatened,” Wayland resident Mary Ann Borkowsai said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1308-1200x900.jpg)
![Wayland High School implements the use of keycards to remotely control access to WHS's doors. “[The keycards] will give everyone a little bit more of a sense of safety and security,” WHS librarian Jennifer McGillis said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-8-1200x800.png)
![WHS senior Marion Hess holds up her "hate isn't cool at our school" sign. Hess's mother was one of the Wayland community members who organized the rally. “I think it’s important that everyone came [to the rally] because it shows that we’re unified and we won’t stand for something like this,” senior Marion Hess said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG-2442-X2-900x675.jpg)
