Tess Alongi, Class of 2023, is a second year reporter and news editor of WSPN. She plays for the high school’s soccer and softball teams. Outside of school, she enjoys baking, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
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![Wayland Middle School science teacher Richard Battaglia is excited to run the 2021, Oct. 11, Boston Marathon since it has not been held in-person since 2019. Everybody [in the Boston Athletic Association Running Club] is psyched to run the marathon, Battaglia said. A lot of us really enjoy Boston and to miss it for 2020 and the spring was really hard.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-11-at-9.25.55-AM.png)
![The Class of 2022 celebrates their semi-formal, held at the Weston Golf Club. The Class of 2022 semi-formal was the last school dance hosted for Wayland students since the pandemic hit. The current junior class was not able to have a semi-formal last year and is in the process of planning its dance for this year despite a series of setbacks. “If we do have it at the high school, it’s not your ‘typical’ semi-formal,” Junior Class Vice President Samantha Tyska said. “I hope that our grade reacts to that and doesn’t get angry, [but are] more so appreciative of the idea that we’re able to hold an event for our class.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-9.40.55-AM-900x603.png)
![The Youth 4 Period Equity Organization will hold a rally outside the Massachusetts State House Thursday, Sept. 23 from 4-6 p.m. to raise awareness for the I Am bill. “[The ‘I AM Bill’] is an expansive measure that would ensure free menstrual care to public schools, shelters, prisons and jails across Massachusetts,” Youth 4 Period Equity Co-Founder Hannah Swichtenberg said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-06-at-3.20.01-PM-900x600.jpeg)
![Junior Ava Tang dresses in New Balance, Levis and thrifted clothing. Tangs favorite piece of clothing to dress in are sweaters. I think there [are] a lot of different patterns you can find or different bright colors with different fabrics and stuff,” Tang said](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_5803-L.jpg)
![Freshman Maggie Melander traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands with her immediate family and cousins for February break. “The process to go to the virgin islands was very serious,” Melander said. “You have to get tested a couple of days prior to your trip and fill out a lot of papers saying that you got tested, and [we] had to have those in hand when going through security and [to our gate].](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/x1epCiE50EgawOC1IQZzgAOa6vDR8IEQMTAuL6I3-2-900x600.jpeg)
