Tess Alongi, Managing Editor
Tess Alongi, Class of 2023, is a third year reporter and managing editor for WSPN. She plays for the school’s softball team. Outside of school, she likes reading, traveling, watching sports and hanging out with friends and family.
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![Right off of Route 20 sits Wayland Mini Market, a shop with over 20 years of history. The market opened before any other convenience store in the area. “I love my business because [even though] you need to put in a lot of time, I [get to interact] with my customers,” Wayland Mini Market owner Ahmed Mousa said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-25-at-9.20.29-AM-900x600.png)
![Sophomore Luke Chisum finishes first in the freshman three kilometer race at the DCL Championship Meet in 2021. This year, I want to get around 16:30 for a five [kilometer race], Chisum said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/jkmAbCUUjw5yjE8RwUZibyojsoKHmWEwan85kJDW-900x600.jpg)
![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)
![Junior Alexina McQuilkin hopes to help local businesses as they fight through the struggles of the pandemic. McQuilkin came up with the idea of using an app to help promote local businesses. “I knew nothing about business or apps, but I was pretty passionate about this idea and I also had so much free time because of [COVID-19],” McQuilkin said. “I decided to see where this idea could go.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TYLUCbfVjCvKrbjLHr5LKb1woGdAnJKsxO67FANe-900x600.jpeg)
