Ellie Tyska, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Ellie Tyska, Class of 2021, is a third year reporter and co-editor-in-chief of WSPN. She is captain of the girls varsity soccer team and is also a co-editor-in-chief of the yearbook club. Outside of school and her after-school activities, she enjoys spending time with her family and 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)
![Girls varsity basketball head coach Amanda Rukstalis prepares to end a huddle before the Warrior's game against Boston Latin on Feb. 5th. The Warriors were unsuccessful in their attempt to beat the Wolfpack, but the impact of the game - a Coaches vs. Cancer event - extended far beyond the team's record. "It is about raising money for the American Cancer Society through the Coaches vs. Cancer program," Rukstalis said. "We have been doing it for eight years now and each year [the team] has the initials 'JG' on their sleeves in memory of Jim Griffin, former Wayland High School guidance counselor and freshman girls basketball coach."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nvk1XWi5iKlKOXdLEB8vukksmmH4Y0Zijyy0mYoF.png)
![Seniors Josh Snyder, Harrison Veal, Rob Glazer and Michael Wegerbauer wrap up the talent show in their performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. “We all initially took [the class] because we all needed to fill our fine arts [credit] requirement,” Glazer said. “But, soon we found the class to be really fun so we started meeting up after school and eventually thought about playing in the talent show.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20C2BEB1-42CC-4BB5-9CF2-F717AB56E0E8-XL-900x600.jpg)
![WHS cheerleaders watch intently as the football team plays against Marblehead. The cheerleading team recently placed third in the Division 3 DCL Competition. "This year's team is more engaged in [the football team] and what's happening with the team," senior cheerleader Michayla Mathis said. "We really get excited when they win but I feel like our enthusiasm is really high this year. "](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-22-at-10.19.49-AM.png)
![Senior Lilly Brooks uses her online business, Avocado Avalanche, as a place where she can not only make some money, but also share with the world her handcrafted beautiful jewelry. “[Making jewelry] is partially fun but I like the creativity that comes with it cause I can do anything with the bracelets."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hSHFos1KH18WlBf1b4LTeph2SNrIzpFu8niUo0wo-900x600.jpeg)
![This past Wednesday, the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project issued for an EEE pesticide application taking place at the high school. This way, the school is hoping to prevent the risks while athletes have practices on the grass fields. "There is a risk - and it's a minimal risk - that you're going to get a bite by a mosquito that is infected with EEE. In Wayland, we haven’t had mosquitoes that are testing positive [for EEE], but mosquitoes don’t follow the borderline between towns, and it's not worth the risk," WHS nurse Amy Schoeff said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/eee-Cropped-900x600.jpg)
![The 2018 varsity girls lacrosse team was able to win the sectional championship and advance all the way into the state semifinals. This year, the team hopes to match the same intensity as last year but this time, bring home the title. “We just have to give 100% all the time because it could always be the last game of the season," varsity girls lacrosse player senior Hanania said. "[We hope] to go as far as we can and have fun while doing it.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7008-L.jpg)
![Athletes from both the high school softball and baseball teams volunteered to help lead the group of Little Leaguers march from Cochituate Field to the middle school. "When parents line the parade instead of watching, I think that’s the best part, especially [for] the little kids because the really little kids get super excited to be part of a parade," softball coach Erin Ryan said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_0848-L.jpg)
![Senior Brooks Jones has wrestled for all of his high school career. Throughout this time, Jones has improved each year and hopes to finish his last year of wrestling for the WHS strong. “The next big event in my mind is sectionals," Jones said. "The start of the postseason [is] for all varsity wrestlers."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DSC_0234-M-M.jpg)
![Students study in the academic center. The academic center works to connect students with peer tutors and teachers. "In my opinion, I think [the academic center] is a lot better than the library media center because you can just go in there and get your work done and you don’t really socialize," sophomore Elizabeth Micolisin said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_2398-M.jpg)
![Wellness teacher Scott Parseghian has two kids in the school: junior Dante Parseghian and sophomore Damien Parseghian. "I’ve been looking forward to spending, I think probably the most impactful four years of a student’s life, with [my kids] in both the school hallways and on the football field or the wrestling mat," Scott Parseghian said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0244-L-e1542723532941.jpg)
![Senior Nate L'Esperance plays baseball on the boys' varsity team. Grinnell College in Iowa recruited L'Esperance to play Division III baseball next year. "There [are] a lot of influences that are [telling me] I can do this if I work hard, and that has inspired me," L'Esperance said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-11.58.22-AM.png)
