Marissa Mendoza, News Editor
Marissa Mendoza, Class of 2026, is a second year reporter and News Editor for WSPN. Mendoza is also a Junior Editor for the yearbook. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music, traveling and doing outdoor activities.
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![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
![On Monday, June 10, the annual Underclassmen Awards ceremony took place inside of WHS's auditorium.
"I think that these awards bring motivation to [WHS] students to preform well academically," Sophomore Rufat Hasanov said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0474-1200x800.jpg)
![A new gymnastics team will be coming to Wayland High School in the fall. The gymnastics team will be the 35th sport at WHS, according to athletic director Heath Rollins. “That’s something that most people don’t get the opportunity [to do]," Rollins said. "Most schools, even schools three times larger than us, don't have as many options.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/8C68A3D8-2208-48A2-B5A8-FA50B0D38564_1_201_a-1200x800.jpeg)
![WSPN staff reporter Marisa Mendoza sits down with Dr. Peggy McIntosh to discuss her work regarding white privilege and how she hopes her work will be influential for years to come.
"The purpose of [my published] papers was to say that the public roles we are asked to play are filled with fraudulence," McIntosh said. "People in high places, even the president, are fraudulent. We must not let other people make us feel like frauds. Let us continue to spot fraudulence in the public roles we are asked to play."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7403-scaled-e1714358061368.jpg)
