Wayland Student Press Network

09/06/2025

05/06/2025

On Wednesday, June 4, the club known as Water Warriors held its last meeting of the school year. During the meeting, some WHS student instructors stayed in the Wayland Community Pool to play games including a Splash and Dash race while some of the more experienced swimmers competed in a triathlon around the WHS campus.

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03/06/2025

On Monday, June 2, the boys varsity volleyball team beat Greater Lowell Technical High School, advancing them into the Elite Eight of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) playoffs. Wayland won the game with a final score of 3-1, sending them into the second round of playoffs. During the game, junior captain Finn Bell led Wayland with 21 kills, two aces and four digs. With the win, Wayland is set to play the winner of the Southwick Regional High School vs. Marlborough High School game. Date and time of the next game will be announced at a later date.

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30/05/2025

The WSPN staff celebrates the seniors’ final journalism class on Thursday, May 29, just a day before their final day of school on May 30. The class started with advisor Sarah Lee inducting four new members into the Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society, which is also known as the journalism specific honors society. Seniors who were accepted into Quill and Scroll received a graduation cord and a pin. They were also able to sign their names into a book with past inductees. Lastly, the class enjoyed a cake with the seniors’ faces. There were 15 seniors this year.

29/05/2025

On Tuesday, May 27, the Creative Arts Parents Association (CAPA) organized the annual Fine Arts Award Night at WHS. The night commemorates students for their achievements in fine arts throughout the school year. Teachers gave out awards to students who demonstrated excellence and honored seniors and their time dedicated to the fine arts. Afterwards, attendees walked through the commons where they could see the visual art produced by the seniors of Honors Art 4 and AP Studio Art. Attendees also had the chance to enjoy a sundae bar and a photo booth.

“I think diligence and hard work is the theme of the whole night,” Fine Arts and Orchestra Director Susan Memoli said. “With enough time and effort on a task you can accomplish anything.”

23/05/2025

The boys varsity volleyball team dug itself too deep in a game against Needham High School, losing with a final score of 3-0 on Wednesday, May 21. This was the final home game of the season before playoffs, which will begin in the coming weeks.

“It was a hard game, but I think that it served as good practice for playoffs because we have many more hard games to come,” sophomore Jake Pearlman said.

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21/05/2025

The new Raising Cane’s location opened in Framingham on Tuesday, May 20. The long awaited grand opening hosted DJ Mikey V from local radio station WXKS-FM (Kiss 108). Cane’s Leader of Marketing Heather Santoro also gifted lanyards to the first 200 customers and gave other gifts, including the opportunity to receive free items from Cane’s for an entire year. Some WHS students eagerly awaited this premiere, rushing to 253 Cochituate Road during all lunches. While the area has multiple other popular food chains surrounding it, Cane’s still caught the attention of some people in the area with their crispy chicken tenders and famous Cane’s Sauce.

“I wanted to be one of the first ones to get in [Cane’s] and really experience it, and I wanted to get the free chicken, but I guess that’s not happening anymore,” junior Jayden Newland said. “There are way too many people here now.”

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21/05/2025

The Wayland World’s Fair took place on Sunday, May 18 at Loker Field. Participant set up booths to represent different cultures, offering food, drinks and activities. Later, music groups and dancers took the stage to perform various acts, including signing, Irish dance and marshal arts.

“ I can see the energy,” Wayland resident Maryam Libdi said. “We need more - something that would invite the general Wayland community and not just the schools.”

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18/05/2025

The Class of 2026 held its junior prom on Saturday, May 17, at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor. At 3:30 p.m., students walked the orange carpet and took photos at WHS. After, attendees traveled by bus to the venue, and prom lasted from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.. The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) put on Late Night in the WHS field house from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.. Late Night featured donated food, a mechanical bull and a bouncy house.

WSPN’s prom coverage will be shared Tuesday, May 20, on the WSPN website.

(Credit: Sasha Libenzon, Carolina Sdoia and Mack Young, Abby Bergeron)

17/05/2025

On senior night, the girls varsity lacrosse team defeated Nipmuc, with a final score of 16-9. During the game, senior captain Jillian Mele, who will play lacrosse at the University of Vermont next year, scored six points. The team’s next game is against Grafton, away, on Tuesday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m..

“Senior night was super fun,” senior Cate Ellenbogen said. “We played really well and got a big win that will help us in the power rankings. It was also pretty sad because it means our season is coming to an end.”

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15/05/2025

On Tuesday, May 13, the Wayland Track and Field team competed in a quadruple meet against Newton South, Boston Latin and Cambridge Rindge and Latin in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This meet was rescheduled after a cancelled track meet on Tuesday, May 6, with Boston Latin due to some heavy rain.

Because of the Junior Varsity (JV) Dual County Meet that occurred on Wednesday, May 21, only varsity athletes competed in this meet. Next week, on May 21, the Dual County League (DCL) Championship will take place at Weston High School for varsity athletes.

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14/05/2025

On Wednesday, May 14, many students in the class of 2025 wore merchandise with the name or logo of the college they plan on attending this fall. This tradition is called commitment day and has become an annual celebration of the seniors hard work.

“It was really great to see everyone with their college shirts to envision our futures,” senior Anna Varney said. “It was definitely a bonding experience as a class.”

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