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Wayland Student Press Network The Wayland Student Press Network (WSPN) is the online student media network of Wayland High School. To learn more about WSPN, check out our site.

The Wayland Student Press Network (WSPN)’s mission is to give a voice to Wayland High School students and to serve the public with relevant, accurate, and engaging news, conveyed professionally in a variety of mediums. Content of WSPN has always been published first and exclusively on the Web, focusing on visual communication and interaction with the viewers. Founded in 2007, WSPN was created with

the purpose of raising awareness of school activities and connecting different parts of the community in a central location. WSPN functions as an accessible, student-run, open public forum. Content is entirely student produced and the site is updated daily. Our mandate is to serve Wayland High School and the greater Wayland area with news that is compelling and unbiased. Stories are to be published in a variety of reporting formats and on a number of popular digital publishing platforms. WSPN will attempt to continue to advance and innovate journalism in the digital age. WSPN now utilizes a customized professional template for its site design. After much debate we decided that content is in-fact king, and that we would be re-focusing our mission from providing an incredible student-designed site, to providing higher caliber content. WSPN is the winner of numerous national and international awards which are given to top high school and college publications in the nation. After winning the NSPAs Pacemaker Award in its first year, WSPN has continued to garner attention from various media specialists and attain awards from different press associations. Due to its success, WSPN has been able to bring a new journalism course to Wayland High School. Currently, WSPN staff members include journalism students as well as many others from the school community. WSPN receives financial support through advertising, grants, and sponsorship from generous viewers.

On Friday, April 17, the town of Wayland celebrated the grand opening of a new Dunkin’ Donuts and Jimmy John’s at 298 Bo...
20/04/2026

On Friday, April 17, the town of Wayland celebrated the grand opening of a new Dunkin’ Donuts and Jimmy John’s at 298 Boston Post Road, in the former Bank of America building.

Franchise owner Mark Pesce—who owns more than 60 Dunkin’ locations across Massachusetts—opened the store. Pesce is set to appear before the Planning Board this month to seek site plan approval for outdoor dining, including a proposal for tables and chairs on the front patio facing Route 20.

(Credit: Becket Todd)

The Water Warriors celebrated its 15th anniversary on Wednesday, April 15. The celebration included Water Warriors found...
19/04/2026

The Water Warriors celebrated its 15th anniversary on Wednesday, April 15. The celebration included Water Warriors founder Isabel Todd and her mom, Janet Shwartz, who helped Todd found the program. Water Warriors was founded to help METCO elementary school students learn to swim. The celebration began with a speech from Todd and Shwartz, followed by high school volunteers giving METCO elementary students a swimming lesson.

“It’s not only been helpful for the METCO students to participate, but from a high school coach standpoint, the students who volunteer find it really rewarding to give back to the community,” Todd said.

(Credit: Ainsley Jay)

16/04/2026

Join Co-Multi Media Editor Natalie Greenaway and Social Media Editor Kate Goodman as they interview the sophomores at the semi-formal dance. Semi was held on Saturday, April. 11 at Wedgewood Pines Country Club in Stow.
Stay tuned for the full “Meet the Semi Dates” video which will be published on the WSPN website soon.

The Class of 2028 danced the night away at their semi-formal dance, taking place at Wedgewood Pines Country Club. Leadin...
14/04/2026

The Class of 2028 danced the night away at their semi-formal dance, taking place at Wedgewood Pines Country Club. Leading up to the dance, sophomores gathered at a student’s house to take “pre-semi” photos. Then, once the class arrived at the club, they began by indulging in array of food, such as chicken fingers, pizza and mozzarella sticks. After around 30 minutes, wellness teacher and DJ John Berry and special education teacher Jeffrey Blue turned down the lights and upped the music volume, signaling it was time to dance. Throughout the night, sophomores danced, took photos in a photo booth and participated in WSPN’s annual “Meet the semi dates” video. “[My favorite part of semi] is dancing and being able to see all my friends,” sophomore Gabby Hurst said.

(Credit: Sofia Cicarelli)

The Wayland High School orchestra groups held their annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 7, celebrating the 250th ann...
10/04/2026

The Wayland High School orchestra groups held their annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 7, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States through music and Orchestra Director Susan Memoli’s 25th year at Wayland. The String Orchestra performed “Ellis Island” by Alan Lee Silva and “Point Lookout” by Brian Balmages, and the Symphony Orchestra closed with “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa. The concert also marked the final performance with the Wayland orchestras for 24 graduating seniors in the Class of 2026.

(Credit: Kyle Zhang)

The Class of 2026 hosted its Senior Show for the Wayland community on Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, in the W...
23/03/2026

The Class of 2026 hosted its Senior Show for the Wayland community on Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, in the WHS auditorium. The theme for the show was “Back to 2016.” There were multiple acts performed, such as the Co-Ed Dance, the “Battle of Elementary Schools” skit and a performance from the student band Vagabond. Along with these live skits and performances on stage, there were also pre-recorded videos, which were presented on screen for the audience. The emcees of the Senior Show were seniors Agastya Parulekar, Sebastian Chung, Vanessa Taxiarchis and Zuriya Lopes.

The show is annual senior tradition that is open to any senior who wants to be included in some way. Seniors not only were a part of the show, but many students were behind the scenes writing skits, helping with tech and selling concessions and tickets

“The directors of the show definitely did a lot and were the main stars of the show,” Parulekar said. “They helped with so much, and [senior director] Annie Melander especially helped a lot, making sure the emcees were locked in and helping plan.”

(Credit: Brandon Hill)

Starting next school year, WHS students will switch from MacBooks to Chromebooks as the district updates its student tec...
13/03/2026

Starting next school year, WHS students will switch from MacBooks to Chromebooks as the district updates its student technology program, and the current four year Apple lease expires. The new devices will be higher performance “Chromebook Plus” models with faster processors, more memory and 14 inch screens. Some classes that rely on MacBooks’ software, like computer science or music production will still have access to MacBooks if needed. Students will also be required to use school issued devices in class, and personal devices will no longer be able to connect to the school WiFi.

“Every time our leases come up for all of our equipment, we evaluate the devices and look at what other options are available,” Wayland Public Schools Director of Technology Jennifer Judkins said. “Chromebooks integrate really effectively with our Google Workspace environment, and this platform allows us to manage nearly 900 student devices efficiently while making sure every student has a consistent and secure experience.”

To read more, check the WSPN website.

(Credit: Brandon Hill)

From Wayland to the White House: WHS graduate Sarah Hurwitz uses words to create changeGo to the WSPN website to read fu...
10/03/2026

From Wayland to the White House: WHS graduate Sarah Hurwitz uses words to create change

Go to the WSPN website to read full story and see more “Best of Sno” stories, a national award given to articles that match criteria set by Sno Sites.

On Thursday, March 5, educator and creator of the framework “Love, Inclusion and Trust (LIT)” jamele adams presented in ...
10/03/2026

On Thursday, March 5, educator and creator of the framework “Love, Inclusion and Trust (LIT)” jamele adams presented in the WHS auditorium. adams’ presentation was called “This is Our House.”

During the event, adams discussed the importance of inclusivity and building a supportive community. Several WHS students also performed a mix of music, art and spoken poetry and prose.

adams explained that his goal is to unite and inspire the community by encouraging people to find strength in their differences and to hold themselves accountable for their words and actions.

adams is inspired by American author Bell Hooks and her work as a feminist theorist, cultural critic and activist. adams said that Hooks, who advocated for increased emphasis on a person’s work and ideas rather than their name or identity, is the reason he writes his name in lowercase.

“I do it to reflect that I’m a smaller part in a lot of larger energy of love,” adams said.

(Credit: Ainsley Jay, Isabella Jolon, Kyle Zhang)

On Tuesday, March 3, the annual Intramural Basketball League (IBL) finals took place in the WHS field house. Earlier in ...
06/03/2026

On Tuesday, March 3, the annual Intramural Basketball League (IBL) finals took place in the WHS field house. Earlier in the evening, the semifinals determined who would play in the finals. The winners of the two semifinal games were the Black Team, coached by senior Charlie Feldman, and the White Team, coached by junior Josh Grossman. These teams were high in the rankings of the league for the majority of the 2026 season. Ultimately, White Team ended the season with the win of 43-36.

“I motivated my team by telling them that even if we are up a good amount [of points] the game isnt over until the clock hits zero,” senior Drew Greeley said. “During that final game, we were up 20, and we were slacking off a bit, so I made sure that we kept the pace up in which we ended up not giving in and end up winning”

(Credit: Kate Goodman)

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