An interview with Ms. Francoeur By Brady Winkler I’ve known “Ingride with an E” (as I called her at age 3) since I was in preschool. Ms. Francoeur was a teacher at The Children’s Way for many years before coming to Wayland Middle School. I would also see her as she was a counselor at […]
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My Experience as a First Time Track Athlete
by Will Collett INTRODUCTION It is my first time doing track and field. I do have some previous experience of running, but I have never actually done it as a sport through the town/school. This article will be about my experience as a first time track athlete. BEGINNING OF SEASON I think it will be […]
Two Continents and 8 1/2 Languages
An interview with Ms. Sands By Brady Winkler Ms. Sands, who teaches Latin for all grades at Wayland Middle School, leads a very interesting life! I sat down with her to discuss her life in another country, language journey and her teaching style. [Ms. Sands] So I was born in the Czech Republic but it […]
The Wonderful Flying Experience
By Brady Winkler It’s a rainy, freezing day in the middle of February. Shaking with goosebumps, you roll your suitcase into the chaotic Logan Airport with dreams of sunny Florida. It is packed to the brim with business people and vacationers alike scattered about the terminal. This experience can be overwhelming and confusing for some, yet the fastest […]
LeBron James wins the first in-season tournament with the Lakers.
By: Will Collett and Nicky Kilmon By Will Collett The Los Angeles Lakers just won the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament. The NBA In-Season Tournament is a tournament in the middle of the season, and the winning team gets $500,000 for every player on the team. There were some changes from regular season games, most […]
LGBTQ+ Youth
By Maggie Reynolds 9% Thats how many American teens identify As LGBTQ Now There’s another number as well 68 Sixty-eight percent of LGBTQ teens are out to their parents What about the other 32%? Why Why are 32% of LGBTQ teens afraid to tell their parents the very people who brought them into existence about […]
WMS Fall Play: The Seal Wife
By ZAHRA KALEEM AND DANIELLA XUE AND RESEARCH DONE BY MAGGIE REYNOLDS This year at WMS the Fall play was called The Seal Wife. It was based on a story from the Scottish myth of the selkies. Selkies are mythical creatures of the sea. They are seals, who when the moon turns full they take […]
Winter Sports at WMS
By Elena Sacchetti, Arianna Desai and Becky Berhe Basketball is a popular winter sport at Wayland Middle School. There are two basketball teams at WMS, a girls basketball team and a boys basketball team. You can get on these teams by trying out for them. Tryouts will be held on December 4th and 5th for […]
Wayside Gift Drive
By Brady Winkler The Wayland Middle School PTO has recently launched a gift drive for tweens and teens living in residency at Wayside Youth & Family Services Network. This organization works to give guidance and shelter to youth 12 – 18 years old who can’t live at home because they are struggling with mental health […]
Strings Concert
By Shree Kotadia and Laura Narvaez The strings concert on October 25 was a spectacular, sensational, spooky concert, filled with people, unicorns, aliens and just about everyone in between. With Ms. Tandon on the podium for one song and Ms. Memoli on for another, everyone knew that this would be the best concert ever. Ms. […]