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 […]
About Orange and Black News
By: Becky Berhe and Arianna Desai Did you know there is only a small group of people that take part in the Orange and Black News? This allows you to really work one on one with different teachers to expand your writing knowledge. Orange and Black News will allow you to expand on your opinions […]
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 […]
End of the 2024 Basketball Season
By Will Collett and Nicky Kilmon The Basketball teams here at the middle school each had a very successful season. Will Collett and Nicky Kilmon interviewed Mr. Glavin and Mr. Rivera, looking back on this season. Mr. Glavin and Mr. Rivera are the coaches of the teams. Mr. Rivera coaches the boys team, and Mr. […]
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 […]
Wayside Gift Drive – Follow Up
By Brady Winkler A little while back, I published an article on the Wayside Gift Drive. After the gift drive ended, the community service club was invited to wrap gifts for the tweens and teens living in residency at Wayside Youth & Family Services Network. I attended the gift wrapping and it was a great, […]
The Importance of Learning the T
By Brady Winkler Imagine that you are at the Prudential in Boston. Now, imagine you are trying to get to Fenway Park. The quickest way is to take an MBTA E train to Arlington, then change to the D branch and get off at Kenmore or Fenway. To me, this seems like something that everyone […]
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 […]