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By Kathryn Malnight retarded |riˈtärdid|adjective less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one’s age. This is the dictionaries definition of the word retarded. But this, is what people now use the word as: An “unofficial” (not recognized by dictionaries) slang descriptor for a person/thing/action/object, etc., or a combination of, which […]

Are you left brained or right brained? by Nandita Subbiah Did you know that the left side of your brain and the right side of your brain control different parts of your thinking? For most people, one side of your brain is more dominant than the other side. A person who is ‘’left-brained’’ is supposed […]

“The MCAS tests hurt kids.  Thanks to the Ledger for focusing on those kids who may have skills but cannot pass a written test.  But please don’t forget our third graders trying to read a sixth grade level item, and becoming sick over the test.  Don’t forget our 10th grader contemplating dropping out, and closing […]

Mirror By Athya Uthayakumar I gaze at it, It stares back With a deeply carved frame, And a gleaming, cool surface   I see myself, In the shiny surface Pretty or ugly, It always tells me the reality   But what if it were to shatter? I know it matters not, Because it shows the […]

By Helen, Aimee, Zoe, and Sydney Research shows that people are very anxious in sixth and ninth grade because they have been put back to the bottom of the school, there the younger ones again. “Sixth graders,” Sixth grade English teacher Ms. Barker says “are anxious because they have to move to a new school, […]

By Alexis George Every day has a new worry around the corner, something that we need to get done or do. Stress is sadly a word we hear way to often.  Why are middle school kids already stressed out at this age you ask? Well it was my duty to find out. By asking some […]

EIGHT TIPS ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT by Lily Toto Many people have had one of those days, where you realize that you have to cram six hours worth of homework into a single afternoon. Here is some advice so that that won’t happen. Know when your Studies or Flexes are. If it’s late and you still […]

by Kara Whitesell, Julia Frangioni, and Naomi Lathan      You might think that the food at Wayland Middle school is healthy, but what you don’t know is that there is a snack bar in the school that serves unhealthy snacks while the hot lunch line serves foods that are good for kids. When I walked […]

By Lilly Lin and Naomi Lathan. May the odds be ever in your favor! Many people  have already seen the number one movie in the world “Hunger Games.” Hunger Games was a book that was made into a movie. A survey was done to see how many people in Wayland Middle school were planning on […]