By Ainsley Jay Long before Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black woman to be nominated and confirmed by the senate as Supreme Court justice, she was a gifted high school debater. Jackson went to Miami Palmetto Senior High School, where she was a top debater. She was also the school class president and president […]

By Joey Fay During the lockout, no trades or free-agent signings were allowed so now that the lockout is over, let’s take a look at some of the notable free agent signings in the past few days: Corey Seager- Ten year contract with the Texas Rangers. Javier Baez- Six year contract with the Detroit Tigers. […]

By Ainsley Jay Thanks to Isaac Hanna & Wyeth Heliman for help with the data In Wayland Middle School we alway have large shipments of plastic bottles shipped to us from the brand ‘Poland Spring to Pure Life.’ There are packages all around the school. Nearly every time I walk into a classroom, I see […]

By Brendan McGonegal  We recently gained a new member of the Wayland Middle School community, and we decided to do a welcome interview for her. Ms. Turcot is a 6th/7th grade English teacher, and we asked her the important questions about her and her work. Welcome to the WMS community, Ms. Turcot! Me: How long […]

By Ben Oleson  With the new addition of lockers, we have some bountiful information on how your fellow students (and even some teachers) like or dislike the new addition. We interviewed some children doing after school activities from all the grades how they liked lockers, and overwhelmingly, it mostly positive! For example, we interviewed 6th […]

By Ainsley Jay Kids nowadays have multiple assignments every day, social life, studying for tests, and have to deal with covid. It all can be very worrying and result in anxiety. Anxiety is common among middle school children. The only difference is that sometimes it can stem from different things. Anxiety can stem from social […]

By Benjamin Oleson Staying at school for more than you have to do sounds like a nightmare, right? While you may say that I (and many more) are here to oppose that, and that leads us to the main point of the article. Clubs are a fun way to spend after school time… in school. […]

By Rhea Sethi Hi everybody! I’m back! It’s me again, Bats Keer. Wow, it’s been a whole month since you’ve heard of me, but I’m sure that you caught me skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Wait a minute, you didn’t see me? Huh, I guess that you weren’t watching all of the […]

By Mia Koopersmith & Louis Lefebvre Moana Jr. is coming to Wayland Middle School! Students and cast members are excited about the opening night on Wednesday, March 30. Performances run all through April 2.  Since January, the cast has been preparing to show a beautiful performance filled with great songs, choreography, and bright costumes. Although […]