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MFA New Exhibits

By Penny Fishburn and Keira Lu The Greater Boston area is known for its rich fine art history, with many museums that showcase thousands of pieces – some that are rarely known elsewhere. Boston itself is a beautiful city, and the surrounding suburbs are a great scenic region and an inspiration for artists. Its many […]

Posted on June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Juniper

2 By Maria Kuklina         Chapter 1       “Juniper darling, can you come here for a second?” I hear mom’s voice echoing up the stairs I was sitting on. “Sure, give me a minute.” I say getting up to put my book in my room.  When I’m done, I go downstairs to see what my mom wants. […]

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 4  January 4th, 2019    

1 10:50AM Hola! That is how you say hello in Spanish. Today I woke up at 10:00, then I went downstairs and ate my breakfast. I had cereal. My dad says that I should start eating American food if I want to get used to it here. I also watched a show in Spanish. It […]

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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TATE MCRAE

1 By AMANDA WANG Tate McRae is a popular Canadian music artist who has written 36 singles and 109 songs in total. Born in Calgary, Alberta, on July 1st 2003, Tate was raised by Tanja Rosner and Todd McRae. Tate moved to Oman at the age of two and lived there for three years. McRae […]

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Which is faster, highway or railway?

2 By Brady Winkler You’re sitting in the brutal traffic of the Mass Pike as a commuter train bound for Boston whooshes past. This might make you wonder, would it be faster for my caregivers to take the commuter rail? I decided to put this question to the test to see which mode of transportation […]

Posted on May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Summers in Cape Cod

2 . By Maria Kuklina Everyone looks forward to summer, whether they admit it or not. What’s not to like? Warm weather, no school, and you don’t even need to care about waking up on time, because it feels like time just stops and you just do whatever you want every day. But have you […]

Posted on May 5, 2025May 12, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Wayland Youth Field Hockey

By: Eliana Hernandez The Wayland Youth Field Hockey team was formed by Danielle Meade in 2021 because she wanted to spread the joy she felt playing field hockey when she was younger to the younger generation, as well as offering more sports for girls, as one of the only girl sports was soccer, and any […]

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 3  January 3rd, 2019

9:00 am Hello! It is now the next day and I am so tired from the fun day that I had yesterday! Now I can tell you more about my day. It was so fun and guess what? I was right. I met another kid their name was James and we had so much fun […]

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Rules for Leaving The Room

By Brady Winkler At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the WMS administrators put rules in place requiring students to sign out of classrooms and use passes. However, there are still some issues with these rules.  The rules on leaving the room can be a hot topic for some. Misbehavior when leaving has gotten […]

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 2  January 2nd, 2019 

6:30 AM Yay! It is now my birthday! The reason that I am up so early is because I can’t wait! My dad and I are going to his office in Boston! It doesn’t sound like much and it definitely does not sound like a birthday present but to me it is the best thing […]

Posted on March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)

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The Orange and Black is the Wayland Middle School Newspaper. It is advised by Matt McCormack and Dylan Merry and was founded in 2004 by Graeme Robinson. It is a production of Wayland Middle School Students.

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