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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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JEFF FOR PRESIDENT 2028

1 Some people believe that America is a beautiful nation, and some people believe that it is a broken nation. Everyone cannot agree on one president. Everyone has their own mind, and their own beliefs. But would you like a president that everyone likes, and will make this country be peaceful and rich, so everyone […]

Posted on March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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Entry 1  January 1st, 2019   

1 By Alexandra N. “Where is it?”…  It is now the 6th day in a row that I have heard that one voice, it haunts me day and night. I barely get any sleep! I mean who is it? That is the one question that I have been asking myself for the past six days. […]

Posted on February 10, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Dylan Merry Comment(1)
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FENCING

By Maria Kuklina Have you ever heard of the sport “Fencing”? Well, it is much more than just a rare sport. In this article, you will learn abundant facts about this amazing sport, and what it takes to be good at this sport. You will also learn about different athletes that play this sport. I […]

Posted on February 10, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Dylan Merry Comments(2)
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Michael Jackson

1 By Maria Kuklina Michael Jackson was a very famous person in the 1980s through the 2000s. He was one of the most accomplished singers in the world, winning 13 Grammys and making the Guinness Book of World Records 39 times. He was an icon in the history of music, and people fainted and had […]

Posted on January 27, 2025March 31, 2025 Author Dylan Merry Comments(2)
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THE HIKE! 

By Alexandra Nugent Once upon a time there was a kid named Nancy who was 11 years old and on a yearly hike with her mom, dad, and her sister Lilly up a mountain called Mt. Smith. All Nancy could see were the beautiful trees all around her with growing grass and poison ivy at […]

Posted on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Author Dylan Merry Comment(0)
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“Ingride with an E”

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 […]

Posted on June 17, 2024April 7, 2025 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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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 […]

Posted on May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Author Matthew McCormack Comment(0)
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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 […]

Posted on April 2, 2024April 7, 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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