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 […]
Short Reads
D U O L I N G O
by Eliana Hernandez, Jinyi Lu, and Amanda Wang Duolingo is a popular language learning app. Over 500 million people use it. What makes it awesome is that you can learn more than one language! You can learn languages like French, Chinese, Hawaiian, Japanese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian, Greek, Korean, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Zulu, and more! You […]
More than a Substitute
An interview with Mr. Schroeder By Brady Winkler You’re sitting in math class. You open your planner and write in the homework, and look at the door to see Mr. Schroeder walk in. Class just got a lot better than you expected! Everyone loves having him, but did you really know about the fascinating life […]
UTAITE (JAPANESE SINGERS)
by Amanda W, Jinyi L, and Eliana H. Utaite is the Japanese term for Japanese singers who post covers, as well as their own songs on sites like Nico Nico Douga and YouTube. Some of our favorite Utaite include; まふまふ(mafumafu),天月(amatsuki), Sou,うらたぬき(uratanuki),隣の坂田(tonari no sakata),そらる(soraru). Nqrse, and しま (Shima). If you have any questions that you would […]
Community Service Club
BY AMIRLAN J. The Community Service Club has started this month, and is looking for members to help with its many contributions to the WMS community. So, today I’ll be (trying) to persuade you to take a look into this club and (hopefully) join it! Let’s start with a few commonly asked questions, shall we? […]
7th Grade Trips Review
By: Arianna Desai This article will be covering the field trips that the 7th grade took this year. The first day was Waterworks, followed by Kayaking and Blue Hills, finally Cape Cod. All trips were important and informative for the students. Day 1 was the Waterworks Museum. This trip was not my favorite, mostly because […]
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. […]
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, […]
SpongeBob Musical
by Shree and Laura Who: The WHS Ensemble What: A magnificent play on SpongeBob and the citizens of bikini bottom. Where: At Wayland High school auditorium When: Nov, 16 – 18 In mid November many people went to watch a musical about Spongebob and his peers. This magnificent play was put on by WHSTE (the Wayland […]
WMS Fall Play: The Seal Wife
By ZAHRA KALEEM AND DANIELLA XUE AND RESEARCH DONE BY MAGGIE REYNOLDS This year at WMS the Fall play was called The Seal Wife. It was based on a story from the Scottish myth of the selkies. Selkies are mythical creatures of the sea. They are seals, who when the moon turns full they take […]