By Amirlan Javkhlan Set up by the Community Service Club, there’s a huge shelf of shiny and new or bent and old books they call the Book Swap. You can take books that look interesting, but the best part is that you can KEEP THEM. The catch? Well, there is no catch! Not only that, […]
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 […]
Stroads, Roads, Streets and Car Centric Infrastructure
The difference between streets, roads and stroads and how car-centric infrastructure is bad for our society. By Brady Winkler Introduction You’re trying to walk to a store that is only a mile away. You pull up walking directions on Google Maps and begin your trip. You head out onto the highway, only to realize there […]
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? […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]