With summer vacation rapidly approaching, the last thing anyone wants to think about is the upcoming school year. Thankfully, the WHS Entrepreneurship and Business Management (EBM) team has got you covered! Get a jump on school supply shopping for the 2015-2016 school year with the Number Tube, a student-built pencil vending machine! Led by Mr. Moody, EBM students have worked throughout the school year to create this fun and innovative way to make an otherwise boring purchase. Customers can follow a few easy steps to receive a mechanical pencil from this unconventional machine: 1. Purchase a code from an EBM student 2. Enter the code onto the machine?s keypad 3. Be amazed as the pencil jumps through a series of tubes before landing in its basket! Customers can choose between two unbeatable deals: 2 pencils for $1 or 7 pencils for $3. You won?t see Staples offering those prices anytime soon! Codes for purchasing pencils will be valid throughout this school year and the next. Please direct all questions and comments to [email protected].

Arts Wayland has kicked-off a Wayland Selfie contest . The Local Wayland restaurant has kindly offered five $50 gift cards for the top five selfies, and Arts Wayland will select and exhibit the top 30 of the selfies in July at the Wayland Library.  Here is the link to some of the submissions and more info: http://www.artswayland.com/selfie-exhibition

This powerful event brings awareness of IBC (inflammatory breast cancer) to young women and adults, while coming together as one 'global' community of dancers!  Two dance studios in neighboring towns have come together, offering performance and leadership opportunities at no cost to their young dancers. All proceeds will be donated to the IBC Network Foundation.

Would you like to try rowing?  Would you like to stay in shape, get more water time, or enter some local races?  Wayland-Weston Rowing Association is offering programs for beginners (ideal for rising 9th graders) and programs for experienced junior rowers on Lake Cochituate this summer. For full details, please go to FamilyID.com, and search for Wayland-Weston Rowing Association.  If you have questions, please contact Barbara Sheffels at [email protected].

These free, outdoor, community workshops offer children ages 6-10 a fun, hands-on chance to explore rivers, creatures, water conservation, and much more in our watersheds, at Lake Cochituate State Park in Natick.

This clinic will provide players of all ages and abilities with the opportunity to experience instructional sessions, small games situations, and fun skills competitions. No experience necessary. To learn more contact Ellen Sowa at 508-826-1002 or [email protected].

On behalf of the DI Wayland Wolves, we would like to express our deepest appreciation for the support and donations from our Wayland community.  It was an experience of a lifetime! A total of 1,400 teams competed in 7 challenges at 4 levels (elementary, middle, high school and university) at DI Global Finals. There were teams from other countries and over 17,000 people in attendance. The Wayland Wolves did very well, and finished 16th out of 42 teams in our category.  Thank you!  ~Alexander Camacho , Isabelle Wang, Maxwell Schreiber, Taylor McGuire, Nadia Calder, Alexandra Harris, Lily Noyes

Looking for a way to acknowledge a special teacher or staff member? A way to say thank you to a retiring teacher?  Making a donation to the Wayland Public Schools Foundation is a perfect way to say "Thank You!" to that special teacher or staff member.  For over 30 years, the WPSF has supported teachers by funding classroom innovations and creative units of study not covered by the regular school budget. 

Join us as we celebrate and say thank you to Dex Chadsey for his 40 years of dedication, enthusiasm and hard work as one of Wayland?s greatest elementary school Wellness teachers. Swing by to wish Mr. Chadsey a fond farewell as he begins his well-deserved retirement! Complimentary appetizers sponsored by The Local.

Please join us to celebrate Trainer Chris Brown's 33 years of service and dedication to WHS. Tickets are $15 and include appetizers and a donation to the Pan Mass Challenge, a fundraiser Trainer Brown has participated in for many years.  

Bloodmobiles from Dana-Farber and Children?s Hospital are coming again on Saturday, June 20, to Wayland High School.  Eric, WHS Class of ?08 was a senior at University of Vermont when he lost his fierce battle with leukemia. Honor his zest for life while meeting old and new friends at our day-long festivities. New this year; the New England Donor Bank will be on hand with organ donation info. 

Please join us for the 6th annual WaylandOneMile swim and the third swimming of the 3Mile Challenge. Thanks for helping us keep our community swimming all year at the Wayland Community Pool!

Questions? Contact Dianne Potter at [email protected].

Please visit our website for information about week-long summer offerings in Math, Drama, and Music. 

Elevate your game through skills-focused drills, small-sided games, and age-appropriate activities, athletes will learn both individual and team skills while gaining confidence and having fun! Register through Wayland Recreation online or at 508-358-3660.

If you would like to learn first-hand about the Chinese culture, consider sharing your daily life with a teacher from our sister school in Beijing and perhaps learn how to cook a few authentic dishes. Wayland?s China Exchange Program is looking for two families to host two female teachers for eight weeks this fall, from approximately September 1 to November 1. To learn more or to speak with a former host family about their experience, please contact Donna Fong, [email protected]. 

School starts on Wednesday, September 2 this fall, BEFORE Labor Day.  

Please note, not all announcements included in the Wayland All Schools News are school sponsored, but are community based, non-sectarian activities, and are included here as a service to the Wayland school community. News items for consideration should be submitted to [email protected].

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