Wayland All Schools News 11-13-15
From our Schools & Affiliates
School Committee Meeting
Monday, November 16, 7:00 PM
Town Building

Public welcome.  Agenda

College A Cappella Concert
Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM
WHS Auditorium

Each year, the College A Cappella concert heralds in the holiday season. Three top-notch college a cappella groups (this year, Harvard Din and Tonics, Emmanuel For Good Measure {Featuring WHS Alum Carly Durant} and the UMass Amherst Vocal Suspects) join Wayland High School’s own talented Muses, T-Tones and Madrigals. 

Voices are tuning, acts are preparing, and the masters of ceremony are crafting entertaining dialogue in preparation for this not-to-be-missed evening on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Wayland High School. Doors open at 7 p.m. and complimentary refreshments will be served at intermission. 

This concert always sells out, so don’t delay! Tickets are $18, available at Donelan’s, Russell’s Garden Center, and online at the WHS CAPA website www.whsarts.com.

Please Donate Textiles
All Schools
PTO Green Team Bins

Please donate your textiles in the Wayland Schools PTO Green Team bins located at each school and at the Wayland Transfer Station. Wayland is an active participant of the Massachusetts DEP Textile Recovery Program. Your donations not only remove textiles from the waste stream, but are also put back to use: 45% of the content is reused, 30% is turned into wiping cloths, 20% converted to fibers, 5% must be destroyed. Please continue to donate your unwanted clothes in our bins - your textiles generate funds for the Wayland PTO. Donations of footwear, clothing and accessories, linens, and stuffed animals accepted in any condition, as long as clean and dry. All items must be bagged.
From the Community
Robotic Team Fundraiser
Saturday, November 14
Soccer Fields & Transfer Station

The Wayland First Robotic Team 5735, aka. Control Freaks, will be holding a Krispy Kreme donuts sale on Saturday November 14 at various Wayland School Soccer fields from 8:30 to noon, and at the Town Dump from 9:00 to noon. If you plan to visit any of these locations, please stop by and purchase a box of a 12 donuts at $10 per box . All funds will help support the 2016 robotic season and enable our team to compete against other teams in the spring. Thank you for your support.  

WRESTLING CLUB
December through February
Grades K - 8
High School Field House Wrestling Room

Link: http://www.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t1.wcs

Tues. & Thurs. practices plus Saturday competitions and tournaments. Join our club and learn wrestling techniques. Inter-Town competition & regional tournament. Participation in the Big East Middle School Wrestling League for those that are interested (optional). Please wear wrestling shoes, shorts/sweatpants, t-shirt. With Coach Scott Parseghian and Sean Chase at Wayland High Field House Wrestling Room

Fee: $152 (includes uniform and $25 Big East registration fee) 
Grades: K - 8
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Dates: Dec. 1, 3, 8, 10 
Jan. 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
Feb. 2, 4, 9, 11 

Saturday morning "Inter-Town Competition" and "Big East League Tournaments" - Dates to be announced- Optional


** Registration for this program is OPEN now!**
Wayland Youth LaCrosse
Registration Open Until  December 8
Grades K - 8

Wayland Youth Lacrosse is proud to offer boys and girls in Wayland another season of playing lacrosse, one of the fastest-growing, most popular sports in Massachusetts.  Whether a player is new to the sport of lacrosse or has been shooting on net for years, our town and select teams are comprised of student-athletes who have a wide-range of lacrosse skills.  The season runs from the end of March through early June with our Laxapalooza W-Day in the beginning of May.  

For registration information, as well as practice and game times, visit www.waylandlacrosse.com.  

Reminders (in date order)
WHSTE Presents "Just So"
November 12 - 14
WHS Auditorium
All Ages

Tickets are available at the door, or at WHSTE.com at $10 for students and seniors, and $15 for adults. You and your family will have so much fun watching "Just So". Come see "Just So" and join WHSTE in its journey back to the beginning of everything.

Changing Landscapes
From Thoreau's Time to Today
Sunday, November 15
2:30 PM
Wayland Public Library
Raytheon Room


The Chris Herren Story
Monday, November 16
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Grade 6 through College
Natick High School
15 West Street, Natick

For middle school, high school, and college-aged students and their parents/guardians. Free and open to the public. Former NBA basketball player Chris Herren, motivational speaker, author and sobriety advocate, shares his inspirational story of the struggle and recovery from substance abuse with a message of hope, and that it is never too late to start a new chapter in your life.

Wayland Garden Club
Tuesday, November 17 at 10:00 AM
Trinitarian Church, 53 Cochituate Road
New Members Welcome

The Wayland Garden Club invites you to their November Meeting and Luncheon: Fabulous Arrangements for the Fall and Winter Holidays. The presenter for the November meeting is Tony Todesco, the founder and owner of Stow Florist. He is a well-known floral designer and will demonstrate creative holiday arrangements for your holiday decorating. This meeting will offer a respite from the holiday busyness and help open your mind and spirit to the world of plants and flowers. Throughout the year our programs offer opportunities to learn about conservation, horticulture, and the artistic use of plant materials both in the home and garden. If you wish to attend contact Patrice Barton at [email protected]

WHS Boys Lacrosse
Register by November 22
Donate a Bike Fundraiser

Please register for this fundraiser no later than November 22 by sending an email to [email protected] with the number of bikes you are giving, your address, and confirmation of your total donation based on $30-plus per bike. Checks should be made payable to Wayland High School Boosters, indicating WHS Boys Lacrosse in the memo line of the check.  Please have the bikes in your yard on December 5 with your check in an envelope taped to one of the bikes. The Lacrosse Team will pick up the bikes throughout the day on December 5, starting at 8am. Thank you from the Wayland High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team.

Weston Friendly Presents:
Bye Bye Birdie
November 21, 27, 28 at 7:30PM
November 22, 28 at 2:00PM
Weston Town Hall

Call the ticket line at 978-295-9085 or visit Westonfriendly.org.

Kids Night Out
Saturday, December 5
6:00 to 10:00 PM
Grades 2 - 7
WHS Field House

Isn’t it time for a Kids Night Out? (Okay it’s really Parents Night Out too!) Kids will be supervised by the Wayland High School Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team. The fun will include: organized games, dinner, crafts, board games, movies. Cost: $25-first child, $10 each additional child, and includes a slice of pizza and a drink. A concession stand will be available for additional snacks. Kids can bank money to use at the concession stand. Please bring cash/check to drop-off. Make checks payable to Wayland Boosters Association. Note “Boys Lacrosse” in the memo line of the check. Questions? Contact [email protected]
Sign up HERE.
Spring Baseball
Registration Now Open
Discount Until December 31
Grades K - 9

To register, visit www.waylandbsa.orgBe sure to register before December 31st to get your $20 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! 

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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