Wayland Town Crier 9/14/11: Wayland remembers Sept. 11 victim Jane Simpkin. Upon the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, members of Wayland High School’s Class of 1983 are fondly remembering their classmate Jane Simpkin, who was aboard American Airlines Flight 175 when it was steered into the south tower of the World Trade Center. “The whole world changed at that instant. And now we simply think, ‘Anything could happen,’” said Simpkin’s friend Tracy Scheidemantel. Another classmate, Michele Sax commented, “It’s hard to quantify. It was such an esoteric experience.” Simpkin, then 36 and an aspiring law student, had come to the U.S. from her native England when she was a freshmen in high school. She had already led a fairly adventurous life, as her father’s work took her to far corners of the world, including South America and Iran. At Wayland High, she was well-known for her distinctive British accent and for her eclectic personality, sense of humor and hip musical tastes.