Wayland Town Crier 8/15/13: Retired L-S superintendent dons hat as Wayland principal. John Ritchie, recently appointed interim principal of Wayland High School, says that perhaps the reason he enjoys his work so much is that he thinks he’s still a kid at heart. He also has a soft spot for them. “High school kids are so charming, interesting, funny, fresh – and so honest in some ways, too,” he said.