Wayland Town Crier 1/4/12: A new year, a new school in Wayland. As Wayland High School students marvelled Tuesday at their sparkling new $71 million high school, Principal Pat Tutwiler suggested they may want to use some of the facility’s tech goodies to thank building committee members. “They worked not for any selfish motives, but because they wanted to see you, the students, well served in a facility that you deserve,” Tutwiler said. “We have lots of electronic access in the new building and it would be a classy thing for you to get online, to Google the HSBC, and to thank them.” “As such, it’s appropriate for us to reflect and to extend credit and thanks where they’re due.” The new 157,000-square-foot facility opened its doors for students Tuesday.

Wayland Patch 12/17/11: Walking the Halls: A Tour of the New Wayland High. At 8:15 Friday morning, the common area in the north building, the…

Wayland Student Press 12/15/11: Video tour of the new high school.

Wayland Student Press 12/14/11: Myths about new school debunked. In anticipation for the move to the new school, Wayland High School has been buzzing with rumors about the new rules, policies and features of the new campus. WSPN spoke to a number of students about the rumors they had heard, and then went to Dean of Students Scott Parseghian and Principal Patrick Tutwiler to get you the truth about the new high school.

Wayland Student Press 12/14/11: New school presents opportunity to reevaluate traditions. Since the current high school was finished in 1960, Wayland High School students have had over 50 years to create traditions. With the move to the new school approaching, questions have arisen about what will happen to these traditions and how they might change. Bigger traditions such as Spirit Day, Winter Week and senior dress up day on Halloween will remain largely unaffected by the move, although they will face minor changes simply because of the design of the school. Some feel that these events are in need of changes anyway, and the new buildings will provide the opportunity.

Wayland Student Press 12/14/11: For better or worse, new school is going digital. In moving from the old school to the new, students and faculty will be adjusting to plenty of changes, not the least of which is advancements in technology. One of the goals in building the new school was to make it modern so it would be useful for years to come. Between the two computer labs, six media learning centers with computer carrels, a graphics lab and a video lab, there are many places for students and faculty to use technology.

Metrowest Daily News 12/12/11: State sending early payments for some school-building projects. The state agency in charge of school construction aid says it's sending out an early round of payments for projects approved under the old application process, with 15 local cities and towns among the beneficiaries. The state School Building Authority says the early payments were possible because of its fiscal management, with cities and towns able to save money on interest, ensure adequate cash is on hand to meet obligations or secure earnings by making investments. Districts typically split construction cost with the agency, put in place after the old application process was reformed to cap costs. These payments include $327,000 to Wayland for the construction of the new high school.