Boston Globe 8/28/11: Building education. When new high schools open in Wayland and Wellesley this winter, they will be kicking off the largest wave of new high schools in area communities since the state lifted a moratorium on construction projects in 2007. Next up are Natick High School, due for completion in June; Tahanto Regional Middle/High School, slated to open during the 2012-2013 school year, and Maynard High School, projected to come on line in the fall of 2013. Other area districts with new high schools working their way through the state’s funding pipeline include Ayer-Shirley, Concord-Carlisle, Franklin, Marlborough, and the Minuteman regional vocational system. “The current school was built over 50 years ago,” said Lea Anderson, chairwoman of Wayland’s high school building committee. “It was just very small and crowded for the program we were offering. It had outlived its life expectancy.” Wayland’s new high school will open in January, while Wellesley’s will open in February.

Wayland Town Crier 8/29/11: Wayland High’s Field House reopens; latest update on project. The Wayland High School Field House renovation is complete and the facility reopened on Aug. 25. This is a major milestone that allows staff and students to resume normal athletic activities for the new school year. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. in the School Committee conference room in the Town Building. For more information on the building project, visit the HSBC's website. View the article to an overview of construction activities for the week of Aug. 29.

Wayland Patch 7/15/11: Slideshow: A Look Inside the New Wayland High School.

Wayland Town Crier 7/11/11: Latest update on Wayland High School building project. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Shawmut construction trailer at Wayland High School. For more information visit the HSBC’s website where a Summer Site Map has been posted. An overview of current construction activities is included.

Wayland Town Crier 5/30/11: Latest update on Wayland High School building project. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 9 at 7pm in the School Committee conference room on the second floor of Town Building. The community is welcome to attend all HSBC meetings. Project information is available online (http://waylandhsbc.org).

Wayland Student Press 2/4/11: Winter Week: New school construction update. The High School Building Committee gave a Winter Week information session to students on the new school project. Three members of different parts of the project each talked about the progress so far and their parts in the project. Maria Mulligan, a member of the HMFH design group, explained multiple features of the new school that are different from the current school.

Wayland Town Crier 1/3/11: Update from Wayland High School Building Committee. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Commons conference room at Wayland High School. The community is welcome to attend all HSBC meetings. The following overview of construction activities for the current week is provided by Shawmut Construction. Construction activities this week will be similar to last week, including concrete placement, exterior wall framing and sheathing, roofing, air and vapor barrier installation, MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) rough-in, steel welding and bolting, and installation of underground utilities. The utility work will involve periodic vibration due to soil compaction equipment. Temporary construction lighting will continue to be on at night. A temporary heating system is in place at Building B and will run continually. We extended the sound baffle wall alongside the heating unit to reduce the nuisance to the neighbors. Unfortunately, the heaters must run continually to properly cure the concrete slabs. We apologize for any inconvenience resulting from these activities. For more information visit the HSBC’s website.