Soccer Update: Staples vs. Brien McMahon
September 24, 2008
Jack Hennessy ’10 Staff Writer The Staples Boys Varsity Soccer team improved to 4-0 as they defeated Brien McMahon 1-0 at Home last Thursday in the still premature season. Led by coach Dan Woog, Staples would not be denied in this back-and-forth battle between two powerhouses. Forward Greg Gudis... Read more »
Homecoming Postponed
September 24, 2008
by Sarah McDonald & Pippa Hazlewood All homecoming festivities, including the game, dance, motorcade and pep rally are postponed until the weekend of Oct. 10. “We wanted to be proactive about the weather,” said Vice-principal Richard Franzis. According to weather.com, there is a 70 percent... Read more »
Spirit Week: Decades Day
September 23, 2008
Photo by Lexi Preiser ’10 From left to right: Sarah Connolly ’09, Vivianna Bergonzi ’09, Danielle Clement ’09, Rachael Connolly ’09, Audrey Allen ’09 in full Seventies regalia.
New Teacher Welcome
September 19, 2008
Sarah McDonald and Pippa Hazlewood Staff Writers With words and cake, Principal Dodig welcomed the new teachers in the cafeteria after school, Sept. 18. He recognized the fact Staples is a large community and he was hoping to make teachers feel closer despite the size of the school. This was a chance... Read more »
Junior and Senior Back to School Night
September 19, 2008
Photo by Elizabeth Vance | Michael Lazaroff, taking parents through a forensic class crime scene. Elizabeth Vance ’09 Web Editor-in-Chief Back to school night for junior and senior’s parents was held on Thursday, Sept. 18, with an opening from Principal John Dodig in which he emphasized the... Read more »
Staples Weekly Interim Progress Report
September 19, 2008
*The Weekly Interim Progress report is the website’s staff humorous review of the school week. Class Grade Comments Club Rush A One word…Candy! Back to School Night A+ An informational, fun event Hummus in Cafeteria A Greatly appreciated by students Price... Read more »
The Second Day of Club Rush
September 19, 2008
Photo by Mike Schneider ’09 The second day of Club Rush continued where the first day left off; lots of clubs, lots of candy.
Beloved Players Director Dies
September 18, 2008
Contributed photo | Albert Pia being honored at the end of a Players Les Miserables performance. Peter Menz ’11 A&E Editor After a battle with leukemia, former Staples theatre teacher and longtime Staples Players director Albert Pia died at 85 on September 3, 2008. Pia directed Staples Players... Read more »
Staples Switches to Blackboard Software
September 17, 2008
Victor Hollenberg ’10 News Editor Students and teachers have gradually become more comfortable with the use of Blackboard, Staples’ and the district’s new online classroom software, as it enters into its second month of use throughout the school. The program, meant to replace eChalk,... Read more »
“Little Brother” Review
September 17, 2008
Haris Durrani ’11 News Editor Cory Doctorow’s most recent, “New York Times” Bestselling young adult science fiction novel, “Little Brother,” sets itself in a dystopian San Francisco just another step into the future. Doctorow emphasizes technology’s ability to... Read more »
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