May 31, 2011 | Sunny Skies
May 31, 2011
Photo by Claire O'Halloran '13 2:02 p.m. Rachel Samuels ’13 studies outside while enjoying the warm weather.
Boys and Girls Track and Field Shine in FCIAC Championships
May 30, 2011
Both the Staples Girls and Boys Track Teams placed at the FCIAC Tournament on May 24. Photo courtesy of staplesrunning.com On May 24, the boys and girls varsity track teams competed in the FCIAC championships at Danbury High School. The girls placed 3rd while the boys took 2nd in a tough meet with especially... Read more »
Nature’s Worst Brings Out Man’s Best
May 29, 2011
A Supernatural Obession
May 27, 2011
Cover via Amazon June 5, 2011-Teen Wolf, a new series premiers on MTV September 2011-Season three of The Vampire Diaries Begins November 18, 2011- Breaking Dawn Part 1 of the Twilight Saga is released in theatres. How many of those do I plan to watch? All of them. Since I encountered my first werewolf... Read more »
May 27, 2011 | School's Outside
May 27, 2011
Photo by Bryan Schiavone ’13 11:15 a.m. Social studies teacher Dan Heaphy brought his class outside to watch group presentations during the first lunch wave. Students flocked to the courtyard to experience one of the warmest days of the year, with temperatures reaching 80 degrees.
Inked: Tattoo Culture at Staples
May 27, 2011
Photo by Casey Haffner '12 The ink of a tattoo might lie just under one’s skin, but the meaning goes much deeper. When getting a tattoo one is making a commitment to wear an image on the body for life. “It hurts way more to get a tattoo removed than it does to get one in the first place,” Austin... Read more »
Tumblr: Staples Students take to Micro Blogging
May 27, 2011
Image via CrunchBase While many social media fads have come andgone in the past decade, few have had the addicting power found on Tumblr. Theis website has quickly grown in popularity amongst Staples students this year. At first glance, Tumblr looks just like any other blogging website. Like other... Read more »
The Sky is the Limit: Staples Students Take to the Air
May 27, 2011
Graphic by Inklings News While some teens are learning to drive, Lucas Abed ’14 and Connor Hardy ’14 are balancing learning to fly and their passion for baseball. They are still considered amateurs but are in the process of obtaining their private pilot licenses. In order for that to happen, the... Read more »
A or AP?: U.S. History Honors in Danger of Elimination
May 27, 2011
Born in the U.S.A-Level: If U.S. History Honors is cut, the social studies curriculum will begin using more traditional textbooks like 1,157-page “The American Pageant.” | Photo by Madison Horne '12 U.S. History Honors, a course originally created nine years ago by a Board of Education (BOE)... Read more »
Staples Needs to Speak Up
May 27, 2011
Graphic by Connie Zhou '12 EDITORIAL When a quarter of their teachers were fired, students at Austin Polytechnical Academy in Chicago set up a petition even in the face of suspension, they walked out of their classes to protest. Sadly, this kind of demonstration would rarely, if ever, occur at... Read more »
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