Global Themes arrives: What to Expect
Danny Cooper, Features Editor
August 30, 2011
In October, 2010 the Westport Board of Education approved a new class for freshman students, Global Themes, to replace current course Western Humanities beginning this school year. This class is a shift from the conventional memorization that was a large part of Western Humanities. The curriculum is... Read more »
Aug. 29, 2011 | Continuation of Chaos
Emily Goldberg, Web Managing Editor
August 29, 2011
Although Westport’s skies shone a bright shade of Post-Irene blue, many local businesses remained closed due to flooding and power outages.
Aug. 28, 2011 | The Wreckage
Marcus Russi
August 28, 2011
See what Compo Beach looked like before and after Hurricane Irene blew through Westport.
UPDATE: School Opening May Be Postponed Until August 31
Ben Reiser, News Editor
August 26, 2011
According to a memo posted on the Westport Public Schools website and sent in an e-mail via Connect-ED, if Westport schools are forced to close on Monday due to Hurricane Irene, the first day of school for the 2011-12 year will be August 31. This is the day after school has been planned to commence. In... Read more »
Aug. 26, 2011 | Back to School in Four
Emily Goldberg, Web Managing Editor
August 26, 2011
12:03 p.m. While students are enjoying their last few days of summer, school is already in session for teachers. Bedford seventh grade science teachers Karen Clark and Harriet Carusi use the Staples library computers to finalize their curriculum. Bedford teachers have not been able to enter the middle... Read more »
Hurricane Will Not Faze Summer Assignment Deadlines
August 26, 2011
As Staples students continue to come up with creative ways to procrastinate and avoid completing their summer work, A.P. and otherwise, Principal John Dodig has assured Inklings that summer assignments will be due based on teacher’s deadlines, and not the whims of Hurricane Irene. “Though the hurricane... Read more »
Aug. 25, 2011 | A Little Rain Before Irene?
August 25, 2011
12:00 p.m. Three girls attempt to flee the Freshmen Barbecue as rain begins to pour on their back-to-school gathering. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that Category 3 Hurricane Irene will intensify to a Category 4 storm within the next 48 hours and will affect the Northeast... Read more »
August 24, 2011 | Even the Shrubs are Getting in Shape
Kelsey Shockey, Staff Writer
August 24, 2011
1:57 p.m. Juan Villeda of Executive Landscapers makes sure that the courtyard bushes are ready for student arrivals on Aug. 30.
Computers Start Fire at Bedford Middle School | Video
Mark Schwabacher '13, Web Opinions Editor
August 23, 2011
Photo Credit Bryan Schiavone '13 A pile of unused computers caught fire at Bedford Middle School Tuesday afternoon, around 1:00 p.m.. The blaze was quickly extinquished by the Westport Fire Department. School faculty were evacuated from the building as a safety precuation, and no injuries were... Read more »
Health Forms Are Due
Danny Cooper, Features Editor
August 22, 2011
12:15 a.m. Christine Cook, the new health assistant, replacing Courtney Wall, is busy contacting parents and collecting health forms for the fall Staples sports season. Cook reminds all students and their parents that forms are due Aug. 26.
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