Midmorning Friday, Principal John Dodig made a public announcement to the Staples staff and students expressing his concern over student conduct and opinions relating to the recent arrest of assistant...

2:30 p.m. About a week after the Orphenians put their "Cans for Candlelight" box in the front of the building, the Staples community had already donated enough canned goods to fill an entire box. The second...

  Morgan and Susan Wynkoop live in a house that was built nearly 100 years before the American Revolution, before anyone had heard the name George Washington or called this country the United Sates...

In the 60s, young people flocked toWoodstock. In the 70s, it was all about the disco. In the late 80s and early 90s, the rave emerged. Now, in 2011, the rave is back.  Preparation begins in advance,...

It is two minutes into the game. The opponent is racing down the field. In an attempt to block the offender, a defender runs into the girl and is hit in the head. She immediately knows that she has a concussion,...

The release of Apple’s iOS 5 software, which brought customers the iPhone 4S, unleashed a wave of excited chatter and anxious babble from technology lovers at Staples, but just as loud came the “ding,...

Principal John Dodig made a morning announcement on Nov. 18 in regard to the recent events concerning Freshman Football Coach Mike Pickering. Here is the transcript from his announcement: This freshman...

Unstoppable. That one word seems to sum up Jessie Ambrose ’12, varsity girls lacrosse player, Joosje Grevers ’12 of varsity girls volleyball, Turner Block ’13, varsity track and field runner ,...

Statistics don’t tell the whole story, but the Staples Football defense’s 40 sacks, on pace to shatter the team’s record of 52 set in 2009, tells a lot of it. The defensive line for Staples football,...

Coffee, exercise, and a whole lot of will power is all it takes for Jill Rappaport ’13 to make it through the night. Rappaport practices a lifestyle that many students are forced to take on: living...

Some people aren’t into the whole Nickelback thing. People often call them “trash” or “disgraceful,” and group them with other despised radio-friendly rock bands like Creed and Daughtry.  I...

When the girls’ ice hockey team steps out onto the rink for their first game, they’ll be clad not in blue and white but in black and gold. For the first time in its history, the team has joined with...

It’s four hours until game time. Matson has to get mentally prepared, physically prepared. He has to have enough energy to last him through the game and still carry his own weight on the squad. He needs...