High school sports games tend to produce the same scene: parents and fans cheering in the stands, parents working at the concession stand, players sprinting across the field or court, and coaches on the...
For Quinn Mendelson ’13, scenes of recruitment played in his head since the day he picked up his stick and found his love for lacrosse.
“When I was younger, people used to ask me what I want to...
After The Hunger Games came out, women and girls obsessed over the adorable antics of Jennifer Lawrence. For Mila Kunis, it was Friends with Benefits. For those who seem love the never-changing half smile...
Ryder Chasin, Web Managing Editor
• April 12, 2013
Doug Raigosa ’16 considers running to be a horizontal workout. This is not to say he thinks a horizontal workout is a bad workout. As a member of the cross-country team, Raigosa is certainly not opposed...
aptains are one of the key features of a team and its success. But recently, sports teams at Staples have seen a skyrocketing number of captains.
“They’re like coaches, but not coaches. They’re...
It’s midnight on a Friday. A siren goes off. The flash of red and blue lights in your rearview mirror catches your attention. Your heart rate increases. You almost lose your grip on the steering...
Sophie de Bruijn, Breaking News Managing Editor
• April 12, 2013
For many Staples students, snow loses its nostalgic appeal long before the last Christmas lights are taken down.
But, for Scott Pecoriello ’15, the online account to Weatherbell Analytics he received...
When a British 17-year-old, Nick D’Aloisio, sold an app to Yahoo for $30 million this March, Staples students and teachers questioned the potential that their future may or may not hold.
“I honestly...
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" projects from the mouths of juniors in a class completely devoted to Shakespeare.
Boring and confusing are two often words used to describe Shakespeare’s...
Every single student at Staples High School must sit in his or her first period class by 7:30 a.m. each weekday morning.
But not every Staples student has the same process getting to that point.
Every...
In middle school health classes, when the topic turns to sex education, there’s a clear divide between genders as to how they deal with their own questions, Bedford Middle School health teacher Joanne...
Whether it’s a parent phone call to the Assistant Principal’s office, a hushed referral to a guidance counselor, or a blip on an administrator’s walkie-talkie, an alertness lingers in the wake of...
