Choosing what to do after graduating from Staples is a daunting task which will eventually be faced by most students. Do you take the traditional route and immediately begin at a four-year university,...

Last Monday, May 27, residents of Westport gathered downtown to honor those who have given their lives for our country. The Police Department, Fire Department, members of the armed forces and many other...

“Can you open that door for me?” Erica Hefnawy ’15 asked as we approached chemistry classroom 3028.  She pulled her sleeves over her hands before sliding into the room, avoiding touching the door...

Don’t bank on the banks. In the past, test banks - loosely defined as a “bank” of questions and answers provided by textbook publishers - have been sometimes used by teachers to devise their own...

If crutching were an Olympic sport, I’d win gold easily. This is the fourth time I’ve been on crutches, so I’m practically a professional crutcher. In fact, one time, I crutched two miles twice...

I know how you are probably feeling right now because I was in the exact same position just a short year ago. You may be feeling stressed about the end of junior year; you may be wondering what on earth...

Westport Public Schools will finally hold full-day kindergarten every day of the week, after 12 years, four contentious votes and over 300 signatures on a Change.org petition. The change will take effect...

It’s that time of year again—those few precious weeks when the trees bloom and the flowers blossom and seniors run around town on missions to assassinate one another in a “Hunger Games”-style...

The hallway outside the cafeteria bustles as herds of students collect around tables cluttered with posters, sign-up sheets and, of course, candy. It’s Club Rush, and students are eager to put down their...

Staples is constantly lauded as providing not just an outstanding education but an outstanding preparation for college and the mythical “real world” that follows. And in this “real world” we...

Although the premiere date has yet to be set, we’re soon to be hit with the shiny new version of “Boy Meets World”: “Girl Meets World.” If “Girl Meets World” ends up being anything like...

Deep in the heart of Africa, lion cubs chase and claw at one another, all in the name of having fun, living life, and forming social bonds with the other members of their pride. Thousands of miles and...

There are two types of people in this world: those who sit around and let others obtain fame and renown and those who seize that glory for themselves. The fact here is simple—those who want to be the...