Every year, when high school athletes ditch their traditional uniforms for caps and gowns at graduation, they leave behind a gaping hole on the roster of their former team.
According to boys’ volleyball...
For seniors at Staples High School, May 19 is the joyous day that marks the beginning of the internship program and the end of attending formal classes.
From May 19 to June 13, students participating...
Between “Facebook stalking” potential roommates and following Instagram pages related to my future college I’ve found myself faced with a question that I have never before considered regarding the...
Crushing into their seats, they tear open bags of Skittles. Eagerly they wait for the action to commence as jitters creep through their nerves and the energy of the room consumes them.
Yet there are...
Hours before proposing their budget to the Board of Finance (BOF), members of the Board of Education (BOE) had a closed-door meeting in which they made about $1.1 million in cuts.
The reduction came in...
Students are stressed. They’re stressed about the future, they’re stressed about their social lives, and they’re stressed, especially stressed, about their classes.
But it isn’t just AP Chemistry...
It’s said that April showers bring May flowers. While that might be appealing to some, to spring sport athletes, this can be a problem. Teams that play spring sports often have to adjust to the fluctuating...
The moment of silence seems endless as the junior class athletes sit at their banquets anxiously waiting to hear the captains for the following year.
The names are called.
Some athletes have gone...
From a young age, we’re berated with speeches that drone on about what not to do when driving.
Don’t drink and drive.
Don’t drive recklessly.
Don’t drive distracted.
These rules float...
They don’t wear their team uniforms to school.
They don’t wear tee shirts advertising their shows.
They don’t dress up on Fridays, or any other day.
But if they’re picking up a pencil,...
If you went out to eat and didn’t post a picture of what you got, did you really go out?
It seems that lately food Instagrams, popularly known as “foodagrams,” are becoming more and more popular...
After a very rewarding 2013 spring season, the boys’ volleyball team has big shoes to fill.
Last season, the boys were able to rack up an FCIAC title and become the Class L State Champions for the...
Bridgen van Dorsten ’15 has almost reached the finish line.
For the past few months, she’s been tweaking, adjusting and manipulating her 1998 Porsche Boxster by replacing the engine with an electric...
