No, you’re not seeing double when you see Kristen Onorato ’15 and Pamela Onorato ’15 mount the beams at their gym, Arena Gymnastics, or tumble their way to national rankings. Kristen and Pamela are...
Every Staples sporting event comes with the inevitable heckling between the Superfans and the opposing team. That is, except for one sport: hockey.
Despite the usual rivalry and competitiveness between...
Anders Hovstadius, Assistant Web Creative Director
• December 9, 2014
While most men, according to the Livestrong website, stand at 5’10” and are not on varsity sports teams, Nicolaas Esposito ’15 defies averages. Esposito stands far above other students at 6’4”,...
Fist-clenching games are the key ingredients to sports’ buffet of excitement. But many fans don’t recognize the facilitators who capture the game’s excitement and thrill: the announcers.
Steven...
Hard work pays off. That’s a given. April 15, 2015, marks the last day that an athlete can sign their letter of intent play un NCAA Division I sports. For many seniors at Staples, the recruitment process...
It’s December. It’s officially appropriate to wear God-awful ugly sweaters, eat your body weight in milk and cookies, and respond to everything with “Bah Humbug.”
It’s that time of year. But...
Julie Bender, Web Opinions Editor
• December 9, 2014
In sixth grade, I had a massive social studies project due. It was one of those projects that we had been working on for weeks and I had spent the entire night before perfecting. But when the teacher said,...
Economics, business, pre-med, English and pre-law are quick to roll off the tongue when discussing potential college majors. Courses like Horticulture or Jewelry Making are rarer.
Speaking of unique...
Talia Hendel, Web Managing Editor
• December 9, 2014
Usually, students do not receive any time off to celebrate Hanukkah. As a result, students rejoiced last year when Hanukkah fell in conjunction with Thanksgiving Break, and gave them a few...
Ben Rogers ’15 hunched over his laptop, watching intently as the blue “loading” symbol made slow rotations
in the corner of the dimly lit screen. He pressed refresh on the clunky black...
“Glee” and “Pitch Perfect” are filled to the brim with songs performed by a cappella groups. A cappella, a style of music consisting entirely of vocals, has made its way from the big...
On Nov. 12, six Child Study students—Kelsey Bobrow ’15, Hannah Berggren ’15, Megan Nuzzo ’15, Renee Reiner ’15, Hadley Ward ’15, and Diana Zogeb ‘16—presented before the collaborative team...
The fire alarm at Staples suddenly sounded at about 9:15 this morning because a smoke alarm was triggered in a boys’ bathroom by vapor from an electronic cigarette. Students and faculty grabbed their...
