A Year’s Worth of Learning in One Week: Builders Beyond Borders Teaches Students Valuable Life Lessons
March 13, 2011
Hands covered in dirt and dust are proof of how hard the students on B3 work. |Photo contributed by Anna Aron '13 Building an aqueduct in Ecuador or building toilets in Peru, playing with poor children or sacrificing Westport comfort for a week; these are just a few of the many activities that students... Read more »
A New Dessert Shop in Town, Where the Pie's the Limit
February 18, 2011
Made with Love: Michele Albano's staff makes their dessert from scratch every morning. Five years ago, Michele Albano’s last words to her grandmother were, “One day I’m gonna make your pies famous.” And she is doing exactly that. Today, Albano, a Westport native, is currently the co-owner,... Read more »
Kiss Me: How Public Displays Affect Others
February 18, 2011
Farewell… see you in 45 minutes: Couples around Staples show their passion for each other in public displays of affection (PDA) much to the chargrin of some of their peers. However, there are no strict schools rules against PDA. | By Eric Essagof ’12 and Madeline Hardy ’11 Only a moment... Read more »
Interpreting the Fourth Amendment: The line between students' rights and the administration's duties
February 18, 2011
Leah Bitsky ’12 & Spencer Fox ’11 A&E Editor and Staff Writer It’s 1984. Photo by Lucy Sinclair '11 Two girls, a freshman and her friend, take a quick smoke in the school bathroom, violating a school rule. Upon discovering the girls’ actions, a teacher sends them to the office where... Read more »
How Westport Deals with Copious Amounts of Winter Weather
February 18, 2011
There’s no stopping the snow: Snowbanks line the sides of the roads, as high as halfway up stop signs in some areas. | Eric Essagof '12 It’s 10:00 p.m. on a weeknight. Students should be working on their Irish Literature paper due the next day. However, most are tuned into accuweather.com, refreshing... Read more »
Culinary Arts Classes Adapt with Seasonal Menus
February 18, 2011
SNOWED IN: During the winter, with the excess of snow, the culinary classes cannot use fresh produce from the school’s garden.| By Eric Essagof '12 Although it feels like grass no longer exists due to the massive amount of snow piled on top of it, soon enough the snow will melt, spring will arrive,... Read more »
World Language Inspire Murals
February 18, 2011
It starts with a brushstroke. A simple movement of the arm in front of and across a canvas. Sometimes it’s a line, other times a curve, but one brushstroke after another collectively becomes a singular work of art. colors of the world: The mural painting class decorated the world language hallway with... Read more »
Talkin' Back: The Truth Behind Insubordination in School
February 18, 2011
Image by rutlo via Flickr Every high school class is familiarized with that one particular classmate who likes to give his or her teacher a hard time. However, a teacher does not have every right to report that behavior as “insubordination.” “[Insubordination is when] a teacher asks you to do... Read more »
Senior Internship Process Underway
February 16, 2011
As symptoms of seniorities become more extreme, Joyce Eldh, the head of the senior internship program gets ready to start placing the senior class in their requested internships. With 430 applications, it will take Eldh from approximately Jan. 27 to Mar. 20 to complete the placing process. “I try to... Read more »
iPad or iSore: Technology’s Effect on Eyes
February 15, 2011
Image via Wikipedia Eliza Llewellyn ’14 Staff Writer According to ABC News, children ages eight to 18 spend more than seven hours each day with electronics. Many students at Staples own a Kindle, iPad, or iPhone, therefore students’ eyes are exposed to bright screens for long periods of time. The... Read more »
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