Car Club Looks Forward to Putting the Pedal to the Metal For Another Year
Will McDonald, Sports Editor
January 11, 2012
With the exception of an occasional, often drool-inducing sighting in a parking lot or a rare fleeting glimpse on the highway, most Staples students have never gotten the chance to view the engineering wonder of a Ferrari sports car up close. However, the Staples Car Club has been able to provide that... Read more »
New and Improved: A Conversation with David Cohen, Vice President of Westport/Weston YMCA
Jessica Shaw, Staff Writer
January 11, 2012
1) What will the new building look like? It will be a modern 102,000 square feet facility at the Mahackeno Outdoor Center. The new building will be tremendously more accessible with ample adjacent parking with drop-off/pickup lanes at the main entrance. There will be many entrances and elevators throughout... Read more »
Seniors Celebrate College Acceptances, Busy Schedules Prevail
Ellie Mann, Staff Writer
January 5, 2012
With the holiday season in the past, a number of students have already received the first thing that was on many of their wish lists, their college acceptance letter. The beginning of December was accompanied with a great deal of anticipation for some seniors, but towards the middle of the month, college... Read more »
Spotlight on New Board of Education Members
Eliza Llewellyn, Staff Writer
December 21, 2011
Behind the prestigious awards, advanced technology, and sophisticated budgeting of the Westport Public Schools is the town’s Board of Education, which consists of seven members. On Nov. 21, two new members, Jennifer Tooker, a Republican, and Michael Gordon, a Democrat, were inaugurated to the BOE and... Read more »
A Slice of France in Fairfield County
Haley Randich, Staff Writer
December 20, 2011
At 5:30 AM on Saturday mornings, while most students are fast asleep, Caroline Koenig ’14 can be found at her family’s bakery, Isabelle et Vincent, helping her parents prepare the latest batches of baguette bread and pastries. The bakery opened in 2007, when the family moved their successful 7th... Read more »
Two’s a Couple, Three’s a Crowd: Teachers are the third wheel in student’s relationships
Sammy Warshaw and Kate Beispel, A&E Editor and Web Sports Editor
December 16, 2011
At Staples, when you’re in a relationship, most of the student body knows. And so do most of your teachers. The Staples teaching staff, although less concerned with what happened last weekend or who unfriended who on Facebook, is apparently not oblivious to the make-ups and break-ups that are a regular... Read more »
The People Christmas Leaves Out: Non-Christians feel removed from the holiday spirit
Chloe Baker, Web Opinions Editor
December 16, 2011
There are no fuzzy socks with a dreidel embroidered on them or blue and white Hanukkah Harry shortbread cookies being sold at the Fresh Market. On ABC Family, there is no “8 Nights of Hanukkah” and Target does not have an entire section devoted to the holiday. As December break approaches, local... Read more »
Ms. Addicks: A Day In The Life
Molly Barreca, Opinions Editor
December 16, 2011
On a June day in 1993, Alice Addicks arrived at Staples High School only expecting to be working for three days helping make sure students weren’t cutting class during the final weeks of school. During one of those final days, Addicks climbed through a cafeteria window in the old Staples High... Read more »
OCD: When Order becomes a Disorder
Leah Bitsky, Feature's Editor
December 16, 2011
Many students think that having Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder means using your sleeve to open a door, covering the toilet seat with tissue paper before sitting down or constantly applying Purell to one’s hands. This could just be the result of wanting to be clean; it may not be OCD. OCD is... Read more »
Toboggan or Not Toboggan
Aaron Hendel ’14 & Simon Stracher ’14, Staff Writers
December 16, 2011
“Westport Public Schools are… closed today.” As soon as students hear Dr. Landon’s declaration declare that it is an all too rare snow day, their first thoughts are excitement, and then, they contemplate how they will spend their day off. Some may choose to sleep the day away, while others... Read more »
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