Families Unite: Teachers And Their Kids Walk the Same Halls
Hannah Foley, Opinions Editor
February 17, 2012
Seven a.m.—Katelyn Farnen ’14 walks into Staples High School with her textbook-filled bag on her back and her dad, Assistant Principal James Farnen, by her side. Katelyn is one of approximately six students who has a parent that calls Staples their workplace. Katelyn, who is new to Staples this year,... Read more »
An Expensive Dream: The Role of Finances in College Selection
Callie Ahlgrim, Social Media Specialist
February 17, 2012
The difficult part is done, the application process long over. An excited group of seniors have gotten into the college of his or her dreams. But as more students get acceptances from colleges, a problem arises. For many of them, these ideal universities may still be out of reach. According to The New... Read more »
Believers: The Religiously Devout
Sophia Hampton, Staff Writer
February 17, 2012
When midterms came around this year, Anais Mitra ’14 added another thing to her to-do list: pray. Pray to do well on the exam. When offered drugs, Alye Pollack ’15, has her response ready: no. No because the Bible instructs that drugs are sinful. And Sean Driscoll ’15 doesn’t stress when he has... Read more »
Skeptics: A Look Into The Minds Of Athiest
Simon Stracher, Staff Writer
February 17, 2012
God is dead. Or at least that’s the opinion of Cole De Monico ’13. “How could God be the source of all human morality when he has, several times, betrayed his own commandments?” asks De Monico. “Can God make a rock that he can’t lift?” These are the types of questions many Staples students... Read more »
Staples Blogs…and Vlogs
Ellie Mann, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012
Three teenagers have ventured out of their comfort zones and are publically displaying their thoughts through both blogs and video blogs about life in general, their views about health and their photographs to people who are in need of a little inspiration Jedd Mellin ’12, started his video blog a.k.a... Read more »
ASR: Awesome Stuff, Right? Young Scientists’ Projects Attempt to Solve Real World Problems
Aaron Hendel, Staff Writer
February 13, 2012
Generating Realistic Terrain with Pseudo Random Noise Based Algorithms. Increasing the Efficiency of Aircraft Using Shark Scales as a Model. Spatial and Color Recognition in Carassius Auratus Auratus. There is only one place at Staples where these experiments are thought of, much less researched and... Read more »
You Got the Goods: What the Average Staples Student is Looking for this Valentine’s Day
Charlie Greenwald, Web A&E Editor
February 10, 2012
Love has been called many things: a battlefield, a losing game, a stranger, a many-splendored thing, a temporary madness… In my opinion, love is possible—you just need to give them what they want. But what do they want? In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, for the first time ever, you will hear the... Read more »
Local Stores Face Online Competition
Rachel Guetta, News Editor
February 8, 2012
Forty-some-odd years ago, the Internet didn’t exist. There was no Google, no Youtube, and no online shopping. Forty-some-odd years ago, local businesses thrived. Since then, online competition has crept up and slammed local stores in their faces. Along Post Road, from the Athena... Read more »
Second Semester Senior Backpacks
February 8, 2012
Emily Kowal ’12 Web News Editor Second semester seniors switch from their old generic backpacks to smaller backpacks similar to those they used in elementary school. They are colorful, bright, and the perfect size to carry around the very few school materials these seniors bring to school. Danielle... Read more »
A Day in the Life of a WWPT Broadcaster
Haley Randich, Staff Writer
February 2, 2012
Their voices can be heard most days, transmitted across the airwaves into radios and headphones. They can be found on channel 90.3 reporting the news, discussing the most recent developments in sports, and introducing musical guests. The WWPT broadcasters. They talk you through the basketball, football... Read more »
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