A Trek for Tunes
Julia Sharkey, Sports Editor
December 20, 2011
Living in Westport, it seems like it is a hassle for many to commute to the city to see their favorite artists, like Deadmau5 and Super Mash Bros. However, the distance is hardly an issue for most Staples students. Despite the hour-plus train ride, expensive cab, and frigid temperatures, students still... Read more »
Happy Feet Two: An Adorable Letdown
Erik Sommer, Staff Writer
December 17, 2011
Having Elijah Wood, Matt Damon, Common, Robin Williams, Pink, and Brad Pitt together in a room would be enough to make most star-struck. Combining the talents of these critically-acclaimed celebrities in a film would seemingly drive flocks of moviegoers to the box office with great expectation. Oddly... Read more »
Holiday Gift Guide: The Six Best Gifts for Six Different Kinds of People
Rose Propp, Staff Writer
December 16, 2011
Do you have a family member who is bored with the games he or she has for their gaming console? If so, this holiday season there are two great games that will have them running to their game room to try them out. For the gamer who enjoys more violent titles, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” is currently... Read more »
Winter Drink Review
Alix Neenan and Stevie Klein, Managing Editor and Editor-and-Chief
December 16, 2011
1. The Pumpkin Calories: 330 for a grande If anything tastes like the holidays, it would be this drink. We felt the seasonal buzz from the warm spices, making this drink our seasonal favorite. Although the spices did overshadow the pumpkin, it still had a lot of flavor and smelled scrumptious. 2.... Read more »
Style: Students Who Know What to Wear
Madison Horne, Photo Editor
December 16, 2011
Some people spend hours each morning planning an outfit, while others just wear whatever is clean and easily accessible. From an outfit that took hours to plan to the classic gray sweatpants you wore to bed last night, eveyone has a different style. Clothing has always been a way for people to reveal... Read more »
A House with a Sense of History
Danny Cooper, Features Editor
December 16, 2011
“I remember when we first saw the house. We fell in love with it. It was a classic New England farmhouse. I love a front porch and a perched roof. It was unmolested, frozen in time,” said Joshua Prince, owner of a house on Long Lots dated to 1871. According to Prince, his house originally belonged... Read more »
Shedding Candlelight on the Production Number
Haley Zeldes, Web Sports Editor
December 16, 2011
On Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday Dec. 10,StaplesHigh School’s choir wowed the audience with its production number based on the Ed Sullivan Late Night Show. Staples choir teacher, Justin Miller, a former student and Candlelight performer himself, got the ball rolling for novel ideas when flip flops and... Read more »
‘Cracking’ Down: Westport Academy of Dance’s 30th Annual Nutcracker
Claire O’Halloran ’13 & Rachel Guetta ’13, Web Features Editor & News Editor
December 16, 2011
It happens every year: the same costumes, the gaudi fake eyelashes, the broken-in pointe shoes, the caked-on make up, and the brewing excitement. It’s the “Nutcracker” all over again. “You know what happens next, but there’s always something new to it,” Molly Collins ’12 said. This... Read more »
Toquet Hall Giving Artists an Audience
Sami Bautista, Staff Writer
December 16, 2011
The spotlight. The fans. The music. It is easy to see why performers choose Toquet Hall as their preferred venue to gain publicity. But it’s more than that. Toquet Hall gives budding performers a haven where they can express themselves through their various types of music. According to Director Kevin... Read more »
Rumors: The Student-Directed Spring Studio
Madison Horne, Photo Editor
December 15, 2011
Rumor has it that there’s a new student directed show coming up. Director Gregg Bonti ‘12, along with Assistant Director Alexandra Rappaport ‘13 and Producer Lauren Weinberger ‘13, have started the process of putting together the spring studio of the comedic Rumors by Neil Simon. As a theater... Read more »
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