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11:40 a.m. A painter applies a fresh coat of paint to a column in the Staples Library Media Center. The walls of the library were repainted this summer Full story

11:46 a.m. A girls' volleyball camp taking place in the Staples fieldhouse takes a lunch break in the hallway before returning to practice. Tryouts for the Staples girls' volleyball team begin on August 28. Full story

Five Westport Police Officers, including Sgt. Frazier and Officer Loomer on left, familiarize themselves with Staples before the students return to school on September 1. Full story

12:53 p.m. During the weeks prior to the new school year, custodians complete their own summer assignments; cleaning out offices and classrooms.  To polish floors, the custodians move furniture and other such items into the hallways. Full story

Check out what the Class of 2010 is doing after high school. Full story

1:30 p.m. Staples seniors get into their robes outside their homerooms before graduation. Today is the final day the outgoing senior class will be Staples students. After the ceremony, the class of 2010 will have officially completed their final year at Staples. The graduation ceremony goes from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. and is the last event of the academic year. ... Full story

7:54 a.m.  "Do you have chemistry period 5 with Mr. Jones?" Students, today, will ask many questions like this one to teachers, administration, and guidance counselors who wait patiently at tables for specific departments. Today is Arena, a two day event in which students, with the help from faculty members, build their schedules for ... Full story

10:15 a.m. Will Bitsky '12 rejoices in the end of a long and stressful school year and a week of exams by tearing his notes. Full story

10:43 a.m. Students in Suzanne Kammerman's AP US Government class pose for a class portrait in their "Kammerman for President" t-shirts. Devised as an in-class joke during the class' midterm exam, the shirts became a long-term project for the students involved. Full story

10:45am. In lieu of finals, Peter Arnold '11 and Steven Graf '11 take their minds off of their exams and shift their attention to the World Cup. Arnold, sporting a Spain jersey, and Graf, wearing a Swizterland jersey, are representing the two teams who are competing today. Full story