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Aitkenhead and Bill Fisher, who leads the maypole dance, raise the maypole up the tree.

Green Day hits Wakeman Town Farm

Ben Goldschlager, Web News Editor May 4, 2014

Saturday, May 3, Wakeman Town Farm hosted a family-friendly event that lasted from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It was attended by about 310 people, according to Michael Aitkenhead, Staples’ AP environmental science...

Mean Girls is still grool 10 years later

“Mean Girls” is still grool 10 years later

Rachel Treisman, Web Features Editor May 1, 2014

Before we got here, all we knew about high school was from “Mean Girls.” As elementary and middle schoolers, we anticipated dealing with endless hours of girl drama, dreaded having to follow all kinds...

LGBT voices growing louder with Day of Silence

LGBT voices growing louder with Day of Silence

Jen Gouchoe, Web Features Editor May 1, 2014

This year, the Staples Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) will hold its 16th annual Day of Silence on May 2, 2014, a day signifying the silence members of the LGBT community endure due to bullying and harassment. “It...

200 characters are enough to hurt

Megan Root, News Editor April 27, 2014

Yik Yak posts can’t go over 200 characters. The ones responsible for the tears and outrage at Staples were far shorter than that, often less than fifteen words.  It turns out that sexism, homophobia,...

Forget filters and focus on the memories

Forget filters and focus on the memories

Grace Kosner, Video Editor April 25, 2014

Between “Facebook stalking” potential roommates and following Instagram pages related to my future college I’ve found myself faced with a question that I have never before considered regarding the...

At the BOE meeting, (from left to right) BOE member Michael Gordon, BOE Chair Elaine Whitney and Superintendent Elliott Landon discussed health care.

Board of Education discusses health care costs

Megan Root, News Editor April 25, 2014

Hours before proposing their budget to the Board of Finance (BOF), members of the Board of Education (BOE) had a closed-door meeting in which they made about $1.1 million in cuts. The reduction came in...

A-level classes challenge students

Jackie Cope, Features Editor April 25, 2014

Students are stressed. They’re stressed about the future, they’re stressed about their social lives, and they’re stressed, especially stressed, about their classes. But it isn’t just AP Chemistry...

Text temptations concerns for safety

Deanna Hartog, Sports Editor April 25, 2014

From a young age, we’re berated with speeches that drone on about what not to do when driving. Don’t drink and drive. Don’t drive recklessly. Don’t drive distracted. These rules float...

Wealth causes division in Westport

Wealth causes division in Westport

Hannah Foley and Eliza Llewellyn April 25, 2014

The “wealth gap” has received plenty of attention recently, including being featured in President Obama’s State of the Union address this year: one percent of the US population owns 40 percent of...

Students need an education on the Board of Ed

Students need an education on the Board of Ed

Katie Cion, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2014

Be honest. You skipped past the Board of Ed coverage on page five. Tell me you at least read the lede. Seriously? Come on, guys. All right, so I’m biased. On the off chance that you tune...

Snapchat secrecy shattered

Snapchat secrecy shattered

Elizabeth Camche, Business Manager April 25, 2014

There is no such thing as privacy when it comes to Snapchat. The app that allows you to send 10-second selfies tracks your most commonly selected friends and displays it for your entire buddy list to...

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