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Bringing History Back to Life in Weston

Bringing History Back to Life in Weston

November 4, 2017

By Ella Bloomingdale '20 On Saturday, October 21, the Weston Historical Society held it’s annual reenactment of the Civil War at the Coley Homestead in Weston, Connecticut.  The event was put on...

Sexual harassment accusations prompt #MeToo social media movement

Sexual harassment accusations prompt #MeToo social media movement

November 4, 2017

Isabella Didio ’18 In light of recent accusations of sexual harassment by film producer Harvey Weinstein, the hashtag “#MeToo” has become a national tool that women are using to share their own...

Chowdafest visitors chow down for good cause

Chowdafest visitors chow down for good cause

October 12, 2017

By: Jacob Trock Chowdafest 2017, sponsored by supermarket chain Stop and Shop, took place at Sherwood Island State Park on Oct. 1.  The event, which has been held for ten consecutive years, drew more...

Houston shelter dogs head north after Hurricane Harvey

Houston shelter dogs head north after Hurricane Harvey

October 1, 2017

Meet Sapphire, the one dog who has been adopted (so far) out of the hurricane pets who came to the Connecticut Humane Society from Houston. By: Caroline Blevins '18 Twenty-two Houston dogs were...

Amendment to legalize coyote trapping fails

Amendment to legalize coyote trapping fails

September 18, 2017

By: Siri Kanter '19 An amendment to make the trapping of coyotes and coyote-wolf hybrids legal in Westport was denied on Sept. 6 at a Representative Town Meeting. After four hours of debate, the...

The Paris Climate Agreement: What you need to know

The Paris Climate Agreement: What you need to know

June 15, 2017

By: Ian Bernstein '18

Staples Key Award commends nominees at awards ceremony

Staples Key Award commends nominees at awards ceremony

June 14, 2017

By: Renee Weisz ’17 On Thursday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m., the annual Staples Awards Ceremony was held in the auditorium honoring students for a variety of academic, extracurricular and community service...

The release of A.P. summer assignments

The release of A.P. summer assignments

June 7, 2017

By: Nicole Dienst ’18 As students receive their schedules for the following school year on June 2nd, A.P. summer assignments have started to be assigned per class. Typically, depending on the...

Tragedy hits the University of Texas at Austin Campus

Tragedy hits the University of Texas at Austin Campus

May 31, 2017

By: Bri Zeiberg '19 Yet another act of violence happened at the University of Texas at Austin on May 1, 2017. An armed suspect by the name of Kendrex White stabbed four male students around 1:47 P.M,...

Westport Police alert residents of Coyote attacks

Westport Police alert residents of Coyote attacks

May 31, 2017

In the recent months, Westport has “experienced several incidents involving coyotes” and the Westport Police Department (WPD) has provided guidelines for handling the animals.   “The coyote’s...

Google Phishing Scam Hits Staples

Google Phishing Scam Hits Staples

May 31, 2017

By: Isa Didio '18 On May 3, many Staples students received an email with a link to a Google Document sent by a current or past Westport Public School staff member. These emails that students received...

Connecticut Bans Conversion Therapy for Youth

Connecticut Bans Conversion Therapy for Youth

May 31, 2017

By: Tori Lubin ’18 Legislation signed by Governor Dannel P. Malloy on May 10 officially prohibits mental health professionals from using conversion therapy on minors, a practice which involves attempting...

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