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Jazz band rarely toots its own horn

Jazz band rarely toots its own horn

Jenna McNicholas, Staff Writer March 28, 2014

They have won countless awards and accolades, and they pack a full house at every concert.  Yet they are rarely on Good Morning Staples, or have posters hung up around school enticing you to go to one...

Local performers wow Toquet Hall audience

Local performers wow Toquet Hall audience

Rachel Treisman, Web Features Editor March 27, 2014

Teenagers talk and laugh, crowding around the overstuffed couches and game tables as the evening sun slowly sets. Local talents Fighting Static, James Kerr, Alex Retter and Sarah Barrios prepare to hit...

Westport orchestras serenade crowd at festival

Westport orchestras serenade crowd at festival

Jane Levy and Deanna Hartog March 23, 2014

A crowd of hundreds piled into the Staples Gymnasium on Thursday March 19 at 7:30pm to attend the 2014 Westport Orchestra Festival. The event combined both the melodious sounds of the 7th and 8th grade...

7 songs that will survive centuries

7 songs that will survive centuries

Grayson Weir, Staff Writer February 21, 2014

There are some songs that will be played over and over again, by generation after generation, and will never become outdated. But to me, 7 stand out. 1: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd ‘Sweet...

Four new bands electrify the Toquet Hall stage

Four new bands electrify the Toquet Hall stage

Olivia Kalb, A&E Editor October 29, 2013

The room, a bit shabby with walls covered in student artwork, is dark. The dim spotlight shining on the messy stage is the only lighting in the room. Three band members tramp all over the stage, preparing...

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“Bangerz” leaves Miley’s old image behind

Nicole DeBlasi, Web Managing Editor October 16, 2013

What are some of the first things that come to mind when you think of Miley Cyrus? Is it Hannah Montana? Is it Liam Hemsworth? Or is it Twerking? In the past couple of weeks, Miley Cyrus has taken over...

Examining Taylor Swift: Swiftly Becoming Obsolete

Examining Taylor Swift: Swiftly Becoming Obsolete

Cheyenne Haslett, Web Managing Editor October 26, 2012

Lately, listening to the radio brings my faith in humanity down exponentially each time I tune into the most popular stations in the Northeast. Every minute that I am subjected to the ridiculous commentary...

Examining Taylor Swift: ‘Red’ is the New Black

Examining Taylor Swift: ‘Red’ is the New Black

Alex Kogstad, Staff Writer October 26, 2012

The first time I heard the lyrics “Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won’t see that I want and I’m needing everything that we should be,” float out of my headphones I knew I had found...

Album Review: G.O.O.D. Musics Cruel Summer

Album Review: G.O.O.D. Music’s “Cruel Summer”

Ned Hardy, Editor-In-Chief October 1, 2012

I wanted to like this album. I really did. Based on the tracklist alone, the album should be flawless. Features range from hip-hop heavyweights like Ghostface Killa, Ma$e, and Raekwon to three of the...

Tessa Schroll: A Music Ninja

Tessa Schroll: A Music Ninja

Ellie Mann, Business Manager September 20, 2012

After moving to America from Germany, Tessa Schroll ’13 has been interested in American music artists.  She was automatically drawn to the American music scene.  Schroll decided to put her passion...

Matchbox 20: A Review

Matchbox 20: A Review

Greta Bjornson, News Editor September 19, 2012

On their fifth album, “North”, Matchbox Twenty fails to bring anything truly unique to the table. In fact, it’s a bit fake and desperate to be “hip” and “chill”- like your dad in leather...

For the 80-Billionth Time: Madonna’s 12th Album “MDNA” Begs for Our Love

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer April 10, 2012

I have two words to describe Madonna’s 12th studio album MDNA: trite and overblown. On the album, the “Give Me All Your Luvin” and “Girls Gone Wild” singer attempts to milk her established...

For the 80-Billionth Time: Madonna’s 12th Album “MDNA” Begs for Our Love

Amanda Piccolino, Staff writer April 9, 2012

I have two words to describe Madonna’s 12th studio album MDNA: trite and overblown. On the album, the “Give Me All Your Luvin” and “Girls Gone Wild” singer attempts to milk her established...

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