When Lauren Weinberger ’13 decided that she wanted to do something to raise funds for research to find a cure for heart disease, she put Fairfield County student’s prominent performing and musical...
Staples High School is home to many talented students of both the past, and present. Here’s a look at some of the most famous Alumnus of Staples history. Can you guess who?
The next alumni is most...
It was a tense day today, said Petey Menz ’11, now a sophomore at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Throughout the Boston area, full-time residents and students alike awaited the results of a police...
It’s midnight on a Friday. A siren goes off. The flash of red and blue lights in your rearview mirror catches your attention. Your heart rate increases. You almost lose your grip on the steering...
Sophie de Bruijn, Breaking News Managing Editor
• April 12, 2013
For many Staples students, snow loses its nostalgic appeal long before the last Christmas lights are taken down.
But, for Scott Pecoriello ’15, the online account to Weatherbell Analytics he received...
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" projects from the mouths of juniors in a class completely devoted to Shakespeare.
Boring and confusing are two often words used to describe Shakespeare’s...
Every single student at Staples High School must sit in his or her first period class by 7:30 a.m. each weekday morning.
But not every Staples student has the same process getting to that point.
Every...
Taming The Beast
Alexandra Rappaport ’13 makes her hair one of her utmost priorities in the morning. Though she showers at night, she still wakes up at either 5:25, 5:27 or 5:30 a.m. depending on...
As students walk through the hallways at Staples, they may be greeted by one of two aromas: the fresh scent of new paper products and ink or the lingering fume of Axe battling flowery perfumes.
And...
On a drowsy Monday morning at Staples High School, Sir Thomas Palumbo '13 (also known as Tommy, but a self-proclaimed knight) sat alert in math teacher Jane Levy’s period 7 Pre-Calculus class.
Levy...
It’s that time of year again. Seniors are posting excited Facebook statuses about acceptances to dream, while underclassmen are slaving away, trying to finish the third quarter on the right foot. Juniors...
In February we celebrate love, in July we celebrate America’s birthday, and in April we celebrate the creativity and humor of practical jokes. April Fools' Day is the only day of the year that allows...
Most people sigh when they realize how soon the Jewish holiday, Passover, is approaching. For many Jewish families, this means clearing out all wheat products from their kitchen and restocking their cabinets...
