Petition for track to be named after coach Lawrence

Lily Caplan '22, Staff Writer

October 19, 2019

Andrew Colabella, a representative of RTM district four, created a petition two weeks ago to name the new Staples track after Laddie Lawrence ’64, head coach of boys’ cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. The petition on change.org has over 1,000 signatures. Colabella requested...

Student Assembly pushes towards a cleaner school community

Annabelle Iannone ’21, Web News Editor

October 18, 2019

Student Assembly hung up posters around Staples in the middle of September to encourage students to help maintain a clean school environment. The signs, placed throughout the hallways and in each bathroom, ask students and staff to report any facility maintenance issues, such as a toilet being out...

Last week today: Mario Kart, Sandy Hook Promise, Wrecker’s Deli

Eddie Kiev '20 and Sophie Casey '20

October 17, 2019

Push Against Cancer joins OKO, other local business for town block party, sends kids to camp

Charlotte Armstrong ’21, Staff Writer

October 17, 2019

The first annual Push Against Cancer (PAC) Block Party raised funds for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp at the Green at National Hall on Oct. 6. The fundraiser, which raised $2,200, pays for the costs of kids suffering from cancer to attend the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. “This is a once in a...

ACT test change allows students to retake individual exam sections

Emily Stone '20, Business Manager

October 12, 2019

The ACT announced Tuesday that students will be allowed to retake individual sections of the exam starting Sept. 2020. According to USA Today News, for a fee, students will be able to retake specific subjects where they did poorly. In the past, students would have to reregister, repay, and retake...