Last week today: Saturn, Thanksgiving, December
Eddie Kiev '20 and Poppy Livingstone '21
December 10, 2019
TikTok faces privacy troubles leading to investigation
Betti Kobak '22, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
The trending social media app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, will be under investigation on an undecided date by the U.S government due to allegations of spying on U.S. citizens. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has contacted ByteDance and articulated the matter at ...
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...
Impeachment crisis reveals weakness of Staples to teach current events
Rachel Suggs '21, Web News Editor
October 10, 2019
Connecticut minimum age to buy tobacco increases
Marina Engler '22, Staff Writer
October 8, 2019
Connecticut residents must now be 21 or older to buy products containing tobacco effective Oct. 1. Healthcare officials and lawmakers alike concluded that the bill, passed in June 2019, is necessary to stop habitual smoking in teenagers. “95 percent of smokers start their habit before reaching...
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Broadcast Director
When not underwater, splashing her way to victory on the swim team, you can find Serena Ye ’20 providing Inklings with a unique perspective as a Broadcast Director. The visual and audio based aspect...
Julia Kasabian ’21
In today’s world, being in the know is very important. However, in our school community, it’s getting progressively harder to know what’s going on. With issues including...
Midterm review period holds a permanent spot on exam schedule
February 6, 2019
January 31, 2018
Midterm tips from Staples staff
January 25, 2018