Metro-North Nightmare: Train Crash Injures 72, Disrupts Service
Bailey Ethier, News Editor
May 18, 2013 • 238 views
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Friday’s terrible train crash left scores injured and thousands scrambling for ways to commute to New York next week, including Staples seniors who finished school Friday and head to internships, many in Manhattan, Monday morning. According to the Associated Press, 72 people were injured yesterday... Read more »
A Look at Grim Reaper Day
Caroline O'Kane, Staff Writer
May 17, 2013 • 109 views
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Wednesday, May 15, TAG held its annual Grim Reaper Day to warn students about the dangers of drunk driving. TAG hung posters and banners around the school to show the consequences of drunk driving, and they held an assembly with a video of people affected by drunk driving telling their stories. Many... Read more »
Coffin Placed Near Cafeteria
Ben Reiser and Brittany Healy
May 15, 2013 • 176 views
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Every year, TAG organizes Grim Reaper Day, a day to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. In the past, TAG has displayed a coffin outside of the cafeteria; however, it was removed to show respect to those who were affected by drunk driving. This year, TAG and the rest of the administration... Read more »
Writing for Real: Two Students Win National Awards
Zoe Brown, Features Editor
May 13, 2013 • 233 views
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“If you want to encourage students to be writers, they need to be writing for a real audience,” said Julie Heller, 6-12 Coordinator for English. “They need to be publishing their work.” One way to do so is by entering writing contests. In April, two students, Katie Cion '14 and Katie Zhou '14,... Read more »
The S3 Challenge: Solutions for Superstorm Sandy
Alexandra O'Kane, Staff Writer
May 12, 2013 • 207 views
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Each year, the Staples Spectacular Student Challenge provides students with a real-world problem for which they have a single Sunday to discuss and propose a solution. Following the initial day of proposing a solution in the form of an academic paper, each groups' work is reviewed by a faculty panel... Read more »
Silence Speaks Louder than Words
Emma Lederer, Staff Writer
May 10, 2013 • 327 views
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Walking through the hallways today, students noticed that everything was a bit more quiet, while all the more colorful. Students that participated in the Day of Silence were clad in rainbow bandannas and did not speak, in order to represent the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people who have... Read more »
A New Website: Staples’ Reactions
Joe Greenwald, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013 • 338 views
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Anyone who consistently goes to the Staples homepage for homework, news and guidance of any sort certainly will notice the site's makeover. At first look, the site appears a bit grayer than it used to, with a change of the calendar on the right side of the page. After further inspection, it is clear... Read more »
Juniors Pilot New Test
Andrea Frost, Features Editor
May 7, 2013 • 233 views
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Throughout the weeks of May 6 and 13, juniors will be participating in a pilot test that is associated with the Common Core States Standard. Juniors will be randomly selected by the school to take the pilot Math and Writing sections for the new test that will replace CAPT in 2015. Frank Corbo, the... Read more »
Walk, Roll and Stroll
Abbey Fernandez, Web Opinions Editor
May 5, 2013 • 164 views
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On Sunday, May 5, STAR, a Norwalk-based charity that helps individuals with developmental disabilities, held its eighth annual Walk, Roll and Stroll fundraiser at Sherwood Island State Park.
Tennis Courts to be Redone
Bailey Ethier, News Editor
May 3, 2013 • 334 views
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After 27 years of use, the Staples tennis courts are ready to be replaced. The Westport Parks and Recreation and the Board of Education (BOE) have budgeted $160,000 each to strip and replace the six courts, pending approval by the Board of Finance (BOF) and the Representative Town Meeting (RTM). BOE... Read more »