Let me just start by saying that this was not an ideal way to start my Thursday afternoon.
Smoke rose above my scared reflection as I tried to decipher why exactly a brown circle was growing on the white...
Adam Kaufman, Web Multimedia Editor
• November 4, 2013
Every year, millions of high school students participate in the standardized testing process. The question is, which test should you take? Let me tell you, if you aren’t taking the ACT, you’re wasting...
Year after year, Staples students are assigned books that never get read. They stay buried in your backpack, collect dust on your bedside table or age next to your abacus until the day you need to return...
Fellow athletes, can you remember the last time you were sore from gym? Or how about the last time you were so tired after gym class you could barely move?
Yeah, me neither.
However, at gymnastics...
What I wear to school is all about how much I care.
Freshman year, for some reason, I cared a lot. I flounced around trying to look adorable in colorful skirts; I spent valuable sleeping time straightening...
Eliza Yass, Web Opinions Editor
• November 4, 2013
Halloween was once a magical holiday for me. The days prior to Halloween were spent going through racks of colorful polyester costumes, searching for the most unique one that my classmates would envy....
I never chose to join the wrestling team. I was forced onto it. My place of competition is not the traditional ring, but the cafeteria. That makes my wrestling only more painful.
After 43 minutes of...
What do you put on your burger? I'm sure you like ketchup, mustard, or relish. How about your bagel? Cream cheese, obviously. Toast? Butter and jam. Sandwich? You clearly want mayonnaise...
The sound of me blowing my nose has been mistaken for a couple of miscellaneous sounds. One notable one is a honking car or the sound of a trumpet.
This is all very upsetting to hear. I don’t...
As a sophomore at Staples, I lead a pretty busy life. I’ve got places to be and things to do. I’ve got a plate as full as the one at my first all-you-can-eat buffet. I am always told that my eyes are...
Didn’t your mom ever tell you it’s not polite to discuss college counseling at the table? And yet how many times has the phrase “F & B” been uttered in the halls in the past 24 hours?
We’ve...
They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Well, I, Jessica Gross, have a problem. I am completely and utterly addicted to Halloween.
I love everything about it: the costumes,...
As a senior, this may be hard to believe, but because of the fact that we are still students at Staples, I think we absolutely shouldn’t have two skip days or maybe even any skip days for that matter.
First...
