The brilliant CBS correspondent Morley Safer once said, “reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture.”
I agree. To me, reality shows are total junk....
If you’ve stopped by Goodwill or CVS lately, you’ll see the plastic pumpkins and fake spiders and paper tombstones. Close by, there’s a rainbow of temporary hair dye, featuring extra black and orange....
If you see someone walking around the halls of Staples High School with a backpack that resembles a giant cube, it’s fair to assume that that person is a freshman. Just last year, I was that hunchbacked...
It’s 8:25 on a Tuesday morning, the bell has just rung, and students are settling into class for the extended period. I know I should be getting out my pencil case and opening up my notebook, but I just...
We’ve all done our fair share of Club Rush trick-or-treating.
I’m talking about when students amble from table to table, scribbling down their e-mails with the promise of being an active club member...
Living in Westport all my life, I am no stranger to health-nuts. I’ve seen the smoothie junkies, and the moms who eat some expensive, sour yogurt on the way to yoga class, and I think that’s great...
Eliza Yass, Web Opinions Editor
• October 10, 2013
Let me start by saying that I’m no techie. My black Iphone 5 has been dropped numerous times, but it always satisfies my needs: I’ve got Momma and Daddio on speed dial, a chat with my friends and an...
The leaves are starting to change color, the temperatures are dropping, and the days are getting shorter. It’s October. And you know what that means – it’s flu season.
The Centers for Disease Control...
When the Democrat’s Facebook page flashed a well-timed boast about how the shutdown was “all of the Republicans’ fault,” I can not tell you how much, in all of my liberal, blue-coated, free healthcare...
Sophie de Bruijn, Breaking News Managing Editor
• October 4, 2013
If you’re currently a junior, there is no doubt you have already been told that this will be the most difficult year of your life. Between the SAT’s and ACT’s, panic-inducing Naviance...
Raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimized by Elizabeth Camche.
Hopefully, my life is unlike the movie Mean Girls, and there aren’t too many of you raising your hands, but I’ll...
People love Facebook.
People love its groups, messages, and notifications. However, Staples students have recently been introduced to its twin, Schoology.
Actually, its evil twin.
Unfortunately,...
For the hard-working, active, and intelligent students of Staples High School, a break once in a while is nice. With tests, quizzes, essays, and extracurricular activities, most students at Staples need...
