Episode three of ‘The Last Dance’ surprises basketball fans across the world
Logan Gornbein '21 and Teddy Dienst '20, Staff Writers
May 18, 2020
https://soundcloud.com/teddy-dienst/the-last-dance-episode-3
This is a Wreckording Episode 6: We the Champions
Ethan Frank '20
May 11, 2020
This is a Wreckording Episode 6
FUTURE ACTION
April 5, 2020
Prior to the publication of Michel’s letter, TEAM Westport has worked with students and faculty through multiple events over a span of years in order to promote inclusion and diversity at Staples High School. TEAM Westport Chair Harold Bailey Jr. said, despite varied initiatives, there has been lit...
REACTIONS
April 5, 2020
In response to Michel’s letter, students recalled their own instances of microaggressions made towards them. “To be honest, there isn’t one part of Niah’s letter that didn’t resonate with me,” former student Reign Kingsley ’19 said. “I think every person of color that has attended Staples...
EXPERIENCES
April 5, 2020
In addition to Michel, other minority students have recalled their experience with racist comments made towards them. Natasha Johnson ’20, co-President of Together Effectively Achieving Multiculturalism (TEAM) Westport-Staples, a club that works towards inclusivity at Staples, believes that many e...
Letter depicting racism unveils persisting issue, prompts reconstruction of social infrastructure
Allie D'Angelo '20, Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2020
There was the time in class when a teacher asked Niah Michel ’20 why she spoke “so gangster.” On the bus home from a track meet, a fellow student asked her why she wasn't sitting at the back of the bus. These accumulated experiences of microaggressions led Michel to express her views, as we...
Lamont temporarily closes all Connecticut public schools
Maya Hruskar '23, Staff Writer
March 16, 2020
On March 15, amid growing concerns of the Coronavirus pandemic, Governor Ned Lamont ordered Connecticut public schools closed effective March 17 until March 31, in an executive order. “To promote and secure the safety and protection of children in schools related to the risks of COVID-19, all public school classes will be canceled for all s...
Staples girls’ basketball moves on in the state championship
March 10, 2020
The Staples Wreckers girls' basketball team took home a win with a score of 58-34 after playing Kennedy on Monday, March 6 to move on in the state tournament.
SUBMISSION: Racism at Staples
February 25, 2020
I am Niah Michel. I am a senior at Staples High School in Westport. I am emailing you on behalf of the black community of Staples High School and racial issues that occur at this high school. We as a community feel as if we are nothing to this school. We are treated poorly from the rest of the students,...
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Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order closing public schools on March 15, beginning an unprecedented time of completely online schooling. While this se...
Restaurants open socially distanced seating areas for Westporters
June 4, 2020
Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done
June 3, 2020
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
June 3, 2020
Connecticut reopening brings both worry and excitement
May 28, 2020
Lamont announces barbershops, hair salons delayed until June
May 28, 2020
