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Year-End Dates Announced by Superintendent

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The last day of school for the district is officially Mon. June 24, and the graduation date is Friday, June 21.

First came Hurricane Sandy, then the February 8 blizzard, and to close off the winter, another snow day, making seven total school days missed this year. With these lost days comes a need for calendar adjustments that have been long awaited.

On Mon. April 1, the Westport School District announced that the official last day of school for the district will be Mon. June 24, 2013, and the last midterm is on Wed. June 22. It was also announced that the class of 2013 will graduate on Fri. June 21, 2013.

According to Westport Superintendent Elliot Landon, he waited until April 1 because he wanted to make sure that snow emergencies were no longer possible.

While graduation was pushed back from its original date, seniors are happy that it wasn’t made even later. Katie Degener ’13 is thankful that graduation day is before the weekend so that she can officially begin summer sooner. “Making graduation the following Monday or Tuesday would seem ridiculous to me,” Degener said. “With summer jobs and trips that seniors have planned, graduating Friday will make sure that they don’t conflict.”

 

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Haley Zeldes is finally a Senior Girl who, along with the other queens in her class, orders the school to “13OW DOWN” to her as she takes on her final year at Staples. Although she is excited to claim her throne, she has not lost sight of the fact that this may be the beginning to her end. Zeldes has made it a priority of hers to stay committed to Inklings for she feels that Inkling’s strength is how everyone works really well together, creatively, and works off of each others ideas to make the best stories possible-she definitely wants to remain apart of that community where she is confident as the new features editor. “I’ve watched other writers in the past take the stories that I’ve wanted-but not anymore. It’s my turn now,” Zeldes said. In addition to writing feature articles, what you can expect to see from Zeldes is some eye-catching layouts in the next issue. She is extremely excited to experience layout again and to make interesting pictures that will help the pieces stand out. Queen Haley is one hard worker that’s for sure, who is willing to put her best foot forward to make the paper as successful, if not more successful, than it has been in previous years. “I want to leave my mark on inklings and share my knowledge with underclassmen,” Zeldes said. “I’m hoping that when I leave, Inklings will continue to strive.”

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