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Fire alarm triggered by student’s e-cigarette

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The fire alarm at Staples suddenly sounded at about 9:15 this morning because a smoke alarm was triggered in a boys’ bathroom by vapor from an electronic cigarette. Students and faculty grabbed their raincoats and umbrellas and fought the strong winds and heavy rain outside for about 15 minutes as they waited for the fire marshall to check for safety.

A few short minutes after settling back into class, Principal John Dodig made an announcement over the loudspeaker. He informed everyone that the administration will be reviewing videotapes to try and find the student responsible for the alarm.

Listen to a recording of his announcement to the school about the cause of the fire alarm and following evacuation.

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Taylor Harrington ’15 has been through the ropes before. As Breaking News Managing Editor, Harrington enters her second year on Inklings with a prestigious position and nothing but a positive attitude.   There’s no one word that describes Harrington, but outgoing, creative, and amiable are the closest fits. If asked to put her persona in a nutshell, her love for people would be the common denominator.   “Whether it’s helping the underprivileged, supervising four-year old kids, or hanging out with my friends, my life revolves around people,” Harrington said.   One of Harrington’s favorite parts about Inklings is the social media aspect. Known for her big-hit video, 2013 Inklings year in review, Harrington’s pure creativity is shown in all her work.   Aside from Inklings, she spends the majority of her time after school as the secretary of the Best Buddies club and volunteers for the National Charity League (NCL). Over the summer, Harrington hung out with her Best Buddy on a consistent basis. Her involvement ranged from planned events to baseball games with him.   Harrington’s passion for helping will continue this year as a part of the NCL, a mother-daughter organization that assists with charitable events in the community. Specifically, she and the senior class will be doing a project to decorate the room of a little girl who was recently diagnosed with cancer.   “She wants a pink and purple princess room, so that's what we are going to give her,” Harrington said.   But Harrington’s claim to fame is her superb baking skills. The non-existent bakery, as she likes to call it, is her assortment of exotic desserts on Instagram. After baking one of her mouth-watering masterpieces, Harrington will post a picture of it on Instagram and label it “my non-existent bakery.”

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    Eric CigmyretDec 9, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    First of all, E-Cig’s only release water Vapor, so that is not possible.
    Second off, why even escalate this any farther? Nobody was harmed, everyone returned to class, so why does an article need to be written? I remember once a teacher burnt some popcorn and that set an alarm off. Big deal. They weren’t humiliated over it.

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