Staff Profile

Amanda Piccolino –– Staff Writer

Whether it’s staff writer Amanda Piccolino’s one-of-a-kind backpack from India or her fascinating approach to journalism, there is no doubt that she will be able to entice you with her uniqueness.

Piccolino enjoys writing articles that provide her peers with information that most of them would feel uncomfortable acquiring on their own. She is confident while interviewing people even if the situation may be uncomfortable. Similarly, Piccolino has absolutely no fear showing off her clothes that she has obtained from all around the world.

Piccolino, a current senior, joined Inklings during her junior year. Last year, she was partial to writing features. She feels as though the most interesting article that she has written during her journalism career was about how teachers dress for school and the impact this has on the way their students perceive them.

However, Piccolino has realized that she has written numerous features during the past year and is looking forward to broadening her horizons and writing other types of articles. This year, Piccolino is also striving to take more photographs and involve herself more with the Inklings website.

When asked about her favorite aspect of Inklings, Piccolino said, “I like how we can all be really independent and everyone is able to find something important to them to write about. There is also definitely a lot of freedom.”

Whether it comes to clothing or journalism, Piccolino is all about expressing herself.

National Poetry Month: Unrecognized but Unconsciously Celebrated

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
April 13, 2012

April is National Poetry Month, but not many students, not even poets, are aware. National Poetry Month, along with National Soft Pretzel Month, National Garden Month, and National Straw Hat Month (all celebrated in April) are politicians’ cheesy advertising efforts that scarcely receive... Read More

For the 80-Billionth Time: Madonna’s 12th Album “MDNA” Begs for Our Love

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
April 10, 2012

I have two words to describe Madonna’s 12th studio album MDNA: trite and overblown. On the album, the “Give Me All Your Luvin” and “Girls Gone Wild” singer attempts to milk her established flamboyant, provocative “queen of pop” persona with vigorous dance-beats and lyrics, but... Read More

MDNA

Twelve albums and 30 years in the business, Madonna's MDNA hits the stores.

For the 80-Billionth Time: Madonna’s 12th Album “MDNA” Begs for Our Love

Amanda Piccolino, Staff writer
April 9, 2012

More Than Just a Jewel: Body Piercings As Outlets of Expression

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
March 21, 2012

Many are reviving an old tribal practice as a means of personal statement. Whether used to resist conservative society, symbolize a subculture, or simply look cool, body piercings are marks of individuality and expression for many. For Brianna Theodore’ 12, who has a belly button ring and... Read More

How to Be a Fan without Really Trying

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
February 20, 2012

The cheers, the jerseys, the fanatic Facebook statuses: these are all things I will probably never comprehend. I can understand football about as much as I can understand Chinese. Every Super Bowl, it’s the same scenario: me, sitting in a living room feigning camaraderie with fellow... Read More

Girls Varsity Lacrosse Takes Practice to the Next Level

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
February 6, 2012

There is nothing lax about about girls lax. As of Jan. 25, a group of returning varsity and JV athletes has been participating in the Body Blast program, led by athletic trainer Gaetana “G” DiLeo, from 6- 7 a.m., twice a week in the Staples fitness center and weight room. According... Read More

Bad Timing Brings Wreckers to Defeat

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
January 11, 2012

On Friday Jan. 6th, the Staples boys basketball team was defeated in a 46-41 home loss to Fairfield Ludlowe. Team captain Mike Argosh ’12 brought the game to a tie going into the fourth quarter with two successful 3-pointers, but missed shots and two ill-timed fouls in the final minutes... Read More

Tickets, Bus Seats Going Fast

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
December 8, 2011

On Dec. 10, The Westport Police Athletic League will be providing a bus to transport students to the Rentschler Field football stadium at UConn, in Storrs Conn., where the Staples Wreckers will face the undefeated Xavier Falcons in The Class LL State Championship Game. According to Athletic... Read More

Nov. 20, 2011 | An Edible Invitation

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
November 20, 2011

Christina Peterson ’12 delivers homemade brownies to Andrew Pfefferle ’12 to ask him to the Red and Whites dance in January.

Circle of Care Hosts ONE Night of Inspiration: Staples Students and Community Members Raise Money, Music and Hope

Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
November 10, 2011

On Nov. 4, members of the Fairfield County community gathered together at the Norwalk Concert Hall to help raise money and awareness for Circle of Care, a non-profit volunteer organization that works to support children with cancer and their families. Founded in 2003, The Circle of Care is... Read More