Five Movies That Would Be Better With Zombies

Bailey Ethier, News Editor
May 20, 2013
Filed under A&E

There’s no denying that zombies are in. What’s not to like about undead “people” who move extremely slow and have their arms constantly fall off? In honor of the increase in the popularity of zombies, here are five movies that would be better with them. 1.) Finding Nemo: Let’s replace... Read more »

Metro-North Nightmare: Train Crash Injures 72, Disrupts Service

Bailey Ethier, News Editor
May 18, 2013
Filed under News, Top Stories

Friday’s terrible train crash left scores injured and thousands scrambling for ways to commute to New York next week, including Staples seniors who finished school Friday and head to internships, many in Manhattan, Monday morning. According to the Associated Press, 72 people were injured yesterday... Read more »

Tennis Courts to be Redone

Bailey Ethier, News Editor
May 3, 2013
Filed under News, Top Stories

After 27 years of use, the Staples tennis courts are ready to be replaced. The Westport Parks and Recreation and the Board of Education (BOE) have budgeted $160,000 each to strip and replace the six courts, pending approval by the Board of Finance (BOF) and the Representative Town Meeting (RTM). BOE... Read more »

How To Fake A Vacation

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
April 12, 2013
Filed under Opinions

Your friends are skiing in Colorado, tanning in the Bahamas, and sightseeing in Paris. You on the other hand, are bored out of your mind, stuck at home catching up on Breaking Bad and watching The Walking Dead. To make matters worse, every time you log on to Facebook you see pictures of the Colorado... Read more »

Bite Back for A Cure Walk/Run

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
April 9, 2013
Filed under News

The Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA) held its fifth annual Bite Back For a Cure Walk/Run on April 7 at Sherwood Island State Park in order to raise awareness and funds for research for Lyme and other Tick-Borne disease. The Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA) held its fifth annual Bite Back For a... Read more »

Gay Boy Scouts Controversy

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
March 15, 2013
Filed under News

“On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight,” reads the oath of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Can one be gay and “morally straight”... Read more »

Why The 15 Minute Rule Should Exist

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
March 2, 2013
Filed under Opinions

We have all been faced with the decision: what to do when the teacher does not show up to class. Do you take advantage of the fabled “15 minute rule,” (or ten depending on who you ask) leave, enjoy an extra free period and hope the teacher or a substitute doesn’t show up? Or do you wait it out... Read more »

Misleading News Report Flunks Staples Cafeteria

Ben Goldschlager and Bailey Ethier
February 15, 2013
Filed under News

The news story could not have been more damning. “In Westport, inspectors flunked the [school] cafeterias 14 times,” read the Stamford Advocate article. “Pass/Fail: Schools cafeteria’s report card.” And it’s true: Westport schools’ kitchens failed 14 times in a five year span. But... Read more »

Staples Girls’ Ice Hockey Team Co-Ops With Stamford and Westhill

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
February 5, 2013
Filed under Sports

Playing with teammates from three different schools can present a challenge. But Staples, Stamford, and Westhill have run with the idea in order to field a girls’ ice hockey team since the schools do not have enough players to each field their own team. Staples co-oped with Trumbull last season... Read more »

Super Bowl XLVII Prediction

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
February 2, 2013
Filed under Sports

Let me begin by saying that I hate Ray Lewis and I would like nothing more than for his career to end with a Super Bowl loss. In fact I would be ecstatic if, between now and Sunday he was suspended since according to Sports Illustrated Lewis used a banned substance to repair his torn triceps. Despite... Read more »

Being Bailey: The Struggles Of Having A Unisex Name

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
January 14, 2013
Filed under Opinions

Technically, the name Bailey can be used as both a boy and a girl name. But let’s be honest: Have you ever actually met a guy named Bailey? According to OurBabyNamer.com, 3,449 babies born in 2011 in the United States were given the name Bailey. Fewer than five percent were boys. These... Read more »

Wrecker Wrewind: The Better and the Best of the 2012 Fall Season

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
November 26, 2012
Filed under Sports

Boys’ Cross Country: The boys’ cross-country team ended the regular season 16-2. They finished second in FCIACs, fifth in the State Open, and ninth in the New England championship. Henry Wynne ’13 was FCIAC, Class LL, State Open, and New England champion. Wynne, Oliver Hickson ’15, Patrick Nolan... Read more »

Stay In (Middle) School

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
November 16, 2012
Filed under Opinions

We’ve all seen them in the hallways, the library, and our classes: middle schoolers. Some middle school students come to Staples to take higher-level classes than those offered at Bedford or Coleytown. And yet, I am concerned they may not be emotionally mature enough to handle the stresses experienced... Read more »

Dattco Bus Driver Removed for Comments

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
November 5, 2012
Filed under News

Parents are still angry at the way Westport schools handled a bus incident where a driver allegedly shouted sexual and threatening remarks at Coleytown Middle School students riding a bus route on Oct. 18. Dattco Bus company has since removed the driver from his position. The incident on the bus... Read more »

The Apocalypse Has Begun

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
October 30, 2012
Filed under Opinions

I never believed in the famed apocalypse that according to the Mayan calendar is going to happen Dec. 21, until last week. The good news is that the world isn’t just going to suddenly end. The bad news is that this apocalypse will be a slow and painful one. You’re probably thinking to yourself,... Read more »

Oct. 17, 2012 | On The Wall

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
October 17, 2012
Filed under The Daily Click

12:10 p.m. Posters hang in the hallways of Staples promoting various clubs such at Staples as the ultimate frisbee club.

Yes, I’m From Texas; No, I Don’t Drive a Horse

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
October 5, 2012
Filed under Opinions

No one prepared me for what it was going to be like being new to Westport as a freshman. So I’m going to be honest. Being a new kid in Westport sucks. There is no other way to put it, it flat-out sucks. Being a freshman is hard enough, so you can imagine how horrible being a freshman and a new... Read more »

Why A Lockout Will Be The Beginning Of The End For The NHL

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
September 19, 2012
Filed under Sports

Sports are more focused on money than ever before. In the past year alone, there have been three lockouts in American sports. Football players and basketball players have been locked out and now the NFL’s referees are currently watching the games from home. Unless the owners and the NHLPA (National... Read more »

Staples Teacher Facing Misdemeanor Charges, Not Currently Teaching

Bailey Ethier and Eliza Llewellyn
August 28, 2012
Filed under News

Science teacher Kevin Glass has not returned to teach this fall after being charged with two misdemeanors. According to several freshmen in his scheduled classes, students were informed by their new teacher, Heather Wirkus, that Glass would not be their science teacher. According to A.J. Scheetz,... Read more »

Change In Channels

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
June 19, 2012
Filed under Features

"I feel like you could spend days on days watching those shows and you’d never tire of them,” Sarah Ressler ’12 said. “All the shows followed the same formula of some conflict, great one-liners, and some sappy conflict resolution, and it never got old.” Even though seniors stopped watching... Read more »

“The Dictator:” A Review

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
June 1, 2012
Filed under A&E

When a movie begins with, “In loving memory of Kim Jong Il,” you know it is going to be hilarious. The Dictator was just that. The Dictator is the story of Admiral General Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) who rules the fictional country of the Republic of Wadiya. When the United Nations discovers that... Read more »

Senior Class Pranks in Photos

Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
May 18, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories

Seniors participated in two different pranks during the lunch period on Fri., May 18. During first lunch, seniors fought each other in the courtyard with foam swords and cardboard shields. They divided themselves into two teams based on their middle schools, with kids from Coleytown Middle School facing... Read more »

Awkward Moments: Students, Parents Learn to Coexist on Facebook

Bailey Ethier, Staff Writer
April 13, 2012
Filed under A&E

Parents have always embarrassed their kids. Going to the movies, that dreaded moment when parents show your baby pictures to your friends, and hearing shouts from the stands calling you BP when your name is Bailey, are some things teenagers typically try to avoid. Yet teenagers might as well get used... Read more »

You’ve Got A Tick On You

Bailey Ethier, Staff Writer
April 11, 2012
Filed under Features

“Tick-borne diseases are extremely prevalent in Connecticut,” said Stacey Sobel, executive director of Turn the Corner Foundation, soon to merge with the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance and become the TBDA, or the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance. “Many people have been exposed and don’t know it.” Lyme... Read more »

Wreckers Baseball Dominates Norwalk

Bailey Ethier, Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
Filed under Sports

Boys' Varsity Baseball and defending FCIAC champions began their season with a bang against Norwalk on April 4. An outing by captain Jimmy Kopack ’12 and an offense that overwhelmed Norwalk’s pitchers, the Wreckers were able to begin their season on a positive note by defeating the Bears 22-6. Norwalk... Read more »

Staples’ Temple Run Addiction

Bailey Ethier, Staff Writer
March 7, 2012
Filed under A&E

Left turn, right turn, jump, slide, right turn, jump, left turn, crash: “I do this almost everyday,” says Griffin Haymes ’15, a self-proclaimed Temple Run addict. Created by Imangi Studios, Temple Run has been downloaded over 36 million times on the App Store in just several months. The free... Read more »

The Not So Super Bowl

Bailey Ethier, Staff Writer
February 7, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories

I began Super Bowl Sunday with hopes that I would cheer and watch as Tom Brady and the New England Patriots would win their fourth Super Bowl. Instead, my friends were the ones cheering as the New York Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI. I sat through a horrible halftime show and overdone... Read more »