Staff Profile
Sophie de Bruijn –– Web Features Editor
Sophie DeBruijn ’14 is what you would call “the main jock” at Staples. She is a center-forward on the varsity basketball team and she has been playing the sport since fifth grade. By now, you can say she is a pro!
Besides basketball, she plays an intense game of soccer.
Over the years though, basketball has been cemented as her passion more than soccer. She thinks that basketball is better because of the speed, the excitement, the constant action, and the easy comebacks.
But wait! She is not your ordinary jock.
“People say that I have a split personality because not only do I like sports, but I also have a passion for the arts,” DeBruijn said.
In the “non-jock” category, she sings, acts, reads, and she writes for Inklings as a web features editor.
Did I mention Sophie is also known as the science-English girl?
Your reaction to that is probably, “Wait. What?”.
Usually, you’re either a math-science student or an English-social studies kind of person.
Basically, she is a mixed bag, and in that bag, there is one big goal:
Sophie wants to be involved in the medical field. One day she wants to be able to help care for people any way she can.
The Weather Man
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Features Editor
April 12, 2013
Filed under Features
For many Staples students, snow loses its nostalgic appeal long before the last Christmas lights are taken down. But, for Scott Pecoriello ’15, the online account to Weatherbell Analytics he received for Christmas was the perfect gift, and the impending early February snow storm was a dream come... Read more »
Staples Reacts to Gay Marriage’s Day in Court
Sophie de Bruijn , Web Features Editor
April 12, 2013
Filed under News
In 2004, eight years after the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law by Bill Clinton, 55 percent of Americans believed that it should be illegal for gay couples to get married. Now, in 2013, as the constitutionality of DOMA is being decided in the Supreme Court, 58 percent of Americans... Read more »
Coleytown Middle School Presents ‘Peter Pan’
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Feature's Editor
April 4, 2013
Filed under A&E
Coleytown Middle School’s acting group, Coleytown Company, will be opening this years high-flying musical, Peter Pan, on Friday April 5. This will actually be the second time Peter Pan takes the Coleytown stage, as it was the first show put on by current Artistic Director Ben Frimmer 17 years ago. Needless... Read more »
The Superintendent Soars
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Feature's Editor
April 1, 2013
Filed under A&E
Westport superintendent Dr. Elliott Landon stopped by a rehearsal of Peter Pan at Coleytown Middle School this afternoon to test out the productions high tech flying equipment for himself. The flying for the show will be done by Zealous Flying Effects (ZFX), the company currently flying the cast of Wicked... Read more »
From Hardwood to Grass fields
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Features Editor
February 15, 2013
Filed under Sports
As the snow melts into slush and the first flowers bloom, Staples’ dual season athletes are slowly emerging from a long, cold season of hibernation spent playing indoors as they prepare to venture outdoors for the fast approaching spring season. “When spring season rolls around, my spirit is set... Read more »
Not So Sweet Sixteen: Celebrating A Birthday On The Day The World Ends
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Features Editor
December 21, 2012
Filed under Opinions
As I write this, there are 24 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes, and 42 seconds until the end of the world. There are also 24 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes, and 42 seconds until one of the most anticipated days of my life: my sixteenth birthday. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been awaiting the day... Read more »
Top 5 Worst Things to Do During Sandy
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Features Editor
October 29, 2012
Filed under Opinions
1. Spend hours leaf-blowing before the storm even hits. My first thought when my neighbors started blowing their leaves at 8:00 am Sunday morning was that it should be a crime to wake up the neighborhood so early on a weekend for such an unimportant task. My second thought was that Sunday mornings... Read more »
Lost in Translation: The Top 5 Misunderstood Phrases of the Second Presidential Debate
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Features Editor
October 18, 2012
Filed under Opinions
65.6 million people watched the second presidential debate Tuesday night. But, with all the awkward introductions, finger pointing, and bold tie choices that took place throughout the night, it can be difficult to understand all the points the candidates were trying to make. Especially if the political... Read more »
A.P Theory
Sophie de Bruijn, Web Features Editor
October 3, 2012
Filed under Opinions
When I was in eighth grade, I remember sitting down with my guidance counselor to decide what classes I would take for my first year at Staples. Granted, the choices were relatively limited. The required English, math, biology, foreign language, physical education, and (back in the day) Western Humanities... Read more »