Calendar changes for 2016-2017 school year spark opinions

Becky Hoving, Staff Writer

March 4, 2015

According to a draft of the 2016-2017 Westport Public School calendar posted on the Board of Education website, February break will be shortened to three days of vacation, including a Staff Development day, rather than a full week off of school. This change, though, will only affect current sophomores...

Snow days break up spring break

Justine Seligson, Staff Writer

March 5, 2014

Westport Public Schools have had six school cancellations this year, which is one day over the allotted five. As a result, April Break could potentially be reduced by a weekend and that first Monday, making the vacation six days long instead of nine. The general response from students toward this a...

Brief: Benefit concert to be held April 30 at Toquet Hall

April 29, 2011

On April 30 a benefit concert for the American Heart Association led by Lauren Weinberger '13 will be held at Toquet Hall at 7:00 pm.  2The concert will feature a variety of singers and admission will be 10 dollars.

April 29, 2011 | A Royal Wedding

April 29, 2011

8:10 a.m. Gabrielle Weimer '12 and Katie Hickson '13 rejoice as they watch the Royal Wedding on the television in the cafeteria; they even dressed accordingly for the occasion....

April 28, 2011 l Fancy a spot of tea?

April 28, 2011

12:10 p.m.  In celebration of  the across-the-pond nuptials about to take place in London, Fran Evan, social studies and English department secretary, and ardent anglophile, serves high tea in the social studies department.  Evan grew up in England and such events remind her of her childhood home. "Th...