Greens Farms Elementary School teacher awarded Westport Educator of the Year
Chloe Murray '22 and Karina Murray '22
October 10, 2019
Social Studies teacher Cathy Schager recognized as finalist for national Teaching Tolerance award
February 27, 2018
By Kaela Dockray '20 Contemporary World Studies, U.S. History and Women in History teacher, Cathy Schager, was nominated on Feb. 13 as a top finalist for the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching. Teaching Tolerance, a program started by a nonprofit organization called the Southern Poverty Law...
Staples alumnus Justin Paul wins another Golden Globe
January 16, 2018
By Alex Sprouls ’19 and Camryn Ragland ’18 After an accomplished year of Oscar and Tony wins for Staples alum Justin Paul, he and his artistic partner, Benj Pasek, kicked off 2018 by winning the Golden Globe for best original song for “This is Me” in “The Greatest Showman” which was nominated for three awards. “I loved...
Teacher of the year reflects on accomplishment
September 28, 2017
By Roxanne Augeri '20 Pushing in chairs and wiping off the whiteboard after her social studies class, Courtney Ruggiero makes sure her classroom is ready for the upcoming day. Her Bedford Middle School eighth grade classroom is her second home, as well as for the students she teaches. As she picks...
Academy Awards leaves viewers in awe
April 2, 2017
By Alexandra Sprouls ’19 and Hannah Bolandian ’19 Many actors and actresses traveled to Hollywood on Feb. 26 to go to the 89th Academy Awards in hopes of receiving an Oscar. “Moonlight” won the coveted Best Picture award after the announcers mistakenly announced the winner as “La La Land”...
Grace McGinley Awarded National Title
November 29, 2016
By: Alexandra Sprouls '19 The title of National Junior Rower of the Year was given to one of Staples’ own, Grace McGinley ’17. She was nominated among some of the best rowers in the country and managed to pull out the win. Despite this major award, McGinley remains humble. In order to win,...
Principal Dodig and Elliott Landon receive statewide honor
Margaux MacColl, Features Editor
April 2, 2015
It was 9:00 am on a Monday when Principal John Dodig had a meeting that left him “at a loss for words.” The meeting was with the Staples Parent Teacher Association, informing him that the Connecticut Parent Teacher Association was going to honor him as the High School Principal of the Year. On Thur...
Laddie Lawrence inducted into Coaches Hall of Fame
Alex Spadacenta, Staff Writer
March 26, 2015
On Tuesday, March 24, it was announced that longtime Staples cross country and track coach John “Laddie” Lawrence will be initiated into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame (NHSACA). The former Staples teacher and highly praised coach is one of 30 being recognized from a total of 16 states by NHSACA, which was ...
Karyn Morgan is crowned assistant principal of the year
Justine Seligson, Photo Coordinator
February 19, 2015
The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) announced that Karyn Morgan, Staples’ assistant principal to the junior class, has won the title of 2015 High School Assistant Principal of the Year. According to the CAS website, the Assistant Principal of the Year Award was created in 1990 to give recog...
Seeing Stars: A Staples student predicts this year’s Oscar winners
Bailey Ethier, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2015
Best Picture: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” The 2011 best picture winner “The Artist” was a silent, black-and-white film. If the Oscar can go to a movie that unique, it can certainly go to a movie as quirky as “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The movie’s storyline – a hotel concierg...
The Daily Beast ranked Staples 69th in the country
Kaila Finn, Web News Editor
September 3, 2014
On Wednesday, Aug. 27, The Daily Beast, a widely known online newspaper based in New York, ranked Staples High School as the 69th best high school in America. Staples was the only representation of Fairfield County on the list. Principal John Dodig was excited to hear the news. “A lot of schools on ...
Patti Smith Performs at Westport Library
May 23, 2011
Sammy Warshaw '12 A&E Editor Martin Scorsese. Tom Brokaw. Patti Smith. What do these people have in common? They are all A-list celebrities and masters of their field. They also have another thing in common: they have been honored right in Westport. Every year, the Westport Public Library host...
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