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Boca appeals to the Westport community

Boca appeals to the Westport community

November 2, 2016

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Three Hour Delay | 8:21 a.m. | The Westport Public Schools have a three hour delay today due to the snow this morning. Staples will start school at 10:30 a.m. and the start times of rest of the Westport Public Schools will also be pushed three hours. Photo by Izzy Sareen ‘22.

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Boys’ basketball scrimmage | 4:46 p.m. | The Staples boys’ basketball team traveled to Stratford High School today for a scrimmage. The Wreckers used this opportunity to help prepare them for their first game which is on Dec. 21. Photo by Teddy Dienst ’20.

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Tengda holiday party | 7:30 p.m.| Tengda closed their restaurant to the public for their annual holiday party. They send invites to their best customers to thank them with an open buffet and bar. The party celebrates the end of the year and holiday season. Photo by Remy Teltser ’21.

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Shoebox Project Bake Sale | 2:20 p.m. | The Shoebox Project had a bake sale in the cafeteria after school today so that members could collect enough money to have a gift wrapping get together. This event would allow members to create shoeboxes filled with holiday gifts. Photo by Carly Kaplowitz ‘21.

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Girls’ squash first match | 3:50 p.m. | The Staples girls’ varsity squash team faced off against Bronxville and Greenwich today at Yale. They defeated Bronxville with a score of 4-3 and lost to Greenwich. Carly Kaplowitz ’21 is pictured serving the ball. Boomerang by Molly Gold ’21.

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Sara Shepard book talk | 12:25 p.m. | The author of the popular “Pretty Little Liars,” “The Lying Game” and “The Perfectionist” book series visited The Westport Library as the last stop on her book tour for “Reputation,” her new story. It follows the story of a wealthy college whose systems are hacked into and all of the email exchanges are published onto an anonymous server. After the book talk, Shepard signed copies of “Reputation.” Photo by Katie Simons ‘22.

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SLOBS basketball tournament | 6:10 p.m. | The Service League of Boys gathered tonight for their annual basketball tournament. This is a three versus three tournament with double elimination. All of the teams are comprised of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Photo by Maya Reiner ’21.

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Vaping assembly | 9:00 a.m. | All students will attend an assembly during period three today. The assembly covers vaping and cites information from the Yale School of Medicine. Photo by Audrey Bernstein ’20.

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SRC Indoor Practice | 5:40 p.m. | The Saugatuck Rowing Club kicks off the winter season in the boathouse with indoor practice. The girls’ and boys’ teams split practice times into two sessions a day. Many Staples students row at the club in addition to people who travel to it from other towns. Photo by Izzy Sareen ’22.

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New App for schedule | 5:03 p.m. | This morning, a new app called Saturn is replacing the old iStaples app. iStaples showed students their list of classes, a schedule that rotates per day and the schedules of all the students in Staples. Saturn seems to show the same information. Photo by Marlo Von der Ahe ‘20.

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Homes for the Brave | 11:59 a.m. | Social studies teacher Daniel Heaphy’s period six Global Themes class brought in canned goods today to donate to Homes for the Brave. This foundation helps homeless veterans, and the class wanted to give back in the Thanksgiving spirit. Photo by Rachel Suggs ’21.

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Staples library | 12:00 p.m. | Today in the library students are invited to make turkey hats during all three lunch waves. This is meant to be a fun activity before students leave for Thanksgiving break. Photo by Mia Daignault ’20.

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Dodge-A-Cop | 6:52 p.m. | Last night, Staples’ Teen Awareness Group along with the Westport Youth Commission, hosted it’s annual Dodge-A-Cop game. Up to 20 teams came to play, each one assisted by a Westport Police Officer. All of the money, which totaled out to $50 per team, with additional money raised from the bake sale, will go to the Chris Lemone College Fund. The event encouraged friendly interaction between teenagers and law enforcement, while doing it for a great cause. Photo by Samantha Felner ’22.

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Holiday Open House at Terrain | 11:00 a.m. | Terrain hosted a holiday open house today featuring their Christmas market. The store set up holiday photos, a wreath making workshop and live music. The event was free to the public and offered several family friendly activities. Photo by Lyah Muktavaram ’22.

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Save a Life Tour | 8:30 a.m. | Students participate in a drunk and distracted driving simulator outside of the auditorium. The simulator has been brought to the school by the Teen Awareness Group in order to see how dangerous distracted driving is. Photo by Molly Gold ’21.

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Town Hall | 7:30 p.m. | Last night, newly elected members of the RTM, Board of Finance, Board of Assessment Appeals, Planning & Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of Education were sworn in at the Town Hall. As part of the ceremony, opening and closing remarks were made by First Selectman, Jim Marpe. Photo by Lyah Muktavaram ’22.

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Gsocc road to the championship | 3:35 p.m. | The Staples girls’ soccer team defeated Farmington today with a score of 4-0. With this win, the girls advance to the semi final of the state tournament. Photo by Emma Dantas ’21.

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Mamma Mia opening night | 9:45 p.m | The Staples Players put on their first show of Mamma Mia last night in the Staples auditorium. The show will go on until the Nov. 23, with two casts alternating days. Tonight, Sophie Rossman ‘21 played the main role of Sophie Sheridan. The Players costumes varied from overalls, to sparkly jumpsuits and platform boots. Photo by Betti Kobak ’22.

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Warren G. Harding High School | 12:06 p.m. | Yesterday, Nov. 14, English Teacher Barbara Robbins and her 10th grade English Honors class traveled to Warren G. Harding High School in Bridgeport for a book club. This was the third year they organized this book club, and the English department hopes to continue in years to come. Students were placed in small groups to discuss their thoughts and reactions to the book “The 57 Bus” and the students from Bridgeport will be coming to Staples in December for another meeting. Photo by Samantha Felner ’22.

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Westport Library | 7:15 p.m. | The Westport Public Library hosted Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer-prize winning author and illustrator of the book Maus, to speak at its Malloy Lecture in the Arts from 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. The Malloy Lecture in the Arts program allows the Westport Library to bring world-renowned artists to Westport and has been in operation since 2002. Photo by Rachel Suggs ’21.

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