Schools must educate students about climate change before it’s too late
Ryan Thomas, Staff Writer
October 24, 2019
The issue of climate change is rapidly emerging on a global scale, yet many Staples High School students are still unaware of the severity. Although climate change is one of the most prominent issues currently faced by youth, it is not thoroughly discussed within Staples. While the subject is ...
Staples advocates for climate activism
Karina Murray ’22, Staff Writer
October 23, 2019
Endless headlines about climate change and climate activists have circulated around the media for months now. Lots of people are fed up with the government’s lack of initiative to combat these issues, and even children, including many Staples students, have started to take it upon themselves to take...
Trump expected to withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
June 1, 2017
By Izzy Connors '18 White House aides reported yesterday that President Trump is deliberating a complete withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, a landmark global agreement ratified by 147 countries last year that aims to tackle climate change through diminishing greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Niño and global weirding: Discovering the truth about this “hot” topic
Claire Dinshaw, News Editor
February 12, 2016
Intro This winter has been categorized by near-balmy weather systems and little to no snowfall. These are characteristics that normally make-up a Connecticut spring -- not winter. The reason for this dramatic change is the El Nino Southern Oscillation or El Nino for short. El Nino is not a new phenomenon. It had a profound effect...
Students change climates for college
Alexa Di Luca, Staff Writer
March 27, 2015
As spring approaches, many seniors are receiving their acceptance letters to college. For Staples’ soon to be college students, there will be a lot of changes that they will have to acclimate to. While the most common adjustments include living on their own for the first time and meeting new peopl...
Copenhagen Conference
December 22, 2009
Victor Hollenberg '10 & Lucas Hammerman '10 Editor-in-Chief and News Editor Representatives from 192 nations came together in Copenhagen, Denmark at the United Nations Climate Change Conference from Dec. 11–18 with the intention to come to an agreement on a new framework for climate change mitigation...
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Web News Editor
Annabelle Iannone ’21 found her passion for journalism after taking Introduction to Journalism her freshman year. She became highly interested in the news aspect of the field and is now the web news...