Bite Back for A Cure Walk/Run
Bailey Ethier, Web Opinions Editor
April 9, 2013 • 256 views
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The Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA) held its fifth annual Bite Back For a Cure Walk/Run on April 7 at Sherwood Island State Park in order to raise awareness and funds for research for Lyme and other Tick-Borne disease. The Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA) held its fifth annual Bite Back For a... Read more »
2011 Senior List
Inklings Staff
June 22, 2011 • 702 views
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A hallmark of the yearly Senior Supplement, the "Senior List" has become a Staples graduation tradition, dating back to the 50s. Beginning in April, the staff uses Facebook messaging, interviews in school and phone calls home to gather class members' post secondary plans. Being on the list is... Read more »
When is the Palestinian Spring?
June 1, 2011 • 1 views
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When President Obama delivered his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, Middle Eastern political analysts criticized its naïveté. His solution to the problem that has been ongoing since the 1948 Palestinian exodus seemed obvious; return Israeli borders to their 1967 locations. But Obama failed to account... Read more »
Helping the Homeless
June 1, 2011 • 1 views
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Carlie Schwaeber '12 and Leah Bitsky '12 Features Editor and Opinions Editor Westport is generally identified as a wealthy town, however homelessness is still an occurrence here and has impacted many individuals and families. Terry Giegengack, Assistant Director of the Westport CT Dept. of... Read more »
Staples Needs to Speak Up
May 27, 2011 • 1 views
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EDITORIAL When a quarter of their teachers were fired, students at Austin Polytechnical Academy in Chicago set up a petition even in the face of suspension, they walked out of their classes to protest. Sadly, this kind of demonstration would rarely, if ever, occur at Staples. In the past two years,... Read more »
May 13, 2011 | Every 40 Minutes
May 13, 2011 • 1 views
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7:40 a.m. TAG members Karin Schultz '12 and Jackie Kerames '12 "kill" Jaqueline Devine '13 , who took part in a demonstration to show the effects of drunk driving upon the community as part of Grim Reaper Day.
Measuring a Problem:Staples Spectacular Student Challenge has students solving problem of obesity
April 15, 2011 • 1 views
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You could almost taste the irony at the second annual Staples Spectacular Student Challenge. Many of its 58 participants came armed with energy for the 12-hour task to solve a problem on a prevalent national issue. The aroma from one team’s Five Guys hamburgers overpowered the sweet smell of another... Read more »
Community Responds to Financial Staffing Cuts in Westport Public Schools
March 26, 2011 • 1 views
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By Ben Reiser, '13 and Bryan Schiavone, '13 On Feb. 24, the Providence, R.I. school committee handed pink slips to 1,929 Providence public school teachers. This decision was supported by mayor Angel Taveras, who said that the mass firing was a cost-controlling measure. On March 1, Superintendent... Read more »
Downtown Development Needs Dedication
December 23, 2010 • 1 views
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Aaron Hendel '14 Staff Writer Boring. Dull. Plain. Full of banks. This is the continuous status of downtown Westport. This could easily change, but it needs one very important thing. The biggest necessity is that “we need a dedicated effort,” said Jonathan Steinberg, state representative of... Read more »
Top Five Best Things About Staples
December 21, 2010 • 1 views
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In the November 2008 issue of Connecticut Magazine, Staples High School was named the “#1 High School in the State.” While the ranking heavily depended on test scores, percentage of students that attend college, the amount participating in Advanced Placement classes, and various other statistics,... Read more »