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Norwalk High School placed under shelter alert after dangerous tip reported

Norwalk High School placed under shelter alert after dangerous tip reported

February 22, 2018

By Cate Casparius '19 Norwalk High School experienced an early dismissal yesterday, Feb. 20, at 1:30 p.m. after being under “shelter alert” for a few hours due to a suspicious tip reported by a...

Cold classrooms force out students and teachers

January 9, 2018

Madison Sell '18 Multiple classes were stopped and moved out of their usual classrooms on Jan. 2 as a result of extremely low temperatures. This problem was mostly present in the left side of the building,...

Hartford veers toward bankruptcy

Hartford veers toward bankruptcy

October 27, 2017

By Kaela Dockray '20 and Siri Kanter '20

Westporter Steve Obsitnik announces plans to run for governor

Westporter Steve Obsitnik announces plans to run for governor

October 4, 2017

By Kaela Dockray '20 and Siri Kanter '20 On Monday, Oct. 2, Steve Obsitnik announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for governor of Connecticut. The basis of his campaign is focused around job...

Black bear leaves its print in Weston home

Black bear leaves its print in Weston home

June 18, 2017

By: Colette Lippman '17 A black bear broke into a residence on Treadwell Lane in Weston this past Tuesday, June 13, seemingly lured by the smell of bird feed on the premises. Weston Animal Control...

Staples High School named fifth in the state

Staples High School named fifth in the state

May 9, 2017

By: Bailey Blaikie '19 Staples High School, the only public high school in Westport Connecticut, was named fifth in the state by The U.S. News & World Report on April 25, 2017. Along with being...

Westport write to succeed in the Connecticut Student Writers Contest

Westport write to succeed in the Connecticut Student Writers Contest

May 7, 2017

Lili Romann ’19 Four Westport students found success in the 2017 Connecticut Student Writers Contest, a competition consisting of over 1,500 entries from students in Kindergarten up until 12th grade....

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Connecticut law enforces 2.5 percent cap on community spendings including education

Max Appell '18 and Julia Rosier '18, News Editor and Features Editor December 9, 2016

By Max Appell '18 and Julia Rosier '18 The State of Connecticut passed a law over a year ago deeming that starting on July 1, 2017, the state will have a 2.5 percent cap on a community’s increased...

[Sept. 2016 News] Connecticut calls for reevaluation of state education system and funding

October 11, 2016

By Channing Smith '17 Creative Chief and Tia Pogue '17 Connecticut declared on Sept. 15 that it would appeal the Sept. 7 ruling of an educational funding case by the State Superior Court. The case attempted...

First case of Zika virus diagnosed in Connecticut

First case of Zika virus diagnosed in Connecticut

Max Bibicoff, Staff Writer March 25, 2016

On March 18, 2016, the Connecticut state Department of Public Health (DPH) said that the first case of the Zika virus had been reported in Connecticut. This made Connecticut the 34th state to have had...

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