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Virtual experiences fail to expose students to colleges

Virtual experiences fail to expose students to colleges

Aidan Rogers '20, Staff Writer October 2, 2020

A view of the unique architecture, a feel for the warm weather, meeting the passionate students and teachers and exposure to schoolwide pride. This year’s senior class is missing the experiences that...

Impacted by a positive COVID-19 test, Long Lots Elementary School now has multiple members of its community quarantined

COVID-19 case prompts quarantines at Long Lots Elementary School

Finnegan Courtney '23, News Editor October 2, 2020

Long Lots Elementary School (LLS) was revealed to have a positive COVID-19 case late on Sept. 28. The person, whose identity cannot be revealed due to privacy protections, is currently quarantined at home...

Gap-years become increasingly popular amid COVID-19 limitations

Gap-years become increasingly popular amid COVID-19 limitations

Remy Teltser ’21, Web Features Editor September 26, 2020

After a day of virtual classes and meeting professors online, college students put on their masks and voyage across campus to the closest cafeteria for some grab-and-go food, returning back to their single-bed...

Connecticut residents must fall in line or face fines

Anna Diorio '23, Staff Writer September 25, 2020

A decision must be made. Connecticut residents must choose whether they care more about the well-being of others or their own sense of personal freedoms. On Sept. 15, Governor Ned Lamont signed Executive...

Coleytown Elementary closed after staff member tested positive for Coronavirus

Coleytown Elementary closed after staff member tested positive for Coronavirus

Katie Simons ’22, Paper Arts Editor September 14, 2020

Coleytown Elementary School (CES) closed down on Sept. 11 after a staff member tested positive for Coronavirus just three days after opening the school to students for the first time since March The district...

High school football players protest in Hartford over season’s cancellation

Cameron Manna '21, Staff Writer September 11, 2020

High school football players from across the state assembled on the steps of the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday to protest the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s (CIAC)...

School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut

School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut

Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief June 22, 2020

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order closing public schools on March 15, beginning an unprecedented time of completely online schooling. While this served as a dramatic change for...

Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done

Jack Dennison '21, Broadcast Director June 3, 2020

The coronavirus has been a major factor influencing everything in 2020, and the scariest part of it is the uncertainty of when many things can open. On May 5, Ned Lamont closed schools for the...

As the US reaches its third month of quarantine and as unemployment continues to rise, we need to start thinking about getting our economy running again.

Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown

Graham Wood '20, Staff Writer June 3, 2020

It’s been three months since Staples closed its doors in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Staples students, Westport residents and essentially the rest of America have locked up and...

Connecticut reopening brings both worry and excitement

Connecticut reopening brings both worry and excitement

Julia Kasabian '21, Web Arts Editor May 28, 2020

With Coronavirus slowing down in Connecticut, the state is slowly starting to work its way towards normalcy. Businesses are reopening. Restrictions are beginning to be lifted. People are starting to see...

Despite the initial announcement that barbershops and hair salons would be included in phase one of Connecticuts reopening plan, Lamont has retracted this statement and pushed the reopening date to June.

Lamont announces barbershops, hair salons delayed until June

Finnegan Courtney '23, News Editor May 28, 2020

Earlier this week, Governor Ned Lamont announced during his daily briefing that all Connecticut hair salons and barbershops reopenings would be pushed back from its original date of May 20 to at least...

Westport Public Schools were closed for the rest of the academic school year on March 11th.

Exploring pandemic responses, which one is best?

Graham Wood '20 & Prasaus Yeager '22, Staff Writer & Opinion Editor May 22, 2020

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