For the class of 2026, college acceptance among the top 100 colleges is at an all-time low according to U.S. News.
Last year, Northeastern University’s acceptance rate was 18%. This year it’s 7%.
Northeastern...
After two unusual years of mandates and restrictions, Staples high school lifted its mask mandate on Feb. 28, giving students the right to choose if they want to wear a mask. Personally, I made the choice...
Do you remember the last time you had a meaningful conversation with someone? I mean a real conversation that was held in person and not over Facetime, Facebook, text, through Snapchat, Instagram or...
Submitting assignments digitally: positive outcome of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, students and teachers have adapted to a variety of learning models. One...
It’s the topic on everyone’s minds: COVID-19 cases. As we move deeper into winter, more and more cases are being reported not only within Staples High School, but across the world. The Omicron variant...
In a few weeks, the world will have lived through two full years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus has killed around 920,000 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
After nearly a year and a half of masks being worn within schools, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that masks will no longer be state required within schools starting March 1. Instead, individual...
The plastic dividers at lunch: you may or may not know them because it is likely that someone has already tossed them under the table. They were first introduced last year, at the peak of the COVID-19...
Imagine this: You’ve just discovered you were exposed to COVID-19, and you need to get tested in order to get back to your daily obligations such as work, school, sports and other things. You get up...
