Please Stop, High School Drinkers
November 20, 2010 • 1 views
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Lately, I haven’t liked what I’ve been seeing on Facebook. I inevitably find in my newsfeed pictures of drunken classmates holding a can of Keystone Light in one hand and a can of Four Loko in the other. Frankly, it’s horrifying. I’m not entirely sure why so many kids my age choose to drink... Read more »
Fear of the Unknown?
November 10, 2010 • 1 views
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Hannah Foley '14 Staff Writer Before Homecoming: As a freshman, I’ve heard some pretty scary things about Homecoming, like drinking and for some students, trips to the hospital, but what freaks me out the most is the thought of actually going to the game and not knowing what to expect. I can probably... Read more »
Parents and Students Collaborate for Community Conversation on Teen Drinking
October 31, 2010 • 1 views
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Nicolette Weinbaum '12 Staff Writer A community discussion on underage drinking was held on Oct. 26 in the Bedford Middle School cafeteria. The attendees included Principal John Dodig, Outreach Counselor Chris Lemone, TAG members, and parents of Staples with a common concern of the underage-drinking... Read more »
October 28, 2010 | Haze
October 28, 2010 • 1 views
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11:27 a.m. Students watch in as the Teen Awareness Group shows the video, "Haze." This video showed the possible outcomes of binge drinking.
Hope For a Safer Homecoming: TAG, Dodig Look for Sobering Solutions to Curb Fan Drinking
October 1, 2010 • 1 views
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Sam Freeman '11 Web A&E Editor For years, the homecoming football game has been a time to celebrate the start of the school year and a place to show off the strong school spirit the student body has. However, after several instances of teen drinking marred last year’s homecoming game, similar... Read more »
Partners In Crime: Why Westport Parents Supply Alcohol To Underage Students
April 16, 2010 • 2,493 views
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Isaac Stein ’12 Staff Writer At a recent, "memorable" Westport party, teens drank several bottles of vodka. They drank six–packs of beer. Then there were also Jell–O shots, portions of Jell–O made with vodka instead of water. The supplier wasn’t a local liquor store. It wasn’t... Read more »
Staples Homecoming Massacre
October 21, 2009 • 1,302 views
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As one of Staples High School’s oldest traditions, the homecoming football game is meant to be a time to celebrate school spirit, along with starting the school year off with a bang! This year, students definitely expressed their spirit, however they lacked sobriety. With three girls sent to Norwalk... Read more »
Homecoming Drinking Shocks Administrators
October 2, 2009 • 3,846 views
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Rachel Guetta ’13 Staff Writer On the first morning of school after Saturday’s homecoming football game, Principal John Dodig made a school–wide announcement congratulating students for their school spirit and all their team’s victory over the weekend. Read more »
TAG Takes Over Staples for Annual Grim Reaper Day
May 18, 2009 • 1,205 views
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Image via Wikipedia On May 15, 2009 the Teen Awareness Group (TAG) took over Staples High School for its annual Grim Reaper Day. Grim Reaper Day comes every year before junior prom, senior prom and graduation, and serves to impress upon the students the importance of not drinking and driving,... Read more »
Mental Illness Documentary, Underage Drinking Discussion Dominate Westport Youth Commission Agenda
April 9, 2009 • 1,070 views
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On April 23 the Westport Youth Commission met at Town Hall and spoke about the upcoming Teen Awareness Group (TAG) event the documentary "No Kidding, Me Too!" by Joey Pantoliano, as well as the recent community conversation on underage drinking on April 22. Pantoliano's documentary features a... Read more »