Students slyly open a new tab on Google and cut and paste the essay question into the search bar. It’s so easy, so accessible, a perfect claim statement and analysis comes right onto the screen in a...
You sit at your desk, staring at a blank document on your laptop in front of you. You tap your fingers repeatedly against the keyboard, feeling as if you had unintentionally flipped an off switch in your...
There are few things more daunting than sitting in front of an online Google document, knowing a minimum of eight pages needs to be filled with original writing in a persuasive and coherent way...
Westport students often hear that we are living in a “bubble.” Many kids go through Staples without ever being exposed to the less privileged towns surrounding us. We graduate high school having never...
By Chelsea Fox ’19
Growing up, every kid had a favorite book they forced their parents to read every night. Whether it was a Dr. Seuss classic, a Shel Silverstein poem or a Roald Dahl chapter book,...
By Eddie Kiev '20
Staples High School was evacuated from 12:20 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Oct. 3 after an odor was reported in the junior and senior bookroom in the English hallway at noon. The Westport Fire...
By Molly Mahoney ’18
Whether it’s The Onion, Key and Peele or Saturday Night Live, all of these are bound to leave an audience tearing up from laughter. However, each one’s comedy is rooted...
Ian Bernstein '18
The Westport Public School’s administrative staff is considering terminating B-level English classes at Staples High School based on their purpose for student learning.
Students...
By Megan Doyle ’18
While Fran Evan is technically the paraprofessional for the English and social studies departments, in the Staples community, she serves as so much more. Writer,...
