Some of my happiest memories from school were those “last days” before breaks in elementary school. Whether we were crowding around a smartboard watching “The Polar Express” the day before Christmas...
Gathering every test, homework assignment and note sheet from the past 10 months to prepare for finals is a stress like no other. The end of the year brings an overwhelming sense of dread as students manage...
Ah, the end of the school year. A time where students can look forward to the summer they have ahead of them. Maybe they’re going on a tropical vacation, getting a job for the summer, doing an educational...
The boys’ basketball team placed second in the FCIACs after a 69-53 loss to Danbury in the championship game. The last time the Staples boys’ basketball team was the FCIAC champion was in the 1962-63...
Contrary to popular belief, midterms and finals this year might not be the catalyst of darkness we make it out to be. We all survived COVID, so midterms should be a piece of cake... right?
This is...
Kiswa Khan ’23, Associate Managing Editor
• May 13, 2022
One of a high school student's primary enemies is usually the AP classes they choose to take. Throughout the year, students are bombarded with homework, class readings, test dates, etc. With the conclusion...
It’s the week after April break for Staples students and times could not be more stressful—especially for AP students.
Why?
Perhaps it's because of the back-to-back final exams that have...
The 2020-21 school year has affected the physical attendance of students, and thus their learning experience. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the school administration decided to discontinue the midterm and...
Final exams for the 2019-20 school year have been cancelled, Principal Stafford Thomas announced in an email on April 15.
“Due to the challenging and uncertain times we are all currently facing,...
