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[Nov. 2016 Sports] Field hockey flourishes in historic season

November 23, 2016

By Jonathan Kaner ’18   Going back to August, the Staples field hockey team was expecting an average season. With the loss of many starters, along with tough opposition in their conference,...

[Oct. 2016 Sports] Staples field hockey looks to make playoff push

November 22, 2016

By Cooper Boardman '17   On Oct. 31, 2015, 39 seconds after Norwalk’s Marissa Mastrianni deflected a loose ball past Staples’ goalie Jodie Baris, the Wreckers trudged off Testa Field with...

[Oct. 2016 Features] Girls who code–Programming club encourages Staples girls to learn code

November 22, 2016

By Izzy Connors ’18   Rather than spending her entire summer relaxing at the beach, staples student Giselle Briand ’17 attended the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program at Goldman Sachs...

[Sept. 2016 Sports] Varsity field hockey executes new style of play in hopes of achieving season goals

October 11, 2016

By Izzy Blansfield '18 Sports Editor The Staples girls’ varsity field hockey team, led by second year coach Ian Tapsall, will execute a new style of play this season. “Coach Tapsall has made...

Make Feminism Your Own

Kate Lewis, Staff Writer May 31, 2016

AFTER PRACTICE SMILES Co-captains Maia Cattan ’16 and Caroline Gray ’17
smile for the camera and express exciement for the rest of the season. The 
team is going to take on Hopkins, a long-time rival, on May 7 at Hopkins 
at 3 p.m. The following week, on May 14, the team will have its senior day

Girls Water Polo Team ready to improve after offseason

Aileen Coyne, Staff Writer May 6, 2016

While many think the Staples’ pool is empty after swim season in the winter, they are wrong. The girls’ water polo team takes over the pool, vigorously sprinting back and forth and working on passing...

Brynly Marsh says Goodbye to Staples and Hello to Tanzania

Brynly Marsh says Goodbye to Staples and Hello to Tanzania

Sasha Narang and Erin Lynch April 29, 2016

As the year is coming to an end, so is high school for the class of 2016. With a few weeks left until senior internships begin, the student filled halls will soon be missing 400 of its most dedicated Wreckers....

Debasing the word “skinny” through mutual empowerment

Debasing the word “skinny” through mutual empowerment

Julia Greenspan, Public Relations April 25, 2016

Two girls threw their arms around each other and puckered their lips in seductive fashion, giggling and beaming smiles in between iPhone camera flashes. Their trusted friend and designated photographer...

Girls golf swings into the new season

Girls golf swings into the new season

Tori Lubin, Staff Writer March 31, 2016

While the end of winter brings flowers and a rise in temperature, it also brings the start of spring sports. Girls’ golf is swinging into the new season, preparing themselves for the competition that...

Gender Divide

Amina Abdulkareem, Staff Writer April 7, 2015

Pink versus blue. Barbies versus action figures. Dance versus football. There are gender stereotypes linked to each of these words, associations often made without malice or conscious prejudice. But...

Seniors cement their legacy for one last season

Seniors cement their legacy for one last season

Becky Hoving, News Editor April 6, 2015

You’ve heard it countless times: ‘My team is my family.’ But for the Staples varsity girls’ lacrosse team, this mantra rings true, and rightfully so. “A lot of us have played together since...

Bennewitz drives for success to close out her high-school career

Bennewitz drives for success to close out her high-school career

Talia Hendel, Web Managing Editor April 6, 2015

Mary Bennewitz ’15 might just be the perfect mix of Tiger Woods and Hope Solo with her mad soccer skills and fierce shots on the golf course. As a successful soccer player and golfer, Bennewitz enjoys...

Girls’ Water Polo Adjusts to a New Team Dynamic

Amina Abdul-Kareem, Staff Writer April 3, 2015

“It looks easy right? It’s not,” Sydney Sussman ‘15 said. Try it: treading water without using your hands, all while palming off your opponents and simultaneously wrestling a few others,...

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