Measuring a Problem:Staples Spectacular Student Challenge has students solving problem of obesity
April 15, 2011 • 1 views
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You could almost taste the irony at the second annual Staples Spectacular Student Challenge. Many of its 58 participants came armed with energy for the 12-hour task to solve a problem on a prevalent national issue. The aroma from one team’s Five Guys hamburgers overpowered the sweet smell of another... Read more »
Bikini Ready or Health Unsteady?
April 15, 2011 • 1 views
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She personifies her eating disorder as “a summer companion.” Wearing a long-sleeved white button down and dark wash jeans, her outfit is that of a typical Staples student. Her weight is technically considered “normal” and there is nothing deviant in her countenance or posture. Nothing bespeaks... Read more »
Improvement on the Horizon
April 6, 2011 • 1 views
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Intermixed between her silent pleas for bullying relief, Bedford Middle School eighth grader Alye Pollack poses a daunting question in her now viral YouTube video, “Will high school get worse?” Luckily, the general consensus appears to be that when compared to middle school, high school gives... Read more »
Connecticut Bans Four Loko Beverage Sales
December 3, 2010 • 1 views
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It has been affectionately dubbed as “blackout in a can.” Every 23.5 ounces can of Four Loko contains the equivalent of 4.7 beers’ worth of alcohol and an unspecified amount of stimulants, including caffeine, taurine, and guarana, according to information found on the manufacturer’s... Read more »
Breaking Point – Student Take Days Off for "Mental Health"
October 1, 2010 • 1 views
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Image via Wikipedia Nicolette Weinbaum ’12 Staff Writer AP Courses, sports, clubs, internships, college applications, after-school activites, SATs, ACTs, and CAPTs. Staples High School students who become overwhelmed by the many tasks they take on, handle the responsibilities of school by taking... Read more »
Availability of Abortions Unclear in Proposed Health Care Bill
February 23, 2010 • 752 views
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Lexi Preiser '10 & Natasha Gabbay '10 Web Editor-in-Chief & Web Managing Editor The ongoing debate surrounding health care reform raises a contentious issue with regards to abortion. Politicians are struggling to agree on a plan that satisfies both pro-life and pro-choice advocates —... Read more »
It’s Electric: Tanning Trend Engenders Health Concerns
February 2, 2010 • 717 views
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Alix Neenan '12 Staff Writer According to an article published by the Skin Cancer Foundation on March 24, 2004, 37 percent of female and 11 percent of male white American adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19 have stripped down to their bathing suits, strapped on their goggles for safety,... Read more »
Wa Wa Wa! The Baby Project
January 5, 2010 • 1,961 views
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Emily Cooper '11 Business Manager “Baby” weighs six to eight pounds and measures approximately 20 inches. Though, the resemblances to a human child do not end here. The robotic baby can cry throughout the entire night, and requires multiple diaper changes. For one weekend, students at Weston... Read more »
H1N1 Hits Westport; Landon Alerts Town
May 22, 2009 • 894 views
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Image via Wikipedia Superintendent Dr. Elliot Landon reacted to the outbreak of H1N1 (previously known as Swine Flu) by sending a letter out to teachers and parents in the Westport Public School District. The letter follows: Dear Colleague, Thanks to a parent's thoughtfulness and willingness... Read more »