Outdoor learning: a way to help motivate students
May 16, 2019
As summer is approaching and the weather is getting nicer out, it makes sense that students are asking their teachers to hold class outside for once. After being inside hour after hour, day after day, month after month, the same routine can get pretty boring. If teachers were to allow classes to be hel...
Disparities in SmartBoard technology limit learning
Maya Reiner ’21
March 19, 2019
Whenany Staples student or faculty member walks into a classroom, it is always a surprise as to what SmartBoard they will be working with. There are a variety of SmartBoards around Staples High School, changing in quality with every classroom. Some are from years past, while others have been recently...
Continuing Educations offers summer courses for credit
February 26, 2019
Swimming at the beach, going to camp, traveling- we think of summer vacation as a blissful time free of homework or exams when students can rest and enjoy themselves before the school year starts again. Yet for some, summer is the perfect time to head back to the classrooms and learn something new, get...
Smartboard shortage hinders learning
October 30, 2018
In Westport, there is one feature that defines nearly every classroom. It’s not living, nor is it figurative. Most of the time it is dark and inactive. Yet education at Staples would not be the same without it. For nearly a decade, Smartboards have been an integral part of learning in our school. The relocation of world language teachers to new classrooms in wake of the implement...
Test correction policies promote learning
October 28, 2017
By Lauren Wasserman '19 “Test corrections will be offered this year.” This is a policy that every student hopes to hear on the first day of school. Test correction policies give students the opportunity to redo the problems they got wrong on a test, and write an explanation for why it was wrong. If t...
Finding enthusiasm in learning: How being a second semester senior has made me a better student
March 14, 2017
Izzy Ullmann '17 For three and a half years of high school I found myself refreshing the MyHAC app, anxiously calculating how many points I needed for an A and begging my teachers to round up my grades. It wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate learning. I was caught up in the typical college game: one where...
Camp prepares kids for the real world
Grant Sirlin, staff writer
June 10, 2015
Summer can have many purposes. It can be an experiment, a vacation, a learning experience or a discovery. But anyone who has gone to camp every summer would know that it combines all of these in one. In a town where camp is a popular summer activity, there are varying stereotypes that come...
Singapore students visit Staples
Rebecca Rawiszer, Staff Writer
November 23, 2014
You may have noticed some enthusiastic and eager new faces buzzing around the hallways with curiosity. Or maybe their jet-black hair swiftly combed to one side or their thick rimmed glasses drawing attention to their dark yet kind eyes. This is because nine male students and their teacher traveled...
Westport debates the ‘A’ in STEAM: Many continue to debate the balance between fine arts programs and engineering curriculum
Jackie Sussman, Assistant Business Manager
October 12, 2014
The Westport Board of Education voted to implement a STEM-based curriculum for all grades in both Coleytown and Bedford middle schools on Dec. 2, 2013 in the hopes that it would foster a passion for hands-on creativity in STEM areas. STEM is a series of courses that are focused on the application ...
You snooze, you win?
Alexa Davis, Staff Writer
October 6, 2014
As soon as the first alarm clock sounds, it seems as if every teenager instinctively slams the snooze button, yearning to get those few extra minutes of sleep before the long day of school begins. The students’ sleepiness drags into the day, affecting the way kids perform in school and after school...
Haskell wins Key
Grant Sirlin, Staff Writer
June 20, 2014
The diffident freshman who stumbled into the cafeteria on his first day at Staples is now nearly unrecognizable. Four years later, he sauntered across the auditorium stage to receive the most coveted award at Staples. “This year’s recipient of the Staples Key Award is…” Principal John Dodig...
June 6, 2011|Upcoming Exam-iety
June 6, 2011
9:39 a.m. Sam Boas '12 wearily steps into the Library Learning Commons (LLC) anxious about studying for his upcoming exams. The LLC will be open this week from 6: 00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for anyone who would like a quiet place to study....
June 6, 2011|Upcoming Exam-iety
June 6, 2011
9:39 a.m. Sam Boas '12 wearily steps into the Library Learning Commons (LLC) anxious about studying for his upcoming exams. The LLC will be open this week from 6: 00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for anyone who would like a quiet place to study....
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Adam Greenlee ’20 anxiously awaits his first year as one of the Assistant Creative Directors for Inklings as the 2019 school year begins. Greenlee discovered his passion for journalism and writing in...