Assessment center: Is it effective?
Charley Guthartz, Staff Writer
December 2, 2019
Many Staples students get the Assessment Center and learning center confused. These two rooms are put into place by the school to be helpful for students. But rarely students are unaware of where these rooms are so what's the point is having them? The learning center is where you can go to get extra help from a...
Supreme Court allows families of gun violence victims to sue gun manufacterer, gives them justice
Rachel Suggs '21, Web News Editor
November 21, 2019
America has a complex history of making, selling, buying and using guns, and our laws reflect our disagreement. There are several laws that conflict over the highly contentious and partisan gun control debate that gained steam in the recent decade. For example, the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arm...
New York climate change walkout teaches kids how to stand up for what they believe
Izzy Sareen '22, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
In modern day, 11% of the global population is currently vulnerable to climate change; 800 million people suffering each day from something that could have been avoided in the first place, according to Conservation.org. Climate change is moving around the globe, and it’s not moving slowly. The t...
Changing clothes for P.E. should not always be necessary
January 7, 2019
The bell rings and it is time for me to leave math class and head to P.E. I speed walk to the locker room, dodging anyone in my way. Getting into my change of clothes and making it to class on time is my priority. I arrive, change into a whole new outfit, and make my way to where my class is meeting on...
The Netflix Dilemma
June 14, 2017
By Kevin Ludy '19 As you sit glued to the screen with every technicolor scene drawing you in, time passes by in the blink of an eye. With season one completed, horror strikes as you realize that Netflix is missing the next season of your show. This situation, although slightly dramatized, has...
Feminism board should not be heavily censored
April 23, 2017
Melanie Lust ’19 The board placed outside the cafeteria on Monday inflamed an already controversial discussion about feminism in our school. The majority of the post-it notes completing "Feminism is..." said things like "empowering," or "equality for everyone." Others, however, said "unnecessary," "terr...
It’s called neutralizing: The way to making gender equality happen
April 3, 2017
By Shaina Selvaraju '17 We talk about significant figures in history, and then we talk about significant women in history. In reality though, the first list should actually be called significant men in history because women cannot be found on it. For some reason, just for being a woman, our type of s...
Local homes illuminated for holiday season
December 21, 2016
By. Molly Mahoney '18 In the midst of the holiday season, locals stuck to tradition by illuminating their homes with bright lights and other festive, often glowing decorations. Some stick to a string or two of white LED lights, while others’ houses seem to bring light to entire neighborhoods. After...
[Nov. 2016 Opinions] Checks and balances prevent Trump from real change *satire
November 22, 2016
By Fritz Schemel '17 It’s one week into the presidency of Donald Trump, and already, everything has changed... almost. Although many originally thought Trump would appoint a highly conservative judge to the Supreme Court at the start of his term, he instead declared the entire judicia...
On the November editorial–a dissenting opinion
November 22, 2016
By Jackie Sussman '17 and Melanie Lust '19 We respect the majority opinion of Inklings. Being a bystander is indecent. That is indisputable. What creates a bystander is failing to report something wrong; but determining what is wrong can often be subjective. It is important for Inkli...
[Oct. 2016 Opinions] How to avoid stress while applying to college
November 22, 2016
By Becca Rawiszer '17 Dear stressed out seniors, All of you have probably had a college-induced panic attack once in your high school career. We’ve all been there. We’ve all crammed for that ACT or SAT and tried to maintain a seemingly unattainable GPA. A year from now, however, ...
Unopinionated is the new opinion
October 29, 2016
By: Alex Spadacenta '17 I’ve never felt the need to express my political opinions. I’ve never officially decided which party I stand with, nor what candidate I support. So when I found a sticker on my car that said, “Save Freedom Stop Hillary,” I felt like someone was trying to to implement their views on me and tell me what candidate to like. What was this person trying to get out of putting the sti...
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Paper Opinions Editor
Entering her first year in the Advanced Journalism class, Samantha Felner ’22 arrives with a confident attitude and strength in voicing her opinions through writing. Felner finds her interest in writing...