Social media able to bring athletes, coaches together during practice interruption
Jake Navarro '20, Staff Writer
April 6, 2020
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference just held a meeting with 70 schools, athletic and governmental figures, and they reached a decision that it was too premature to cancel the spring sports season. Now, coaches have the tough task of having to prepare their teams while under quarantine. ...
How will coaches and athletes prepare for a shorter spring season?
Jake Navarro '20 and Ethan Frank '20
March 25, 2020
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Neglected sport deserves recognition
Betti Kobak '22
February 11, 2020
Sports practices and games are the daily rituals for many students at Staples, and our community takes them extremely seriously. Staples offers a large variety of different sports, but there are no longer just the classic football and soccer options there used to be. Times are evolving, and so is the pop...
Students across Staples weigh in on morning practices
Carolyn Gray ‘19 and Madison Andrews ‘20
March 27, 2019
[Oct. 2016 Sports] Training added to boys’ soccer amplified success
November 22, 2016
By Brendan Massoud '17 and Lili Romann '19 Coming off a bit of a slow start, the Staples boys’ soccer team is beginning to flourish with their polished mindset and intensified fitness as the air becomes chillier and the leaves begin to turn. Sitting at 7-3-6 currently (as of Oct. 25), the ...
[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 a huge impact on the team. Last year, he came in and created a whole new system consisting of a differ...
School put in lockdown to prepare for Rushdie
Aileen Coyne, Staff Writer
October 26, 2015
In preparation for Salman Rushdie’s visit on Thursday, October 22, the entire Staples High School went on lockdown at 4:00 p.m. All sports practices were required to end at 3:30 p.m. and many had 1:45 p.m. early dismissals in order to get a full practice in. All home games were cancelled in advan...
Sophomores prepare for CAPT
Grace McCarthy, Staff Writer
March 3, 2014
This year’s sophomore class is expected to take a double hit of standardized testing. Teachers are intensely preparing students; as this is the last grade to take CAPT tests, they aim to finish with a bang. As the month of March begins, sophomores are feeling the heat and the advice they are hearing over...
December 15, 2010 | Getting Jiggy With it
December 15, 2010
Photo by Caitlyn Rand '13 8:44 a.m. Jesse Bauks and his period 3 Irish Lit class practice their Irish stepdancing skills. Irish dancing, like all dancing, is linked to a history, a culture, and customs of all aspects of Ireland discussed in the class. ...
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Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order closing public schools on March 15, beginning an unprecedented time of completely online schooling. While this se...
Restaurants open socially distanced seating areas for Westporters
June 4, 2020
Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done
June 3, 2020
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
June 3, 2020
Connecticut reopening brings both worry and excitement
May 28, 2020
Lamont announces barbershops, hair salons delayed until June
May 28, 2020
