Unprecedented amount of people turn out for IRIS Run for Refugees 5k

February 17, 2017
By Seby Shuken ’18 Over 2,500 people went to the IRIS Run for Refugees 5k on Feb. 4 in New Haven, the highest number of registrations in the history of the Run for Refugees event. This walk raises money for IRIS, which resettles refugees to local homes. Students and teachers took part in this run to raise ...
[Nov. 2016 Sports] Ahmad runs past competition
November 23, 2016
By Brendan Massoud ’17 The boys’ cross country team is undefeated; notching 15 regular season wins in addition to FCIAC, State Open and New England Championships. The team is led by Zak Ahmad ’17, an All-American cross country runner and Staples High School captain, who has quickly ...
Phoebe’s Phriends Color Run

Blake Rubin, Caroline O'kane, Caroline Lane
October 2, 2015
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Run to save the children

Daniela Karpenos, Staff Writer
October 29, 2013
Last Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Staples club Save the Children held a run on the Staples track. The run encouraged students to raise awareness of the issues of child poverty and children's rights. Over 600 students attended the event, and the club raised $4,700 for their cause....
Save the Children Awareness Run

Zoe Brown, Features Editor
October 17, 2013
Let’s be honest, we hate running the mile in gym. But what if you could run or walk or jog half a mile and at the same time, make a difference in the lives of children across the world while you’re doing it? The Save the Children club will be hosting an Awareness Run on Tues., Oct 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the track around the football stadium. ...
Jock Talk: UCONN's Championship Run
April 12, 2011
Charlie Greenwald '12 Staff Writer The Hartford Whalers ceased to exist in 1997, when they became the Carolina Hurricanes. The last professional sports team in Connecticut abandoned us, and we were suddenly another state deprived of hometown heroes, just like our friends in Montana or Nebraska. We had something so valuable stolen from us; we suddenly had not...