Staples will have girls’ rugby team this upcoming year
Siri Kanter '20, Associate Managing Editor
December 6, 2019
Staples will have a girls’ rugby team this upcoming spring sports season. The team will be coached by Cassie Bishop, who plays for one of the strongest womens' rugby programs in Connecticut throughout the fall and has coached youth programs for upwards of four years. Sophie Lynch ’21, who has grown up in a fa...
Staples field hockey team moves onto states
Charley Guthartz '22, Staff Writer
November 25, 2019
The Staples girls’ field hockey team beat Norwalk 3-0 in the semifinals on Nov. 19 at Weston High School. Winning this game put them to the next level of the state tournament, which is the championship game. Going into this game Staples was the number four seed and Norwalk was the number nine ...
Sports’ senior days honor their leadership, contributions throughout their high school careers
Maya Reiner ’21, Manager of National Arts Blog
November 11, 2019
Seniors on sports team bring energy to the team, put a great amount of time and effort into the program and are often the natural leaders of the pack. For any sport, players have spent countless hours on practices and games. Because of what all the seniors have done for their teammates and their program, it is right that they are honored and highlighted on Senior Day. However, many...
Unlimited PowerSchool access toxic to Staples
Remy Teltser ’21, Paper Features Editor
November 11, 2019
Hardly seven seconds after receiving an “it’s posted” text message, PowerSchool is loading its web page onto my phone browser. As the all too familiar gray dial spins around, I am internally freaking out. Simultaneously, my AP Lang group chat is blowing up talking about how this one essay affect...
Staples field hockey shares FCIAC championship victory with Darien
Kylie Cohen '20, Staff Writer
November 8, 2019
The Staples girls’ field hockey team tied Darien 0-0 in the FCIAC championship game on Nov. 7. The game went into sudden-death double overtime before the referees called it a draw. “They’re both very good teams and they should have let them keep playing,” Justin Honig ’21 sai...
Pep-rally fails to celebrate winter and fall sports
Marina Engler '21, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
The annual pep-rally before homecoming packs the bleachers full of students ready to cheer on the fall sports teams. Among those in the stands are the winter and spring sports teams watching the fall teams perform on the field. Because the pep-rally initiates the homecoming football game, it makes sense t...
Staples boys’ tie last home game of the season
Carson Kranz '21, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
The Staples Wreckers boys' soccer team took on Wilton at Wakeman Field on Monday, Oct. 27. In a close 1-1 game, neither team was able to come away with a win. Staples led by one goal to start the game by Benny Feuer '20, but it was not enough to secure a victory. ...
This is a Wreckording
Ethan Frank '20, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
Click the links below to listen to Episode 1: Connections Apple Google Play...
Girls Who Code club inspires new generation of computer scientists
Marina Engler '21, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
As the last bell rings and students file out of the front door eager to get home, a group of 20 girls race up to the third floor. They promptly open their laptops and get ready to learn a crucial skill:how to code. The Girls Who Code club hopes to teach girls the basic skills necessary to complete...
Staples girls volleyball team sweeps away St. Joes on senior night
Kylie Cohen '20, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
The Staples girls’ volleyball team defeated St. Joseph, 3-1 on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Captains Jane Van Arsdale ’20, Mallory Legg ’20, Brianna Dwyer ’20 and other seniors led their team to victory on senior night. Van Arsdale contributed to her team greatly with 27 kills, 2 digs and 7 aces. Legg ...
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