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Plans for traveling over April break come to a halt as the corona virus spreads and travel bans are set in place.

COVID-19 wipes out April break plans

Graham Wood '20 March 14, 2020

As the recent COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Coronavirus outbreak, first identified in December, spreads around the world and the United States, students are finding travel abroad more and more unlikely, with many...

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Staples girls’ basketball moves on in the state championship

Charley Guthartz '22 March 10, 2020

The Staples Wreckers girls' basketball team took home a win with a score of 58-34 after playing Kennedy on Monday, March 6 to move on in the state tournament.  

The Wreckers boys basketball team pulled out a 72-65 win in a season-deciding game on Feb. 26 against Wilton sending them into FCIACS.

Crucial 72-65 win against Wilton sends Staples boys’ basketball team into FCIACS

Marlo Von der Ahe ’20 March 9, 2020

The Staples boys basketball team pulled out a 72-65 win in a season-deciding game on Feb. 26 against Wilton. The Wreckers record prior to the game was 13-6. The game was important to the Wreckers because...

Arianna Gerig ’21 with the ball going in for a layup at Trumbull High School for the FCIAC championship game against the Ridgefield Tigers.

Girls’ basketball team comes close to big FCIAC win

Charley Guthartz '22 March 9, 2020

The girls’ basketball FCIAC championship game was a true nailbiter but the team took a hard loss again against Ridgefield with a final score of 50-46 going into double overtime.  “It was a really...

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Westport Public School district will update its operational pandemic plan in the event of a prolonged school closure, including the continuity of teaching and learning.

COVID-19 threat prompts update of pandemic plan

Eddie Kiev ’20, Web Managing Editor March 6, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Westport Public School district will update its operational pandemic plan in the event of a prolonged school closure, including the continuity of teaching and...

SUBMISSION: Racism at Staples

February 25, 2020

I am Niah Michel. I am a senior at Staples High School in Westport. I am emailing you on behalf of the black community of Staples High School and racial issues that occur at this high school. We as...

In response to Niah Michels letter, Principal Stafford W. Thomas, Jr. sent an email to Staples families.
A community is a group of people we lean on when times are tough, Thomas said. I have seen this with regularity this year, but too frequently, in separate groups. We are going to change this.

Michel’s letter prompts response from administration

Sophie Casey ’20 and Siri Kanter ’20 February 15, 2020

Niah Michel ’20 described several concerns about the treatment of minority students in a letter to the editor, entitled “Racism at Staples,” published by WestportNow on Feb. 14. Michel said she wrote...

Students are becoming more and more pressured into picking their career paths too young.

Kids rush to pick career paths too young

Evi Tarshis '20, Staff Writer February 13, 2020

It is more common than not that you will come across a high schooler who has a perfect sense of what they want to do with his or her life. For me there was no question: it was always Communications. I’ve...

Episode four of “This is a Wreckording” focuses on the first 100 days of the school year, and Principal Thomas’ assessment of the school at large and what can still be improved over time.

A reflection on the first 100 days of the 2019-2020 school year

Ethan Frank '20 February 13, 2020

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Squash is a racquet sport that has grown popular around the world but is neglected in the Staples community.

Neglected sport deserves recognition

Betti Kobak '22, Managing Editor 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...

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