Quinn Hughes, Breaking News Managing Editor
• January 14, 2015
Everyone knows the mind-numbing and painstakingly long lead up to the infamous Midterm week.
The primary purpose of the midterms is to assess how well a student has retained information from a semester;...
It’s 8:50 p.m., the Westport Library is making the tenth announcement in the hour that the library will be closing at 9. The floor around my chair is littered with flashcards I have given up on and empty...
Midterms are kind of like coffee, Red Bull or antidepressants: they change people’s energy level and come with several unwanted side effects. Because of this, you may see some people acting a tad differently...
The aroma of coffee and stress fill the cafeteria as anxious students gather together on their first Monday of midterms. Tensions are high as kids cram in their last minutes of studying while shoving a...
You’re up past midnight, gulping down your third can of Red Bull, sick of studying derivatives of inverse functions and the law of diminishing marginal returns.
You walk into class later that day,...
Exhausted and irritated faces roam the hallways as students return from the 12 day holiday break. Students have no choice but to put lounging around to rest, grab a cup of coffee and start studying for...
Every night, anytime between 10:30 p.m. and 12 a.m., or sometimes even later, I flick off my light, exhausted from the loads of homework, ready to get some rest.
But it’s not possible for that rest...
Quinn Hughes, Breaking News Managing Editor
• December 7, 2014
Here at Staples High School, we students are given a fantastic education, that challenges us to work hard to be the best students that we can be. However, sometimes, I feel the challenge becomes more of...
The Resilience Project, run by the guidance department in an effort to help students cope with stress, is back for its third year in the Staples community.
The project was first introduced two years...
Driving myself to and from standardized tests should be illegal.
The day starts bright and early at 6:30 when my alarm starts blaring, forcing me to wake up and remember that in a couple hours I will...
Senior year is a stressful time; there is no denying that.
With college admissions at the forefront of virtually everyone’s mind, along with regular school work and whatever fall activity one has...
Stage 1: Denial
June 1st: Ok. Finals are in 12 days. I don't have to start studying yet, right? Maybe I’ll start this weekend.
June 7th: Sunny and 81 degrees. Studying postponed to Sunday.
June...
Throughout high school, there’s a kind of stigma around complaints. The seniors reserve the right to refute any complaint, having “been there, done that.” Juniors can brush the comments off due to...
